Unlocked phones are not generally carried by big retailers in the us. The market is pretty limited as most people wont pay the unlocked prices.
On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Anil <[email protected]> wrote: > or sold unlocked. > > > On Jun 17, 3:23 pm, Jeffrey Kesselman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not if there is no carrier agreement to go with it. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM, Anil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > but that was over a month ago... If it were happening, surely some > > > retail giant would have moved on this by now. > > > (anyway just speculating) > > > > > On Jun 17, 3:01 pm, Jeffrey Kesselman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Maybe you already know this but... > > > > > > > http://androidandme.com/2010/05/news/google-to-close-online-phone-sto... > > > > > > < > http://androidandme.com/2010/05/news/google-to-close-online-phone-sto.. > > > .>It > > > > sounds more like Google has just had a hard time finding a sales > model > > > the > > > > carriers would cooperate with. After all, unlike iPhone OS, Android > is > > > an > > > > open platform and the carriers can get really nice Android phones > from > > > > their existing suppliers (eg Motorola.) > > > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 3:37 PM, Anil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am wondering whether the "Sorry, this item is temporarily not > > > > > available." > > > > > on this pagehttps://www.google.com/phone/choose?hl=en&gl=US&s7e= > > > > > is really, "Sorry, this item is discontinued." > > > > > > > I know they said they would sell it through the carriers - but it > has > > > > > been quite a while and nothing has shown up with them. > > > > > > > I wonder if the Nexus One resembles the iPhone more than the other > > > > > 'Droids. If so, then my hunch is that the lawsuit by Apple against > HTC > > > > > led to this phone being discontinued. > > > > > > > Anil > > > > > > > -- > > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups > > > > > "Android Discuss" group. > > > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > <android-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > <android-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > > > > It's always darkest just before you are eaten by a grue.- Hide quoted > > > text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Android Discuss" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > <android-discuss%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > > > -- > > It's always darkest just before you are eaten by a grue.- Hide quoted > text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- It's always darkest just before you are eaten by a grue. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
