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« Reply #45 on: April 10, 2005, 05:42:42 am »
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Ev1l, I think a list of recommended suppliers with perhaps a star rating based on forum member feedback would be good idea. It may be best not to make it a direct ZUG issue though.
Why is that? I'll ask Michael what his opinion is and we'll see from there.

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« Reply #46 on: April 10, 2005, 07:23:31 am »
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I don't see how that's relevant without specifying when you got the service. Have tried contacting them lately?
I'm really tempted to post a blob on the ZUG site warning new users not to buy from SP.
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I think in some ways it might be good, however.SP should have the right to reply and it should removed if/when they
get their act sorted. In doing this it might encourage them to communicate better with their customers. It shouldn't,
for example, be that difficult for them to script a standard mail to customers updating them on what's happening. It
seems most people here, apart from complaining about the delay, take great exception to their unreachability, but if
SP kept them in the loop via email, they wouldn't need to call them so often, and customers would see things
being done, which would likelly lead to less canceled orders frocustomers. AlsoSP wouldln't have to answer the
phone so much (not that they seemed to be answering at all on Friday). This all seems pretty obvious, and it really
worries me that SP don't seem to get it.

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« Reply #47 on: April 11, 2005, 06:24:39 am »
I had serious problems getting a wireless card out of Shirtpocket last year - they strung me along for over a month before I demanded a refund. So I definately wouldn't use them again.

For anyone in the UK looking to buy a Zaurus (as several in this thread seem to be), I would have to recommend using an importer, if only for the cost benefits. I bought a new C860 from Merchantile Japan last year without being stung by customs. If I remember rightly it worked out over £100 cheaper than SP.

Plus the prices on the new models with Pricejapan are very tempting...

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« Reply #48 on: April 11, 2005, 09:31:16 am »
Well, they're not answering their phones again today (Monday 11th). Haven't answered any email either. I was hoping, as of last week when I could get through, that they were getting their act together. Obviously not. I'm fed up with being patient. Their new website (accessible at http://www.shirtpocket.co.uk/crc ) now shows my order as pending rather than acknowledged on the old site, but I don't think this means it's any nearer to being in my hands! :-(

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« Reply #49 on: April 11, 2005, 07:05:15 pm »
I am also in the same boat having ordered a C3000 from them on 18/03/2005. However they did contact me by phone and explain the situation to me a couple of weeks ago so I am prepared to give it a couple more weeks. The web site although not fully functional looks better than the previous one so hopefully they will soon be up to speed again.

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« Reply #50 on: April 13, 2005, 05:57:33 am »
Well, just spoke to them on the phone, and they said they finally have a batch in, and should be despatched by the end of the week! Here's hoping!

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« Reply #51 on: April 13, 2005, 07:46:34 am »
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Well, just spoke to them on the phone, and they said they finally have a batch in, and should be despatched by the end of the week! Here's hoping!

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I don't think i'll hold my breath though.

Here's hoping alright.

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« Reply #52 on: April 13, 2005, 01:03:02 pm »
There's a new delivery in    so we'll see.
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« Reply #53 on: April 14, 2005, 06:31:06 am »
Does anyone else find they're new thing on logon where you have to
type in the letters pointless and anoying? It's annoying because you
have to type in extra stuff you can't have saved in your browser, and
pointless because the filename of images tells you what the letters are
(validation_p.gif, is p), so it'd be childsplay to script it, which is what
they're claiming to avoid... why it's relevant to avoid it is confusing too...

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« Reply #54 on: April 14, 2005, 11:46:44 am »
Shirtpocket just phoned me and said they are shipping my C3000 tomorrow!

Super sweet..


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« Reply #55 on: April 15, 2005, 05:09:28 am »
My C3000 from shirtpocket just arrived!  So it definitely seems they're getting things together again.

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« Reply #56 on: April 15, 2005, 04:14:24 pm »
Did they give any explainations for the multi-month delays?

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« Reply #57 on: April 15, 2005, 04:52:03 pm »
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My C3000 from shirtpocket just arrived!  So it definitely seems they're getting things together again.
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Yes, agree. Mine turned up today all fine and dandy - wonderful neat device - will have a fun weekend. Suppose the more people have been hassling, the less time Shirtpocket have had to get on with the job. Hang in there guys, looks like its going to be fine.
   

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« Reply #58 on: April 16, 2005, 06:38:30 am »
my order hasn't arrived. date ordered :  Tuesday 22 March, 2005. this is really bad :/  i feel totally ripped off since i made money transfer (no real visa option was available for malta)

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« Reply #59 on: April 16, 2005, 09:29:27 am »
Just got my zaurus over an hour ago  

Very happy

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