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mklynds · 07-07-2009, 10:34 AM

Okay I did some work over the phones and this is what I have come up with.

Sony Style Canada - Contacted them by phone at 8:07 local time.

The operator was very nice. Friendly and Helpful to a tee. She told me that "there are no plans to discontinue the 700 in Canada to the best of my knowledge. It is one of our top selling products." She also added that she had "not heard any rumors either" so I shouldn't worry about it. "Could be that they (Sony USA) are getting prepared to roll out there next model. Unfortunately for us they (the USA) get the new products first."

Sony USA - Contacted by phone at 8:19am local time.

The operator was very helpful if not friendly. Maybe a little grumpy from getting out of bed. He was less prepared then his Canadian counterpart and was therefor more forth right with some of his answers. To the question of has it been discontinued? "Not to the best of my knowledge." He did say however that they won't likely discontinue the 700 because again "It (prs-700) is one of our top sellers." I asked about the next and upcoming model and he replied, "The 700 continues to sell so we (Sony) will just release a new model and have 3 models to choose from. There is going to be wifi on the next model but as to any other changes, price or features I don't know yet" also he added "I haven't heard anything official on a release date yet so who knows when it will come out!"

Well folks it sounds like Sony might be coming close to letting something out of the bag. Maybe we will get some info on the new model soon. The Sony Style Canada rep did tell me to keep an eye on Sony USA's press releases.

I also wanted to add that both the Canadian and American reps both told me several times that the prs-700 is one of Sony's top selling products. As in all of Sony not just their portable device division.

Stay tuned...

07-07-2009, 10:34 AM	#2
mklynds That guy, no not that guy Posts: 337 Karma: 2846 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS600 Red	Okay I did some work over the phones and this is what I have come up with. Sony Style Canada - Contacted them by phone at 8:07 local time. The operator was very nice. Friendly and Helpful to a tee. She told me that "there are no plans to discontinue the 700 in Canada to the best of my knowledge. It is one of our top selling products." She also added that she had "not heard any rumors either" so I shouldn't worry about it. "Could be that they (Sony USA) are getting prepared to roll out there next model. Unfortunately for us they (the USA) get the new products first." Sony USA - Contacted by phone at 8:19am local time. The operator was very helpful if not friendly. Maybe a little grumpy from getting out of bed. He was less prepared then his Canadian counterpart and was therefor more forth right with some of his answers. To the question of has it been discontinued? "Not to the best of my knowledge." He did say however that they won't likely discontinue the 700 because again "It (prs-700) is one of our top sellers." I asked about the next and upcoming model and he replied, "The 700 continues to sell so we (Sony) will just release a new model and have 3 models to choose from. There is going to be wifi on the next model but as to any other changes, price or features I don't know yet" also he added "I haven't heard anything official on a release date yet so who knows when it will come out!" Well folks it sounds like Sony might be coming close to letting something out of the bag. Maybe we will get some info on the new model soon. The Sony Style Canada rep did tell me to keep an eye on Sony USA's press releases. I also wanted to add that both the Canadian and American reps both told me several times that the prs-700 is one of Sony's top selling products. As in all of Sony not just their portable device division. Stay tuned... Last edited by mklynds; 07-07-2009 at 10:37 AM.