<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 06/06/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:openmoko@mauve.plus.com">openmoko@mauve.plus.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:openmoko@mauve.plus.com">openmoko@mauve.plus.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;">> Hold on chaps.<br>><br>> Every phone I have bought since I started using them (circa 98 - late
<br>> starter, I know) has been heavily subsidised or more recently free. In<br>> fact<br>> in the UK it is hard to pick up a decent contract (plenty of minutes/texts<br>> and free internet) without getting a free phone. I tried once and it was
<br>> more hassle then it was worth. You certainly wouldn't get a discount for<br>> it!<br>> So I always pick up the most expensive/useful handset at the time and now<br>> have a collection. I'm so fed up with WM series that those ones either run
<br>> linux or collect dust.<br><br>Why?<br><br>Get subsidised phone - unlockable ones may have a premium.<br>Ebay.<br>Apply funds towards neo.</blockquote><div><br>Sorry, probably wasn't clear. I meant to imply that I *only* buy subsidised phones. I meant most expensive phone that still comes free when subsidised by reasonably expensive contract that I make full use of.
<br><br>The Neo will be an exception to this - untill it becomes subsidised (showing confidence)<br></div><br></div>-Pete<br>