We have heard rumors of a March 18th launch for the AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 but now we are seeing rumors on pricing for Nokia's latest Windows Phone. BGR is reporting that they have received a portion of AT&T's 2012 roadmap which shows the Lumia 900 hitting the shelves on March 18th. The roadmap also indicates the Lumia 900 will cost a meager $99 after contractual discounts.
The March 18th date does fit with AT&T's previous releases that hit on either the first of third Sunday of the month. The $99 price tag is a little surprising but a nice one if the rumor holds true. Sporting a 4.3" AMOLED Clearblack touchscreen, 8mp Camera, 1mp front camera, 16gb of storage, and 4G LTE networking the Lumia 900 is an appealing Windows Phone in its own right. Add a $99 price tag to it and it may be too hard to resist with the Samsung Focus S and HTC Titan going for $199.
Update: Confirmed by Paul Thurrott "Yes, that $99 price is in fact correct for the Lumia 900 based on the docs I saw."
source: BGR
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Hope its true
Yea that's awsome
Good bye Verizon and your stupid arrogance. Had you given your customers a decent WP I may have stayed.
Verizon did the same thing to Apple then later was kissing there backside to get the phone after they lost people. They seem to always realize their stupidity after they lose clients.
Ok Verizon, you have until 03/18/2012 to give me valid information on when you will have a new top tier WP device fo sale. I have 5 lines and 3 are up for renewal, so its not a big deal for me to pay out the other two in order to go to AT&T. Plus tell your reps to stop calling me trying to get me to buy the next Android flavor of the month phone.
I'm gettn one I have the Samsung focus and love it but the Nokia is better hardware
Same here :)
Really want my contract over now.
Wouldn't ATT have to buy the phone at the MSRP? If so, then ATT would be taking a big hit to lower the price to $99 despite them making up for it in contracts/subscriptions; Nokia's MSRP on their devices are pretty high, in my opinion.
No, AT&T would not pay the Manufacturer's Suggested RETAIL Price. They would purchase them at some wholesale agreement price ad then sell them at, above, or below, the MSRP.
Ok. Thanks for the insight :)
I have a hunch this $99 price might be a launch-only promotion. Makes sense to me if AT&T is going to lose its exclusivity after a month and a half. After that they'll probably bump the price back up to the normal price on contract.
This makes sense. I mean, the device is premium enough to garner the $199 asking price, in my opinion. $99 for a limited time only - say a week - would be OK.
If it's true, im ending my tmobile contract 6 months early..!!!
T-Mobile is rumored to get it later this year
Yeah, just in time for the WP8 phones to come out.
It looks like the Lumia 900 semi-supports T-Mobile. The 900 does have 2100 MHz support for 3G, but the other 1700 MHz frequency is only for LTE according to Nokias specs:
http://www.nokia.com/us-en/products/phone/lumia900/specifications/
(Click on 'Hardware')
Maybe someone will find a way to hack it :)
in this article, they said it's LTE is not backward compatible with 3G networks.
so I supose it will not work but can A real pro tell us?
http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-hspa-and-vs-lte/
If the Lumia 900 has far and above better aspects front camera, Carl Zeiss, bigger screen, is it safe to say that the Lumia 800 is going to be free on contract when it hits the Microsoft Store next month?
How ever the 900 gets priced doesn't matter. The 800 is sold unlocked, not on contract.
If this is true, ATT rocks! I currently have Gen 1 focus and will ditching it for the 900
Question.. are you going to be eligible for an upgrade? I got my Focus in Dec 2010. Which means the penalty for breaking my current contract next March will be ~$175. Is there a way to do it for cheaper?
That's odd. I got my Focus in Jan 2011 and I know I can upgrade without penalty in April. AT&T usually permits upgrades a few months before your contract ends so make sure you check your date on their website.
To be honest, this is just me calculating it ($325 ETF minus $10 per month on contract). I haven't talked to an AT&T sales rep. So thanks for the tips! I'll make sure to visit an AT&T store on launch day and hopefully get the ETF penalty waived.
I wasn't eligible for an upgrade (was 6 months off) when I got my 1st gen Focus on release day, but the sales associates will waive the details if they feel inclined.
I can only recomend showing up at the store looking excited and like you're there to spend money, and I'll doubt they'll make a fuss over upgrade eligibility, especially if it's somewhat close.
Hey bud just to give you a heads up, with ATT if you are the main account holder (main line if you will) you are eligible for an upgrade every year. Therefore you wouldn't be penalized with a fee no matter if you signed a two year contract.
Was already sold on this. Now I don't have to spend much for it as well. Win win for me!
Didn't Nokia come out a while ago and say that in the American market they were going to be extremely aggressive in their pricing?
Yes, and I had a feeling that $149 would be a magic number, but $99 wouldn't have surprised me either. A poll over in the forums suggested most people suggested it would be $199, so a majority of people are expecting to pay more and will likely not pay more. This is the definition of aggressive. Let's hope this remains true through the official announcement.
Holy #$%@! If they're really gonna sell it for $99, then they should release the Black, CYAN, and MAGENTA all on the same day. Otherwise there wont be any availible for a while after the BLACK and CYAN sell out in a few hours. The Titan sold out at twice the price so you know these won't last on the store shelves.
Now i'm certain there will be a 32GB version in the pipe a few months later. With the volume they're gonna move at the $99 price point, they're gonna want a revenue generator to go along with the volume sales of the $99 phones.
Either a 32GB version for the Lumia 900 or the upcoming Lumia 910 will be announced at Barcelona MWC with Carl Zeiss 12mp cam.
The Titan sold out because it was on sale for a penny. One penny =/= [2 x $99], haha
Yea if all those ea games coming have xbl achievements, then this is a great deal.
Wow! If this holds up I will totally forget the entire 8107 issue. Bring it!
Hope that price turns out to be true. But I'm afraid the demand will be so high we'll be waiting for stock to come in. But here's hoping.
Upgrade due in February, just in time!
I will buy this:) just need to use my US shipping address
I wonder what the off contract price is, or how long until you can get the 900 unlocked or for other carriers.
At the end of the day I can dev unlock it, but I'd like a phone that only said Nokia at the top and not AT&T. (in Canada)
get some extra fine sandpaper and sand off the ATT if you have to. WHATEVER!
Please help me understand what advantage buying a Lumia 900 unlocked gives a gives you if AT&T still controls the OTA update for our phones? If I can't get the update directly from Microsoft on this platform, then I'll buy a subsidized one. I think I'm going to take this to the forums because on my old webOS phone, an unlocked device meant no AT&T customizations whatsover, and that my OTA updates came directly from Palm's Servers. Please correct me if I am wrong but WP7 is not setup that way, right? If I pay the $99 to MS, does that mean I can somehow free myself from AT&T's update schedule?
Nope. If you were to buy this phone, and IF AT&T gave you the unlock code (most likely won't for at least 9 months due to exclusivity rights), you would still be tied to the AT&T release schedule, and not MS's. Again, one more reason why MS should own the ENTIRE PROCESS and have no carrier involvement (with the exception of them testing their apps.)
I'm more interested in the price off-contract
You and me both. I'm still getting it pretty much regardless of what the price point is, but if $99 is to give me any hope, then that hope is for less than $500.
It actually makes sense since the Apollo devices are around the corner and will support additional tech that the 900 will not, but at that price It might be worth it since Apollo will certainly come to it as well.
based on the rate of cell phone technolgoy upgrades every 6 months, Apollo should be out by late Sept or early October.
Yeah, Apollo is rumored to be releasing at the end of this year, in time for the holiday's.
Hmm, I guess that's great news for consumers, but I can't help feel like its too cheap (if there is such a thing)...
If true, it sort of cheapens WP in general, as that the (presumably) flagship device will sell at that great a discount to the iPhone.
I think a better price point would be $150 (and $200/$250 for 32/64 GB models, that will hopefully also be offered)..
I mean I love the 'more for less' value proposition as much as anybody, but does anyone else get the same feeling, or is it just me..?
I have to admit that I'm having the same concern as you are. It could make WP7 and Nokia seem cheap or desperate. I'm torn frankly. I think it would be great if it were that affordable, but perception can hurt as well. I agree that your pricing would be more respectable and somewhat affordable at the same time.
Agree with you. In my opinion, selling a device with 'supposed' top of the line optics (Carl Zeiss), not to mention the differences that set it apart from the Lumia 710 and Lumia 800, at a measely $99 just doesn't seem 'appropriate'. Sure, folks will find it affordable, but this devices will still sell well at $199. The price drop to $99 should come later when the new devices are ready to launch.
At the end of the day, it's between ATT and Nokia - if $99 will be asking price, so be it.
Stop complaining about the price, most people buy good phones at a lower price, for example if an atrix will be sold for $99 next to a titan for $199 which do u think would get bought? This is competitive pricing which is what WP needs.