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Been there, it's actually nestled away out of view, the inside barely resembles a normal average carphone warehouse, nothing fancy really. It's a shame.]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/It is a real shame. We could easily slip into an Apple controlled mobile phone market and even as an iPhone user I think this would be an awful thing. We need more competition, which isn't going to come from Nokia.]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/the reflection of the store shows the Apple store...so they're right across from each other, you didn't see it?]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 8:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
The store in Chicago is slightly better (also scheduled to be closed), with better customer service.

But you know what? Nokia has lost it's focus. They make AWESOME hardware, but the phone software (at least until the E71) was atrocious. And then they wanted me to sign up for a bunch of Ovi services. Hey, guess what Nokia? I don't need a new ovi email because I already have TOO MANY emails. And the services they offered were just horrible (by my American standards). Upgrading the firmware was worse and riskier than on my old WinMo phone. I just ended up giving the E71 away and getting an iPhone. And I am much happier for it.

So, goodbye London store. You lived in the shadow of Apple, your service was horrible and your products second rate. The world will not miss you.]]>Dec 9th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 9:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
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More like for the last 10 years]]>Dec 8th 2009 1:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 9:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
My, I do say!

oh well cheerio and all that then!]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/I'm pretty sure its somewhere arround 40% of the smartphone market.]]>Dec 7th 2009 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 9:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 10:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
Thats OWNAGE RIGHT THERE!!

Apple overshadwing Nokla!

AHAHAH "i" love it!

Hey NOKIA the reason you losers are FAILing is staring you right in the face, just look at the reflection in the window!

Apple came and set up shop and ran u nubs out of town!

you can't sell shite! with Aople across the street! Apple sells everything and you want traffic in your store for cell phones you can buy in wal mart?

ou need to check yourself yo!

Lovely Tat you are selling toot!]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
You can buy an iphone in walmart, I don't think they had a N900 in the store last time I was there. You Fail. ]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
It is the only way I can play with their phones extensively before taking the plunge. I tested the E71 and loved it then bought it. I played with the N97 and hated it so I skipped it. I played with the N900 and loved it so I am buying it when it dips below $500.. If I pay a shitload of money for a phone online and then end up not liking it, I will be pretty pissed and hard pressed to pay extra shipping to return it. Will probably sell it to cut my losses but either way it will be fail by my part. Moral of the story is since carriers don't ever have a good Nokia selection I will have no way of knowing if I like a phone or not. ]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/with that said, nothing beats a droid, iphone or palm pre that costs less then 200$..

so good riddance to nokia who can't drop thier prices or offer competing handsets for same costs at the competition.]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
It is not Nokia whose price is high, it is the fact that networks aren't picking up Nokia's and subsidising them. You might pay $500 for a Nokia, but you're not locked into an expensive plan -- You own the phone completely.]]>Dec 7th 2009 10:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
Only problem is in America, you don't get much of a deal bring your own phone to the table...T Mobile has started doing that, which is great, but AT&T needs to start doing it too....another issue with Nokia's model from other nations is millions of cell phone users in the US don't use GSM providers...heck Verizon/Sprint out number AT&T/T Mobile in users]]>Dec 7th 2009 11:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
yea u own the phone completely, but when u go to get the plan it will still cost almost as much as the plans of the palm pre, droid or iphone,
so what would u rather have a subsidized fone for 1/4 the cost of a nokia with a plan already included, or a nokia phone costing 600 and then going to get a plan that costs just as much?

]]>Dec 7th 2009 11:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
If you actually do the math, you'll find that it's cheaper to buy an unlocked phone and buy a contract without a plan, just because the carriers do charge extra if you have a smartphone or that sort of thing.

At least that's what I found out when I was buying cell phones, but buying a subsidized phone with contract is good for the people who don't want to pay like $500 upfront or whatever the price may be.]]>Dec 7th 2009 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
Unlocked doesn't really matter here. The N900 will work at G3 speed on exactly *1* U.S. carrier. T-mobile. The smallest of the big 4 carriers by far. They have decent plans, but really, really lousy coverage. It's GSM, as is AT&T, but AT&T uses a different frequency, so crappy EDGE speeds are the best it will do on AT&T's network. The other two big carriers us CDMA instead of GSM tech, so mobile an unlocked phone buys you exactly jack squat here.
]]>Dec 7th 2009 11:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/After reading your posts, i'm not sure you are well enough educated on cell phones or cell phone plans to be commenting on this topic.]]>Dec 7th 2009 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 7th 2009 11:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 12:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
In all seriousness I have never seen it on Regent Street.]]>Dec 8th 2009 1:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 2:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
It's little surprise that this place didn't make money - it wouldn't occur to anyone to shop there. The Apple Store (opposite side of the road) is an entirely different proposition as it sells a wide range of hardware.]]>Dec 8th 2009 3:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
Nokia (and others) can't follow Apple's retail model because only Apple enforces price fixing on their third party vendors.]]>Dec 8th 2009 4:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 5:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 7:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
Why not say, "Nokia to close London store"?

What does shuttering mean over and above shutting or closing? Why do we need the word "flagship" which adds virtually nothing as Nokia only really has one shop in the whole of London.

Sorry for the pedantry, but seriously guys, news needs to be clear and concise. There are no bonus points for being more verbose. ]]>Dec 8th 2009 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
There was also a Sony Ericsson shop in Regent Street a few years ago, but it didn't stay there too long...the rent must be sky high.]]>Dec 8th 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/The foot traffic on Regent Street is very strong, but the foot traffic inside the Nokia store is weak. I suspect the Sony Ericsson shop also closed because the principle of phone manufacturer retail shops is flawed: British people want phone network shops or non-tied shops.]]>Dec 8th 2009 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/Dec 8th 2009 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
The n900 on the other hand, well...that's another story, but it seems Nokia aren't really pushing that handset _at_all_ to the masses...probably because they don't want to support it since they didn't put too much into it, and the maemo os isn't really quite "done" yet. It's medium rare atm. ]]>Dec 8th 2009 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/07/nokia-shuttering-london-flagship-store/
I hate poorly designed storefronts. ]]>Dec 8th 2009 9:25PM