Is Instinct going to get the marketing/promotion that the touch diamond/pro deserve?

[jon6535]

does anybody have any idea how much the instinct will cost if i buy it as a second phone, i heard like $549 USD but that seems pricey

[falzon03]

it will be 450
150 instant with 100 mail in rebate with two year contract

[Torx]

in all honesty, they shoulda began production and that multi million dollar marketing on the diamond/touch pro.

[falzon03]

idk i really think the instinct is going to be a killer phone.....and im also wondering if it will be possible to flash the rom over to windows mobile? if so it might kill the diamond also

[elosogrande7076]

Originally Posted by dbigdawg

Considering the Instinct is going to release on June 20th and the Touch Pro has no production plans yet, I am not surprised that it was absent from their roadshow. If your big box is at all like the yellow tag stores I used to run, turnover minimized the need to talk about things 3-6 months ahead of time. Our product launch schdules and training programs captured 90 days of product. Anything more than that and there was a high likelyhood you were training people who would be working somewhere else before the product was released.

Also, the Instinct was built by Samsung specifically for Sprint and nobody else. When a carrier and manufacturer enter into an exclusive development agreement, MDF is allocated by both parties. As much money as Samsung has laid out in MDF, I would assume that this is at least a 1 year exclusive. If Sprint and HTC sign an exclusive agreement for the Touch Pro, you may see big MDF. The Touch only received a 6 month exclusive and therefore got minimal MDF. The iPhone on the other hand, garnered a 5 year exclusive and the MDF agreement was massive.

Just my 2 cents and 18 years in the business.

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[Draiko]

The Killer phone will be the Touch Pro... TV out, VGA screen, 3D GPU, autofocusing camera, eGPS, and video calling just make it the ultimate phone for 2008... until the nVidia Tegra based phones come out

[Blad3]

Originally Posted by Draiko

The Killer phone will be the Touch Pro... TV out, VGA screen, 3D GPU, autofocusing camera, eGPS, and video calling just make it the ultimate phone for 2008... until the nVidia Tegra based phones come out

htc dream. 'nuff said.

[anthony67]

Indirect dealers will have the Instinct......in fact all channels will have it. This will be an all out blitz with this phone.

[kfresh12]

The instinct will not cost $450,$199,or $249...Those wore previous prices and speculated prices the real pricing for the phone will be released on June 16th; the estimated price is $279.99

[falzon03]

ok i have the tag sprint sent us in fornt of me now it is 199.99 with two year agreement
150 instant savings
100 mail in
449.99 regular price