On the surface, given that OpenMoko doesn't have the 900 in stock at
the moment, it would appear best to wait for Jasper's offering.
However, maybe a decade or two in the computer industry has scarred me
and made me terribly cynical...
I have often found this "Distributor" term has two very different
meanings. One Good, one Bad.
A "Good distributor" means -
- imports in bulk
- provides local competency,
- with meat space sales, defective equipment swap out & service
- at round about same price as upstream manufacturers web shop
after postage&packaging.
Or do you mean
- An empty warehouse "Just In Time" box-mover with no stock and no competency
- only a web presence
- and a no competition / no grey market dealership arrangement
- that allows local dealer to put the price way up?"
The one sort of distributor adds value for the consumer, the other
subtracts.
Which sort are you planning to be?
On Tue, 8 Jul 2008, Jasper Bryant-Greene wrote:
The Neo FreeRunner is a standard GSM 900/1800/1900 unit and will operate
on the NZ Vodafone network.
Our company is currently in the process of becoming an official
distributor and will likely be offering them in NZ very soon. More
details on price etc shortly...
-Jasper
On Tue, Jul 08, 2008 at 06:04:21PM +1200, Andrew Sands wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:33 John Carter wrote:
Question 3 to the Group: I'm planning on ordering one for myself, and
would be prepared to go for a 10 pack if enough others are
interested. Anybody else interested?
John,
If we can confirm the ability for the device to operate on local
networks "easily", then I'd join the list for two (2).
Thanks and regards,
Andrew
John Carter
