Should I buy and Eris for a penny?

[drschmenge]

I'm shopping for a smartphone after a year of no celphone at all. I use gmail and want an Android phone.

I see Amazon has the Eris and the original Droid for $0.01 which sound like great deals. I don't need the latest & greatest - I just want something that is reliable for calls, email, Twitter/Facebook & mild surfing.

The Droid's keyboard doesn't seem like something I would use, but they seem to be the same size-wise. I figure with Swype a keyboard is prolly unnecessary, so the Eris - especially if I can pick up two - is fine.

Based on my needs and preference to not spend $100-200 on a phone, should I grab the Eris while it's still available? Or get a Droid? Or wait for a deal on the Incredible? Waiting is not an issue - I'll just spend the $100-200 I save on a phone on beer.

thanks!

 

[GenericMessage]

I'm shopping for a smartphone after a year of no celphone at all. I use gmail and want an Android phone.

I see Amazon has the Eris and the original Droid for $0.01 which sound like great deals. I don't need the latest & greatest - I just want something that is reliable for calls, email, Twitter/Facebook & mild surfing.

The Droid's keyboard doesn't seem like something I would use, but they seem to be the same size-wise. I figure with Swype a keyboard is prolly unnecessary, so the Eris - especially if I can pick up two - is fine.

Based on my needs and preference to not spend $100-200 on a phone, should I grab the Eris while it's still available? Or get a Droid? Or wait for a deal on the Incredible? Waiting is not an issue - I'll just spend the $100-200 I save on a phone on beer.

thanks!

If you end up just waiting, you'll just wait and wait and wait and wait and wait and never get anything.


So plunge!

 

[drschmenge]

I figure there's going to have be some sort of a good deal by the time I'm a grandfather!

OK - if you had a choice between the Eris & the Droid, which would you prefer?

 

[rutkind]

get the droid for a penny on Amazon