maemo.org - Talk - View Single Post - Are you buying the N900? (Quick poll)

	christexaport	2009-08-27 , 13:22
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Originally Posted by theflew

I think the problem is people keep throwing around the $700. If you're in the US there is no benefit in getting an unlocked phone unless you like carrier jumping at a whim. It's not like you get a discount if you bring your own phone (in the US). So just like Pre and iPhone owners you probably get it for somewhere between $199 - $399 on contract.

Unlocked IS a big benefit in the US. If you buy a subsidized phone from at&t, it comes at a higher monthly tarriff than an unlocked. For instance, the unlocked N95 can choose any voice plan, and data is about $12-19 per month. Choose a subsidized iPhone, and you must choose a minimum voice plan that they set, and data is around $25-35 a month, so you save nearly $150+ a year going unlocked just on data! And if they push the price higher, ain't no carrier switching, either, until the contract ends, and even then, there's no way to unlock the device and keep your warranty!! And lastly, unlocked devices usually have features and software stripped from them to pander to the carriers. So subsidized devices usually come at a high cost.

This device will be different, and I doubt it will be branded in any way by TMobile, something they've gotten away from recently.

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