Another clue to the evo pricing game

[CrazyTechnoBoy]

People get this tread back on topic.

TS

Opps, Sorry.

Well I Think That $199 Is Too Good To Be True. Look At EVERYTHING The Evo Has To Offer. That Must Cost HTC Like $300!

 

[So-Low Da Don]

That's exactly the price i said

 

[S.meezy]

Using that logic: Cost to htc 300. Cost to sprint 400-500. You buy it for 200. 2 years of service contract more than makes up the cost difference (70*24=1680 ish?). Which still puts at least 1400$ in sprint's pocket.

 

[reallynotnick]

Using that logic: Cost to htc 300. Cost to sprint 400-500. You buy it for 200. 2 years of service contract more than makes up the cost difference (70*24=1680 ish?). Which still puts at least 1400$ in sprint's pocket.

the phones don't cost that much to make on large scale, the prototypes cost thousands but once mainstream only 150-200 to make

Though Sprint doesn't make phones so they are paying HTC a higher price, I am probably making this up but I'm guessing about $200. So the phone costs Sprint about $350-$400, ~$200 worth is paid by the consumer.

And you can't really count a service contract as pure profit, you have to pay employee's and for all the hardware it takes to expand coverage. Being a cellphone provider in the USA isn't a small task considering how big the country is and the vastly different landscapes.

 

[CrazyTechnoBoy]

Though Sprint doesn't make phones so they are paying HTC a higher price, I am probably making this up but I'm guessing about $200. So the phone costs Sprint about $350-$400, ~$200 worth is paid by the consumer.

And you can't really count a service contract as pure profit, you have to pay employee's and for all the hardware it takes to expand coverage. Being a cellphone provider in the USA isn't a small task considering how big the country is and the vastly different landscapes.

I Checked On Sprint's Website And I Noticed That The Most Expensive Phones On There Are The HTC Touch Pro 2 And The Motorola Stature i9 But They Both Suck! So Imagine The Price On The Evo!

 

[skinnyguy]

hey, according to that blurry pic of one in a corporate store, it might be free =P

 

[CrazyTechnoBoy]

But If You Look Around Other Places, It Says That It's Photoshopped.
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