Orange and 3 refused to sell Nokia N81
According to mobiletoday.co.uk, the British mobile operators Orange and 3 have decided to stop distribution of Nokia mobile phone N81, which was recently introduced…
The reason for that is Nokia’s N81 close integration with the music store Nokia Music Store. In fact, Orange and 3 have their own services for music sale, and they do not want the phone which they sell offer an alternative service to customers.
It is known that Orange proposed Nokia to remove the support of Nokia Music Store from N81, but the Finnish giant refused to make such a move. Orange reaction was complete denial from the phone.
According to mobiletoday.co.uk, Orange monthly sells through its music store about 100,000 songs. Operator 3 sold more than 1 million musical compositions in the past year.
on September 15th, 2007 at 7:48 am
omg ive been looking for a phone for my birthday for the lat month or so. Ive just found this one and i loved it !
And now i found out its not on 3 !!!! ANGRY!!
on November 11th, 2007 at 11:21 am
3 suck anyway. Pity its not on Orange though. I wanted magic numbers.
on November 24th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
i wanted to upgrade my phone and been looking for a decent one for ages and when ive finally found the one i want its not on oranage, how rubbish!
on January 2nd, 2008 at 10:03 am
This is the Phone I want, why are Orange always the last to realise its “what the public” want that wins ??? After many years with Orange - I am now looking elsewhere !
on January 9th, 2008 at 11:57 am
I called in to Jag mobile phone dealer in Swansea, and they said they could get the N81 on Orange network. Going on the weekend to buy one!