Comments on: Xperia X1 Xpands: Facebook, Windows Live, Dashwire panels http://jkontherun.com/2008/11/25/xperia-x1-xpand/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:25:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Kevin C. Tofel http://jkontherun.com/2008/11/25/xperia-x1-xpand/#comment-42523 Kevin C. Tofel Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:01:56 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/xperia-x1-xpand#comment-42523 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>Sorry Brian. No such luck on a carrier subsidy for the Xperia in the USA at the moment. That means many folks will miss out on what might be a great Windows Mobile device due to the relatively high price tag.</p> </div>

Sorry Brian. No such luck on a carrier subsidy for the Xperia in the USA at the moment. That means many folks will miss out on what might be a great Windows Mobile device due to the relatively high price tag.

]]> By: Brian Goodwin http://jkontherun.com/2008/11/25/xperia-x1-xpand/#comment-42526 Brian Goodwin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:24:26 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/11/25/xperia-x1-xpand#comment-42526 <p>The best smartphone almost nobody will buy here in the US because it is not currently being offered with subsidized purchase by any of the mainstream US carriers. I would love to upgrade from my Samsung 760i to that gorgeous WVGA Sony X1...but can't see dropping nearly a grand to make that happen. Without major carrier support the phone is doomed to obscurity here in the USA.</p> <p>Perhaps I have just missed the news of AT&T or some other US carrier picking this baby up?</p> The best smartphone almost nobody will buy here in the US because it is not currently being offered with subsidized purchase by any of the mainstream US carriers. I would love to upgrade from my Samsung 760i to that gorgeous WVGA Sony X1…but can’t see dropping nearly a grand to make that happen. Without major carrier support the phone is doomed to obscurity here in the USA.

Perhaps I have just missed the news of AT&T or some other US carrier picking this baby up?

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