On May 15, 2:01*am, andy <andy.gg...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> On 14 May, 18:46, "Ivor Jones" <i...@thisaddressis.invalid> wrote:
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> > How do you think someone like Tesco can sell a pint of milk for less than
> > 40p when small corner shops are charging 50p+..?
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> Or this Pirelli phone at half its original price?

Just to put aside the issues of each individual company's selling
price, one has to bear in mind that people like Tesco (and maybe
Sipgate in the VOIP market) can negotiate and buy much at cheaper
prices. Whether they then pass on these discounts to the end consumer
is up to them.

Forgetting all this, if you're thinking of buying one, I feel you have
to ask yourself if it is value for money. Value for money being a good
feature set/ reliability/whatever compared to price and other similar
items on the market. Personally, I think this device does offer pretty
good valu for money.... How much would a cheapy, but functional mobile
with camera cost? How much would a wifi voip phone cost? This phone
offers both in one device - pretty handy really.
Add to that the possibility of converting this phone from a dual phone
(GSM and voip wifi) into a "tri" phone adding in PSTN capability too
(with the addition of a base station - the Sinus TC300) and you have
quite a mean machine. OK the base station isn't easily available in
the UK, but you could probably get one for under 20 quid off ebay....

Just my 2ps worth

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