why so cheap?

[ultradroid]

Now its the fact that its all hardware bad software. Atrix is an inferior phone.
The funniest part of the pricing is that Verizon is charging 250 for the thunderbolt lol

The price of the Thunderbolt is precisely *why* I chose to get the Inspire. Same phone, MUCH less expensive.

-Mike

 

[kb58]

For what the phone has to offer, why is it so cheap?

Look up "the razor blade" principle. Practically give away the razor, then nickle-and-dime the customer for the blades. Cheap? 24 months at ~$75 is $1800... so whether they charge $60 for the phone or $150 makes very little difference in the big picture.

 

[badams1]

Look up "the razor blade" principle. Practically give away the razor, then nickle-and-dime the customer for the blades. Cheap? 24 months at ~$75 is $1800... so whether they charge $60 for the phone or $150 makes very little difference in the big picture.

Exactly.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Look up "the razor blade" principle. Practically give away the razor, then nickle-and-dime the customer for the blades. Cheap? 24 months at ~$75 is $1800... so whether they charge $60 for the phone or $150 makes very little difference in the big picture.

so then why does verizon charge 150 more?

 

[kb58]

Guess they wanted to make $1900 over two years instead of $1800...

 

[AndreaCristiano]

Guess they wanted to make $1900 over two years instead of $1800...

Guess or they just didn't feel like subsidizing as much as ATT
I think ATT took a lesson from the iPhone if you subsidize the phones well the contract makes up the difference