why is the Droid Charge the most expensive Verizon smartphone at the moment?

[SandraW]

why is the Droid Charge the most expensive Verizon smartphone at the moment? (currently $299 on the VZW website)

[WCMack]

This is a rhetorical question, right?  There is no answer.

[Elitist_Jerk]

Droid branding costs money?

the iphone costs 299 as well?

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[KinquanaH_VZW]

SandraW, I truly understand your concern with the cost of the Charge. This phone is Brilliant Entertainment. The Droid Charge by Samsung, offers a robust set of entertainment features and represents a high level of mobile intelligence. This phone is awesome and has so many features. I have listed some below along with a link to view this phone is more detail. The cost is based on manufacters cost to make the device and sell it to our company. We do our best to sell the phones for a great cost to our customers and not pay full retail cost if your eligible. Additionally, we always have promotions during the year that provide you with discounts and different options. 

Key Features

• Verizon 4G LTE Network

  4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) is the gold standard for wireless technology worldwide. 4G LTE provides significantly increased speeds and reduced lagtime - up to 10x faster than 3G.

• 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus Screen

  Take your rightful place as ocular overlord and knock your eyes flat with a screen whose brilliance and color array are anything but.

• HTML Web Browser

  View web pages with a full HTML rich browser.

• Front and Rear Cameras

  Front 1.3 MP camera and rear 8.0 MP camera.

• 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot

  4G LTE Mobile Hotspot allows you to share your compatible device’s 4G connection with up to Ten Wi-Fi enabled devices.

  http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?action=viewPhoneDetail&item=phoneFirst&selectedP...

[Davidoo]

Kinquana, thanks for responding on this post.  I agree the Charge is a nice phone.  Now, would you please see this thread regarding the dropped calls all of us are having (call goes silent, nether party can hear, but call timer continues).  There are now 70 posts on this thread from frustrated Charge users who can't use their phone.  Seems VZ techs are totally silent on threads where people are having problems.  70 posts in a few days and no responses.

http://community.vzw.com/t5/DROID-Charge-by-Samsung/Samsung-CHARGE-DROPPED-CALLS/td-p/618318

[javierz0509]

i got my droid for $150 at best buy 

[SandraW]

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javierz0509 wrote:

i got my droid for $150 at best buy 

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I got my Samsung Droid Charge for $0 from Verizon.

(plus the price of gas to drive to/from the VZW corporate store 5 miles away from me)

[#8]

Davidoo, 

Thanks for sharing your concern about your Charge. I understand why losing audio would be extremely frustrating, but I certainly don't want you to think we are ignoring this issue or remaining silent. In the thread you posted, I do see where myself and several of my co-workers have addressed the issue. This issue has been escalated to Samsung and our product team and we are working on a software update to resolve this. This is expected to be included in an upcoming software release for the phone. We don't have an exact date for the update, but are working fervently to resolve it. 

[B33]

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SandraW wrote:

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javierz0509 wrote:

i got my droid for $150 at best buy 

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I got my Samsung Droid Charge for $0 from Verizon.

(plus the price of gas to drive to/from the VZW corporate store 5 miles away from me)

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Sandy i call that a good Deal indeed !!!!    B33