What Will the Contract Price Be?

[trandz]

It'll be 200$. Be real for a second, why would it be 150$ or even 100$? Its a flagship WP that AT&T has secured exclusivity for with Nokia being one of the biggest manufacturers for WP. The phone is getting champ status, so why would they price a world leading WP for the price of an entry level device. If anything Amazon and wirefly will sell it for 150$ but in store it will be 200$ on contract, 550-600$ without.

 

[jdevenberg]

It'll be 200$. Be real for a second, why would it be 150$ or even 100$? Its a flagship WP that AT&T has secured exclusivity for with Nokia being one of the biggest manufacturers for WP. The phone is getting champ status, so why would they price a world leading WP for the price of an entry level device. If anything Amazon and wirefly will sell it for 150$ but in store it will be 200$ on contract, 550-600$ without.

Um... In order to sell more of them? Most of the speculation about price is based on Nokia CEO Elop saying that the pricing would be aggressive. $199 is competitive, but not aggressive. Aggressive has lead people to believe that, in an attempt to sell more device, it will be priced lower. Also he said it would be an attractive price to first time smart phone shoppers, people who are generally used to getting cheap/free phones. $200 is generally not appealing to them.

 

[kenosando#AC]

The last two smartphones Nokia released in the U.S. (The Lumia 710 and the Astound [C7], both T-Mobile) were less than $100 ($49.99 and $79.99 respectively). The last AT&T smartphone they released what the E71x, which ran for $149.99. $200 would be the highest price they could afford without making people look over at the Titan, Focus S, or even iPhone 4S or GSII Skyrocket HD, which are the same price. They will almost have to aim for the $149 mark simply because the competition (GS II Skyrocket, LG Nitro) are all $200, while the HTC Vivid is now $99.
There will be loyalists, like myself, who will buy it whether it is $149 or $249, but people looking for an upgrade to a faster device will likely be lured into the sub-$200 price range on the Android LTE offerings before they drop $250 + tax on a Nokia.

 

[GazooAz]

My guess Lumia 710 $49.00 Lumia 800 $99.00 Lumia 900 149.00

That is if it goes to T-Mobile.

 

[Reflexx]

I keep going back and forth between $199 and $149.

Mainly because, while Nokia says they will be aggressive with pricing, that doesn't mean that carriers will be.

And if the Lumia 900 is fairly cheap for an off-contract handset, the on-contract discounted price is something that's up to the carrier.

 

[Winterfang]

Well they say aggressive so I guess 599$. lol


In all seriousness 199.99, That's pretty much the standard and I don't believe they will go lower than that, though it should be a surprise.

 

[D.A.R.Y.L.]

AT&T to offer Nokia Lumia 900 for $100 on March 18.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-57365988-266/at-t-to-offer-nokia-lumia-900-for-$100-on-march-18/

 

[boneycat]

Heck I'm more curious as to how much the out of contract cost will be.

 

[hwalker84]

Heck I'm more curious as to how much the out of contract cost will be.

Same. Though i'm getting it no matter what (or the Titan 2 or Samsung surprise)