htc touch pro (rafael) price?

[theevilmonkee]

Originally Posted by Siflan

FYI - The Touch Pro (Raphael) will only be $549, not the $930 it said. The pricing will come down closer to its release date.

549 with or without the contract? also where'd you hear this?

[badutahboy]

Originally Posted by theevilmonkee

549 with or without the contract? also where'd you hear this?

$549-$599 without contract has been the standard for each of the last 4-5 WM devices... I'd think the pricing will remain similar.

Right out of the chutes, I'd expect to pay $350-400 with a contract and $550-600 without.

If you're upgrade eligible, or switching to sprint, you'll probably be able to get one from a 3rd party retailer on ebay for $50 within the first week it's released.

[theevilmonkee]

Originally Posted by badutahboy

If you're upgrade eligible, or switching to sprint, you'll probably be able to get one from a 3rd party retailer on ebay for $50 within the first week it's released.

!!! are you serious?!? wow.

[remydakid]

ehh, i say $350 with a 2 year

[badutahboy]

Originally Posted by theevilmonkee

!!! are you serious?!? wow.

Yeah... 3rd party retailers get paid $300-500 for activating new lines and renewal/upgrades... There are a lot of retailers who lower their prices and take a hit to their commission in order to sell a lot more phones on ebay... It's pretty brilliant.. you may only make $100/phone, but you'll sell 1500 phones a week if you're $300 lower than the sprint store.

just watch out for the fine print. Most of them charge you if you cancel or downgrade your service within the first 6 months after getting your phone, because sprint docks their commission if you do that...

[theevilmonkee]

wow. could you give me some examples of those 3rd party retailers that would be likely to sell the rafael cheaply?

[badutahboy]

Just watch ebay.. Nobody is selling moguls at that price now, presumably because demand is low... but when a phone is in high demand, it's a very common deal on ebay...

As an example, my friend bought a pantech duo on ebay recently for $50 with a contract extension.. the at&t store gets $279 w/ extension, I believe... when moguls first came out, about 1 out of every 4 ebay auctions for them was a retailer selling them between 50-150.

[rangness]

how much do the ebay sellers buy them for before selling on ebay?

[walterlee78]

I saw this article which mentions HTC has a deal with a Taiwan carrier to sell the Diamond for $98 with certain contracts, so I am hopeful this phone will be out for $250 or less for Sprint...
http://www.networkworld.com/news/200...out.html?t51hb

[drexappeal]

I just hope that I can purchase it through our corporate 3rd party for an automatic discounted price without being close to my upgrade date.