Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Verizon, any possibility of LTE? (discussion)

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Re: Samsung Galaxy S 2 and Verizon, any possibility of LTE? (disc

Good points.

Actually something to counterpoint your counterpoint, the Charge is selling quite well at the moment because of all the recent panic with tiered data and people trying to lock in unlimited data and wanting to get an LTE phone as well. Right now there are two choices and the Charge is the popular choice, especially with the mod community. No need for Samsung to drop the price just yet on Verizon. Already selling for much cheaper on other sites anyways. If Samsung is bringing LTE to the S2 then they know they might as well get what they can out of the Charge because once the S2 is released, Charge sales are going to plummet and so will the price if they hope to sell anymore. Given the expected popularity of the S2, I think it is worth it to go that route. Plus while Charge sales might severely drop, I still think you will see it do decent amongst general families at a lower price point who want a 4G phone, but don't want to pay the premium price for a top of the line phone(let's face it, if the Charge is selling for $300 then it is a given that the S2 will probably be $300-$350).

Good point yourself. I had forgotten about the hype to "lock in" an unlimited 4g phone making the charge still a top seller... I'd wager that means we'll start to see Charge price or supply cutbacks starting after tiered goes live, likely before August, as that is going to be the #1 indicator of the Function being 4g, and coming soon.