Disappointed because not selling from us carriers..

[ybcthanerd]

it would still be lower since i would only keep the phone for a year. 32 GB 6p is $500 lets say they mark it up an extra $150 ill only pay half over a year thats $325 i still pay less than unlocked. and i get 12 months to pay that.

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

This device not being released by US carriers is going to hurt the Nexus line.

Note in my house!

 

[nickacs]

Hell's no, I'm soooo glad carriers aren't selling it. Yea, I wish it was at the store to see/hold first, but I could care less now. Almost 99.9% of the reviews for the 6P have stated it's a great Android phone and I don't see that hurting Nexus line at all. Yes, the regular "average Joe" walking into a Verizon store isn't going to see it to potentially buy one, unlike last years N6. Even with the N6 in stores last year, the average customer probably wouldn't have bought one anyways IMO.

 

[mogelijk]

I tend to think of it along the line of -- would you want to buy your TV from a Cable company? Your car from an oil company -- with a contract locking you into buying their brand of gasoline? So why is buying phones from your cell provider such a good thing?

While I understand getting the phone "subsidized" makes it seem cheaper -- and allows you to basically pay for the phone over time -- it is a horrible concept in terms of getting better phones at better prices.

 

[nrfitchett4]

Yeah you're right numbers DO matter. The difference is that I'm not cozy telling the general public what the exact numbers of my finances are so I used an example scenario instead. The point you missed is that for my actual plan, my legacy corporate plan does in fact amount to about $500 less over 2 years buying on contract than any current plan on any carrier offering a BYOD discount regardless of whether I posted an example scenario or my actual bill for you to look at.

And you will be increasingly limited in your chooses and you have to hack the phone to get rid of the carrier bloat, unless it's like some devices, that will reinstall said bloat every reboot unless you put a custom ROM on it. Then you will be in here complaining about poor battery life because that bloatware is running in the background.
To each their own, but I don't see carriers continuing this much longer, even for legacy or corporate accounts. My guess is they end up going the financing route as well.

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[nrfitchett4]

damn nevermind financing strts at $47 a month my bill is already around 120 id be looking at $150 now. smh y couldnt this be easier

That's $65 financing over the course of 12 months. Not bad for those with suspect credit.

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[nrfitchett4]

This device not being released by US carriers is going to hurt the Nexus line.

Note in my house!

Really? Because it's sold out.

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[WeAreAllUnique]

Really? Because it's sold out.

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Sold out doesn't mean awesome sales. It just means that what they had is gone. But they don't sell as well as phones found in the stores. That's where most people buy their phones. And I guarantee the first batch of Nexus devices that have been sold out are by Android enthusiasts. But after that, I would imagine that sales will slide off pretty quickly. But that's just my opinion.

 

[spawndoodling]

Google doesn't need to make money off of the Nexus line. But they are fighting the good fight, pushing against big carriers who continue to overcharge customers and increase profit margins without improving reception and customer service. This does come at a cost--I think that support for phones bought from third-party carriers tends to be dismal--but I can only hope Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, and others are listening. HTC and Motorola are certainly starting to listen. When an amazing flagship phone like the N6 is sold direct to the customer--undercutting its competitors' prices by hundreds of dollars--I believe carriers will start to listen. Either they'll change their ways or more and more customers will start to abandon them.

This is a long battle but I'm glad to see that Google is at the forefront of it. Here you have a company with billions of dollars of revenue and capital using their money to innovate and change the industry. I'm not wearing rose-colored glasses here--I realize how much of an uphill climb this is and I do see the drawbacks of alienating so many customers who do not know of a world beyond the traditional carrier framework--but I appreciate the innovation.

 

[WeAreAllUnique]

Google doesn't need to make money off of the Nexus line. But they are fighting the good fight, pushing against big carriers who continue to overcharge customers and increase profit margins without improving reception and customer service. This does come at a cost--I think that support for phones bought from third-party carriers tends to be dismal--but I can only hope Samsung, Apple, Microsoft, and others are listening. HTC and Motorola are certainly starting to listen. When an amazing flagship phone like the N6 is sold direct to the customer--undercutting its competitors' prices by hundreds of dollars--I believe carriers will start to listen. Either they'll change their ways or more and more customers will start to abandon them.

This is a long battle but I'm glad to see that Google is at the forefront of it. Here you have a company with billions of dollars of revenue and capital using their money to innovate and change the industry. I'm not wearing rose-colored glasses here--I realize how much of an uphill climb this is and I do see the drawbacks of alienating so many customers who do not know of a world beyond the traditional carrier framework--but I appreciate the innovation.

The problem is that no one will care. If it were me, I would want to sell my phone er as many places online and in stores as possible. I would want people to be able to handle the phone and see for themselves how great it is. Other than tech enthusiasts, no one is going to shell out hundreds of dollars for a device they haven't seen, touched, played with. Especially when they can go to their nearest phone store and buy a Samsung or iPhone and not have to pay everything upfront.

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[recDNA]

So if you buy a new phone at vzw on installment plan you can turn it in in a year and they accept that as full payment?

 

[co.ag.2005]

So if you buy a new phone at vzw on installment plan you can turn it in in a year and they accept that as full payment?

Maybe with the new iPhone every year plan but I was told when I bought my GS6 that you essentially have to pay off the balance and then they'll take some sort of trade in value for your phone. And then you can start a new installment with a new phone.

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[nrfitchett4]

The problem is that no one will care. If it were me, I would want to sell my phone er as many places online and in stores as possible. I would want people to be able to handle the phone and see for themselves how great it is. Other than tech enthusiasts, no one is going to shell out hundreds of dollars for a device they haven't seen, touched, played with. Especially when they can go to their nearest phone store and buy a Samsung or iPhone and not have to pay everything upfront.

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Except to do that, they mark up the phones to con people into getting installment plans or subsidies. This phone would be 599 in a carrier store, then people would be complaining about that. See the new HTC A9, price going to 499 for a definite midranger that will be in carrier stores...

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[husa3695]

So if you buy a new phone at vzw on installment plan you can turn it in in a year and they accept that as full payment?

No, I have the Edge or whatever it's called now and I'm 1 year in on the Note 4 and when I get my 6P i will either have to continue my payments or pay the phone off in 1 payment. I used to be able to upgrade every year now that's not case anymore that's why I'm going Nexus.

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[recDNA]

No, I have the Edge or whatever it's called now and I'm 1 year in on the Note 4 and when I get my 6P i will either have to continue my payments or pay the phone off in 1 payment. I used to be able to upgrade every year now that's not case anymore that's why I'm going Nexus.

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If the 6P were moto or samsung I would have bought one already.

 

[nrfitchett4]

If the 6P were moto or samsung I would have bought one already.

Why? Huawei has always gotten high marks for their high end hardware, it's the software that's always been over the top.

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[recDNA]

Why? Huawei has always gotten high marks for their high end hardware, it's the software that's always been over the top.

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I never heard of them. Verizon doesn't carry their stuff. Until common in USA they are a nonentity to me.

 

[cpaight]

That "non-entity" is one of the top 3 phone makers in the World behind only Apple and Samsung

 

[recDNA]

That "non-entity" is one of the top 3 phone makers in the World behind only Apple and Samsung

Ultrafire may be a top flashlight and li ion battery manufacturer but their stuff is junk and I wouldn't want it in my home.

 

[nrfitchett4]

I never heard of them. Verizon doesn't carry their stuff. Until common in USA they are a nonentity to me.

So I guess you don't actually watch or read any reviews because several Huawei phones have been reviewed in the last year.
I'm typing this on a Huawei phone that has been rock solid the last year and cost half of what flagships do.
But that's OK, go get you a Droid Turbo or Maxx that will never see proper updates and only works on 1 carrier...

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