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    where to get 8800 arte?

    I have been looking for a 8800 contract deal online but seems this phone is discontinued? I dont really like the carbon version so other than ebay any other suggestions? TIA

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    Re: where to get 8800 arte?

    Quote Originally Posted by inonefly View Post
    I have been looking for a 8800 contract deal online but seems this phone is discontinued? I dont really like the carbon version so other than ebay any other suggestions? TIA
    I has not been discontined, but it is very expensive, so you will probably struggle to find one cheap or free on contract.

    You can buy one SIM free from the Nokia online store (and probably from other places for slightly less).

    I work for Nokia BTW.

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    Re: where to get 8800 arte?

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    Quote Originally Posted by inonefly
    Hi mate,

    I have just saw ur reply at my 8800 arte thread. Thanks for the info. As the arte is very expensive to buy at nokia store im looking at ebay as another option. I know the chinese version is a copy, but there's also made in finland and korea versions. do you mind me ask how to verify the correct UK model 8800 artes? Where are the UK ones made from? I'm looking to buy the 8800 arte sapphire version if that matter.

    Thanks in advance for any help

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    I don't know for certain where the 8800 Arte is made, but it is most likely Finland, as Nokia has a number of factories there including a large one in Salo where a lot of high end stuff is made. There are also a number of other factories around the world including one in China, so it is not impossible that a legit 8800 Arte would be made in Chine. I am fairly sure that there is not a Nokia factory in Korea so any phone made there is probably a fake. All the different international versions of the phone would be made in the same factory, the only difference between versions will be the software languages and some features, the letters on the keymat, and possibly a Chinese version without 3G.

    As for how in general to tell if a phone is a fake, can't suggest much, and I suspect that if you asked Nokia officially they would not help you either as they don't like people buying their phones from eBay.

    One you have it in your hands you could check if the battery is genuine by looking a the hologram and feeding the serial number into the online checker for fake batteries. You could also get the IMEI number (*#06#) and the software version number (*#0000#) and checking if they match up with a genuine phones.

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    Re: where to get 8800 arte?

    thanks for the info, exactly what i wanted to know

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