Thanks a heap for this info, it'll certainly help. And its comforting to know I'm not too far behind this almost-like-a-revolution.<br>I did get an email from THE man himself mentioning other details pertaining to purchase of FreeRunner in India. (excited!)<br>
<br>As for the discount, well... congratulations! 15.4K is OMG!! Like they say, early bird gets the umm.. Neo! :)<br><br>Rahul J<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 11:30 PM, Ganesha Krishna <<a href="mailto:ganesh.krishna@gmail.com">ganesh.krishna@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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To: <a href="mailto:community@lists.openmoko.org" target="_blank">community@lists.openmoko.org</a><br>Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 17:32:43 +0530<br>Subject: Re: Freerunner Sale Price in India - Official partner with Openmoko<br>
</div><div class="Ih2E3d">Hi everyone,<br>
<br>I'm a little (actually quite) late in this scene so pardon my ignorance on any goofy questions. I am a LAMP (and uhm ... Java) developer and had always wanted/waited for a "dream box" like this. Fortunately (or unfortunately) I came across openmoko 1 year late. But better late than never... yeah.</div>
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<div><br>Welcome, I dont think you are very late at all, there were only a few neo1973s, the first generation free phones (swathanthra phone as some one pointed out) sold in India (according to my very casual research of orkut/blog sphere ) and one had to order them directly from openmoko, no reseller. The new hardware (Freerunner) is much more juicier(sic) considering the variety in Indian phone market.<br>
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I'll be honest when I say I came pretty close to buying an iPhone when I went to US recently but the whole "Out of Stock" thing drove me mad. In fact I started harboring anti-Apple feelings ($20 for s/w upgrades, overtly-closed-and-controlled UI environment etc. etc.) that I decided to stick with my iMate SP5m until something really gets to me. And here I am.</blockquote>
</div><div><br>of course, its the 'Handheld of the free and Phone of the brave'.<br><br> </div><div class="Ih2E3d"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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So, my first few questions (and I'm thrilled to know a thread on Neo Indian retailing exists!!) -<br><br>1. Where in India can I purchase Neo FreeRunner and its related accessories once it gets released. I know Rakshat is the man here but can we get some more info on this please? Can I pre-order one (just in case it runs out of stock!) <br>
</blockquote></div><div><br>As far as I know (and I have followed this mailing list since its inception) Rakshat is THE Man. you can pre-order at his website.<br>These are his mails form the archive<br><br><a href="http://openmoko.markmail.org/message/4gek2hynltrysxtw?q=rakshat" target="_blank">http://openmoko.markmail.org/message/4gek2hynltrysxtw?q=rakshat</a><br>
<a href="http://openmoko.markmail.org/message/3ytp6yfuxoy6bwfj?q=rakshat" target="_blank">http://openmoko.markmail.org/message/3ytp6yfuxoy6bwfj?q=rakshat</a><br><br><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>2. Whats this talk of 15.4K discount Mr. Krishna is talking about. How can I be entitled to it as well? :D :P</blockquote></div><div>The first few phones were offered for a discount, I was one of the early birds. unfortunately he has announced that all the slots are taken as of now barring last minute cancellations.<br>
<br>Dig thru here to for the whole scoop. <br><a href="http://openmoko.markmail.org/search/?q=rakshat" target="_blank">http://openmoko.markmail.org/search/?q=rakshat</a><br><br></div><div class="Ih2E3d"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br><br>Thanks!<br><br>Rahul J aka sector7<br></blockquote></div></div><font color="#888888"><br>-GK<br>
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