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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese carriers losing out on handset subsidies]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/05/31/japanese-carriers-losing-out-on-handset-subsidies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/05/31/japanese-carriers-losing-out-on-handset-subsidies/</guid><description><![CDATA[but doesn't all that mass purchasing/production of all that uber-tech drive the cost down?  i bet they're inflating their costs to excuse rate hikes.  even so, I'd put my carrier through bankrupcy if     it meant i could get a slice of some of the goodness they get over there ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Pablo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 11:30AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese carriers losing out on handset subsidies]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/05/31/japanese-carriers-losing-out-on-handset-subsidies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/05/31/japanese-carriers-losing-out-on-handset-subsidies/</guid><description><![CDATA[So that's the secret to Japan selling all those high-tech phones at super-low prices while we get crappy phones that cost more. <br><br>Still, I'm waiting for KDDI Mobile to show its full potential. It could end up being a competitor to Helio (tech-wise; I don't particularly like MySpace) if KDDI plays their cards right.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jamar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 12:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Japanese carriers losing out on handset subsidies]]></title><link>http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/05/31/japanese-carriers-losing-out-on-handset-subsidies/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://mobile.engadget.com/2007/05/31/japanese-carriers-losing-out-on-handset-subsidies/</guid><description><![CDATA[Here in Sweden the operators have largely stopped giving away free phones - instead it's essentially a payment plan where your monthly fee is $15 higher for the first however many months until you've paid off the phone. I really like this approach, as it means those of us who buy unlocked phones don't help subsidize the cheapskate's phones.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[greenlight]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 31st 2007 4:27PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>