{"id":3705,"date":"2011-08-23T07:23:49","date_gmt":"2011-08-23T12:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcitement.com\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2011-11-17T22:07:37","modified_gmt":"2011-11-18T04:07:37","slug":"hp-selling-phones-for-cheap-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techcitement.com\/hardware\/tablet\/hp-selling-phones-for-cheap-%e2%80%93-why-you-should-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"HP Selling Phones For Cheap \u2013 Why You Should Buy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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HP\u2019s slashing <\/a>the price of their end-of-lifed TouchPad (and giving price adjustments to those who already bought it) has been quite the news story this week. New WebOS users managed to take down<\/a> perennial WebOS enthusiast site Precentral for a bit yesterday, and any site listed in the massive Slickdeals <\/a>thread tends to get overrun by traffic shortly after.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s not getting as much attention is that HP is also selling off their stock of smartphones. That\u2019s right \u2013 if you want to snag an unlocked GSM Pre2, a Verizon Pre2, or an HP Veer on AT&T, then all you have to do is call HP\u2019s Small Business Line at 1-888-728-9985. All three phones are $50 without any sort of contract.<\/p>\n

Why buy a product that\u2019s being killed off? Good question. The first answer is that even though the hardware is being discontinued, the software isn\u2019t. Considering that HP switched over to WebOS phones internally some time ago, I doubt it\u2019s going anywhere just yet. Furthermore, the added user base is a great argument for them to continue support. It\u2019s possible that HP may have slightly fewer developers<\/a> soon, but even what\u2019s out there is fine for most people\u2019s day-to-day use.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a better reason though \u2013 even if there\u2019s never another update or app, you\u2019re getting a good deal. One of the reasons phones are so \u201ccheap\u201d is because you\u2019re locking yourself into a contract with a set carrier. Out of contract phones tend to cost a lot more than the $50 HP is charging. With the Pre2 and Veer\u2019s existing features, they are more than serviceable phones and now you can get one without adding to your contract. Even if you only intend to use it for phone calls and texting, you\u2019d be ahead of the game. The unlocked GSM Pre2 is especially a steal, as it is a world phone. Try getting that for $50.<\/p>\n

I personally ordered two Verizon Pre2s, which I will be modifying<\/a> to work on Sprint. I\u2019m fighting the urge to go back and get a Veer \u201cjust because\u201d. But then what do you expect from a guy with a column named \u201cOn the Cheap<\/a>\u201d?<\/p>\n

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