Hokay, sounds good, making the right sort of noises.
Especially given the "out of stock" nature of the 900, I'm prepared to
wait for you to bring them in.
Any idea when that will be?
When you do, you might want to arrange with me to have a "show&tell"
day at Tait Electronics.
Apart from a personal desire to have one of these phones, I'm trying
to convince Tait Electronics that Openmoko has much potential in our
line of business.
Having a local supplier might just make that easier.
We use linux as our development environment and I have "on top of
linux" variations of our radio software.
I foresee applications for an open linux phone such as...
* Being the general purpose UI / remote for embedded devices.
* Being a "cordless" controlhead / audio i/o device for our radios.
* Being a portable reprogramming device for radios bolted to vehicles.
* Providing integrated and prioritized access to cellphone and public mobile
radio.
ie. I have plans and plots to make Linux in Canterbury even more
active and even more remunerative habit.
On Wed, 9 Jul 2008, Jasper Bryant-Greene wrote:
Hi John
We plan to bring in stock in (some) bulk, with the intention being that
orders will be fulfilled from stock.
We will only have a web presence, as IMHO a physical shop will only
drive up the price. However, there's no reason Christchurch dwellers
can't pick up from us and save them being shipped across town.
Defective equipment will be swapped out, the length of warranty we
provide will depend on what OpenMoko's terms are. We would swap a
defective unit with stock held locally. The defective one would likely
be sent back to OpenMoko for repair, but the customer shouldn't have to
wait for that.
As for price, that will depend on OpenMoko's distributor pricing
structure, but I expect we will be able to provide pricing similar or
better than purchasing from overseas yourself after shipping is
considered.
I can't see the benefit in a no-competition arrangement, especially
given the niche market of this phone at this time, and it's not really
something I'd be interested in anyway - if you can't compete without
forcing others out of the marketplace using unfair tactics, you don't
deserve to compete at all.
Cheers,
Jasper
On Wed, Jul 09, 2008 at 02:06:28PM +1200, John Carter wrote:
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
John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639
Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632
PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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