T-Mobile raises prices on old smartphones

By on Feb 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM
mobile February 24, 2011

In a move that smacks convention right in the face with the back of its hand, T-Mobile has raised the prices of two old smartphones. Rumors of such a move have been circulating for a while but logic and reason made it hard for us to believe such a move would ever be carried out. But alas. The gray-haired T-Mobile myTouch 4G and T-Mobile G2 have both been bumped from $199.99 to $249.99 on contract. $250 is a steep price for last year’s gear, especially considering how fast Android evolves. We’re now looking at dual-core demons and T-Mobile wants a premium for old wares? Luckily, some other phones have seen price adjustments in the proper direction, including the myTouch 3G Slide ($99.99), the Samsung Gravity T ($29.99), the Gravity 3 ($19.99) and the Smiley (free).

[Via Tmonews]

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  • Fat Mams

    T-Mobile is run as stupidly as AT&T is run .. would you expect less

  • Lolbot

    LOL you stupid americans.

    • http://twitter.com/simoncabron Simon Cabron

      I want to spread your butt cheeks open and kiss on your butthole for a while. You creepy bastard.

    • Bob

      Actually, we have it better than you across the pond, t-mobile here gives us a choice between subsidized or a lower monthly rate and “bring your own phone” (like you guys).

  • Anonymous

    Forget Tmobile…who’s shorty in the pic?

    • Prettyboy85712

      That’s Eliza Dushku.

      • Anonymous

        Really? She sure looks alot different…

      • J. Rab

        that’s a really good eye sir!

      • lurch

        Well, if you put your mouse on her pic, it says “Dushku”. Moron.

      • J. Rab

        @lurch: sorry. i should have taken “sit there and stalk images by getting their alt-text” classes. douche.

      • lurch

        That’d be a funny name. Eliza Doucheku.

        She also has a very Down Syndrome look on her face in that pic.

  • Moman85

    i didn’t know that there was a “myTouch 4G Slide”

  • Gc01

    Someone at T Mo is smoking some righteous dope.

  • Wutang933

    these guys are high on ass crack

  • EV-D’oh!

    These old phones must be really popular. The Sprint variant STILL sells for $149 on contract while the carrier sells newer/better/faster Android phones for heckuva lot less.

  • Anonymous

    They have always done this, after the G1 came out the wing went up to $299 with a contract. I think it’s to move people into the newer platforms rather than to get more out of people for older gear.

    Edit: That doesn’t make it smart, just something they’ve always done. Personally I’d liquidate, but that’s just me.

  • Anonymous

    Sounds like they’re trying to push people towards getting newer phones. I’m sure they have their reasons – you don’t get to be successful at the level of TMO by making arbitrary decisions.

    • Big Papi

      But then why raise prices on old stuff that you can’t sell, which then add to your inventory, which they’ve already paid for? Doesn’t make much business sense…but what do I know

      • Anonymous

        Good point. Only thing that I can think of is there’s a specific market segment that does want the older devices and will pay a premium for them.

        Another possibility is that – depending on back-end negotiations- their own costs for the device may increase over time.

  • Anonymous

    I careless about the article and more about the pic. I could probably cure cancer after a night with her.

  • Anonymous

    I’d care less because I am with “unlocked phone plan”, so I care more on no contract price.

  • http://twitter.com/SaykredCow Suraj Ithikatt

    I hope the objective editors of BGR realize the myTouch 4G is a derivative of the Desire HD.

    You know what else is a derivative of the Desire HD? The yet to be released Verizon Thunderbolt 4G as well as the At&t Inspire 4G. But you get 4G in more places with T-Mobile. Seems like fair pricing to me.

  • Jay

    Hope this isn’t breaking news for you guys, but anyone that walks in to any official cell phone carrier store and pays full price for a handset is a dumb dumb! Shop at “certified vendors” they sell phones for half price or free with a 2 year contract. Even Amazon or Radioshack has deals. T-Mobile can jack up handset prices all they want I’ll never pay full price. At least their plans are still among the most affordable.

    • hey

      ok so both the vibrant and galaxy tab are more on amazon than tmobile store. wtf are you talking about

      • Jay

        I don’t know about Tablets since they are so new to the market, but the Vibrant is $69 on Amazon and $99 through T-Mobile wtf are you talking about. Amazon doesn’t have the 4G version yet but when they do it’ll probably be cheaper. All I’m saying is do your homework before you buy. Local vendors are everywhere and they will be cheaper as well.

  • HankRearden67

    Anyone who has been watching Tmo for the last year will know that this is just the latest step to turn Magenta into Big Red. Well, Big Red without the coverage! They will lose those that were willing to trade coverage for a lower cost plan, to Virgin Mobile.

  • HankRearden67

    BTW, this is why I LOVE BGR! Any opportunity to use that picture of Eliza ;-)

  • Anonymous

    Po sa e bukur esht Eliza Dushku!

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