Its $550 because there are no carrier subsidies. $500 - $600 is generally what most smartphones go for before any sort of carrier discounts that are applied for signing a new contract. The price is actually pretty reasonable though for an unlocked phone. Go to expansys.com and see what a smartphone with specs similar to the Treo Pro goes for. Compared to those prices, the Treo Pro is a relative bargain.
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Its $550 because there are no carrier subsidies. $500 - $600 is generally what most smartphones go for before any sort of carrier discounts that are applied for signing a new contract. The price is actually pretty reasonable though for an unlocked phone. Go to expansys.com and see what a smartphone with specs similar to the Treo Pro goes for. Compared to those prices, the Treo Pro is a relative bargain.