Comments on: Dell Mobility offering the DROID for $119.99 after instant discount and 2-year commitment

By: John

John — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:00:15 +0000

I paid $550 dollars for my iphone 3 months later it was $200 so I don't think a price drop is a sign of anything. They need to lower the price as much as possible.

By: John

John — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:58:37 +0000

Android app store is so hard to use I would think only geeks would want to deal with it. If you want a phone that easy to use with lots of apps the IPhone would be the phone to get.

By: Hay

Hay — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:16:32 +0000

The article says "So even if you’re not eligible for an upgrade, but want to get into some of that DROID action, looks like now would be a great time to strike. Plus, you get free FED-EX shipping, so that’s a nice bonus, too." Is it true if you're not eligible for a new every two you can still get this discount?

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:58:49 +0000

For those saying that this is a sign that the phone isn't selling, I wouldn't take it that way at all. This is no big deal…I got mine on the ninth for $99.99 from Wirefly. The next day it had gone back up to $129.99, but still a big discount.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:56:56 +0000

remember when after less then 2 months the Apple lowered the price of the iPhone and gave the early adopters a 100 Apple gift card? @Carl…. do u remember?

By: skeemer

skeemer — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:53:20 +0000

I'm not so sure that they are targeting geeks. I work at a high school and I couldn't believe how many girls loved the dark droid ads. When I got mine, almost everyone wanted to check it out and most really liked it.

By: skeemer

skeemer — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:43:28 +0000

Why is this a huge deal for upgraders? I went through the vzw website and got an upgrade price of $99.99 and that included free next-day shipping. No mail-in rebates or anything else tacked on.

By: xChurch

xChurch — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:27:23 +0000

@Carl and @Trent,

While that may be true, a reported 250,000 DROIDS have moved from Verizon store shelves since its release. For an Android phone, and for a phone on the Verizon Wireless network, those are spectacular numbers. You could be right though, about the phone being solely in the palms of geeks around the United States, but from what I've been hearing from retail store employees and managers, that's not the case.

Keep in mind that this is Dell Mobility dropping the price, and not Verizon. They -could- drop the price for Black Friday, but there's no reports of that happening. So, as of right now, Verizon's steep price tag is still alive and well for the phone. It is perfectly possible that Dell Mobility (and other retail outlets) were given way too much stock, and this is the result.

By: Trent

Trent — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:26:52 +0000

Agree with Carl. Price drop this early says that Droid is not selling as hoped. I fear it's just us geeks that are walking around with them

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:25:10 +0000

uhm…this is NOT a good sign for Verizon/Motorola/Google folks. It's simple economics. Supply is higher than demand = they cut the price. I'm fearing Droid was just a flash in the pan. The fact that Apple has not and does not cut their prices in any distribution location is a sign that Android and Verizon still have a big problem on their hands. Maybe if Verizon weren't such idiots with their advertising. I mean really…they're targeting geeks? Geeks are already sold Verizon. You better fire that NY agency and cast a wider net. But then again…price drops after 2 weeks probably already signal they're hoping for a hit with the next one.

kinda a sad display.