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rose1 11-12-2008 12:39 AM

Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
I don't understand. The Pro and Diamond are the hottest phones available for sprint but you never see a commercial for them. There are plenty of commercials for the new Rant and the Instinct. Does the Pro sell itself? Maybe it doesn't need commercials. Whaddaya think?

saf100792 11-12-2008 12:42 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
no clue but i kinda like it dat way. i hate when everyone has the same phone as you like the razr

Cicatrize 11-12-2008 12:42 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
The Pro and Diamond sell itself to PPC Geeks like us...

The Instinct and Rant are user friendly devices for the average phone user, and appeal to a larger crowd. Some people find our PPC's too confusing.

gobmonster 11-12-2008 12:45 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Cicatrize (Post 513118)
The Pro and Diamond sell itself to PPC Geeks like us...

The Instinct and Rant are user friendly devices for the average phone user, and appeal to a larger crowd. Some people find our PPC's too confusing.

Exactly. Alot of us ppcgeeks are having problems with this phone and we're way more advanced than the general population.

1999TL 11-12-2008 12:49 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
Plus, it's CHEAPER. Not everybody wants to spend a few hundred on a phone.

madzilla 11-12-2008 12:50 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
i would sell my dogs to buy the latest PPC :D

MHEMD 11-12-2008 01:20 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
There are two more reasons that I can think of

1. The Instinct and ?Rant are exclusive to Sprint. Why would they want to market the Diamond and TP when you can go to ATT and get one.

2. I remember reading somewhere that Samsung is giving Sprint money to co-market the phone. Maybe HTC doesn't have the same budget as Samsung for advertising

dbigdawg 11-12-2008 01:30 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
The Samsung MDF (market development fund) is over $100 million this year alone. The Rant and the Instinct are considered consumer devices which will get reactionary purchases based upon advertising. The Diamond and Pro are considered Pro-sumer devices that have followings in IT and occult groups that create their own buzz for products.

Any device that has a pre-order thread on ten or more different web sites, probably doesn't need a whole lot of advertising. We line up at the FCC website just waiting for an approval so we can start figuring out how to get a qualified upgrade or discount out of executive care. Why advertisie?

staticent116 11-12-2008 01:48 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by dbigdawg (Post 513214)
The Samsung MDF (market development fund) is over $100 million this year alone. The Rant and the Instinct are considered consumer devices which will get reactionary purchases based upon advertising. The Diamond and Pro are considered Pro-sumer devices that have followings in IT and occult groups that create their own buzz for products.

Any device that has a pre-order thread on ten or more different web sites, probably doesn't need a whole lot of advertising. We line up at the FCC website just waiting for an approval so we can start figuring out how to get a qualified upgrade or discount out of executive care. Why advertisie?

Thats a good point right there!

Deimoss 11-12-2008 01:52 AM

Re: Why does sprint boost up the Rant and the Instinct but not the Pro or Diamond?
 
USA Today has a daily full color ad for the Sprint Touch Diamond for a while now

Always first page, right hand corner of the Money section


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