So Incredible 2 is out... pricing?

[cpals]

Everywhere online I've read that it is/was going to be $199 with a 2-year contract. I logged into Verizon and Wirefly this morning and they're saying $149 w/2-year contract. Do they usually run a cheap promo the first week that the phone is out or are these price mistakes?

Just wondering if I should jump on the band-wagon or wait for reviews and possibly pay the higher price.

 

[bucwylde23]

Verizon shows $199 for me unless I do an upgrade and use my $50 credit.

Not sure about wirefly. I dont' think there's any reason to wait for a lot of reviews, it's similar to the thunderbolt and will be a great phone just like the original incredible.

 

[boomhower]

If you like what it offers go for it. Seems a little lackluster to me with a single core and no 4G.

 

[s44]

Ginormous ripoff at $200. Worse GPU and screen than the free-with-upgrade Fascinate (at BB this weekend). But why are you contact-locking to a phone without dual-core or LTE anyway?

 

[bucwylde23]

Ginormous ripoff at $200. Worse GPU and screen than the free-with-upgrade Fascinate (at BB this weekend). But why are you contact-locking to a phone without dual-core or LTE anyway?

I agree that 200 is steep but it's a much better phone than the fascinate by far, the fact that it's made by HTC alone is reason enough.

 

[alent1234]

Ginormous ripoff at $200. Worse GPU and screen than the free-with-upgrade Fascinate (at BB this weekend). But why are you contact-locking to a phone without dual-core or LTE anyway?

and how many apps in the market take advantage of the dual core in the Atrix?

 

[s44]

Some games. But it's more about the multitasking smoothness(TM) you get with the second core -- read AT's Thunderbolt review.