Motorola MPx Available at MobileCityOnline for $599.99... or not!

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wir...asp?phoneid=432

I don't know if there's another device that has generated as much forum discussion on our boards over the past several months as the Motorola MPx. Well, for those of you still unswayed by its many criticisms, I was going to let you all know that the MPx is reportedly available at MobileCityOnline for $599.99. That's a nice price compared with what we had seen in prior weeks elsewhere, and this device is GSM unlocked (900/1800/1900) as well. Even one of our own PPCT contributing editors had placed an order over the weekend and was looking forward to posting his impressions sometime early next week. Boy, how quickly things can change in one night! As of this morning, the status has changed from In Stock to Coming Soon and an email was reportedly sent out to all who placed orders warning that the price is subject to change.

So, if you think you'd be interested in this device and uhhh..., are willing to wait, and uhhh... are willing to pay what *might* be $599.99... :roll: Hmmm, needless to say, that PPCT editor mentioned above changed his mind and cancelled his order.

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wir...asp?phoneid=432

I don't know if there's another device that has generated as much forum discussion on our boards over the past several months as the Motorola MPx. Well, for those of you still unswayed by its many criticisms, I was going to let you all know that the MPx is reportedly available at MobileCityOnline for $599.99. That's a nice price compared with what we had seen in prior weeks elsewhere, and this device is GSM unlocked (900/1800/1900) as well. Even one of our own PPCT contributing editors had placed an order over the weekend and was looking forward to posting his impressions sometime early next week. Boy, how quickly things can change in one night! As of this morning, the status has changed from In Stock to Coming Soon and an email was reportedly sent out to all who placed orders warning that the price is subject to change.

So, if you think you'd be interested in this device and uhhh..., are willing to wait, and uhhh... are willing to pay what *might* be $599.99... :roll: Hmmm, needless to say, that PPCT editor mentioned above changed his mind and cancelled his order.

[jeasher]

Mobilecityonline has spent too much time talking to Expansys about sales and marketing. :roll:

[powder2000]

I can see it now, low starting price, many orders placed, priced gets raised because of demand (or perception of), after seeing final price many people p#$%ed off and cancel order due to unrealistic price tag.

[encece]

Cant buy it without 850 band! I WANT A TINY PPCPE!

[jeasher]

Originally Posted by encece

Cant buy it without 850 band! I WANT A TINY PPCPE!

Do you have Cingular? Can Cingular work without 850?

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by jeasher

Do you have Cingular? Can Cingular work without 850?

Depends on where you are. If you're in an area where Cingular has 850, you'd lose substantial coverage there.

--janak

[encece]

Not where I live in Southern NJ it can't

[stephman]

Originally Posted by jeasher

Do you have Cingular? Can Cingular work without 850?

Depends on where you live.
I don't have Cingular, but I believe(don't quote me) that Cing is 850 here in Connecticut.

[gorkon280]

I wanted a MPx, but noone wants to let me buy it here in the US.

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

Originally Posted by Janak Parekh

Depends on where you are. If you're in an area where Cingular has 850, you'd lose substantial coverage there.

Aren't there number of areas where the two bands (850/1900) overlap? Or did Cingular phase out their 1900 support in areas with 850?