Just a few moons have passed overhead since the
Samsung UpStage was released to the public, but Sprint has already dropped its price like a sack of hammers. The Samsung dual-faced and music-centric CDMA handset now lists for a mere $100 at Sprint Nextel's website. Handset prices from subsidized units regularly get price chops from all the major carriers, a fact we're all aware of. But, with the unique design position the UpStage held in the U.S. market, we're surprised the price was cut so much and so quick. Just released at CTIA about
a month ago, the handset accompanies Sprint's decision recently to cut downloadable music tracks form its wireless music store
from $2.50 to $0.99. If you're a Sprint customer and love your music on the fly, cheap and on a possible new UpStage, here's your day.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
socko @ Apr 26th 2007 11:49AM
I considered getting one of these and maybe now is the time, but would the price drop reflect something negative at all (crap phone maybe?)?
david @ Apr 26th 2007 12:28PM
Horrible phone had it for a week got rid of it.
Why oh why do they keep these touch sensitive buttons, give me some some dam tactile feedback.
Sean "Redwood" Martin @ Apr 26th 2007 2:33PM
I got one the first day it was released. From what I was told (not revealing my source) even before launch, they planned on a big promotion/price drop late in April. It has its quirks, but I really like mine, especially since getting a 2GB MicroSD for my music. People also ohhh and ahh over my phone when I show it to them.
derF @ Apr 26th 2007 3:03PM
I kept mine for ~2 weeks, then returned it for the simple reason that the flipping feature became a king-size pain in the ass for text msgs. The battery wallet was also a hassle for me.