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That's OK..The Android community is amazing, and I am sure there will be tons of 3rd party mods and firmware updates. Cyanogen Mod owns, not sure it supports the Eris yet but hopefully it will soon.]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 6:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 28th 2009 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
Like every other phone on every using any other processor running any OS out there today? -_-]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/

on that note, I'm quite sad that my upgrade doesn't come until next October.]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
2-yr Contract Price $199.99
Online Discount -100.00
Your Price $99.99

Yeah, not so much.]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
The part you missed is that he is an existing customer (with a contract prior to 2/15/09) which means he gets a $100 New Every Two Discount. sooo....

$199 Price

-$100 "Instant Rebate"

- $100 "New Every Two"

= $0

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New every two discount is $50 on phones under $100.]]>Nov 28th 2009 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 29th 2009 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/What I am going to do is purchase the Omnia 2 a week after it comes out (supposedly due out December 2nd) -- then, if the HTC Passion or Dragon comes out within 30 days, Verizon will let you do an exchange provided you didn't scratch the hell out of it and give them 35$...seems like a good deal. I'd rather have the HTC Passion but, it's taking too long to launch and I need a phone now. Rumors are saying it's launching before Christmas, but who knows if that's true.]]>Nov 28th 2009 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
Plus, the Eris has a nice display and was very responsive--a perfect little Android device. 2.0 is coming soon for it, which is just icing on the cake.

If I was looking to renew right now, this is the choice I would make.

(As fate has it, I have the HTC Touch, which is almost like the grandfather of the Eris and the Touch2, and is almost as fast, what with a 400 Mhz Qualcomm CPU compared to the Eris and Touch2's 528 Mhz model--and thankfully, dzo from XDA has now gotten an Android ROM to boot from NAND, which means soon we'll have native Android on the Touch. How fantastic is that?!)]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/I got a chance to use the Eris and Motodroid both side by side as well.
Eris hands down - it's just a much, much nicer experience.]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
You know, Verizon will still sell you a BlackBerry 8700 for $30.
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still crap $30 is too much. On a 1 year contract ok but.]]>Nov 27th 2009 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 6:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
If you're referring to straight up price vs contract price, that's almost a moot argument, especially for Verizon. If you are going to buy the phone, 99% chance says you'll be paying Verizon monthly fees for a couple years anyway, so of course people will sign contracts to save money up front. (With unlockable GSM phones, that could be different.)

And in terms of how much a contract will cost over the duration, everyone needs different things. Some people will be on family plans, some will be business users. Some will need unlimited calls, some not so many. Also, taxes and fees vary by location, so for engadget to calculate a "lowest price contract overall cost" for each phone is a waste of time since it would only apply to a small part of its readership.

Like any major purchase, you're best bet is to look up how much it would cost you to get the plan options that YOU want. In a world of choices, everything is personal.]]>Nov 28th 2009 12:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 6:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 28th 2009 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/
But Hero/Eris do run smooth, I have a Hero. It'll hiccup or stutter here and there, but overall it's a very smooth&fast experience.]]>Nov 27th 2009 8:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Droid has 256MB, Eris & Hero have 288MB to make up for the slower ARM11 CPU. The original G1 handset had 192MB AND a slow CPU which made it pretty unbearable to use from what I've heard. The biggest area the Eris/Hero suffer IMO is web browsing. It's not quite as smooth. Not sure if this is CPU limitations or simply that the Browser in Android 2.0 is significantly better. (Eris & Hero are currently running 1.x software) Probably a bit of both. ]]>Nov 27th 2009 8:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 27th 2009 11:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/Nov 28th 2009 1:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/27/droid-eris-available-for-30-shuns-black-friday-theatrics/As for the total contract cost, minimum buy in is $69.98/mo with 450 minutes and unlimited smartphone data. That works out to a two year cost of $1,679.52. With unlimited messaging that rises to $89.98/mo and $2159.52.]]>Nov 29th 2009 12:35PM