Philippines: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic preorder price at P20,000
December 16, 2008 by Jayvee Fernandez
Filed under Cell phone
Since there’s a pretty significant contingent of PH based readers, I’d like to share with you one really cool promo. The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic was prelauched today and Nokia is reserving 58 units for a preorder price of P20,000 which is roughly equivalent to USD $400.00
Live in the Philippines? Have you been eyeing the Nokia 5800? All you need to do is sign up at the launch page and reserve your unit now! Now that’s a great Christmas deal!
Those new Nokia phones are awailable January 17, we have them right now but we do not use such promos.
Where that price was found!
Is the promo true? how do i know the true price? is it really 20k? how do i know if i win the headset as well haha.. pls respond..
Click on ‘Filpro’ and buy 5800 right now for 21.000 Peso!
hay how r u ? i have it now am from jordan and if u want it u can have it .. its price 400 $
Definitely this is not true because I got my 5800 for 19,990.00 at the Nokia Store at Global City last January 10, 2009 — official launch date.
I got a Nokia 5800 Xpress Music at the launch in Bonifacio High Street last January 10, 2009 (Saturday, which coincidentally was my birthday). I was there as early as 8AM so I was included in the first 58 and received the free SennHeiser headset. The unit was a red one version 11 firmware.
Upon demo of the unit, we already experienced a problem upon refreshing the music library which took more than 30 minutes to complete, while the other owners I was with took merely 3 minutes for their units to finish. After further waiting, I was referred to the product manager for marketing, Ms. Corrine Risos. Since the store was quite busy then, she gave me her number so that if I would have further problems with the library I could call on her.
The unit was fine until Sunday evening when I noticed the sudden drops in volume when making calls and the music library kept continuously refreshing but wasn’t adding any files. I asked Nokia Care Greenbelt if they were aware of the earpiece problem and if the technical team can take a look at it. The staff answered that they are not yet aware of the earpiece problem since this was a new phone.
I then called up Ms. Corrine Risos Monday morning and met with her and the head engineer Brian Lee at the Nokia Philippines office in Makati. Apparently they were not aware of the earpiece bug problem, which was reported in forums from countries who had earlier launches. After showing them the problem with my unit, they asked if they could borrow it for diagnosis. Knowing that it was a quick fix based on the Youtube solutions, it took them longer to resolve the problem. Anyway, I waited until 7PM the next day but to no avail. I was informed that they fixed the earpiece bug but they were having problems with the refresh music library function.
Since I was at the Bonifacio High Street area, I went in the store and asked the store manager Ms. Bess about their policy regarding refunds, she said none “WALA KASI ELECTRONICS ETO” (None because these are electronic devices) and that Nokia care would either repair or place the item pending diagnosis but definitely NO REFUNDS.
Come Wednesday afternoon I was informed that the unit was fixed and the messenger was to deliver the unit around 6-7 pm at our house. When it arrived, I tried turning it on but wouldn’t so naturally I thought that the battery might be discharged, but after charging for an hour the charging lights wasn’t turning on.
I called Ms. Risos again but according to her, the unit was functioning prior to sending and that even tried turning it on and off but had no problems. She promised to elevate my case to the Nokia Care which was the usual protocol. So this morning she informed me that someone would call me regarding my case. I tried my luck and tried to call Engr. Bryan Lee since he was from Nokia Care. He was informed by Ms. Risos of my problem and that I wanted a refund. He informed me that the usual case would be replacement but since it was a special case he arranged the refund at the Nokia Store at the Bonifacio High Street. But what further frustrated me was that I had to return the Sennheiser headset and other freebies, which I believed I was entitled to since I was in line at 8AM to claim those items upon purchase for free. And what about the effort and time I spent to get this unit and all the birthday greetings I received and videos which were on the phone when it was still functioning? Yes I have my money back but could I charge you back for those which I lost due to a faulty unit?
I waited so long for this phone and I really wanted it in lieu of getting an iPhone. What made me consider a refund instead of a replacement was that I had no assurance that the replacement units would be free of any malfunction. I know several owners who purchased the same units that day at the same store having similar problems and still waiting for a response from Nokia Care. Could it be that Nokia Care really doesn’t really care for its customers?
Incus, why you didn’t came to us and buy a real, Original Nokia made in Finland? They are working perfect all.
ang mahal nmn…. may alam akong 5800 2 17,300 lang maxado nung tinutubuan…heloo…
to mark:
duh, edi wag ka dito bumili, di ka pinipilit, may alam ka pala e…papapansin lang to, kamote!
magkano na ngaun ung nokia 5800
its around 15k here..
there was a group of girls talking about the 5800. i was right behind them. anyway, they asked how much the other girl bought it. it was around 13K
im selling my brand new 5800 for 12k..anyone interested??txt me 09215645509
to ian: pre bakit mo binebent phone mo? magandang klaseng phone yan db?