 MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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Re: Go for it said by KrK:Choices like these are good things. I agree. I'm curious to see if Google will subsidize it, or if it will be sold for full retail? Will American consumers shell out $499 or $599 for a phone at full price?
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Also wondering what platform they go after. Seems AT&T would be the one to get on since they haven't joined the party.
said by Matt:said by KrK:Choices like these are good things. I agree. I'm curious to see if Google will subsidize it, or if it will be sold for full retail? Will American consumers shell out $499 or $599 for a phone at full price? |
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| said by gridlocked:Also wondering what platform they go after. Seems AT&T would be the one to get on since they haven't joined the party. At this point, nobody wants to get on the AT&T network except for the iPhone.
You think people go there for the network? Haha!
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emptywigHuh? What?Premium
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There is no reason a phone needs to cost $500. They can surely make and sell the phone for half that.
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said by Matt:said by KrK:Choices like these are good things. I agree. I'm curious to see if Google will subsidize it, or if it will be sold for full retail? Will American consumers shell out $499 or $599 for a phone at full price? It doesn't have to be $500 bucks. Dell sells the Nokia E63 for $199. It's a pretty decent. It has 3G, WiFi, camera, email (POP/IMAP), and VOIP (has a built-in SIP client). Oh yes, it also does YouTube and interfaces with Outlook. |
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 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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I don't think the phone needs to cost that much. Chances are $250 is probably closer to the mark, and less if Google subsidizes it's retail price.
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KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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said by gridlocked:Also wondering what platform they go after. Seems AT&T would be the one to get on since they haven't joined the party. The purpose of this phone would be that it was compatible with all carriers. IE you buy your own open phone and can use it with any carrier.
Our carriers hate this as they don't want people to be able to walk from their service to the competition without having to get new phones.
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 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
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Alexandria, VA | reply to KrK
said by KrK:I don't think the phone needs to cost that much. Chances are $250 is probably closer to the mark, Basis? Besides, unlike European phones, this phone would have to have multiple transmission technologies so that it can work with all of the US cell carriers. That's going to add to the manufacturing cost of the device, especially working out how to wire the thing such that each transmission technology is equally configured for optimal connectivity.
said by KrK:and less if Google subsidizes it's retail price. Unless Google is planning to sell a service on top of it, why would they subsidize the price?
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said by emptywig:There is no reason a phone needs to cost $500. They can surely make and sell the phone for half that. wig Please, oh please, elaborate. A smartphone has 90% of the features of a netbook (with more radios - ie bluetooth, umts/gsm, and wifi). Oh, but it's 1/5th the size. How much do you think those parts cost?
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 SLDPremium
join:2002-04-17
San Francisco, CA | reply to Matt
These $500 phones are ridiculous. You can buy a full PC for that price. |
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MattAll noise, no signal.Premium
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kudos:12 | said by SLD:These $500 phones are ridiculous. You can buy a full PC for that price. While I agree, you can't carry a PC in your pocket. 
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GbcueAlmost P.E.Premium
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said by SLD:These $500 phones are ridiculous. You can buy a full PC for that price. eMachines? LOL.
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 wifi4milezBig Russ, 1918 to 2008. Rest in Peace
join:2004-08-07
New York, NY | reply to KrK
said by KrK:The purpose of this phone would be that it was compatible with all carriers. IE you buy your own open phone and can use it with any carrier. Although that would be interesting, there is very little chance that will happen. That would mean the device would need to support all variations of GSM and CDMA which just isnt likely. Also keep in mind that CDMA phones need to be technically "assured" before you can activate them on Verizon or Sprint (sometimes you can get away with it on Sprint). Based on that, all signs point to this basically being an unlocked GSM phone. Still cool, however I doubt it will be the "game changer" some people think.
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nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
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Alexandria, VA | reply to tiger72
said by tiger72:Oh, but it's 1/5th the size. How much do you think those parts cost? One fifth the cost? 
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nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
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Alexandria, VA | reply to Gbcue
said by Gbcue:said by SLD:These $500 phones are ridiculous. You can buy a full PC for that price. eMachines? LOL. The laptop I'm posting from was $350. Granted, it's a sucktacular Toshiba, but proves you can get a "name brand" for under $500.
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tiger72SexaT duorPPremium
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i wish! |
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»www.woot.com/
Even cheaper |
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| That's a $200 paperweight. 1.6GHz? A joke.
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said by w00t :
Why do I love playing vintage games on my eMachines ET1810-01? Because those are the only kinds of games it can play.
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