Conspiracy or mistake?

[sting7k]

The website is just messed up.

 

[zedorda]

Didn't say that. I am sure they try. Just wondering if your statement of "fact" was based on anything other than assumptions and personal observations.

Until we get some kind of print out that shows

1) The profit a carrier makes from a device and

2) the commission paid to a salesperson for each device,

then they are just assumptions.

The commission/profit on the iPhone could be the smallest of all phones, still wouldn't stop them from selling a crap ton. Your "simply put" fact wouldn't prove, or even follow from, the large sales in that case. Following your logic they should hide all the links and push other phones and the sales of the iPhone would be the lowest of all phones. Driving the sales would be Apple marketing and customer demand/request that would be independent of the profit margin to the carrier.

You also seem to implicitly assume, for your statement to be correct, that the carrier can choose which phone people buy, which is not always the case. Salesmen can be pushy but one does not have to follow their recommendations. If one did, sales would be in direct relation to unit profitability.

Not saying anything about any phones profit, just saying you cannot look at sales as the only indicator of an individual units profitability. Doing so can easily lead to bad assumptions.

Not saying you are wrong, they might indeed make more on other devices. I am just saying you are wrong to assert something assumed from a fact that cannot, by itself, support your assumption. Internet logic. Simply put.


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You assume alot but my post was based more on how product presentation equals profitability. Example: How retail space in say a Walgreens is laid out. What you see first is more profitable than what you see in the back rows. Same holds true in alot of websites. Example Ebay, Yahoo, or Amazon you can pay to be on the first page of a search. It is called marketing and this thread started with a post about marketing strategy that left the poster confused. Those in the this field see it clearly without a road map of it or sales sheet to prove it. That which I find easy yet confuses others has made me a living for over 3 decades. Marketing is in a continuous process of implicit assumption their correct and repeatedly getting results year after year.

 

[chubb]

this only applies if you purchase the Nexus four directly through T Mobile. If you purchase the Nexus four to the play store you will not be able to qualify for the insurance I tried it and it was a no go

I haven't actually tried to get it, just seen it was an option. They also have BB options as well, so maybe it won't actually work?

Yeah the deductible is like 150$ though.

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Figured it would be something outrageous. As long as Google can keep them in stock on the Play Store, I'll take my chances. Since $7 a month and a $150 deductible for a refurb form asurion compared to a $350 16GB, I'd rather buy a new one if something happens. Insurance is worth it if your clumsy and your phone outright costs over $500 IMO.

 

[Mac58]

Did you do the monthly 4g? It gave Mr the option when I activated.

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Yes I did the $30 a month plan and there was no option for insurance because I didnt buy it through tmobile. Then when I tried to call once I had it activated they would not allow me to do so

 

[Go Ogle]

To respond to the op, it is difficult to find it and the website in general is always down when trying to make a payment so I chalk it up to horrible webmasters

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[JHBThree]

Yes I did the $30 a month plan and there was no option for insurance because I didnt buy it through tmobile. Then when I tried to call once I had it activated they would not allow me to do so

Odd.

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[SOLGarion]

You assume alot but my post was based more on how product presentation equals profitability. Example: How retail space in say a Walgreens is laid out. What you see first is more profitable than what you see in the back rows. Same holds true in alot of websites. Example Ebay, Yahoo, or Amazon you can pay to be on the first page of a search. It is called marketing and this thread started with a post about marketing strategy that left the poster confused. Those in the this field see it clearly without a road map of it or sales sheet to prove it. That which I find easy yet confuses others has made me a living for over 3 decades. Marketing is in a continuous process of implicit assumption their correct and repeatedly getting results year after year.

If you read my post I specifically say I do not know if you are wrong. I just wanted to know if you had concrete data on each phones profit margin or if you guessed. You guessed and presented it like fact. Never questioned your background or how good a guess it was and I even granted you might be right. But it is still only a guess based on personal observations and knowledge.

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