Nokia Lumia 900

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail....bs-shares-plunge.html

/// The cost of the Lumia 900 Windows phone in the US has now been reduced to $49.99 from $99 with a two-year contract, Nokia spokesman Keith Nowak said on Sunday. ///

That is only £32.19 from the original reasonable price of £63.75.

I have priced up this phone on Amazon and it costs a whopping £379.95.

Will this phone now be reduced in the UK?

[ChuckFickens]

I think the important part you may be missing is "with a two-year contract"

It's free in the UK with a two-year contract.

http://www.phones4u.c...wBasket.asp?ik=605538

[rojash]

I'm guessing that the price you found on Amazon is for a SIM-free phone.
The price in the article is for a contract phone. Phone prices on contract are heavily subsidised by the network provider, which is why you get locked into a contract, and also why the phone needs to be unlocked before it can be used on another network.

For example the Lumia 900 is free with this Vodafone contract: http://www.carphonewa...-LUMIA-900-TSBVT-FCON

[Fitzer]

But that's a SIM free phone on Amazon and the example given in the 'States is a 2 year contract so you're not comparing like for like. You can get it for free in the UK on a 2 year plan at £28.50 a month.

[rojash]

Damn that fickens guy!

[Fitzer]

And double damn him....he's the AB equivalent of Scooby Doo and co. always spoiling an evil plan :-)

[ChuckFickens]

I've not been called a pesky kid for years :)

[Gromit]

The Lumias are not selling too well in States which might be why they are halving the price of a 5 month old phone.

[ChuckFickens]

More likely they are halving the price because MS has announced that windows phone 8 will be out in Q3 of this year and it won't be compatible with existing windows phone devices.

[Gromit]

CF. Which is why no one is buying it.

[Gromit]

When MS have bankrupted Nokia they can buy the company for peanuts.

[anotheoldgit]

Thank you for your interesting posts, must admit I missed the contract bit, but it would still be interesting to see if the price of this phone will now come down in the UK?

[Gromit]

Even if it were free, not really a good moving buying something that will run an obselete operating system. Better waiting for a Windows Phone 8 device.