Comments for The Mobile Ping http://themobileping.com Reviews and Rants from Wireless Employees Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:22:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Living with Android - Alternatives by Living with Android - Alternatives | paydayloan http://themobileping.com/2009/07/living-with-android-alternatives/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Living with Android - Alternatives | paydayloan Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:10:53 +0000 http://themobileping.com/?p=402#comment-113 [...] more here:  Living with Android - Alternatives Leave a [...] [...] more here:  Living with Android - Alternatives Leave a [...]

]]> Comment on The Mobile Ping - Podcast 02 After Smoke Break by Scottastic http://themobileping.com/2009/04/the-mobile-ping-podcast-02-after-smoke-break/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Scottastic Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:51:06 +0000 http://themobileping.com/?p=208#comment-7 How awesome is Ransom Rath?! The ending liner gets really distorted on anything but car speakers and headphones, though. It's the really low bass line. I'll leave that to you, eric. How awesome is Ransom Rath?! The ending liner gets really distorted on anything but car speakers and headphones, though. It’s the really low bass line. I’ll leave that to you, eric.

]]> Comment on Apple 3.0 Liveblog by Joannah http://themobileping.com/2009/03/apple-30-liveblog/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Joannah Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:13:43 +0000 http://themobileping.com/?p=30#comment-6 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Joannah http://myscones.com I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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]]> Comment on Seller’s Dilemma: “The simple, reliable and powerful phone. Oh yeah, and free.” by Eric http://themobileping.com/2009/03/sellers-dilemma-the-simple-reliable-and-powerful-phone-oh-yeah-and-free/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Eric Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:13:15 +0000 http://themobileping.com/?p=36#comment-4 I was also thinking about the anomaly that was free phones. I don’t think it was because of the simplicity of the phones, because a relatively basic flip phone then was the advanced cool phone versus the nokia candy bar, even though it may not have had a camera, it would probably have gone for around a $100 if the market was the way it is today. But free phones were needed to get the consumer that was on the fence to decide to get that first cell phone, that’s how it happened with me. We’re at 96% saturation in our area. What motivation do we have to give away free phones? None. We provide two bottom end phones for that consumer that rarely uses the phone, but anyone that has talked 800min a month on their V3 for the past 3 years shouldn’t get upset when they have to spend $200 on a new one. That’s another thing I don’t get, why aren’t people willing to invest in something that is now a necessity, $200 is a damn good price for a phone with GPS, 3G, a 2MP Camera, Phenomenal reception, MP3 Player, and a thin package (referring to the V9x). I dunno maybe they feel they are paying too much a month to justify a $200 phone. But I bet you they spend as much or more on gas a month, and every few years most people will replace their cars for thousands of dollars… I understand what phones people need, I just don’t understand why they aren’t willing to spend some money on these investments when they do with any other product. I was also thinking about the anomaly that was free phones. I don’t think it was because of the simplicity of the phones, because a relatively basic flip phone then was the advanced cool phone versus the nokia candy bar, even though it may not have had a camera, it would probably have gone for around a $100 if the market was the way it is today. But free phones were needed to get the consumer that was on the fence to decide to get that first cell phone, that’s how it happened with me.

We’re at 96% saturation in our area. What motivation do we have to give away free phones? None. We provide two bottom end phones for that consumer that rarely uses the phone, but anyone that has talked 800min a month on their V3 for the past 3 years shouldn’t get upset when they have to spend $200 on a new one.

That’s another thing I don’t get, why aren’t people willing to invest in something that is now a necessity, $200 is a damn good price for a phone with GPS, 3G, a 2MP Camera, Phenomenal reception, MP3 Player, and a thin package (referring to the V9x).

I dunno maybe they feel they are paying too much a month to justify a $200 phone. But I bet you they spend as much or more on gas a month, and every few years most people will replace their cars for thousands of dollars…

I understand what phones people need, I just don’t understand why they aren’t willing to spend some money on these investments when they do with any other product.

]]> Comment on Betrayal by Eric http://themobileping.com/2009/03/betrayal/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Eric Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:34:00 +0000 http://themobileping.com/2009/03/betrayal/#comment-3 What getting an iPhone 3G for free is that big of a deal? Whatever I'll just sell it and put that money towards my Palm Pre fund. What getting an iPhone 3G for free is that big of a deal? Whatever I’ll just sell it and put that money towards my Palm Pre fund.

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