http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/ Engadget Comments for Nokia Booklet to hit O2 Germany October 22 for €249 on contract (update: €749 total) http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
For instance, I pay 9 euro / month for a flat rate data plan. Things are just cheaper over here. The service providers have a relly tight competition and pricing has dropped a lot over the years. Ofcourse the smaller size of the countries makes it easier to build 3G networks and thus create more competition.

I know these prices are hard for you folks over in the states to believe, but that's just the way things are over here.
]]>Oct 7th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/I doubt that anyone will be tempted to drop 250 euros just to get the Nokia logo on his netbook]]>Oct 7th 2009 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 1:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
Any kind of data will be extra, but you can also simply just buy the netbook from o2 and use it with a stick/SIM from another provider if you wish so,]]>Oct 7th 2009 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
If you want a data plan from o2, you pay an extra 25€ / month for it.]]>Oct 7th 2009 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/For 25 Euro you get 10GB (gprs speed there after)
for 10 Euro you get 200MB (gprs speed there after)

Outgoing voice is 15cent per min.
Inbound voice is free.
0 euro base fee.
No minimum turnover. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
BUT, where you are wrong, the 20 euros include the basic subscription, where you can select the data-plan of your choice. Like the basic flat rate plan for 6.8 euro month.

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-under 2 cm thin
-apparently 12h of real battery life (with normal WLAN/3G use)
-integrated 3G
-integrated AGPS

It's certainly expensive, but if the reviews are positive, I think it's worth considering - the used materials are worth a small premium to me compared to all those plasticky cheap netbooks...]]>Oct 7th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
and then I thought it was $800

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/25/nokia-booklet-3g-to-run-799/

Conversions are always so confusing on Engagdet. Is it really $1000?]]>Oct 7th 2009 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
No snark here, I honestly want to know what I'm missing. I don't think EUR250 is unreasonable for that machine, if the specs and the form factor are any indicator of what we'll actually get when it ships.]]>Oct 7th 2009 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 5:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
http://www.nokia.de/nokia/presseloft/pressemitteilungen/pressemeldungen?newsid=-28510

"Das Nokia Booklet 3G wird über „O2 My Handy“ angeboten. Nach einer einmaligen Anzahlung von 249 Euro kauft der Kunde das Mini Notebook zu einer monatlichen Rate von 20 Euro über 24 Monate. Als Datenoption empfiehlt sich die mobile Datenflatrate für zusätzlich 25 Euro monatlich."

For those that do not speak German, it says:

"The Nokia Booklet 3G will be offered under the "O2 My Handy". After a one-time payment of 249€ the customer buys the Mini Notebook, with a monthly payment of 20 Euro over a period of 24 Months. The mobile Data Flatrate is a recommended option, for an extra 25€ monthly."

That is the whole idea behind the o2 My Handy gimmick: they offer you a selection of cellphones (and now netbooks) that you can buy with financing (upfront payment plus rates over 12 or 24 months) and you do not need to buy a voice or data contract from o2. It is as if a bank or credit card financed your purchase, you only need to pay your monthly rates and then the device is yours. Of course, the cellphones come unlocked and you can use them with whatever provider you want.

The downside is that you pay absolutely the full price of the cellphone, and if you can afford to pay everything upfront, you can generally get it for cheaper somewhere else: eg the Nokia Booklet has I believe a list price of €699, but with the o2 program you end up paying €729 for it. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
danke, dass du denen mal das System erklärst. Wird aber Zeit, das Engadget die Headline etc. mal ändert, denn die Aussage ist ja falsch. Im Grunde ist das bei O2 nur die Ratenzahlung. Das MyHandy System ist in meinen Augen nur ne doofe Art der Ratenzahlung, weil der Preis nicht konkurrenzfähig ist.

To explain the data plans:

6,8€ is for 200MB@ max 3,6MBit/s (VOIP not allowed) usable in mobile or USB WWAN Modem, >200MB = GPRS Speed
21,25€ is for 5GB@ max 3,6 MBit/s (VOIP not allowed), >5GB = GPRS Speed

regards
morsch]]>Oct 7th 2009 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/for that hardware....no way]]>Oct 7th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Have you used the Booklet 3G hardware? or haven there been
any reviews yet? So this is not the right time for comparison.

Compare when the booklet is actually out. It has same or superior atleast aluminium
body as Apple. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
249 + 24x20 is 729, not 749.

-remove hat-
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Still - it seems that Germany is pricewise more in the category of the USA. In Finland and Sweden for instance, flat-rate really is flat-rate, no limits, minimum speed at 384. Usually 1Mbps for around 10e. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
So basically, retailers and etailers will sell this baby for well below 700e. So when you translate it to your ridiculously low taxes in the states and the traditional euro 1:1 dollar conversion rate, you are looking at 700usd unsubsidized price in the US. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/
Basically, a 1000 usd Apple laptop costs 1000 euro in Europe, that is 1500usd. Engadget, see what I did there? Aren't you about to go ballistic over how Apples products are priced, based on the pricing you see in Europe? Oh, wait a minute, that would make this techblog seem objective. Dang. ]]>Oct 7th 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/07/nokia-booklet-to-hit-o2-germany-october-22-for-249-on-contract/Oct 7th 2009 5:05PM