Amazon drops price of Fire phone to 99 cents
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Amazon drops price of Fire phone to 99 cents
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Re: Amazon drops price of Fire phone to 99 cents
#299 cents plus $2400.
Re: Amazon drops price of Fire phone to 99 cents
#3Some previous discussion about the change (though not about the NYTimes article): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8285764
Re: Amazon drops price of Fire phone to 99 cents
#499 cents plus $2400.
heh.. I chortled, indeed is it only the U.S. that does this free phone lock in contract scheme? I simply buy my phones outright (Nexus 5 atm) and hook it up with an MVNO (Simple Mobile atm) that works with sim cards.
Re: Amazon drops price of Fire phone to 99 cents
#599 cents plus $2400.
heh.. I chortled, indeed is it only the U.S. that does this free phone lock in contract scheme? I simply buy my phones outright (Nexus 5 atm) and hook it up with an MVNO (Simple Mobile atm) that works with sim cards.
In Mexico it is done but usually the carriers without interference from the manufacturers. For example, I can pay a different price for the iPhone upfront depending on whether I want a contract for 12, 18, or 24 months. Of course you can always buy the phone at full price.