myTouch 3G Slide coming to T-Mobile on June 2nd… for $180

It’s T-Mobile fail to realizing that they aren’t the only ones carrying Android anymore. Why Get this for $180 when you can get an EVO or Incredible for only slightly more?

What about the real price? Is it still going to be $400 as was rumored before or is it going the be even more?

Who would really want this? There are reports of a new sidekick made by HTC running Android that is basically the EVO spec wise with a physical keyboard in the works. The price on that will be laughable as well Im sure.

name recognition.

The mytouch and G1 were the first Android devices to receive some widespread joe blow consumer adoption. Half the android based phones I see are either the G1/Mytouch, or the droid from motorola.

It may be worse, but people will buy the mytouch based on brand recognition.

That’s a bit of a rip off with the EVO being at 200$, but this is a good case to show how spoiled we are on NA soil. We’re always expecting these phones to be priced low and cheap and respectful of the tier of phones out. When we look at the full price, I think it’s justified, but when we look at subsidized price we think it’s a rip off. I’m all of cheap phones, but lets keep this in prespective, if the EVO is 200$, the MyTouch Slide should be 10$ then, and carriers should pay us to have dumbphones.

here’s a thought, why don’t we join the rest of the civilized world where the network is universal so we can actually CHOOSE the phone we want and then the plan!!!

It’s not the Incredible or Evo, but the difference is it’s one of the better devices with T-Mobile. I may not love the phone selection, but I’m a T-Mobile loyalist since they were Voicestream, and it’s hands-down the only company I can say I’ve satisfactorily conducted business with for a decade now. Their plans are awesome ($80 unlimited everything ftw!) and the customer service is unparalleled.

the evo and the next gen I phone will be the two best phones on the planet….i do not think this price will last long

I would love to switch over to a HTC incredible or HTC EVO but i am stuck with AT&T as i get a employer discount of 25 bucks every month.I hope that AT&T gets something equal to the incredible or the EVO,so that i can atleast ditch my iphone.Especially after seeing FROYO.

Lolz! 180.00 for a phone that is already out of date and has a custom UI that, is worse than most crapware other providers put on their phones…EVO here I come!

Some 13 year old kid folks will buy them this phone. I have been with T-MO since they were voicestream as well and I can say they do have great customer service but I would like better phones and a better 3G service! The HTC HD is Cool!

Umm shant we forget this is only 20 bucks cheaper than T-mo’s current flagship device the HD2, I def think its priced about 40 bucks too high and whats with this mail in rebate crap I wish carriers would stop this nonsense.

what a joke. for $20 more I can get an EVO and have 4G wimax coverage (i for one live in Chicago). this price won’t last long at all.

just be patient there is a lot more things coming to tmobile in the coming months nexus one in retail stores is already a start which should be coming soon and the galaxy s is already being tested by employees and with documents i saw for future releases these two are nothing compared to other things still on the horizon

This is the last straw for me. I’ve been a tmo customer for 15 years now. Their prices are good and service is great. But the network has lagged for far too long. They took forever to roll out 3g and now in the phone dept they are way behind the curve.

I was waiting to Jump to the EVO 4g and wanted to see what they would do for the slide. Tmo is practically asking me to admit I’m a complete dumba$$ to stay with them.

Sorry, TMO. I tried. You sucked. I’m leaving.

The problem is that T-Mobile thinks that people will see the features and not the specs. Notice the focus on the genius button and faves application. Don’t get me wrong, the interface and usability of the phone is second-to-none. Call it bloatware all you want, when you use it you will be impressed. For instance, have you seen the genius button in action? It’s really something. BUT with the market shifting and MANY more people wanting smartphones, the buzz is specs. Big screen, best processor. That’s why the HD2 has been such a big seller for T-Mo. People read online that it’s top-of-the-line and they’re sold. They don’t care that it’s a Windows Mobile device until they get home with it and it’s crashing 3 times a day.

I can only hope that T-Mobile will see the light and release a device that’s a joy to use like the MT3GS, but has Nexus One-like specs. That’s the rumor, but who knows. T-Mobile always seems to be 2 steps behind.

people people, settle down with that EVO crap, yeah its a good phone and its full of specs but iltimatly it is on shitty sprint =( they are rolling out their precious WiMax with their fingers crossed hoping to get some more customer if that not to lose more customers. The truth is that T-mobile has already started rolling out HSPA+ here in LA I already have it and let me tell you, 4.9 mbps is amazing!! T-MO hspa+ is already faster than sprints-last-desperate-move WiMax!! Now the MYTOUCH SLIDE WILL BE BETTER THAN YOUR OLD RAZOR 1 to 1,000,000 so before you go crazy and leave to sprint test drive this phone 1ST, it is awesome!! I have been blessed to have one and it is the shit! the phone to have. And with T-Mo launching HSPA+ nation wide by the end of the year, believe me now its the time to be with t-mobile.

This is the proof of wi-max vs haspa+

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2359139,00.asp

And you get can a refurbished iPhone for $49.99? What’s the point?

Americans obsess too much with the upfront cost of the phone. $140, $160 or $180 is still very cheap for a smartphone.

Worrying about the processor speed is not always reasonable if the processor inside the hardware can do the job and do it well. Geeks get too fascinated with this stuff.

This phone has a slide out keyboard (for those who want it) and the EVO doesn’t. This phone will work all over the word and the EVO will only work off CDMA networks. T-Mobile will let their customers spread the cost of the hardware over the course of 2 years and Sprint won’t.

Again these are two different phones both targeting different segments.

In late 2005 and early 2006 we paid $500 for a new RAZR at Cingular ON CONTRACT.

American buyers are getting too spoiled and accustomed to a sense of entitlement.

Really nice phone with sharp call quality.

We have one in our stores. Looks better in person than the pictures show.

Most noticeable over the previous myTouch and G1 is that this thing is fast. The UI is very responsive even with several apps installed.

The model we have does seem to have a more stable antenna too.

This phone has some real nice features and T-Mobile is the best cell phone company I have ever dealt with. I will put up with an Android phone that is a nanosecond slower than a phone on Verizon in exchange for a way cheaper rate plan and way better customer service.

EVO = $200 + ($10 extra per month X 24 months) = $440 – 180 = $260 more than MyTouch slide. Better retake calculus BoyGenius.

People! Go to your local tmobile store and check this phone out. It is much more than what boygenius is leading on. And as far as 4G and leaving tmo for sprint you people are crazy. Read up on hspa+ you won’t regret staying with tmo! Faster than 4G? Ummm, yes!

The fact that users already pay 99 for older Android phones and that the old Data plans for tmo are so cheap is one reason the new phone has a higher price tag. If you wanted the same plan price you will always pay more for the handset period. I think they did their market reasearch well.