On 26/08/13 13:28, Andy Random wrote:
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>
> On Mon, 26 Aug 2013, Tim Brocklehurst wrote:
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>> Hmm, I pay ?25 a month (roughly) and am on a 2 year contract. That's
>> ?600 for
>> the contract and includes the S3 phone (approx ?400-?450 new a little
>> while
>> ago). Would I buy the phone and add a sim, saving ?100 or more? No. ?25 a
>> month is much easier to live with; and that's quite a significant
>> point. Most
>> people will buy a phone and contract together.
>
> Yes, and I think that is part of the problem with the Edge, without
> support from the mainstream providers it will struggle to sell in
> sufficient numbers.
It won't sell anywhere. As the crowd funding campaign didn't reach its
target, it will never exist. (Even if the goal had been met, it was
still never intended to retail.)
There are plenty of carriers joining the advisory group, so one of them
may yet put a handset out, but it won't be the Edge.
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