MPx220 Available Soon From Cingular

[Mike Temporale]

We've received word that Best Buy already has Cingular branded MPx220 units in stock. The price will be $349.99 with a 2 year contract and the phone will be made available to the public in about 1 week. Employees are being trained on the devices in the coming days.

[Mike Temporale]

We've received word that Best Buy already has Cingular branded MPx220 units in stock. The price will be $349.99 with a 2 year contract and the phone will be made available to the public in about 1 week. Employees are being trained on the devices in the coming days.

[Kris Kumar]

2 year contract :-( I guess I will never get what I want :-(

[Mike Temporale]

Originally Posted by Kris Kumar

2 year contract :-( I guess I will never get what I want :-(

My guess then, is that this phone will go for around $550 unlocked without a contract. And of course that price will slowly drop over the course of time. What's your price point?

NOTE: this is only a guess... Real pricing without a contract is unknown at this time

[brntcrsp]

if they expect any units to move then they will have to beat Orange's c500 Developer Phone price of ~$450 US. A 2 year contract with cingular? Please excuse my gfaw.

[Kris Kumar]

Originally Posted by brntcrsp

if they expect any units to move then they will have to beat Orange's c500 Developer Phone price of ~$450 US. A 2 year contract with cingular? Please excuse my gfaw.

I agree..$500 is a psychological barrier for me.

It has to be below $450. Infact $400 will make the product move off the shelf fast. I don't mind shelling out $500+ on a HP 63xx PPC Phone Edition. But Smartphone no way.

I am tempted to get the Orange Dev Kit phone, but resisting it only because it is a Tri-Band. I don't think $100 extra for just the Quad band is a good marketing tactic.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by brntcrsp

if they expect any units to move then they will have to beat Orange's c500 Developer Phone price of ~$450 US. A 2 year contract with cingular? Please excuse my gfaw.

Nah, come on, how many consumers know/care about the C500 developers kit from Orange? I agree that $350 with a 2 year contract seems a bit high, but it will succeed of fail based on how well it compares to other phones that Cingular is selling, not some development kit from another country. ;-)

[mar2k]

Does Best Buy sell their phones without activation if you pay the higher price like at the Cingular stores, or is it only at the Cingular stores where you can get the No Commitment plans......anyone know?

I'm willing to shell out more cash, I just don't want a new contract now that I find myself without one.

[possmann]

Well at least something is finally coming to market in the US - I'm gonna hold out for T-Mo's SDA products...

[PPCMD]

How about 1 year contract pricing for the MPX220.

[Gator5000e]

A little competition for MPX 200? See this link showing the Audivox SMT5600 coming to AT&T Wireless.

http://www.audiovox.com/webapp/wcs/s...3720&langId=-1

A thread on Howard Forums is saying the phone could show up within 2 weeks.

Tough decision, MPX 220 or Audiovox SMT5600.