[IP] more on PalmOne Raises Treo 650 GSM Price " total and complete bullsh-t" from Gizmo.com

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Richard Wiggins <richard.wiggins@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Richard Wiggins <richard.wiggins@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:17:09 -0500
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Cc: <ryee10027@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on PalmOne Raises Treo 650 GSM Price " total and
complete bullsh-t" from Gizmo.com

Dave,

The rollout of the 650 through the carriers has been strange, as well.
 Palm gave Sprint early access to the device.  I'm a Verizon customer
and inquired about the 650 every week or two since it was announced
last October.  Verizon kept saying "We have no information" or "We are
not going to carry that phone."

Last week at the local Verizon store -- not a mall booth, a  real
store -- the sales rep said Verizon will carry the 650 for sure, but
he could not say when.  Verizon lists the 600 at $399 or $349
depending where you look.  I bought a 600 with a contract at $100 off
with $50 rebate, final cost $250.

I figure the 600 is about 90% of what the 650 is, at 50-60% of the
price.  So far I'm totally happy with the 600.

/rich

On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 07:34:43 -0500, David Farber <dave@farber.net> wrote:
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> From: Rick Yee <ryee10027@yahoo.com>
> Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 16:29:32 -0800 (PST)
> To: <dave@farber.net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] PalmOne Raises Treo 650 GSM Price " total and complete
> bullsh-t" from Gizmo.com
> 
> FYI -
>  
> I am a school administrator who fully understand how poor Palm customer
> relations is. While I was researching the use of handhelds for our district
> I spoke with several representatives regarding their handheld products. Palm
> was the only company that informed me that they are no longer offering
> demos.
> 
> However, and I was told this twice by two regional reps, I was more than
> welcome to go to Office Depot or Best Buy, purchase one, use it for a while
> as a demo and then return it.
>  
> Seems like they're not just undercutting their customers, but their
> suppliers as well.
>  
>  
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