Motorola charges outrageous prices for phones. My manager has
pulled all RAZRs off the displays due to lack of space. Moto is
just too overpriced for what it is, except the A1200.
The Go Phone market is weak, but around here, I'm selling a ton
of SIM only activations. That's why I love GSM, buy what you want,
switch when you want.
No Contract if you bring your own equipment, just have to pass
credit for a regular plan (will be $36 activation fee on first
bill) or pay at least $25 of airtime upfront for PAYGO.
@krisguy: That $36 sounds
like a rip-off just for getting the right to get post-billed. In
Finland activation fees for GSM/WCDMA subscriptions are virtually
zero all the time. Broadband is a different matter but even there
the activation fee
I want to buy a 6126 with Go Phone service, but they're out of
stock online. I haven't checked local stores to see if they have
any in stock there. I'll probably do so this weekend...
*crossing fingers* I think the 6126 is a pretty
neat little phone (well, it's not so little).
15 comments so far
costs $30.
1 week, 2 days ago by rcadden.
Motorola charges outrageous prices for phones. My manager has pulled all RAZRs off the displays due to lack of space. Moto is just too overpriced for what it is, except the A1200.
1 week, 2 days ago by krisguy.
I mean, seriously, the phone came out how many years ago? A decade yet?
1 week, 2 days ago by rcadden.
@rcadden is a refurb and i'm not shocked at all, we're talking about the us mobile market here. Looks before function for most :-(
1 week, 2 days ago by krazykritter.
Its a refurb. @rcadden isn't a refurb lol
1 week, 2 days ago by krazykritter.
The Go Phone market is weak, but around here, I'm selling a ton of SIM only activations. That's why I love GSM, buy what you want, switch when you want.
1 week, 2 days ago by krisguy.
@krisguy: Can I go to AT&T and only buy a SIM? I suppose I'd have to agree to a 2-year contract, though. :P
1 week, 2 days ago by jezlyn.
No Contract if you bring your own equipment, just have to pass credit for a regular plan (will be $36 activation fee on first bill) or pay at least $25 of airtime upfront for PAYGO.
1 week, 2 days ago by krisguy.
@jezlyn you have to ask for it otherwise they will try to get you in a contract if you don't watch it.
1 week, 1 day ago by krazykritter.
@krisguy: That $36 sounds like a rip-off just for getting the right to get post-billed. In Finland activation fees for GSM/WCDMA subscriptions are virtually zero all the time. Broadband is a different matter but even there the activation fee
1 week, 1 day ago by jkniiv.
Its is a rip but standard across all major carriers in us
1 week, 1 day ago by krazykritter.
Activation fees are just another way to get back what the operators "offer you" when you get a "free" phone etc.
1 week, 1 day ago by hypocrisy.
Activation and upgrade fees are common for all carriers in the .us and .ca, it's used to help pay for support services according to most carriers.
Activation fees are very common in the States for most anything, around here, the natural gas company requires activation fees and possibly a deposit.
1 week, 1 day ago by krisguy.
What is the average cost per new customer over there? 200 $US in average?
1 week, 1 day ago by hypocrisy.
I want to buy a 6126 with Go Phone service, but they're out of stock online. I haven't checked local stores to see if they have any in stock there. I'll probably do so this weekend... *crossing fingers* I think the 6126 is a pretty neat little phone (well, it's not so little).
1 week, 1 day ago by jezlyn.