Anyone have an idea on the price for the Evo 4G?

[ajac]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Do you work for Sprint?

nope but I work for the government as a military contractor dealing with stuff I cant talk about but we work with sprint alot and we do see things and hear things and we my boss is investing HEAVILY in evo and sprint for some of our projects so we hear alot

[rushco]

This should be compared to the instinct and not the TP2. That was like $129 if I remember correctly. So I say this being $199 is a good guess.

[glittler]

My Guess is 199 anything higher than that and they can't appeal to the mainstream. Business phones they can charge exorbant amounts because corporations pay the price(most of the time).

[losplatanos]

eventhough tmobile and verizon have almost the same phone for $199, hd2 and incredible.....for some reason sprint phones always cost more so most likely after all rebates would be $299.................look how verizon drop the tp2 for as litle as $80 sprint website its still $299....................its not going to be cheap..........because it has a couple of things the other dont' HDMI, dual Camera and 8 megepixel, and 4G.................i wish it would have been as afordable as the HD2 but it will cost much more

[Pao]

Originally Posted by losplatanos

eventhough tmobile and verizon have almost the same phone for $199, hd2 and incredible.....for some reason sprint phones always cost more so most likely after all rebates would be $299.................look how verizon drop the tp2 for as litle as $80 sprint website its still $299....................its not going to be cheap..........because it has a couple of things the other dont' HDMI, dual Camera and 8 megepixel, and 4G.................i wish it would have been as afordable as the HD2 but it will cost much more

Possibly because Sprint isn't subsidizing as much of the phones cost through a higher monthly fee?

$299 phone + $70/month data plan for 24 months: $1979

$80 phone + $100/month data plan for 24 months: $2480

I mean, common sense has little factor in this no? You're going to make up the price of that phone in a little over 7 months, for the following 17 months you're technically saving money.

[tokuzumi]

Originally Posted by Pao

Possibly because Sprint isn't subsidizing as much of the phones cost through a higher monthly fee?

$299 phone + $70/month data plan for 24 months: $1979

$80 phone + $100/month data plan for 24 months: $2480

I mean, common sense has little factor in this no? You're going to make up the price of that phone in a little over 7 months, for the following 17 months you're technically saving money.

EDUCATED consumers know the difference. They are few and far between, unfortunately.

Rarely will someone factor in monthly payments into the equation. They look at upfront costs. That's why this nation is in so much debt. $50/mo for this laptop. $100/mo for this tv. Surround sound system, $75/mo, etc. Each of those numbers is small, individually, but you add many of them together, and they can become huge.

[jonnythan]

I anticipate $199 or $249.

[rainfreak]

Originally Posted by jonnythan

I anticipate $199 or $249.

I agree... AFTER the $100 MIR and WITH a new or renewed two year contract.

[BlackDynamite]

Originally Posted by Pao

Possibly because Sprint isn't subsidizing as much of the phones cost through a higher monthly fee?

$299 phone + $70/month data plan for 24 months: $1979

$80 phone + $100/month data plan for 24 months: $2480

I mean, common sense has little factor in this no? You're going to make up the price of that phone in a little over 7 months, for the following 17 months you're technically saving money.

Your overall point is fine for Verizon, but T-Mobile charges the same as Sprint on some plans, and even less than Sprint on some plans.

[Ticklemepinks]

Originally Posted by SaltyDawg

Your overall point is fine for Verizon, but T-Mobile charges the same as Sprint on some plans, and even less than Sprint on some plans.

but tmo coverage is bad also...