*DEAD* - New HP iPaq 2210 (2215) for $267-$293 for K-12 and college students / teachers! (YMMV by institution)

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toade

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Did it all through email. I replyed back to the people that asked for my ID, and told them that I had made the mistake.
 

couzy

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Looks like they removed the lower-end IPAQs from the MHEC (Massachusetts Higher Education Consortium) list - which seems to be about 90% of the schools in the state!

 

droppedd

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the MHEC just lets you purchase for that specific contract - even if your school is in the MHEC, you still qualify minimum for the national educational discount, and possibly for other contracts as well. Although the MHEC price was the lower price. However, most of the time you'll save more money by shopping around for a PPC than you will going through hp even with the educational discount. the 2210 is the only real exception because they cut the price absurdly; in general you'll only save a few dollars.

Anyways, even though you may be out the $267 deal at this point, the $293 deal is still good if you choose the National Educational discount instead of the MHEC after you click your state. Still not a bad deal, assuming they don't kill you on shipping and such.
 

beatmix01

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For thos of you waiting on your new toy... I spoke with an HP rep the other day as to why I havnt recieved any more information. She said they have been flooded with orders and the office that ships these out are waiting for them to come in from another office at HP. She also said that orders placed within the past week should be processed by Monday.
 

npohnl

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Ordered yesterday. Got a tracking number today, paid $297 plus tax and shipping. Still a great deal on a new pda with all the features that goes for $399.
 

dynamius

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well great.... so you know how they had to manually go through each order for the h2210 and rebook them? well... apparently HP booked me TWICE. I got two seperate confirmation e-mails with slightly different looking shipping addresses (although both are similar enough to be known as the same). It was obvious that is was done by two seperate people. Checked my credit card activity and apparently they billed me twice also. Well... I paid $267 with tax (living in CA has it's tolls...), $289.03 total... so I guess I'm getting two of them at that price...

...

SWEET!

Guess it's time to hit eBay and make a few bucks back off the other one ;) I see they're going for as much as $350, possibly more...
 

SKC

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ordered last week.. still no shipping confirmation. I called them twice and they said they haven't gotten to my order yet. Has anyone had similar experiences?
 

EDiT

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Originally posted by: SKC
ordered last week.. still no shipping confirmation. I called them twice and they said they haven't gotten to my order yet. Has anyone had similar experiences?

Yep...I ordered again yesterday and got my confirmation within hours. It supposedly shipped today. If the first order ever shows up, I'll just sell that one.
 

Michifan12

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Originally posted by: funnyfenix
I got it 267$ bottom price no tax no shipping fee
thanks


What states qualify for no tax?? I'm in New Mexico and I paid tax....Also for those who haven't had theirs shipped yet...I ordered mine on monday and it shipped yesterday (tuesday) and I have a UPS tracking number they emailed me too.

I'm getting emails and order confirmations from "AFFINITY GROUP" - but apparently they're affiliated with HP somehow....
 

droppedd

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Originally posted by: dynamius
well great.... so you know how they had to manually go through each order for the h2210 and rebook them? well... apparently HP booked me TWICE. I got two seperate confirmation e-mails with slightly different looking shipping addresses (although both are similar enough to be known as the same). It was obvious that is was done by two seperate people. Checked my credit card activity and apparently they billed me twice also. Well... I paid $267 with tax (living in CA has it's tolls...), $289.03 total... so I guess I'm getting two of them at that price...

Hey- they billed me twice too, the second time for some reason even after my first one had shipped already. They oughta get their act together. I think i'll sell this second one to my brother when it arrives - he wants one bad now that he's seen mine :). Or i could fleabay it for a good $100 more in net profits. Hey - i'd feel guilty abusing my student discount (i'm not a FatWalleter :)) but i'm not dealing with the hassles of returning the damn thing when it's their fault.
 

dynamius

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If HP has presence in your state, then you're gonna get charged tax... I drive pass HP builings all the time... (What else did you expect in the Silicon Valley? :))
 

dynamius

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Hey - i'd feel guilty abusing my student discount (i'm not a FatWalleter ) but i'm not dealing with the hassles of returning the damn thing when it's their fault.

my thoughts exactly ;)
 

EDiT

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Woot! Just got my tracking #. Hope it's coming from close enough to make it by Friday.....
 

mgourlay

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I ordered last week and still have not received a confirmation yet either. I called like 6 numbers already today (each one tells me to dial a different number) and I still haven't gotten any info yet.
 

SKC

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rar.. freakin poor communications. Will keep everyone updated with order status as it comes in, for all those who ordered last week and haven't gotten any confirmation. Mgourlay and Edit, where are you ordering from? I have the $267 price and shipping to CA; any similarities?
 

ajma

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I ordered last tuesday and since I didn't get any tracking info, I called again yesterday.
They said that last week their ordering system has issues so most of those orders didn't go through and they told me to re-order.
 

mgourlay

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I had the 267 price too, shipping to NJ. Yesterday they told me to reorder (woman told me to order from www.mystore.compaq.com , but i dont have a pin number, or know what that even means), but today they told me to call back tomorrow and they will probably have a tracking number for me (yeah right!). We'll see what happens.
 

TheTurk

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I got mine last week. Bluetooth rules, better than my olde e740.
screen is not as bright as my 1910 but not bad.
get it while you can......
Now, I can check my email anytime thru my t68i via ATT GPRS while keeping the phone in my pocket..
 

SKC

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just called HP, and the salesperson told me that a lot of orders didn't make it from the previous department to the correct one. He cancelled the old order and took a new one, at the same price, and it should be shipped soon. To everyone that still has a pending order, I'd recommend calling HP (I don't know if I'm supposed to post the number, so PM me if you'd like) and asking about your order. Good luck!

 

EDiT

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Well...I had no luck calling. They kept telling me it would be a few more days. I suggest placing a NEW order on the site. My order from Monday shipped already, but my order from 2 weeks ago is in limbo. Then if they ship two you can return one or sell it. I really think that the missing orders will never ship.

Anyone who got theirs already, is the sync interface the same as the 3800/3900? I have a lot of cables I'd like to be able to use.
 

bubbasmurf

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Order was in 2 days ago (after ordering last tuesday on the web i reordered on the phone) Got zapped for tax, no shipping, grand total is about 283.02 (give or take a penny, heh, um anyhow) Should arrive tommarow.

JUST FYI from the reviews I have read this should work with most of the old 3835 hardware, keyboards etc. I am hoping it works with my gps from radioshack (50.00, some still have it, the digitraveler) and my 19.00 Micro Innovations keyboard (from office depot)
I will be a happy camper. No I dont camp, its an expression....or somethin....

BTW (and I know I could get flamed for this) I am a fatwalleter, and have saved MANY times from them, I origionaly heard of this deal through them. I do agree alot of them buy in bulk and kill the deals, but alot also just buy one item. I kinda feel bad ordering on these sweet deals to begin with, and would never think of getting 2 unless I had a legit use (such as running a beowolf cluster off of these....hum... WOAH, that would be interesting.........)
 

dynamius

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great... so i really did get 2... i got my tracking info today for both of them... two different packages from Indianapolis, IN via UPS Ground. I don't really wanna go through the hassle of selling or especially returning the extra... I wonder if I should call and give 'em a hard time for giving me a hard time...

Then again, those HP reps have probably already been given hell from hundreds of people calling in and asking about their orders. I could tell it was getting really old to the rep I was talking to. When I asked about whether I needed to give additional information to verify my qualification for the order, she was just like, "We're going through and rebooking all of them manually because you guys...*sudden pause*..."
Then after hearing nothing coming from her for a few seconds I asked, "I'm sorry, excuse me?"
Realizing that I probably wouldn't know what she meant by that and trying to save face, she changed the subject by saying, "We'll send you an e-mail confirmation when your order ships. If we need anymore information we'll send you an e-mail."
 

k000

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Originally posted by: dynamius
If HP has presence in your state, then you're gonna get charged tax... I drive pass HP builings all the time... (What else did you expect in the Silicon Valley? :))

Dude, please be humble about being in Silicon valley. My friends out here are looking for jobs for quite some time now.