The_Newtype
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Re: Carrier Branding with Glass Back?
You nailed it. It is one of my biggest frustrations with Samsung and some other OEMS.
You and I are the minority, as most people will NEVER pay $650+ for a cell phone. The thing is, they actually are paying much more for their phones, but the carriers, like auto dealers, have people buying phones they can't really afford.
These things are expensive; they should be expensive. They are ridiculously complicated to make. The materials are getting better and better. The phones are getting more and more reliable. They are worth the premium. That cost is hidden to the customer.
HTC, Sony, Motorola, and Blackberry sell their devices directly to consumers, but, things will never change unless Samsung follows.
Well said I explain it similar way but someone will say still need service for the phone to work. Sure that's why I'm paying monthly service to the useless carriers. May be they should give some discount to carry their ugly logo like amazon sells their kindle with ads or no ads but on software.
Either way I'm more mad with Samsung that we don't have the option to buy carrier free unbranded phones from their US online store. No I don't want to import from some useless 3rd party site or 3rd party seller on amazon and pay crazy price. And more over the radios are all not compatible. I know the useless carriers will not change and have no shame but at least Samsung can sell it online like HTC, Moto does.
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You nailed it. It is one of my biggest frustrations with Samsung and some other OEMS.
You and I are the minority, as most people will NEVER pay $650+ for a cell phone. The thing is, they actually are paying much more for their phones, but the carriers, like auto dealers, have people buying phones they can't really afford.
These things are expensive; they should be expensive. They are ridiculously complicated to make. The materials are getting better and better. The phones are getting more and more reliable. They are worth the premium. That cost is hidden to the customer.
HTC, Sony, Motorola, and Blackberry sell their devices directly to consumers, but, things will never change unless Samsung follows.
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