[NEWS] ARTICLE: HTC Hero being sold for $99 at Best Buy?

[phillynews215]

It seems that $99 is one of the two magic price points of the holiday season (with $199 being the other one). The AT&T BlackBerry Curve 8520 ("coming soon"), HTC Droid Eris, and Apple iPhone fall into the $99 category, along with the Sprint's HTC Hero. Though the price remains at $179.99 on the carrier's website (after mail-in rebate), rumors are pointing to a price drop to $99 at Best Buy locations. Sure, you have to sign a two-year agreement, but for $99, it brings it down into the entry-level smartphone playing field.

With Verizon's HTC Droid Eris and Sprint's HTC Hero at the same price, it all boils down to carrier preference. Which do you prefer?

Via: PhoneArena









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[mzlady26]

Best Buy is the best is the best place to get a phone............They are no competition when it comes to purchasing a contract phone.

[D/\SH]

best buy is nice but it seems that the first batch of the high end phones that they do get in always seem to have some major defect... but at that price its a hell of a deal considering the eris (same thing besdies thinner and other minor changes) sells for 199.99 even though it did just come out.

[mzlady26]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

best buy is nice but it seems that the first batch of the high end phones that they do get in always seem to have some major defect... but at that price its a hell of a deal considering the eris (same thing besdies thinner and other minor changes) sells for 199.99 even though it did just come out.

Well that is what the insurance is for, if anything goes wrong you can get another one. But always with something new someone has to get the bad batch, better them than sprint huh?

[b727pilot]

Now if they would just let me put this on my Sero account! I'd be allllll over it.

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by mzlady26

Well that is what the insurance is for, if anything goes wrong you can get another one. But always with something new someone has to get the bad batch, better them than sprint huh?

yea but you have to pay more for the geek squad insurance and such through best buy which is kind of a downer than you would for asurion.....

[slumdog1]

my bestbuy rep said you can get it for $99 from them and you can still try and fill out the rebate form and it might go through which would make the phone free maybe

[mzlady26]

Originally Posted by D/\SH

yea but you have to pay more for the geek squad insurance and such through best buy which is kind of a downer than you would for asurion.....

I got asurion when I was at BB on my instinct

[D/\SH]

Originally Posted by slumdog1

my bestbuy rep said you can get it for $99 from them and you can still try and fill out the rebate form and it might go through which would make the phone free maybe

no they will deny it since they all know that the rebate from best buy is instant and just throw it in the denied pile when they see the best buy receipt that they require.

[GokuSS3]

Wow what a deal 99 buck for the Hero , dont you can beat that !!!!