OT: recession snags smartphone makers, in an unexpected way…

[Coronita]

Well, confessions of a android geek… I’ve held out as long as I can with my motorola razor with no text/messaging/web. etc.

And even now, I have a voice only plan on my personal plan for $30/month.

I can’t believe how much data plans are. $70/month is what I think the average plan is for a single line…And when I gripe about how expensive I think that is, folks give me a funny look like that’s reasonable.

SK, yes. Your BB is free. Because your carrier subsidizes it…But trust me, you’re paying for it (or your company is paying for it) via the monthly service plan.

I guess for me, I’m sort agnostic to these smartphones. I see the all the time, and they come and go from development, that I don’t both to keep up. I went through a G1, Samsung Galaxy, Droid, Nexus One, Samsung Galaxy S (latest personal use), and I think I have HTC Evo (which is just a bigger version of the Incredible) that I got from Google IO, but never use. Actually, one think I don’t like about Sprint and Verizon is being on CDMA, no SIM card. They all start to look the same. And if it wasn’t my own money, I couldn’t/wouldn’t pony up $400 for the phone or a $70+/month plan.

[SK in CV]

[quote=flu]
SK, yes. Your BB is free. Because your carrier subsidizes it…But trust me, you’re paying for it (or your company is paying for it) via the monthly service plan.

[/quote]

Yeah, the carrier is subsidizing for sure, to the tune of at least a few hundred on most every phone. But my point was, there are plans available that are nowhere near $100 a month, or even $70 a month. My 5 phones average $40/month, 3 with data plans.

[SK in CV]

[quote=flu]
SK, yes. Your BB is free. Because your carrier subsidizes it…But trust me, you’re paying for it (or your company is paying for it) via the monthly service plan.

[/quote]

Yeah, the carrier is subsidizing for sure, to the tune of at least a few hundred on most every phone. But my point was, there are plans available that are nowhere near $100 a month, or even $70 a month. My 5 phones average $40/month, 3 with data plans.

[SK in CV]

[quote=flu]
SK, yes. Your BB is free. Because your carrier subsidizes it…But trust me, you’re paying for it (or your company is paying for it) via the monthly service plan.

[/quote]

Yeah, the carrier is subsidizing for sure, to the tune of at least a few hundred on most every phone. But my point was, there are plans available that are nowhere near $100 a month, or even $70 a month. My 5 phones average $40/month, 3 with data plans.

[SK in CV]

[quote=flu]
SK, yes. Your BB is free. Because your carrier subsidizes it…But trust me, you’re paying for it (or your company is paying for it) via the monthly service plan.

[/quote]

Yeah, the carrier is subsidizing for sure, to the tune of at least a few hundred on most every phone. But my point was, there are plans available that are nowhere near $100 a month, or even $70 a month. My 5 phones average $40/month, 3 with data plans.

[SK in CV]

[quote=flu]
SK, yes. Your BB is free. Because your carrier subsidizes it…But trust me, you’re paying for it (or your company is paying for it) via the monthly service plan.

[/quote]

Yeah, the carrier is subsidizing for sure, to the tune of at least a few hundred on most every phone. But my point was, there are plans available that are nowhere near $100 a month, or even $70 a month. My 5 phones average $40/month, 3 with data plans.

[CBad]

I had to give my nephew and his 2 friends/coworkers a ride home from work last night because the friend’s car broke down. As I’m driving these kids home (2 are age 18, 1 is 19) I realize they make about $8/hr., only 1 out of 3 has a car, but between the 3 of them they have a new iphone, a droid, and a blackberry.

[CBad]

I had to give my nephew and his 2 friends/coworkers a ride home from work last night because the friend’s car broke down. As I’m driving these kids home (2 are age 18, 1 is 19) I realize they make about $8/hr., only 1 out of 3 has a car, but between the 3 of them they have a new iphone, a droid, and a blackberry.

[CBad]

I had to give my nephew and his 2 friends/coworkers a ride home from work last night because the friend’s car broke down. As I’m driving these kids home (2 are age 18, 1 is 19) I realize they make about $8/hr., only 1 out of 3 has a car, but between the 3 of them they have a new iphone, a droid, and a blackberry.

[CBad]

I had to give my nephew and his 2 friends/coworkers a ride home from work last night because the friend’s car broke down. As I’m driving these kids home (2 are age 18, 1 is 19) I realize they make about $8/hr., only 1 out of 3 has a car, but between the 3 of them they have a new iphone, a droid, and a blackberry.

[CBad]

I had to give my nephew and his 2 friends/coworkers a ride home from work last night because the friend’s car broke down. As I’m driving these kids home (2 are age 18, 1 is 19) I realize they make about $8/hr., only 1 out of 3 has a car, but between the 3 of them they have a new iphone, a droid, and a blackberry.

[LesBaer45]

I’m a luddite. I still have just a plain phone plan although the new one came with a camera and a keyboard.

I refuse to pay for a data plan, thus no smartphone.

The screens too small (why did I buy a large screen LCD if I wanted to watch stuff on a 4.5in screen?), I don’t really text, not into shipping files around or email on the phone. I don’t even own an Ipod for heavens sake.

It’s ok with me if others want to spend their income on a phone. I’ll waste mine on cigars and bourbon, thank you very much.

[LesBaer45]

I’m a luddite. I still have just a plain phone plan although the new one came with a camera and a keyboard.

I refuse to pay for a data plan, thus no smartphone.

The screens too small (why did I buy a large screen LCD if I wanted to watch stuff on a 4.5in screen?), I don’t really text, not into shipping files around or email on the phone. I don’t even own an Ipod for heavens sake.

It’s ok with me if others want to spend their income on a phone. I’ll waste mine on cigars and bourbon, thank you very much.

[LesBaer45]

I’m a luddite. I still have just a plain phone plan although the new one came with a camera and a keyboard.

I refuse to pay for a data plan, thus no smartphone.

The screens too small (why did I buy a large screen LCD if I wanted to watch stuff on a 4.5in screen?), I don’t really text, not into shipping files around or email on the phone. I don’t even own an Ipod for heavens sake.

It’s ok with me if others want to spend their income on a phone. I’ll waste mine on cigars and bourbon, thank you very much.

[LesBaer45]

I’m a luddite. I still have just a plain phone plan although the new one came with a camera and a keyboard.

I refuse to pay for a data plan, thus no smartphone.

The screens too small (why did I buy a large screen LCD if I wanted to watch stuff on a 4.5in screen?), I don’t really text, not into shipping files around or email on the phone. I don’t even own an Ipod for heavens sake.

It’s ok with me if others want to spend their income on a phone. I’ll waste mine on cigars and bourbon, thank you very much.

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