Just smack a 3G + GSM sim card on an iPod Touch.. Done!
That will worth around $400 I guess.
That's pointless if they still need to get a separate cell phone.
I'm assuming people need a cell phone before they need an iPod Touch with data.
Just smack a 3G + GSM sim card on an iPod Touch.. Done!
That will worth around $400 I guess.
the 3GS is still around. what's the difference between what you are suggesting? Almost everyone i know that is getting a new iphone isn't opting for the cheaper 3GS.
I know this stuff gets the 'iPhone Nano' crowd all excited, but it ain't happening.
This will be, let's say, an iPhone 4 with 8 GB of memory, no gyroscope, and no front camera. (Or something like that.)
It'll probably have a differnt name so they can sell it, an actual iPhone 4, and an iPhone 5 all at the same time. So, 3 models instead of the current 2.
But not a Nano.
because so far the 3GS was not sold unlocked. if the 3GS was $349 unlocked I would have bought one a year ago (even considering that I own a locked 3GS already).
many people need an unlocked iPhone but can't get it right now unless they pay $700 or more. and I don't need all new features. i need a phone that I can use as a smartphone, not just as a iPod touch and that doesn't force me to carry two phones and chargers around as soon as I leave the country.
everyone seems to think that prepaid means you have bad credit or you are poor and can't afford to get on a contract....that's not true at all.
Yeah, the folk I know with prepaid phones don't fall into that category. But a lot of them do a lot of business and travelling around Europe so I guess that's a reason to avoid contract.
Sim cards for each country, it's a winner.
No it wouldn't, the customers that have been buying the premium iphone will continue to buy the latest & nicest iphone, but the people who have been buying the $229 touch will now buy the $350 iphone nano. (which is what i would be inclined to).
And how do you sell the existing $650 iPhone alongside this '$400' iPhone, if the former only has a slightly better display and body? The trick is to figure out a way to sell this $400 iPhone without impacting too much on the sales of the $650 iPhone.Just smack a 3G + GSM sim card on an iPod Touch.. Done!
That will worth around $400 I guess.
And how do you sell the existing $650 iPhone alongside this '$400' iPhone, if the former only has a slightly better display and body? The trick is to figure out a way to sell this $400 iPhone without impacting too much on the sales of the $650 iPhone.
Or they could simply reduce the profit margin on the iPhone from 70% to 30% and reduce the price from $650 to $300. But wait, they would have to sell more than twice as many iPhones to generate the same profit.same here. if this were nothing more than an iPod touch with a cell radio, earpiece and relocated mic, i'd buy it.
iPhone A: 16GB, A5, 4G radio, 8MP camera, $199 on contract
iPhone B: 8GB, A4, 3G radio, 3MP camera, $299 contract free
something like that. heck to save money, just lower the price of the iPhone 4. which is more likely.
And how do you sell the existing $650 iPhone alongside this '$400' iPhone, if the former only has a slightly better display and body? The trick is to figure out a way to sell this $400 iPhone without impacting too much on the sales of the $650 iPhone.
hm, for the US:
what if they release a iPhone 5 unlocked for $649, a locked iPhone 5 with contract for $200 and an unlocked iPhone 4 for $349?
I would buy the iPhone 4 unlocked and run it on my current ATT contract. And so would many people and therefore the cheap unlocked iPhone would cut into Apples high end sales.
Exactly that is why they sell currently the unlocked iPhone 3GS 8 GB for $568 (pre-tax, UK price) and not for $350 and the iPhone 4 16 GB for $677.3GS vs. IPHONE 4
same here. if this were nothing more than an iPod touch with a cell radio, earpiece and relocated mic, i'd buy it.
iPhone A: 16GB, A5, 4G radio, 8MP camera, $199 on contract
iPhone B: 8GB, A4, 3G radio, 3MP camera, $299 contract free
something like that. heck to save money, just lower the price of the iPhone 4. which is more likely.
T-Mobile contract here in Germany: 55
Prepaid with even better conditions: 20
Americans just love paying $1000+ per year for their cell phones. And then they wonder why they are all in debt.
Americans just love paying $1000+ per year for their cell phones. And then they wonder why they are all in debt. Couple that with a daily $4-5 Starbucks drink and you have roughly $2.5K for an iphone and coffee for ONE YEAR. Over 40 years, that comes out to be $100,000 for a cell phone and a daily morning coffee. That's just stupid.
it's not like there are many options in the USA to where people just flock to the contract for an iphone. There are ZERO options here unless you're tech savvy to figure out things on your own.
i agree, paying over $100/month for a cell phone is crazy, but sadly there aren't many options here in the US unless you go with Virgin Mobile etc.
It's time for some anti-trust action. If ATT is allowed to buy T-Mobile, the US wireless market is doomed.