I understand the maximizing pricing and branding aspect of phones but when you look at feature set it just doesn't make sense. And as far as purchasing the phone you can get it without a contract at the same price.
When I starting thinking about it, can anyone else see a time when desk phones are replaced by smart phones? Why would a company pay for work cell phone and desk phone when one device could potentially do it all? I know there are issues that need to be considered like safety (911) for one. But can anyone else see where I'm coming from on this. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:07 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Hardphone SIP phone costs On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 1:32 AM, John Faubion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > when you look at the iPhone with all its amazing features for less than > $500.00 it just doesn't make sense. Am I the only one that thinks this? > > Remember that the service providers such as AT&T, Cingular, Sprint, Verizon > and so forth, subsidize the cost of the phones because they make it up over > the course of the contract. Hence the reason that some phones that have an > initial cost when sold with a 1 year contract may be free initially with a 2 > year contract. Even some VoIP phones and ATA's are done this way but only > through service providers. Take the subsidies away and that iPhone is pretty > pricey. > > John > Cisco charges the premium because they can. The name alone commands the premium price. If people were not buying, they would obviously lower prices. I am sure their bean counters have computed the price to sales ratio to an exact science. It is called maximizing profits. I also have a habit of noting computers and phones when when watching TV. They have great product placement in many shows as does the Mac. The Stargate series is one of the few shows where they use Dell laptops. Product placement is a good way subtly put "Cisco" into your head, the other is their massive advertising campaigns on CNN and other business oriented channels. I stick with Polycom and have no complaints. Thanks, Steve Totaro _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users