[northernpenguin]

Ok for those of you that are outraged by the pricing of the Touch Pro 2 on Sprint:

A little perspective here.

TELUS - 2 Year Contract pricing, since that's what you USA types get:

HTC Touch Pro 2: $549.99
HTC Touch Pro (7279): $549.99 <-- Yes, that's the same #@#@n price.
Blackberry Tour 9630: $499.99
Blackberry Storm 9530: $499.99
Samsung Omnia i910: $449.99
Palm Treo Pro: $399.99
HTC Touch: $399.99

So at $449.00, on a two year contract you're still WAY ahead of us Telus users. Particularly when our dollar creeps up near par, like it's ben doing lately.

The TP2 is $649 non contract, while the Storm/Tour are $599.99 non contract here. Boycott Sprint all you like.... now don't get me started on the data plan pricing down there versus what happens in Canada if you actually turn ON your phone.

The Rogers iPhone 3GS (16GB) is $199.99 on a *mandatory* 3 year contract. My Touch Pro 2, with a removable battery and a 16GB MicroSD card cost me $249 on my 3 year plan with Telus, and about $45 for the SD card.

Hardly what I would call getting raped for the device. Boycotting Sprint will simply mean they sell to others. Around here the average Telus store is backordered for about 2 weeks on the TP2