iPod touches arrived to Scandinavia yet? [Archive]

G4-power

Oct 8, 2007, 10:50 AM

Has anyone in Scandinavia got their iPod touch yet? Or Finland in particular? I ordered mine ages ago, something like the day after they were announced, but still waiting. Just curious if anyone has got their's yet, so I'll know for how long actually I'll have to wait.

Mosh

Oct 9, 2007, 05:28 AM

Evangelion

Oct 9, 2007, 08:46 AM

Stockmanns told me last week that they should receive some this week. But don't hold your breath...

jhjerlin

Oct 9, 2007, 10:30 AM

I got mine last Friday, in fact I'm posting on it right now! :)
I ordered mine at noon, the day after it was anounced.

It's very impressive. Hope you get yours soon!
good luck!

mssm

Oct 9, 2007, 10:43 AM

Yes, I got my iPod Touch to Helsinki last week on Wednesday. I ordered it on the 8th of September. Here's the delivery status from the TNT site if you wish to estimate when your's will arrive =)

Päivämäärä Aika Sijainti Lähetyksen tila
03 loka 2007 13:24 Helsinki Delivered
03 loka 2007 10:31 Helsinki Out For Delivery
03 loka 2007 10:08 Helsinki Import Received
02 loka 2007 21:05 Arnhem Hub Consignment Received At Transit Point
30 syys 2007 16:26 Suzhou Shipped From Originating Depot
29 syys 2007 08:26 Suzhou Consignment Received At Transit Point
29 syys 2007 08:24 Suzhou Consignment Picked Up

Oh! great to hear that guys. I am also waiting for mine in Finland. Mosh, how do you go to the TNT site? If I click on the "track this shipment" link, it says that it iis shipped on 9th(today) and will arrive approximately on 19th of this month.

Have fun and keep us posted about your experience.

tissot

Oct 9, 2007, 11:50 AM

Stockmanns told me last week that they should receive some this week. But don't hold your breath...

Indeed they have been saying the same for me some time :) And i dont get why would they be getting it before Verkkokappa.com, Apple stores and others thought they might be pushing it because of the hullutpäivät...who knows.

I was expecting to get this device from friend who gave a visit in states, but he had no luck there so i'm a bit late with ordering.

Not yet shipped
Estimated Shipping: 16 Oct, 2007 - 19 Oct, 2007
Estimated Delivery: 19 Oct, 2007 - 25 Oct, 2007

odered 3 Oct..or was it 4th.

GL all with your orders.

jhjerlin

Oct 9, 2007, 02:12 PM

Oh! great to hear that guys. I am also waiting for mine in Finland. Mosh, how do you go to the TNT site? If I click on the "track this shipment" link, it says that it iis shipped on 9th(today) and will arrive approximately on 19th of this month.

Have fun and keep us posted about your experience.

Nice that yours shiped! :)

In order to track your shipment on tnt; go to http://www.tnt.com/webtracker/tracker.do?navigation=1&respLang=en&respCountry=GENERIC&genericSiteIdent=
and input either the "Our Delivery Reference Number" or the "Carrier Tracking Number" taken from the "track this shipment"-page on apple! (left hand side, center)

Mine took about a week to get to Turku.

lofight

Oct 9, 2007, 02:20 PM

scadinavian countries have luck, in Belgium they still haven't arrived yet, the apple premium reseller told me in the beginning that they would arrive in a week, then a week later they sais again another week, then a week later they said again next week, and now my dad ordered one, and they still haven't called us, but they did say there was a pretty big order list in that shop.

Mosh

Oct 9, 2007, 06:48 PM

Yeah, just go to www.tnt.fi and enter your carrier tracking number there. Then you'll get more detail on where your unit is at the moment =) They even called me before coming over to check I'm at home. Which is pretty cool, it seems they don't do that in every country.

G4-power

Oct 10, 2007, 02:07 AM

Thanks everyone for your replies to this thread. My problem is, I thought I would save a couple of euros, and ordered my iPod touch through Verkkokauppa.com Tallinn (I was like the third in line or something). It's like 10 euros cheaper than on Apple Web Store, and I didn't need the laser engraving, so why pay extra for it. Now that verkkokauppa.com is showing a delivery time of 2-4 weeks...I would've been happy to pay the couple of euros more to get mine earlier!

mssm

Oct 10, 2007, 02:55 AM

Nice that yours shiped! :)

In order to track your shipment on tnt; go to http://www.tnt.com/webtracker/tracker.do?navigation=1&respLang=en&respCountry=GENERIC&genericSiteIdent=
and input either the "Our Delivery Reference Number" or the "Carrier Tracking Number" taken from the "track this shipment"-page on apple! (left hand side, center)

Mine took about a week to get to Turku.

I tried at TNT's website but with no luck. It said : "Not Found". I opted for the free shipping. Is that the reason? Actually my "delivery ref. no." was not 9 digit but it was 10.

My page doesn't shpw any "carrier tracking no." It says : "it will be updated".

Did you guys opt for express shipping?

daniel.ord

Oct 10, 2007, 03:15 AM

lofight

Oct 10, 2007, 08:12 AM

Hasn't arrived in shops in Denmark either. A few preorders from Apple.dk have arrived, but stille none at premium resellers. Sucks.
but i think the ipod touches will arrive one of theese days, and if they come by ship, they do don't they, Antwerp has a big dock :p

tissot

Oct 10, 2007, 12:42 PM

Anybody here ordered 4-5 oct? Hoping to get this before 22. Going for a week work trip by then and
still not shipped :( i'm kinda sick of this waiting game had it enough with phones already ;)

mssm

Oct 10, 2007, 12:54 PM

Anybody here ordered 4-5 oct? Hoping to get this before 22. Going for a week work trip by then and
still not shipped :( i'm kinda sick of this waiting game had it enough with phones already ;)

Yeah, I ordered on 4th and it has been shipped on 9th. Will reach on 19th(subject to change :mad:). I opted for the free shipping.

tissot

Oct 11, 2007, 11:03 AM

G4-power

Oct 12, 2007, 02:46 AM

Okey MacPeople Life store in Helsinki(dunno about Tampere) has 8 of both touches 8 and 16GB. 8GB selling for 329€.
And my touch shipped today from Apple(damnit :) ) so it will still take some time for me.
http://www.macpeople.fi/main/index.php

Whoah, that's expensive. Reminds me of Humac's (former Officeline, former Mac&Carry) prices. Apple Store price + 20% or something. :D
I just checked, my order date was 12. September. It's been a month now!

Evangelion

Oct 12, 2007, 03:40 AM

Oh, just to nitpick: Finland is not part of Scandinavia ;).

tissot

Oct 12, 2007, 09:28 AM

Seems you can already find it from humac stores with normal price ;) And rest of the stores are expecting it for monday.
My packet from TNT might already be here in 19 oct...... oh this joy :(

G4-power

Oct 12, 2007, 03:38 PM

Oh, just to nitpick: Finland is not part of Scandinavia ;).

Oh yeah, sorry! What I meant was Fenno-Scandia! :D

Anyway, it seems that if verkkokauppa.com is getting the touches on monday (considering that other Finnish Apple Retailers already have them...) I would get mine next week! I've been waiting for so long...

Evangelion

Oct 12, 2007, 03:53 PM

Humac received some touches and I bought the last one they had. Week 40, absolutely flawless screen. I seriously love this thing. Hell, this thing looks like it's straight fr star trek! Superb device! Posting From my touch :)

mssm

Oct 20, 2007, 01:17 PM

I got it on 17th. It's week 41. Right now I'm typing on it
for this post. Gorgeous screen and excellent overall
feature. It's just blown me away. It's so cool. I played some
black and movies to see whether there is any problem
with the screen. There is none. Viewing angle is also superb.
synced with itunes without any problem. It's an awesome gadget.

Had some problem with the typing though. My fingers
are fat, so sometimes I mistype. However I'm very happy
with it.

And it's 16 GB. :)

lofight

Oct 20, 2007, 01:22 PM

my dad got it a week ago, a 40 week ipod touch 16GB it's awesome, it's fantastic!!

G4-power

Oct 22, 2007, 02:08 AM

Mine shipped from Verkkokauppa.ee (verkkokauppa.com Tallinn) on the 19th. Should arrive today! It took ONLY a month and a week, but I'm happy to get mine!

adamsen87

Oct 22, 2007, 01:40 PM

Anyone else ordered from Apple Store . I wonder dit it take the full 7-10 days and if it did more 7 or more 10 days. Also how long was the shipment, did it ship from China or Europe?

//adamsen87

G4-power

Oct 23, 2007, 08:33 AM

Woohoo! Got mine! Ordered it on 12th September and arrived 23rd October but I'm a happy iPod touch owner. :P

mssm

Oct 23, 2007, 12:43 PM

Woohoo! Got mine! Ordered it on 12th September and arrived 23rd October but I'm a happy iPod touch owner. :P

Great news! Let us know about youe experience!

G4-power

Oct 29, 2007, 11:54 AM

Great news! Let us know about youe experience!

Well, as you noted, typing isn't always that easy, I've also quite stubborn fingers. I play guitar, but feels like quick typing would need more precision than tapping on a guitar. :D Anyway, the screen is gorgeus and performance in video and audio quality is amazing. Audio isn't as good as on my 4th generation 20GB iPod, but gets close. I use primarily 128 kbps AAC or 160 kbps MP3. I have found out that especially when typing for an example emails in Gmail etc. in Safari it's easier to hold the iPod horizontally, you get bigger keys! Even though the actual screen estate is smaller in that occasion, I find it's easier to write that way. Also a huge problem for me is that there is no ä or ö. Or æ or ø either. Anyway, videos, photos, music and Safari are all amazing. I love to browse photos and music on it. The Contacts and Calendar are also useful, if I don't have my cell phone anywhere near (which is rare). Anyway, the iPod has a big screen so it's nice to use, but lacking the opportunity to add events into the calendar is plain annoying. I've got my phone, computer and iPod all synced anyway, so I can add the notes on my phone. The world clock and timer get really handy at times, too. Anyway, it's a cool device!

mssm

Oct 29, 2007, 12:07 PM

I have found out that especially when typing for an example emails in Gmail etc. in Safari it's easier to hold the iPod horizontally, you get bigger keys! Even though the actual screen estate is smaller in that occasion, I find it's easier to write that way.

Okay, thanks for your great mini-review. My feeling is quite similar to yours.

This tip is quite helpful. I will do that from next time. Actually, I found that it's easier to read and browse the web if I hold it horizontally.

Also a huge problem for me is that there is no ä or ö. Or æ or ø either.

Perhaps you can go to the Settings and change your keyboard layout from "international". I am not sure though.

Anyway, videos, photos, music and Safari are all amazing. I love to browse photos and music on it.

I agree. The interface is so cool and intuitive.

The Contacts and Calendar are also useful, if I don't have my cell phone anywhere near (which is rare). Anyway, the iPod has a big screen so it's nice to use, but lacking the opportunity to add events into the calendar is plain annoying. I've got my phone, computer and iPod all synced anyway, so I can add the notes on my phone. The world clock and timer get really handy at times, too. Anyway, it's a cool device!

Yeah, being unable to add events to iCal is surely very annoying. You can try the hacks available for that. I have not yet done that.

tissot

Oct 30, 2007, 09:55 AM

Got it a bit over 2 weeks ago(TNT was fast btw did take 1 day to deliver) and love it. It did all what i was expecting + browsing was almost better than i imagined.

Things that i'm not liking are damn itunes and some say it make transferring easier...dunno might be so for some, but i would love if it would just show as hardrive :(

Other is that it could be a bit more smarter and open, but i still think this was right way to go when my other option was Archos 605.

G4-power

Nov 5, 2007, 07:43 AM

Perhaps you can go to the Settings and change your keyboard layout from "international". I am not sure though.

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Yeah, being unable to add events to iCal is surely very annoying. You can try the hacks available for that. I have not yet done that.

Didn't work....the international thing. It shows Chinese characters alright, nut not ä or ö, not in Finnish, not in Swedish. I mailed Apple about this.

Also, I'm not very eager to hack my touch. I like it better original than bricked :D

One thing I remember I've had to ask. Do you feel that the Home button has to be pressed hard? The Home button works, but it feels a bit hard to press. It's not enough to press it so that it only clicks, but you have to apply quite a bit pressure on the button even after the click. Have you felt the same?

lindstrom

Nov 5, 2007, 09:18 AM

Didn't work....the international thing. It shows Chinese characters alright, nut not ä or ö, not in Finnish, not in Swedish. I mailed Apple about this.

There are indeed å,ä,ö etc. You will need to keep that basic letter pressed for a second or so and a line of similar letter will appear. It is not very convenient at all though, makes typing long messages in local languages very slow. For example, if you want to type "ö", keep "o" pressed for a little.

The international keyboard setting might just be for dictionary purposes, but don't quote me on that.

mssm

Nov 5, 2007, 02:24 PM

Didn't work....the international thing. It shows Chinese characters alright, nut not ä or ö, not in Finnish, not in Swedish. I mailed Apple about this.

I think Lindstrom has the answer.

Also, I'm not very eager to hack my touch. I like it better original than bricked :D

Same here. And update 1.1.2 is impending. It will again mess up with the jailbreak.

One thing I remember I've had to ask. Do you feel that the Home button has to be pressed hard? The Home button works, but it feels a bit hard to press. It's not enough to press it so that it only clicks, but you have to apply quite a bit pressure on the button even after the click. Have you felt the same?

I haven't yet removed the transparent sticker from the glass cover ;) However, I have noticed that too. Also if you want to pause while playing, you have press the "play" button a bit harder. Just tapping doesn't work.

G4-power

Nov 13, 2007, 03:08 AM

There are indeed å,ä,ö etc. You will need to keep that basic letter pressed for a second or so and a line of similar letter will appear. It is not very convenient at all though, makes typing long messages in local languages very slow. For example, if you want to type "ö", keep "o" pressed for a little.

The international keyboard setting might just be for dictionary purposes, but don't quote me on that.

Oh yeah, right. Now I got it to work. It's not the most logical way for me to use it, but I can manage somehow. I think you are right concerning the dictionary purposes.

lindstrom

Nov 14, 2007, 04:23 AM

Oh yeah, right. Now I got it to work. It's not the most logical way for me to use it, but I can manage somehow. I think you are right concerning the dictionary purposes.

Yeah, I know. It is a bit messy to type at the moment. Who knows, maybe Apple decides to release more localized keyboard layouts in the future. Maybe the SDK release will see to that as well.