[ILUG] [OT] HTC Hero / Android

[stephen mulcahy]

John P. Looney wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Ciaran Johnston <ciaran at ecohost.coop>wrote:
> 
>> On Wednesday 17 March 2010 23:58:06 Gary Boland wrote:
>>> +1 on the nexus, its a great every day phone and indeed mp3 player (32gb
>>> micro sd cards now available)
>> The OP was looking for something to replace his iphone, with a price plan
>> lower than his current one. The Hero was available for €80. How does a €700
>> phone - with no contract - fit that criteria? Or are they being offered on
>> contract in Ireland now?
>>
> 
>  Well, €700 seems a crazy price. Last time I was in California, I ordered a
> Nexus One for a friend, had it delivered inside of 24 hours so I could bring
> it back to me. It came to €440 including the awesome charging
> bluetooth/audio dock.

Howdy,

I reckon €400 is still waaaay to much to pay for a mobile phone (but 
maybe I haven't caught up with current thinking on the value of smart 
phones or something).

Am I right in thinking that the HTC Desire is pretty much a Nexus One 
with some minor tweaks?

AFAIK, Vodafone Ireland will be making this available "in the Spring" - 
it'll be interesting to see what price point it comes in at.

-stephen

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