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[Daniel Clem <clem11388@xxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed. And here in USA the "Modern American Mentality” has taken over and people don't realized that high quality products come at a price. They are used to 2 year contracts that get them "latest hardware” at 200 to 300. But this device being 3 times the power and quality, but not 3 times the price goes over Kant's heads.

I am very low income, but I can save up $830 in 3 to 4 weeks. But again, I NEED Verizon because I, as many others also, live in a rural area. Eventually we will have LTE, but not for 2 to 4 years. 

Since these won't be manufactured till months after the fund ends. Requesting 1 or 2 thousand CDMA should be that hard. Or since this is flagged as a "Open Device ” why not pioneer the first LTE capable Combo phone? CDMA+GSM. Only using the one you need. So later if you wish you can jump to any carrier you can imagine. Making it Truly Open.

Just some thoughts. God Bless 

Josh Leverette <coder543@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Stores and resellers were not purchasing from indiegogo yesterday.
>There
>might have been one or two, but that's simply not what happened. This
>whole
>campaign is all about individuals buying these phones. I don't want to
>see
>this campaign fail anymore than you do. People will either buy them at
>$830, or they won't.
>
>
>On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 9:02 AM, Omar B. <estelar57@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> >So implementing possibilities to "buy" a smartphone with less specs
>isn't
>> compatible with the goal of this campaign.
>>
>> A little less specs Not being compatible is your opinion.
>>
>> The only fact I see is that they set a goal and would much prefer for
>it to be be reached. Am sure they have months or years planning it and
>waiting for the right moment.
>>
>> It's not so positive if the campaign gets stuck at like 10 or 13
>million, there's not much impact about that.
>>
>> Even with less specs the phone will be a top tier phone. But what
>really makes the phone is not the hardware, but the software
>combination and possibilities. So it will still do things that many
>others wont. Getting ubuntu to more users and developers hands has
>always been a primary goal.
>>
>> Anyway many resellers got into the 600 promo, but that is over.
>There's no deal or perk for them anymore, so they left. For Stores and
>resellers, 40k limited time phones is not that much if you got them,
>but they don't want to pay full price, because they need to make some
>returns, so they need now perks that give them discounts for a higher
>quantity purchase.
>>
>>
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>    Josh
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