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I have been trying to get an upgrade for my tmobile account to flext20 + Web and Walk and a Vario II. I have agreeded a price but apparently you can't acutally order it untill they have some instock.
It was suppost to come in stock last weekend but last time called it still wasn't. They keep promasing to call me back when it comes in. But I still havn't herd anything.
As you can tell I am quite keen to get my hand on it. Reading this forum is not helping either with everyone talking about how good they are.
Has anyone managed to get a Vario II upgrade from T-mobile Uk (over the phone) this week.
Charlie
Just phoned T-MOBILE for the exact same thing and they told me that they should be getting stock back in maybe next week.... hope this helps
I ordered the phone + contract from t-mobile's website yesterday. I'm not upgrading though; I'm a new customer.
Got the out of stock message once I submitted my order request. A bit disappointed but not totally surprised. Usually in these cases I would cancel and go start looking in stores but I'm going to give t-mobile 3-4 business days.
Anyone else waiting for stock? I feel kinda cheated that they don't give delivery estimates. As far as we know they could not get them for months!!
Thanks
Thanks for the info. I have got fed up calling them every day, once there was a twenty minute wait. Still aslong as they eventually get some I will be happy.
Charlie
I was also told over the phone that they are out of stock. Since I'm a new customer they suggested ordering online and waiting for stock to arrive.
I'm looking forward to receiving it but not desparate yet!
In the mean time I ordered a leather case from www.pdair.com and a 1GB Micro-SD from MobyMemory.com
We need some insider info on when they're gonna get stock. I'm getting a bit desperate now, lol.
The most I know
The guy I first got through to (seemed pritty knowlegable) said they had in initial batch of a few hundred (for launch) but they were much more popular than expected.
He said they were now waiting on a bigger shipment, which should have arrived last weekend. He seemed pritty sure it was comming then (I don't think it was a random date plucked out of the air).
Everytime I have got through this week I got the same repsonce. It should have been with us by now, don't know when it will get here, this sort of thing happens. Makes you wonder if they have had to repeat that a lot this week.
Charlie
posting from phone. just got call fromk tmob web sales. no shipment till second week oct. cancelled order. gonna try some tmob stores in london.
bummer
This may be due to the screen issues and might not be a bad thing to get a functioning device.
tried flagship tmob store on oxford street. they told me its sold out there and at all other tmbo stores. possible delivery wed but seeing as tmob web isn't getting for two weeks, I find that unlikely. I think its becoming obvious we will not see these for a couple of weeks. gonna try the big vodafone store as well for the heck of it, although their tariffs suck.
I ordered off the web the other day but was told the same thing - ended up going into my local T-Mobile highstreet store (in Birmingham) and getting the handset there and then for £65 on Flext 25 with Web 'n Walk (27.50 a month).
nothing at vodafone but plenty sim-free ones on tott court road. only 490 inc VAT . adventure over. heading home.
I ordered a vario II from the website yesterday, 21st September, with flext 25 + web n walk, but got the email saying it was out of stock.
so i phoned them direct, and the guy told me, they'd be in next week.
but then i got a call today, 22nd September, and they said it wouldn't be available till second week of October, so I asked if I could just go to one of the T-Mobile stores and get one, but they just said they would be out of stock to, which according to you guys is true.
as far as I'm concerned there's no other better phone deal out there at the moment, o2 wanted to offer me a great deal, but still not as good.
100 mins, 500 texts, 200meg for only £25 a month.
which would be great if they could offer me the XDA Trion, but only could offer a XDA Mini S.
I'm just gonna wait it out.
After being told that T-Mobile Retail were out of stock, I just walked into my local store (the one on Corporation Street in the centre of Birmingham) and got one straight away, no hassle with stock availability or anything.
They'd probably be able to match the offer I got online as well if you tell them that you ordered but it was unavailable - I got my handset for £65 but I had to pay for the first three months of web 'n walk (there's only £2.50 difference in it once you tot the figures up). If you want your phone right now (and I needed mine there and then as my O2 contract runs out on Sunday!) then there's no harm in giving it a shot.
All the stores in the Newcastle upon Tyne area are out of stock....
Looks like we're gonna have to play the waiting game. This phone along with the unlimited internet t-mobile deal is really an amazing package, considering you can watch high-bitrate streams off the web from anywhere!
Looking forward for them to get it back in stock.
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All the stores in the Newcastle upon Tyne area are out of stock....
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Unlucky mate looks like I might have been a bit lucky...
Don't you wish that mobile networks did 'courtesy phones' while you wait for the real thing! You start paying your tariff (but say on like, 2/3 rate) while you have your temporary phone, and then you could get your SIM then and there and start using it - and then your phone gets delivered to you and you start paying full whack again for your contract.
Course, none of the networks'll do it. Nah.
business
The business customer services are waiting to. The lady I am dealing with emails me each afternoon after 4 to tell there have been none in the delivery.
Bought mine in Guildford on Saturday . there were a few in the City last week (Cheapside & Fleet St).
Still playing with it. Hanging on to Tmob at the moment to get HSDPA switched on. do they ever answer the phone? i assume 150 is a free call or i'm going to run out on mins very soon!!
not free
150 is only free on certain tarifs - sorry - I got caught out at the begining with that too.
My question is: Is your Tab locked to your carrier? Reason I ask is because I'm on Rogers and only Bell to carry these on the 12th (tomorrow). I couldn't find any information about unlocking these since all of the US and EUR versions seem to be factory unlocked.
I know that in Canada it might be different because we have 3 GSM providers that use the same frequency unlike in the states AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have completely different technologies.
I feel your pain, I went through the same thing this year when Bell got the I9000, and then again for this. But with the Tab, If you're going to use it data-only, just sign up with Bell on a MTM, and I guarantee the unlock for this will be out in less than a couple months, if not a lot sooner.
I imagine the monthly will be nearly the same between the two, Bell has been VERY competitive with Rogers rates on data since they went HSPA last year.
Rogers will be offering a shared data bucket though, for I think another $10 month over your normal data plan, but of course you can't use that if the device is locked.
Also, another thing to consider is the looks. The Rogers Tab will have a dark (metal?) backplate that has the same pattern as the Captivate's battery cover, the Bell version is (I'm pretty sure) going to be white on the back just like the Euro Tabs.
I'm getting the Bell version tomorrow regardless, then cover it with some sort of skin soon enough, but I'd prefer a non-white back out of the box.
I don't hate white because it's iconic with Apple, I hate Apple because they use white.
Apparently the Bell Galaxy Tab launch has been pushed back to the 17th. Few more days!
Also, from what I was told the Canadian Tabs still have the phone functionality...atleast Bell's does.
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Apparently the Bell Galaxy Tab launch has been pushed back to the 17th. Few more days!
Also, from what I was told the Canadian Tabs still have the phone functionality...atleast Bell's does.
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Hrm, where'd you hear about the launch push? I was really looking forward to wasting a good chunk of my long wet weekend playing with the one I'd planned on buying today.
Phone thing is good news though. Not that I'd planned on using one for a primary phone but having the option would be nice.
Know a guy who is in Bell corporate. Said the price is still being debated too. I hope it goes lower than the ridiculous $539 on contract that as reported earlier. Much lower...
Odd, my local Bell store rep said they had some actually in the store on Wednesday, since yesterday was a holiday.
As for the price, don't hold your breath. $539 is "reasonable" if it just comes with the iPad data plan on contract..hard for them to make up much subsidy with that one, even on a 3 year.
I fully expected to be ~$750 poorer (Tab, Svc fee, HST) before noon today.
There was an earlier report that they were being shipped to stores as early as Nov 9th, but I dont think Bell has officially announced them.
Obviously I'd be thrilled if they announce it within the next 3 hours!
I hope it can actually go on a phone plan..since it seems to have phone capabilities! Unlikely, but i can hope
Man I called half the stores in the Hamilton region and most of them either said that they havn't received the shipment yet or the release is being pushed till the 17th. This sucks royal balls because I wanted to spend my weekend with it too! If you guys manage to get some answers today, PLEASE keep me posted! I'm ready to blow off $$$ too and I can't wait. I'm Tab crazy biatch!
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Odd, my local Bell store rep said they had some actually in the store on Wednesday, since yesterday was a holiday.
As for the price, don't hold your breath. $539 is "reasonable" if it just comes with the iPad data plan on contract..hard for them to make up much subsidy with that one, even on a 3 year.
I fully expected to be ~$750 poorer (Tab, Svc fee, HST) before noon today.
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me too lol I was ready to pay it in full today, I was sad when I found out they weren't coming out today. I was told it should make calls if does it will make the 750 a little more worth it.
Here in Canada, Rogers just LOVES to toy with their customers. They did a surprise launch (not lunch lol) today in Toronto with NO WORD of it at all (thanks to Mobilesyrup.ca). I obviously had to check with stores and authorized dealers locally (about 30 minute away from Toronto), a total of 10 stores. Here's the funny thing: not only did they not have it but had no clue they were even getting the Tab this month. Jesus! Sometimes I wonder why didn't I just move somewhere close to the border.
God damn it Canada, I love you but sometimes you get in the way of me getting me gadgets!
So what did they serve? Cheeseburger? Chinese? Shake and bake? Mexican?
I still dont understand the milk in a bag concept.
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Here in Canada, Rogers just LOVES to toy with their customers. They did a surprise lunch today in Toronto with NO WORD of it at all (thanks to Mobilesyrup.ca). I obviously had to check with stores and authorized dealers locally (about 30 minute away from Toronto), a total of 10 stores. Here's the funny thing: not only did they not have it but had no clue they were even getting the Tab this month. Jesus! Sometimes I wonder why didn't I just move somewhere close to the border.
God damn it Canada, I love you but sometimes you get in the way of me getting me gadgets!
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Yeah, nobody in Vancouver was aware of it launching, I was told "next week" asking around today, though it's live on the Rogers site now, under Rocket devices.
I'm on the fence about which one I buy, the Rogers or the Bell, plan is to unlock and use on Telus anyway, though I might have to pay for a month's worth of service from Rogers or Bell first.
Not a fan of the white backplate on the Bell/International unit at all, the carbon fauxber on the Rogers/AT&T unit is probably a better choice for my tastes. Though I'm really curious if they went with the thin aluminum like the Captivate battery cover, or it's just the same pattern on plastic.
The other thing keeping me on the fence is the (weak) rumour that the Bell version still has voice enabled. That might make me switch to white, since somebody like Phantomskinz will release a decal for it soon.
If there's no voice in Canada, I'll need to find a local Micro-SIM adapter and I'll get the Telus $20/500Mb tablet flex plan (bumps to $35 if you go over, up to 5GB, but only works with Micro-SIM, even though it's not supposed to be iPad specific).
CONFIRMED this morning, Bell has NO VOICE either! I was speaking with a higher up rep today about it. Still says it is coming on the 17th however....
numerous threads on here to enable voice, so no worries there...
Yeah I only found out about the launch because I called about it. But the store says they are only getting it in a few weeks. I think the Tab in Canada was pretty much really confusing, no one knew what was going on including some of the people who work for bell and rogers.
I don't understand why rogers is charging more than bell for the same tab :S I don't trust any hardware rogers sellls because I've gotten four phones that all had hardware issues or software issues.
I'm gonna wait for the one from bell and just unlock it.
^for the moment unlocking the BELL version seems to be the best soln considering bell is cheaper...
Looks like the Bell units will actually be for sale sooner, even though the Rogers unit has already launched. Called EVERY Rogers dealer in the Downtown Vancouver area (25 of them, plus FutureShop and Best Buy) and many didn't even know about the device, and those that did didn't expect any in this week.
On the other hand, a lot of Bell and Source stores should have them tomorrow, if they don't have them already (though not able to sell).
I got somewhat of bad news: Bell will not sell the device without signing up with them. So if you're on Rogers with a Rocketstick, like myself you're shi* outta luck. On top of all this both Bell stores only have 2 devices in stock. When I asked why she said it doesn't seem to be in demand since I was the only one to inquired about the Tab. I was like wow are you serious?
I double checked with most Rogers Plus and authorized dealer stores and both said that Rogers suck in launching devices, they most likely will be getting this in the next few weeks.
WTF is this shi*! Can't a guy just go and buy a damn Tab without all the hassle?!?! I'm not sure I can hold it much longer. I have issues.
I went through this with Bell on the Galaxy S. You sign up for month to month, cancel as soon as you get home, pay for one month's service when the bill comes in the mail, and you're done.
At least with the Tab I'll probably actually USE that service I paid for.
You might also have some luck buying it from Futureshop/BB without getting a plan, if you catch a clueless sales rep.
I'm an owner!
Just got back from my local Bell corporate store, proud new owner of a Bell
Galaxy Tab that I can't take home until tomorrow morning (talk about a
sleepless night for a gadget freak).
Device is $649 CAD, as expected, and it's data only, as expected.
There are *no* contract subsidies for this device, retail price is the only
price.
They're rolling out a new "Flex Plan" to go with the device, $20/500mb, and
if you exceed the 500mb, it goes up to $35 for up to 5Gb. It's a pretty
damned good plan, and especially good considering it's a CANADIAN plan.
If you keep the plan, you get a $50 bill credit after the second month, to
further sweeten the pot.
The catch is, you MUST sign up for the no-obligation month-to-month plan to
even buy it, and there's the usual (for Canada) $35 "activation fee", same as
any other device sold by a carrier.
The device itself was a pleasant surprise, based on all the literature/leaks,
I was expecting the traditional white backed Tab. But this one has the same
textured/patterned (and grippy, btw) black/gray back as found on the AT&T
(and Rogers) units, but with absolutely no carrier branding. The sales rep
said they may carry the white-backed model in the future as well, but at
least for this first shipment, they're all black.
Model number is GT-PT1000M, so one could expect it to be very similar to
International models, sans voice.
Finally, corporate stores have received 2 (count 'em, TWO) units each, and
independent dealers may not get any right away, so they will be in short
supply at launch.
Croak said:
Just got back from my local Bell corporate store, proud new owner of a Bell
Galaxy Tab that I can't take home until tomorrow morning (talk about a
sleepless night for a gadget freak).
Device is $649 CAD, as expected, and it's data only, as expected.
There are *no* contract subsidies for this device, retail price is the only
price.
They're rolling out a new "Flex Plan" to go with the device, $20/500mb, and
if you exceed the 500mb, it goes up to $35 for up to 5Gb. It's a pretty
damned good plan, and especially good considering it's a CANADIAN plan.
If you keep the plan, you get a $50 bill credit after the second month, to
further sweeten the pot.
The catch is, you MUST sign up for the no-obligation month-to-month plan to
even buy it, and there's the usual (for Canada) $35 "activation fee", same as
any other device sold by a carrier.
The device itself was a pleasant surprise, based on all the literature/leaks,
I was expecting the traditional white backed Tab. But this one has the same
textured/patterned (and grippy, btw) black/gray back as found on the AT&T
(and Rogers) units, but with absolutely no carrier branding. The sales rep
said they may carry the white-backed model in the future as well, but at
least for this first shipment, they're all black.
Model number is GT-PT1000M, so one could expect it to be very similar to
International models, sans voice.
Finally, corporate stores have received 2 (count 'em, TWO) units each, and
independent dealers may not get any right away, so they will be in short
supply at launch.
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Congrats on the purchase !
Is the bell tab sim unlocked?
I wonder if you flash the euro firmware you will be able to unlock the voice option and keep the 850mhz working (like on the sgs)....
I guess time will tell
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It's locked, but that's no hill for a climber. I'm betting that it'll be VERY friendly with Euro firmware, just like the I9000M was. We'll find out soon as I have a working Bell backup firmware to flash to if things go bad.
And since my "real" carrier is Telus, they won't have any IMEI number to block if I use my regular SIM, nor should they have any reason to.
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It's locked, but that's no hill for a climber. I'm betting that it'll be VERY friendly with Euro firmware, just like the I9000M was. We'll find out soon as I have a working Bell backup firmware to flash to if things go bad.
And since my "real" carrier is Telus, they won't have any IMEI number to block if I use my regular SIM, nor should they have any reason to.
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Awesome, keep us posted.
I this works i might just get one for at&t usage and flash the euro firmware.
Guess what...
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Yes? I'm guessing...
I have to say, I didn't see that comin. Bell has a 20$ flex rate plan, at a max of 35$ for 5 GIGABYTES download.... That. Is. Totally. Wicked. Rogers BLOWS, same plan for 65$... AND the thing costs you 675$ PLUS the 35$ activation fee...
All in all, i'm LOVING this thing, I can't stop using it, I'm going Tab Crazy. You should of seen the look on peoples faces at the mall, they just couldn't figure out what this LikeTotallyAwesome device was, even Bell employees were like "woah", because apparently they havn't seen this before today, not even a demo.
So one of my co-workers saw me showing it to another co-worker and asked if it was some sort of Tricorder (being a smartass).
I said, "why yes, yes it is" and proceeded to fire up the Tricorder app (which rocks major geek cred on the Tab, btw). A large chuckle was had by all.
And yeah, the Bell plan does not suck. Go check out what our American counterparts are paying for plans. And with the bill credit, we got it as cheap as any non-contract US version.
You had the Tricorder app already installed? Sheesh I thought I was a big geek but I clearly lost there lol.
Just kidding, I had both Tricorder apps installed by midnight lol. I don't remember the last time I've been so sexually aroused by a gadget as much as this, and I'm not ashamed of saying it. 8)
Just an FYI, there's a few Bell Tabs still for sale at the Robson and Granville Futureshop, if anyone is looking, but no Rogers units (and why you'd want a Rogers unit at this point is a bit of a mystery anyway).
Hey everyone, so I was at my local mall today and decided to interrogate the major cell retailers for information on the SGS2.
Quick and dirty info: Bell and Virgin will launch this phone on the 14th of July. Virgin is launching it for 79.99 on a 3 year contract and Bell is expected to price the same. Bell/Virgin exclusive phone.
There is also a promotional plan which costs $55 and has 200 min, evenings, weekends, unlim messaging, 1gb of data.
Hit up Fido, Virgin, Rogers, Telus, Bell, and Tbooth at the mall today. I was extremely surprised at how little the carriers knew about this phone. Telus, Rogers and Fido employees literally acted like they did not know the phone was in existence.
Virgin and Bell were both very tight lipped. Luckily when I got into Tbooth the employee there was very open and gave me a lot of great info. According to him the phone is GOING TO BE A BELL EXCLUSIVE , and the other carrier's lack of information seemed to confirm it.
Bell employees are going to a launch party before the phone comes out. Pricing on Bell is expected to be 79.99 on a 3 year plan. I also happened to get the guy to reserve a phone for me
Sorry to all you people hoping for a Rogers/Telus version, looks like it isn't going to happen any time soon . Bye bye Telus.
I guess some people just don't search thread titles before posting a new thread. There are already 2 similar threads existing in this forum. Thread close?
I did search, show me a link of a thread confirming 79.99 on virgin AND bell AND confirming its a bell exclusive phone. You don't need to be an ass about it. I'm just giving people an update about what I found out today.
As a Best Buy employee, I can confirm to you that it is a Bell/Virgin exclusive, at least according to our Samsung and Bell reps. Another thing to note is that the phone will likely be priced somewhere around $169.99, though nothing is confirmed yet.
Finally, my Bell rep just sent me an e-mail concerning the expected launch date, which happens to be July 21st in fact, rather than the rumored 14th or 15th, which is quite a bummer considering I sold my Nexus S to pay off my Telus cancellation fees and get this phone, so I'm phone-less until then...
On another note, the phone is expected to launch with the latest firmware revision. Whether this means the phone will ship with 2.3.4 or not is beyond me, but I guess it's something to hope for.
EDIT:
Here's a link to mobile syrup confirming my information
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/07/12/bell-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-4g-officially-launching-july-21st/
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I did search, show me a link of a thread confirming 79.99 on virgin AND bell AND confirming its a bell exclusive phone. You don't need to be an ass about it. I'm just giving people an update about what I found out today.
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IF you have searched, then why didn't you just reply to those threads with your info. You don't need to be a bragging smartass about it. You're just occupying the front page of the forum and making it hard to find certain threads for the users.
I decided to get myself a nice birthday present in the form of a Nexus 6. Online searches turned up inflated prices and out of stock notices. I know all the carriers sans Verizon ATM carry them but in limited quantities. Right now I'm in BFE Iowa for the holidays. Yay. Nearest carrier store.....30 miles......us cellular. I've never dealt with USC before and never intended to but today I had to. I called to see if they had the 32gb blue model in stock. Put on hold for ten minutes. Kind of on hold anyways. I can hear the girl asking about it like "wtf is that?". Some jumbled crap and a clicky clack and she says yes they have them. Made my way to the store and I walk in and you know how them sales people are all ready to get your signature. I told them I called earlier to pick up a device. The same girl who answered my call went to find the device. Took 15 minutes. Then she asked me to wait in queue to set up service and select a plan. I said no I want to purchase full price no contract. She was very surprised. She said she had never done that before. Two other sales people said the same thing. The last lady to help me also had never done it but did know how. It took over 30 minutes to find the device then figure out how to ring it up full price. Ha ha ha. I thought it was quite ridiculous and funny. Now I have the nexus 6!! Smart device #40-something
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For me as a German stories about American Carriers are always interesting. Sure we do have carriers with subsidized phones as well but not as "bad" as in the States.
In 2010, I was living in California for about a year and brought my phone (good old nokia n97 symbian). I first walked into a Verizion or Sprint store (can't remember exactly) and tried to get a regular contract with a sim card only. I was told it's not possible, I would need to purchase a phone as well (wtf?). T-Mobile however was easily able to do it and hooked me up (a German company btw ).
Here, I just pay my monthly bill and buy my phones at full retail price. I still save money compared to contracts including subsidized phones.
Congratulations to your new N6 btw. I hope you'll enjoy it!!
Wall of text may even stop Sparta!
Nice you got them to sell you one though.
Did they have any accessories in store for the phone?
I'm in US Cellular country up here in Maine. I bought my N6 through Motorola and have a Verizon plan, but I walked into the US Cellular store right down my block yesterday to see if they had any accessories. Same thing. The clerks had never heard of it. Then the manager said: "We'll get accessories as soon as it's launched." I told them I was pretty certain it had been launched as it's been available online for a couple of weeks through US Cellular. He just looked at me with a blank stare. Suffice it to say they didn't have any accessories yet!
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I'm in US Cellular country up here in Maine. I bought my N6 through Motorola and have a Verizon plan, but I walked into the US Cellular store right down my block yesterday to see if they had any accessories. Same thing. The clerks had never heard of it. Then the manager said: "We'll get accessories as soon as it's launched." I told them I was pretty certain it had been launched as it's been available online for a couple of weeks through US Cellular. He just looked at me with a blank stare. Suffice it to say they didn't have any accessories yet!
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Yeah I walked in to pick up an N6 today, keeping in mind this is a rather large corporate-owned USCC store in a rather decent sized midwest city, and they only stock the Ballistic case. Fine by me as that's the one I was hoping for, but it's surprising that they only stock one $40 case. Wouldn't have PAID $40 for it, but I had enough points to get it free.