Help me get a new cellphone...

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by joncha
Don't forget to accessorize whatever phone you eventually decide on.

I'm afraid to ask what's being advertised. Knowing it's Japanese, it's probably related to Tub Girl...

[Drake Tungsten]

Dude, it's Hard Gay. It says so right on the package.

[joncha]

Alas, no. I'm sure I can find you a tubgirl cellphone strap if you really want one, though.

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
Dude, it's Hard Gay. It says so right on the package.

Dude, Kirk is Hard Gay. All I see is a bunch of Japanese gibberish.

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by joncha
I agree.

[Tattila the Hun]

The horse and elk don't look too happy...

[Zoid]

[DRoseDARs]

Ok people, seriously. Help me. And Zoid? Already posted by Drake and rejected. It's Apple and it's $500. Niet on both counts.

[Drake Tungsten]

Niet on both counts.

You goddamn commie...

[Zoid]

Sorry, I wasn't paying attention...

I'm fairly satisfied with my SonyEricsson W800i. I don't know how much it costs in the states though, I payed like $500 for it... I did a search on pricerunner and you can get a new unlocked one (or the the W810i) for around $300...

Not sure what it sells for on eBay, but it's a good phone

[DRoseDARs]

Zoid, while I still appreciate honest input (yes, I've looked at the W800i and it looks good too), my question is about my specific situation regarding having an analog phone and buying a new GSM-based phone from a party that is neither Cingular/AT&T nor the manufacturer (maybe Motorola, maybe Sony I don't know yet ... I have time to decide). I really don't want to buy from first parties if I can get the phone cheaper from a third party for the same quality.

[Zoid]

Ok... Then I'm done here I suppose...

[DRoseDARs]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten

Niet on both counts.

You goddamn commie...

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
http://apolyton.net/forums/showthrea...hreadid=161501

Post #186

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
lol Consumers say, "$500 for the iPhone? F**k that! " LOL

http://news.yahoo.com/s/infoworld/2...infoworld/86300

Study: Consumers not willing to pay $500 for iPhone

Nancy Gohring Fri Feb 23, 11:47 AM ET

San Francisco (IDGNS) - Consumers aren't willing to pay what Apple may ask for the iPhone, but if the price drops they'll switch their mobile service to AT&T in order to get it, according to results of a survey released Thursday.

Online market research firm Compete Inc. surveyed 379 people in the U.S., most of whom had heard of the iPhone and have shopped for an iPod, to find out how interested they are in the device to produce the uncommissioned report. The iPhone is a combined music player and cell phone that Apple plans to start selling in the U.S. in June.

Among the 26 percent of respondents who said they're likely to buy an iPhone, only 1 percent said they'd pay $500 for it. When Apple introduced the iPhone in January, it said it would cost $500 on the low end.

Forty-two percent of those who said they're likely to buy the phone said they'd pay $200 to $299.

The iPhone will be available only to subscribers of Cingular Wireless, now part of AT&T. In a blow to the operator's competitors, 60 percent of those in the survey who said they were likely to buy the phone said they'd switch their mobile operator in order to get it.

While the iPhone has been discussed as a competitor to other handsets like Research In Motion's BlackBerry, the two serve very different markets, said Andy Neff, an analyst at Bear Stearns who participated in a conference call to discuss the results of the study. "Even though there's talk about this as an alternative to RIM, it's not a corporate product," he said. Instead, the iPhone is an indication of a broad shift toward smartphones and the emergence of niches within the category, he said.

The analysts were split on what price they think the device will ultimately retail for. Operators recently haven't been discounting phones in the similar price range as the iPhone, said Phil Cusick, an analyst at Bear Stearns.

However, Apple has been known to announce a product with one price and ultimately sell it for less. Apple TV, for example, was expected to cost $399 but sells for $299, he said.

The phone may start out around $500 because early adopters morons will pay that, said Neff. But pricing will likely drop by $100 to $200 to target the mass market, he said.

And besides, you really want to pay for a phone that will look like this after a week?

[Drake Tungsten]

I would never buy an Apple product. I'm not stupid. I'd also never say "nyet". I'm not a goddamn commie.

[LordShiva]

Moto L2 for free after $20 Dealking.com cashback, from the Cingular GoPhone website.