SPEAK UP: What is the Most You Would Spend on a Phone That Does it All?
Written by AndroidGuys • Jun 9th, 2008 • Category: Recent News, Speak Up!Time for another open topic. Let’s pretend you found the perfect phone that addresses every concern of yours. What’s the most money you’d be willing to part with to pick one up?
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i would spend up too $450
600 bucks… wow wait a minute, I actually spent like $650 on the first iPhone. huh.
However much the iPhone 3G costs, obviously! And then hopefully some genius will write an iPhone app that allows you to run android!
After the iPhone’s 199$ tag…. I guess I’m now ready to limit my next purchase (HTC Andoid Dream) to only 399$
A year ago I’d easily say 600, but having a high-tech 3G/GPS device at only 199$ just blows my mind.
Malformed question if it doesn’t include carrier meddling qualification. So…
Q: “What if you found the perfect phone that addresses every concern of yours AND THE CARRIERS HAD A FLAT RATE TO TRANSPORT YOUR ONES AND ZEROS AS A DUMB PIPE. What’s the most money you’d be willing to part with to pick one up?”
A: $999
Q: “What if you found the perfect phone that addresses every concern of yours BUT THE CARRIERS CONTINUE TO MEDDLE IN YOUR PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, DICTATING WHAT YOU CAN AND CANNOT DO, REFUSE TO ALLOW YOU TO INSTALL ANY APP YOU WANT, AND LIMIT DATA TO A 5 OR 6 GIG CAP. What’s the most money you’d be willing to part with to pick one up?”
A: $99 buck, maybe $199 if it was truly a beautiful piece of hardware.
…there’s a big difference between the two. Imagine if your ISP was able to dictate what software you are allowed to install on your computer. It would effect your hardware purchasing decisions, huh? You’d never buy some awesome, expensive desktop computer if it was rendered useless by your ISP. Worse, what if your ISP forced you to buy one of their awful desktop computers?
So if Texas Instruments wants to sell me a ruggedized, waterproof, touchscreen device, 3″ x 5″ in size, black anodized aluminum, running Android with WiFi to Cell switching on the fly, stereo bluetooth, 5 megapixel camera, 720p video, and an battery friendly 3.5G radio ( software configurable for different carriers ) I’d be glad to give $1,000.00 cash, maybe more.
I’d pay as much as a $1,000 or even $2,000. Although this is considering that it does EVERYTHING that I want it to do. It would have to be extremely revolutionary to get that kind of money though.
Every phone I’ve had I’ve managed to hold on to for about 3 years, so i’m willing to shell out big money since phones are a long term investment for me.
an arm… and a leg. or about $400. If I spent more than that, it’d be on a ps3 or something. I get phones pretty often so it hurts the bank if I spend more than that =T. $200 feels just right — as long as I can still do $20 for unlimited data.
My last two phones were the Imate Jam $525 and the HTC Touch $499. They can basically do everyting I want, but they do have their limitations. My limit would probably be the $600 mark. Even though I typically keep my phones for two years or more, it’s hard to justify paying anything more than that.
Well I think I’ll cash between $200.00 and $300.00 the next time. Definitively I’ll get a 3G iPhone but not until December 08 or January 2009. I bet that they will put out a 32GB version for the holiday season or at some point early next year. I wanted to see a front camera yesterday but it does not have it… I’m wondering why not?
Also I need a good “proof subject” for Android Apps, so I’m waiting to see if HTC will have something by the end of the year with all the things that iPhone 3G has and the front camera of course. I don’t know if Google or some Manufacturer will sponsor some kind of Early Device Distribution for Developers, it will be a good thing… so we can share the prices 50/50 and pay the shipping to get one, and certify that the applications runs smoothly on the devices and protect doing this the PR or the Manufacturer and the Developer as well.
Maybe you Android Guys can serve as a link with Manufacturers, the OHA or maybe run a poll about this topic of Early Developer Access to Devices and App Certification.
I spent $450 in the first gen iPhone (with a couple of cases and shipping for the 4GB version). and I saw it as an investment because I’m testing some iPhone Apps that I’m developing… but i will never spent so much money on a phone again! …and since we will be able to upgrade the current iPhone software to 2.0 via iTunes I will not be on a crowded line at a store on July 11th.
$400. Touch. 3MP Camera Good Flash. 640×480 30FPS Video. GPS
For HTC Dream = 250 $
For a small (non-touch) screen phone running android 50 $
If you buy your phone with a new carrier fee = 1 $ both
The question isn’t what will you spend on the phone, but what will you spend on service. The iPhone is too expensive, even at the $199 price point, considering the internet access is $30/month in addition to your already expensive cell bill. I’m currently with sprint, paying $50/month for unlimited text, data, and 1250 minutes (free nights, etc.. etc…) Even if I were forced to purchase a phone for $600, the cost savings on a month to month basis would far outweigh the initial investment.
Last month I spent $849 on the HTC Advantage. This phone did absolutely everything I would need, but unfortunately it was riddled with buggy performance so after exchanging 2 of them I gave up. The hard drive would consistently lose data, and the signal would inexplicably drop out. That being said, as soon as Amazon gets another on in stock I will try my luck again and purchase another one. 3rd times the charm, right? Hopefully T-Mobile’s Android device will be even better than the Advantage. We will know in a matter of months!
Up to around $1000 provided -
(1) I can develop & distribute applications without having to pay a cent for code signing certificates.
(2) I do not have pay carriers/isp’s a cent to have my applications certified for use on their networks.
( Preferably that I do not have to do any form of carrier certification ever. Carriers should just be dumb service providers responsible for reliable transportation of bits only, they should be banned by law from tapping, spying on & interfering with their customer payloads, unless under warrant by court order only, just like the mail and phone systems ) .
(3) The phone is completely ‘unlocked’ and is not tied to any ‘plan’ or branded by or limited in any way by any carrier.
Otherwise it is a question of the overall cost of - the phone, the plan, the contract, the services provided, the application and content costs and distribution methods, with the handset cost and its functionality becoming secondary.
between 5000 an 600 bucks
Probably around $450 providing I can do what I want with it and keep it on the carrier of my choice. I’ve had my Titan for the past year and it’s done everything I need (3G, GPS, web, Exchange sync, phone, calendar, streaming radio, video, etc.). I paid $300 for that phone and it has been serving me well. I would pay another $300-450 when my contract is up assuming there are devices like the nVidia Tegra demo unit or a good Android phone out that does everything my old device does but adds a bit more and does it faster/smoother. I just look for a good upgrade before I shell out but as long as the new device provides that upgrade, I don’t mind shelling out a few hundred bucks for something I use daily.