Smartphones(android,Blackberry)

amzyvista
By amzyvista

Hey QLErs
you all know smartphones like Htc, acer, blackberry etc. so yesterday i was looking at the blackberry torch 9800 which by vodafone costs about QR2,800 and jarir bookstore roughly about QR 2500 and I saw 1 video where in the us it cost s about $300 which is about QR1100 so the iphone 4 and blackberry torch 9800 are the same price( I checked) but why here soo much! there rippin us off?

By amzyvista• 10 Dec 2010 15:07
amzyvista

can we complain or tell them

By anonymous• 10 Dec 2010 13:55
Rating: 3/5
anonymous

I have had the same problem.

Looking at smartphones in the region of £300 and even with an un-optimistic exchange rate calculation we are still getting ripped off here.

You are paying nearly $600 for a phone!

I don't even know why they can allow that mark-up in price.

By siyan• 10 Dec 2010 13:46
siyan

i have checked my self in Hong Kong, the Iphone 4 cost around qr2400 for official unlocked one.

By amzyvista• 10 Dec 2010 13:11
amzyvista

no i checked properly

By elfreako• 10 Dec 2010 13:01
Rating: 2/5
elfreako

Its cheap because you have to sign a two years contract.(not sure if its 2, but you get the picture)

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