Google Says Nexus One $350 'ERF' Is Necessary
For those who DON'T Think it's ridiculous: Who is subsidizing this thing?
ETF Money is for repaying the phone subsidy. So is Google subsidizing the phone, or is T-Mobile Subsidizing the phone? It sounds like Google is (who likely gets a cut from the T-Mobile service plan.) Even Verizon's $350.00 ETF is because congruous with their subsidy.
T-Mobile loses out on "theoretical" dollars, but they're not entitled to that by cell-phone-contract standards. If I buy an LG Lotus from Sprint with the $150.00 subsidy my ETF matches the subsidy. Sprint doesn't get my 'theoretical' dollars, I just repay the subsidy amount.
So why is T-Mobile charging an ETF? It's not costing them anything other than theoretical dollars (beyond activating my account which I already pay $36.00 for.
T-Mobile loses out on "theoretical" dollars, but they're not entitled to that by cell-phone-contract standards. If I buy an LG Lotus from Sprint with the $150.00 subsidy my ETF matches the subsidy. Sprint doesn't get my 'theoretical' dollars, I just repay the subsidy amount.
So why is T-Mobile charging an ETF? It's not costing them anything other than theoretical dollars (beyond activating my account which I already pay $36.00 for.
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show me a document from a cell company stating that an ETF is ONLY to recoup the cost of the device. Their are other revenues that are lost if you breach of contract besides the phone subsidy.
You get an N1 for $180, cancel a month later. Google and Tmob in their current distribution model both get screwed. Hence, why thy each have their own ETF. If Tmob was selling the phone direct, then there would be NO google ETF. But this is essentially a 3rd party transaction. Different rules apply.
You get an N1 for $180, cancel a month later. Google and Tmob in their current distribution model both get screwed. Hence, why thy each have their own ETF. If Tmob was selling the phone direct, then there would be NO google ETF. But this is essentially a 3rd party transaction. Different rules apply.
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