-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Technosteve
Banned
I'll check back Thursday, i'm sure some of you guys have hung yourselves. But if your still alive me and my friend are taking a trip to Canada to buy some phones.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Why Canada? Is it that much cheaper than importing from say Expansys?
Technosteve
Banned
Canada is only a 6 hour drive away!
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Yeah but does it work out to be cheaper?
Technosteve
Banned
125 dollars less 625 unlocked USD i think
What would you be selling them for? I'm in Canada, but I can't get one until January when Rogers gets them!
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Really? Hmm, pick one up for me!
I saw that price on Virgin's site, but they make you get a plan with it.
Get me one? -_-
Technosteve
Banned
To Canada! :lol
I'm already here!
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
When are you going? Where are you buying it?
I want to hear all about it because I will send someone to Canada to grab me one got dammit
Technosteve
Banned
Haha, if it doesn't come out on the 15th hopefully a kind Canadian reseller will sell it. If not a trip to Canada over Xmas break sounds like fun. Do some skiing while sleeping out of a car in below zero weather.
At least I would have my Droid to keep me warm. It runs hot all the time now anyway.
kirbybreezy
Member
Said screw it and went ahead and bought the unlocked from handtec for 660 (700 shipped). Looks like they do international next day air, no idea it would be that fast.
I'm currently on contract with Verizon so I might just tether the GN to my Incredible and possibly do T-mobes' 30 dollar month to month at some point. Don't want to lose unlimited data though.
I came to the realization that 90% of my phone use these days has been following ICS and the Galaxy Nexus news.
No idea what I will do when I actually get it.
I'm currently on contract with Verizon so I might just tether the GN to my Incredible and possibly do T-mobes' 30 dollar month to month at some point. Don't want to lose unlimited data though.
I came to the realization that 90% of my phone use these days has been following ICS and the Galaxy Nexus news.
No idea what I will do when I actually get it.
SteveWinwood
Member
Verizon is really making me consider going to canada as well. It's only a 2 hour drive for me. If I don't have one by Friday, I have to wait a whole month 
I thought it was going to come out last like tuesday so I didn't think it would be a big deal. Stupid verizon.
I thought it was going to come out last like tuesday so I didn't think it would be a big deal. Stupid verizon.
Portable computer with an HD display and connectivity.
AND YOU CAN PLAY ANGRY BIRDS ON IT GUYS
voodoojohn
Banned
That's how much a good unlocked smartphone costs. See: iPhone 4s
voodoojohn
Banned
What, it's not good?
Use whatever descriptors you'd like: good, flagship, top tier specs. The phones that fit the bill are $700+ unsubsidized.
The conversation at hand is smartphones and/or mobile computers not feature phones.
Technosteve
Banned
So two hardcore iPhone fans I know have been converted thanks to the Galaxy Nexus + Icecream Sandwich. This gets me thinking, what the fuck are half you Android users contemplating, just god damn get one.
...oh wait, you Americans can't.
...oh wait, you Americans can't.
Finally, Australia has something awesome before the US
newdayrocks
Member
Nope. Sadly, the "New Every 2" $50 discount isn't applicable at Costco. You can only use NE2 directly through Verizon, so you're better off doing that than saving only $10 through Costco, unless Costco does an accessories pack like they did with the Bionic, which it doesn't look like they're doing with the GN.
And that makes it right? Justifying that high price because it's the norm? Cell phones are overpriced as is, on contract.
But i'll shutup, that's a debate for another thread.
The Faceless Master
Member
why not do it here?
most of these devices cost around $200 in parts and assembly. then there's stuff like technology licensing, shipping costs, taxes, research & development, software development & support, hardware support, marketing and (of course) profit. they then sell the devices to 3rd parties who pay import duties and other fees, and also want to make a profit when they sell the devices to consumers.
look no further then the PS Vita for 299 with a 3g radio in it with specs that destroy any phone on the market today. If you could buy a phone for $400 off contract or $249 on contract, less and less people would be tied to contracts... which is death for the carriers, they'd have to actually compete
pretty much this. ironically people thought the vita would cost ~400, myself included.
they should be unlockable i believe, but only the simfree ones are unlocked
no what i mean is if i buy a Vodafone nexus which according to some recent users is locked to Vodafone carrier, and if google launches an OTA update for the phone will the locked users get the update at the same time???
thats a good question. Around the same time is the safest answer. There are builds out there that aren't "google" owned. Only the simfree ones i believe ARE google owned. Also, these are the only ones that got the latest volume bug fix OTA, so its all wait and see. You may not get it at exactly the same time as the unlocked ones, but you will get it before other phones
Okay sounds fair, but i thought the whole Nexus family meant that it was a google experience in the sense that it would not be binded with any carrier or other entity whatsoever...
those lines are blurring
Yeah, that was obviously the idealistic plan when Google started this whole idea of the Nexus devices, but I think the reality that smartphone carriers have the last say* is starting to set in.
* -
* -
Until Google saves us all by upending the market with their own cellular carrier, of course.
You can't compare a loss leader to a stand alone product.
there is zero proof that the Vita is a loss leader. It may not make them $200 in profit like a phone does for its maker but speculation isnt proof
Robobandit
Member
It's sony.. they're going to be losing money on that thing. They are counting on memory cards and games to make that money back.
The bill of materials alone on that thing will get very close, if not exceed $299
5" OLED screens are not cheap.
We'll have a better estimate when someone gets one and does a tear-down for the proper BoM, but I'm convinced that they're losing at least $50 per unit.
The 3g radio is $100-$150 alone.
Similar threads
- Locked