Hold on chaps.<br><br>Every phone I have bought since I started using them (circa 98 - late starter, I know) has been heavily subsidised or more recently free. In fact in the UK it is hard to pick up a decent contract (plenty of minutes/texts and free internet) without getting a free phone. I tried once and it was more hassle then it was worth. You certainly wouldn't get a discount for it! So I always pick up the most expensive/useful handset at the time and now have a collection. I'm so fed up with WM series that those ones either run linux or collect dust.
<br><heckle>Get to the point!</heckle><br>Well, if your phone economy is anything like the UK stop waiting - go get a new phone and a new contract ASAP. It will be free and you will be paying for the neo unsubsidised whichever way you work it.
<br>That is exactly what I did. However, I will also be buying P1 hardware and P2 hardware. I believe that phones can be better then WM and intend to help make sure that openmoko is a step in the right direction.<br><br>Ryan, with any luck you'll be able to get one on a subsidised contract within 2 years. Also, when I get P2 hardware I'd likely be happy to ship the P1 over to you ;)
<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 06/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ryan Prior</b> <<a href="mailto:piratehead@gmail.com">piratehead@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I'm in the same situation. I need a phone, no question. The Neo 1973 is the phone I want, no question. The question is this: will the Neo1973 with WiFi be available by the time I cannot live without a phone for any longer? If the answer is no, I will be really disappointed, and it will probably be another two years before I will be able to economically justify a Neo1973. It isn't that I'm threatening anything... I love the concept of OpenMoko and plan to develop software for it, even if I can't get my hands on one. I wish the hardware team the best of luck, and I look forward to life in the trenches with the software team.
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