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Originally Posted by SaltyDawg
Again- when that iPhone was $200 with a new contract, the cheapest Windows Mobile phone was the PPC-6700 which was almost $500 on a new contract (and $630 full retail, if I remember correctly).
And, again, the data package for Windows Mobile phones was something like $30 on Sprint, and $45 on Verizon and AT&T. But the iPhone data plan was only $20 and included text messaging too.
Apple selling phones had nothing to do with the lower price. They were making money form iTunes and the app store, and then raised the price of the iPhone data package. That's why they lowered the price.
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the xv6700 was 399 with a new contract...and the second pocket pc on verizon's lineup at the time (samsung i730) was 199 with a 49.99 discount online =) and both of those were prices by at most spring 2006 (I was watching the phones salivating over them then). The xv6700 remained that price till about fall or winter 2007/2008 and the only reason the price decreased was because of the xv6800 if I do recall.
also the data package on vzw started at 30 bucks and for exchange services 45 bucks at the time the iphone was released...so on new plans not all ppcs and plans were as expensive as they were in like 2005
proof of xv6700 pricing is right here
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/Verizon-XV6700.htm