Submission + - Google Andriod Development Phone
thisNameNotTaken writes: As an Android development phone user I went to the Android phone web site to get another phone. It appears that the the development phones are no longer available (http://android.brightstarcorp.com/index.htm).
The official Android phone website has the following message: "Thank you for your interest in the Android Dev Phone 1. Unfortunately, we are temporarily out of stock. Limited stock is expected to be available in early September. We apologize for any inconvenience but please check back then to make your purchase."
Anyone know of why this might be? Could it be a way to stop Android phones from being used to avoid the recent announcement by ATT Wireless to require all users of smartphones to have a more expensive data plan (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/21/att-to-require-smartphone-data-plans-starting-september-6th). It appears that "unlocked" smartphone are exempt from the data plan increase mentioned in the ATT memo, in part it says, "Existing Smartphone customers active prior to September 6, 2009 will be grandfathered and exempt from the new policy."
Well!
The official Android phone website has the following message: "Thank you for your interest in the Android Dev Phone 1. Unfortunately, we are temporarily out of stock. Limited stock is expected to be available in early September. We apologize for any inconvenience but please check back then to make your purchase."
Anyone know of why this might be? Could it be a way to stop Android phones from being used to avoid the recent announcement by ATT Wireless to require all users of smartphones to have a more expensive data plan (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/08/21/att-to-require-smartphone-data-plans-starting-september-6th). It appears that "unlocked" smartphone are exempt from the data plan increase mentioned in the ATT memo, in part it says, "Existing Smartphone customers active prior to September 6, 2009 will be grandfathered and exempt from the new policy."
Well!
