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    vostro- only if youre a small business?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by stingystooge, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. stingystooge

    stingystooge Notebook Enthusiast

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    I called dell a couple weeks ago and they said you can only order a vostro series if you are a small business owner. Is that true? They said your order would be canceled if you aren't a small business owner.
     
    stingystooge, Jul 30, 2007
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    joseyu Notebook Consultant

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    That is not true. Anyone can order from SB. Just order it online and when they ask you for the company name, just type your name in there.
     
    joseyu, Jul 30, 2007
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    Or make up a funny name
     
    thevjm, Jul 30, 2007
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    My boyfriend ordered it for me over the phone and I don't think anything like that was mentioned :S.
     
    Lizaveta, Jul 30, 2007
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    I can confirm that a home user can order a vostro, well in the uk you can anyways. Just ordered mine :D

    Gotta play the waiting game now though
     
    Datamonkey, Jul 30, 2007
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    Yep in Australia a Vostro can be ordered by anyone.

    A Dell rep even recommended that I (a student) should get a Vostro instead of an Inspiron. The website doesn't even ask for a company name from memory. Not sure what happens in other countries, though.
     
    deadsimple, Jul 30, 2007
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    In the UK you can check through a bunch of e-value codes. The best currently appears to be N0717002. Although that might change in the next few days.
     
    IdontexistM8, Jul 30, 2007
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    Thats not true anyone can order it from the site
     
    mtor, Jul 30, 2007
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    you can order it over the phone. they will ask you some really basic questions like what are you going to use it for and what kind of business you run. you just give them random answer like i own a pizza store called "your last name + pizza". they usually dont ask a lot because they want the sell.
     
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    was the rep a home and office rep? just prolly wanted you to get the Inspiron instead of ordering from the small business site.
     
    *Daystar*, Jul 30, 2007
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    I ordered over the phone. Used my name as the company name as per the sales rep's advice. I also used small business financing to order and will pay it all of as soon as I get my student loan refund check.
     
    Kaosfury, Jul 30, 2007
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    I ordered over the phone and the dude asked if it was for business or home use, I said home and he said ok. Easy as that :). Didnt get any discount though...people who dont speak my language are IMPOSSIBLE to bargain with...
     
    boxcar_racer821, Jul 30, 2007
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  13. stingystooge

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    whoa... you can bargain with dell?
     
    stingystooge, Jul 31, 2007
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