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Hi all,
The contracts of Hero seems rather expensive (£600+ over 18 months) for a phone that is worth £350-ish PAYG.
Unless I am mistaken? Please post the best deals you can find!
Thanks.
I paid ...
£97 for the phone, and a further ...
£30 a month for 600 mins calls, unlimited txts, unlimited internet (which translates to a fair usage policy of 500mb/month)
All on Orange Dolphin 30, 24 months contract
Probably way over-priced, but I was desperate and just walked into the Orange shop.
You can get it from t-mobile on an 18 month contract for 35 quid a month. phone is 'free' and you get cool black one (best colour IMO).
you get unlimited internet (which is actually unlimited) compared to most other carriers who will offer 500mb on a fair use policy. can't remember the calls and text allowance but its more then enough.
I believe it's 3GB actually with T-Mobile, which is A LOT more than the other networks here in the UK (as far as I know).
T-mobile is probably the best, but is still a lot of money. Their fair-use limit is 3Gb, Vodaphone and O2 is only 500mb which is stupid. O2 don't carry the Hero, but their iphones do come with true unlimited internet (but don't allow streaming video or audio, VoIP or tethering.)
If you want to save money, try www.moneysavingexpert.com and click through to their page on saving money on mobile phone contracts. It has links to the best serch engines for this kind of thing.
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T-mobile is probably the best, but is still a lot of money. Their fair-use limit is 3Gb, Vodaphone and O2 is only 500mb which is stupid.
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O2 isn't 500mb. They don't have a limit and i've never heard of anyone being contacted by them for downloading too much. I've downloaded 600mb+ for the last 2 months with o2 and had no problems.
I've had some massive usage months on O2 also and never heard a peep about it. The whole O2 internet experience is generally pretty good. None of the port blocking or (un)fair usage crap.
I was going to go with www.mobiles.co.uk - v good deals - but stuck with my Vodafone upgrade because I have more faith in their hardware, support and signal. That's worth an extra few quid to me.
Have friends who take out contracts with various third parties and have all sorts of problem. Not worth the hassle for the sake of saving a few squids.
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I pay £35 a month for my FlexT 35 contract, and my Hero was free. I was out of contract on FlexT before, but I was paying an additional £7.50 a month for web n'walk, and I now get the free G1/G2 data plan so in essence it is cheaper for me now.
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Dave
Ive got my hero on vodaphone, £25 a month, 500mb internet, 500 texts and 100 minutes. Phone cost 70. Bought at carphone warehouse, Its an alright deal, would like to be on t mobile for more internet, but no signal for them where i live...
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wywywywy said:
Hi all,
The contracts of Hero seems rather expensive (£600+ over 18 months) for a phone that is worth £350-ish PAYG.
Unless I am mistaken? Please post the best deals you can find!
Thanks.
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well £600 for 18 months is not bad at all had set free unlimted high speed data. The had set will set you back around £400 and no support from net works usually then theres the bloody hellish cost of data and calls on pay as you go so the t-mobile contract is about the best out there. And service from them is nearly allways amazing
I got mine on Orange Racoon 40 Websave over 12 months
Its just over £40 per month, including Internet, phone cost about £50, but I used QuidCo to get £50 cashback.
Vince
vadonald said:
I got mine on Orange Racoon 40 Websave over 12 months
Its just over £40 per month, including Internet, phone cost about £50, but I used QuidCo to get £50 cashback.
Vince
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same - 12 months £32/month + £5 for internet. £50 phone but £50 cashback. Winner and I can upgrade change in 12 months.
I got mine from www.buymobilephones.net. which is one of mobile news awards commended online retailers.
My tarrif is on t-mobile 18-months with 700 mins, unlimited texts, 3GB data allowance and the phone was free.
I am paying £34.25 directly to t-mobile but have got 11 months half price line rental which is equivalent to £188 cashback. This is made through redemptions throughout the length of the contract which is similar to what carphonewarehouse used to do.
Link: http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobi...hs)-Free-Web-n-Walk-Plus-for-G-Series/1008540
I had scoured the internet for HTC Hero and T-Mobile G2 Touch contracts as I badly wanted this phone and found no better deal than this.
EDIT: 3 Months free insurance as well.
Haha burgess_boy you post sounds like an advert But thanks! This is the sort of deals I am looking for. I used Buymobilephones a few years ago so I haven't got a problem using them again. Theres £20 on Quidco as well... nice.
@locutus-of-borg - The reason I think the Hero on contract is expensive is because I have had a lot of WinMo phones of similar value to the Hero, yet the contracts (inc internet) were cheaper - usually £25 for 18 months.
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@locutus-of-borg - The reason I think the Hero on contract is expensive is because I have had a lot of WinMo phones of similar value to the Hero, yet the contracts (inc internet) were cheaper - usually £25 for 18 months.
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If you look at the TMo website, you have to pay £50->£60 per month to get a free WinMo phone.
Regards,
Dave
I posted this to HUKD:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/467978/htc-hero-orange-12-months-600min-50/
Works out at £350 for the 12 months, assuming the £50 QuidCo kicks in (mine tracked pretty quickly). However, you'd need to buy Orange Internet @£7.50 / month, too.
CombinedEffort said:
I posted this to HUKD:
http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/467978/htc-hero-orange-12-months-600min-50/
Works out at £350 for the 12 months, assuming the £50 QuidCo kicks in (mine tracked pretty quickly). However, you'd need to buy Orange Internet @£7.50 / month, too.
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I thought it seemed about the cheapest way to get this phone.
My QuidCo has changed from Tracked to Validated - so its looking good so far
Vince
just wondering but if i get the sprint view without contract do i have to pay for a data plan to use the tab? i have tmobile and i was just planning to tether it to my phone but i like to have the option to be able to pay for service as you go
It will work fine without a data plan; you won't be able to text message. However, it will be significantly more expensive to purchase it without a contract. You are much better off either buying the US version of the Flyer at Best Buy if you are looking for a Wi-Fi only, or waiting for the the rumored T-Mobile version (which you ought to not only be able to tether to your phone but swap SIM's when you want to).
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It will work fine without a data plan; you won't be able to text message. However, it will be significantly more expensive to purchase it without a contract. You are much better off either buying the US version of the Flyer at Best Buy if you are looking for a Wi-Fi only, or waiting for the the rumored T-Mobile version (which you ought to not only be able to tether to your phone but swap SIM's when you want to).
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well im shopping around for now so if i can get the view 4g for the right price ill pull the trigger. how much is sprints pay as you go plan anyway?
Really it's cheaper to sign up for the 2 year contract. Keep it for more than a month & break the contract. So you pay $400, Get a free Pen. Then pay an additional $200 for early termination fee. It is only $20 more than buying the WiFi only Flyer and pen seperate from Best Buy. It is also Cheaper than purchasing outright from Sprint as they won't include the pen if just buing outright. Which will put it at over $700.
Renegade360 said:
Really it's cheaper to sign up for the 2 year contract. Keep it for more than a month & break the contract. So you pay $400, Get a free Pen. Then pay an additional $200 for early termination fee. It is only $20 more than buying the WiFi only Flyer and pen seperate from Best Buy. It is also Cheaper than purchasing outright from Sprint as they won't include the pen if just buing outright. Which will put it at over $700.
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I would think your money would be better spent paying $20 a month for 1GB of 3G, tbh.
I def. agree. I was running a flyer tethered off my droid X. Got the view, now I'm getting rid of the droid x and just getting a texting phone off ebay. I take the view everywhere with me so don't need two Data plans. So far the 2gig for $29 is working great as I'm on wifi around the homestead. My earlier post was comparing the flyer price to the View price. There is little sense in buying the flyer when the view is only a couple dollars more and is 32gig vs 16gig.
Seriously, the price is way too high.. 600 dollars is the most I'd pay for a tablet. How many here actually bought it?
If they release it internationally, I would. Sans the contract, of course. The pricing is not too far off the 32GB iPad 2 3G, but the Jetstream has the pen AND SD slot. If this ever comes out WiFi only, I'm sure to get it.
The only real problem I see is the contract pricing from AT&T. Thats way too high for a 2-year contract.
GazaIan said:
Seriously, the price is way too high.. 600 dollars is the most I'd pay for a tablet. How many here actually bought it?
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junta_mpb said:
If they release it internationally, I would. Sans the contract, of course. The pricing is not too far off the 32GB iPad 2 3G, but the Jetstream has the pen AND SD slot. If this ever comes out WiFi only, I'm sure to get it.
The only real problem I see is the contract pricing from AT&T. Thats way too high for a 2-year contract.
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I'm seriously contemplating it...
$699 for a 32 gig tab is more than any other Android tab out there but considering it is expandable up to as large an SD card as you want to put in it... 32g more at this point and it comes with the pen right now which is an $80 accessory.... not that bad. Also when you compare it to the same size iPad2 it is actually less money by $30 and $130 less than the 64g iPad2. I already pay $50 a month for an unlimited aircard so downgrading and then pimping off my Android phone for additional airtime when not on wifi will take care of that.
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I'm seriously contemplating it...
$699 for a 32 gig tab is more than any other Android tab out there but considering it is expandable up to as large an SD card as you want to put in it... 32g more at this point and it comes with the pen right now which is an $80 accessory.... not that bad. Also when you compare it to the same size iPad2 it is actually less money by $30 and $130 less than the 64g iPad2. I already pay $50 a month for an unlimited aircard so downgrading and then pimping off my Android phone for additional airtime when not on wifi will take care of that.
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I agree with you.... I had a Dell Streak 7 and an iPad WiFi + 3G 64GB. I sold both of them and got this tablet and I haven't looked back. I love it, just needs to be rooted. I was paying $25 for the 2GB iPad plan, changed it to the $35 3GB plan - service discount = $28 and change. so for a few bucks more a month it was worth it.
- Dan
It's only $50 more than the 32GB GT 10.1 LTE on VZW and AT&T's data plan is cheaper. The GT 3G I'm importing from the UK is actually more expensive. They all get pricy once you include a data connection.
Yep,despite all the hype that it was outrageously pricey, I didn't see a glaringly high difference than the iPad 2 in price, and I like the way it feels.
I would like to see it rooted and get a decent case for it, though....
Its a sweet tab. I bought it, love it. Price wasn't an issue as the jetstream has all the features I want. This is much better than the iPad
I wont pay that much for it, specially because I don't use the internal connection..
I like it but I'll wait for a wifi only version, or for att finally realize is to expensive and decrease the price..
It's funny to me so many sites, people, articles, etc...getting stuck on the price. Yes, it's expensive! It's almost the same price as the Xoom was, and the ipad 2 (depending on type and version of course).
I'm very impressed thus far with the quality of this tablet and what it offers for me. This is an extremely better buy (for the $ spent) then ipad, Xoom, Acer, etc in my opinion.
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It's funny to me so many sites, people, articles, etc...getting stuck on the price. Yes, it's expensive! It's almost the same price as the Xoom was, and the ipad 2 (depending on type and version of course).
I'm very impressed thus far with the quality of this tablet and what it offers for me. This is an extremely better buy (for the $ spent) then ipad, Xoom, Acer, etc in my opinion.
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i wanted one but just picked up a Transformer a few minutes ago for $390 @ Best Buy. I couldn't justify the extra 300 when i could get another Transformer for almost the difference.
Jetstream
Bought, love it....not worried about the price.
Have been an IPAD user since it came out....love it but really cant do anything with it except surf the web and look at some photos.
The Jetstream is expensive but when I looked at the 64gb Ipad @ we were in the same ballpark and it lack many of the features I wanted.
PLUS, it's just like my phone. Not sure if anyone has really mentioned this advantage but it's very familiar to my rooted inspire running RC mix Kingdom 3d...
I love knowing how to use the thing out of the box...
Now, I just need to figure out how to get on my VPN at work!
You can get the Jetstream for $549 with a 2 year contract!
I ordered mine last week from AT&T. When you order the 3Gig LTE Data plan with a 2 year commitment you get the Jetstream for $549.00 before tax.
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That is nice hut how you did it because I was seeing to order it online without contract and it says the prices mentioned before and it even obligate you to get a data plan?
Does the means that I could get it no contract for $699? If so, i am in.
I already bought an HTC Flyer earlier this year, which is $499 for a 16 GB, 7" tablet, plus $80 for the pen. I'm quite happy with it. If not for already owning the Flyer, I would seriously consider the Jetstream. But I'm not sure if I would get the data plan, or buy it at full retail price (and use it as a WiFi-only device).
Obviously, what you feel about the price depends a whole lot on your financial situation and personal budget. For me, spending a couple extra hundred bucks for something I really want is reasonable. I have a personal soft spot for HTC devices. For me, devices made by other manufacturers really tend to not compare to HTC's build quality. For that, I would happily pay extra. That's the philosophy I had when buying the Flyer. There are plenty of cheaper 7" tablets around. But its not necessarily a good "value" if you save some money on a tablet, but don't really like the device you bought. But of course, a lot of this depends on personal preferences, as well.
And yes, I don't even own this device, but I'm still poking around this subforum out of envy!
Hey guys I'm seriously considering purchasing it but I live in India but that can be taken care of as the US mail forwarding service I use also has a BuyForMe sub-service where they buy the product for me... but in this case since at&t requires a SSN for the compulsory cancel-anytime data plan with the no-contract offering of this tablet, I'm having a tough time getting my hands on this awesome-elegant HTC
tab. So my questions are-
1) Will the developer community at any point in time work on getting it SIM unlocked? Or is it better to wait for a version that will not be bound to AT&T?
2) If any of my dear fellow members will be so kind so as help me somehow (read: above) with getting my hands on this beauty? Can you use a friends' SSN to buy a thing for yourself?
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After a lot of , reviews and reaserch I had to deside for the Galaxy Tab 10.1.
Honestly I didnt find a fair reason to spend $350 more for the htc, plusethe GT is lighterand thin.
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I already bought an HTC Flyer earlier this year, which is $499 for a 16 GB, 7" tablet, plus $80 for the pen. I'm quite happy with it. If not for already owning the Flyer, I would seriously consider the Jetstream. But I'm not sure if I would get the data plan, or buy it at full retail price (and use it as a WiFi-only device).
Obviously, what you feel about the price depends a whole lot on your financial situation and personal budget. For me, spending a couple extra hundred bucks for something I really want is reasonable. I have a personal soft spot for HTC devices. For me, devices made by other manufacturers really tend to not compare to HTC's build quality. For that, I would happily pay extra. That's the philosophy I had when buying the Flyer. There are plenty of cheaper 7" tablets around. But its not necessarily a good "value" if you save some money on a tablet, but don't really like the device you bought. But of course, a lot of this depends on personal preferences, as well.
And yes, I don't even own this device, but I'm still poking around this subforum out of envy!
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Me too! I'm still considering getting one. Taking the Flyer out and leaving the jetstream home (off contract) as a couchsurfer would rule. Especially because notes sync.
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You can't take it with you
Meh, it's only money. You can't take it with you.
Besides, this thing is a beast. Super fast, both processor and network speed. You can download ICE Films right to the device in less than 5 minutes. Come on, what can be better.
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Meh, it's only money. You can't take it with you.
Besides, this thing is a beast. Super fast, both processor and network speed. You can download ICE Films right to the device in less than 5 minutes. Come on, what can be better.
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Nice to be an american with AT&T LTE dataplan! In russia this thing will cost at least 2000$ (after a couple of weeks of sales) and will be available in 4-6 months...
If anyone can help me with a little explanation, on how to actually buy it without dataplan (since no commitment also includes some kind of plan) and registration, i would really appreciate.
Several things this device lacks at the moment - SIM unlock, voice calls capability and S-OFF...
Give it a.little time Grayhardt.
Hi everyone !
I am planning to buy a 7" tablet on this beginning on 2012 (HNY).
My usage for a 7" will be essentially Internet, GPS, and some Games.
Now that it has Honeycomb, i am preferring the HTC Flyer over the Acer Iconia Tab A100,
Cause the Flyer got a better design, better screen, and moar storage (despite the fact that the Acer is more powerful with the Tegra 2).
The prices for the HTC Flyer here in France are 299€ for the 16GB WIFI Only and 380-400€ for the 32GB WIFI+3G.
So my questions are :
_ Does the Flyer worth that money ?
_ Will the Flyer become obsolete soon cause of it's Single Core CPU or it stills have good time to live ?
_ Does it worth to wait for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus which is more expansive than the Flyer ?
Thank you for your answers
I am in India and a bought 3g+WiFi model for $400 ( euro 300 ) with scribe pen. In us also it was sold dirt cheap recently at bestbuy. The price in your country seems to a bit high.
Though its a very good tablet, I would say look for it for about at euro 300 for a 3g version. Then you can't go wrong.
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1. The prices for the HTC Flyer here in France are 299€ for the 16GB WIFI Only and 380-400€ for the 32GB WIFI+3G.
2_ Does the Flyer worth that money ?
3_ Will the Flyer become obsolete soon cause of it's Single Core CPU or it stills have good time to live ?
4_ Does it worth to wait for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus which is more expansive than the Flyer ?
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1. around the same price as in australia...i had a wifi only tablet and it turned out to be pretty useless to me, so i 'upgraded' my 10" transformer to the 7" flyer...if you can afford the 3G version, get it
2. best purchase ever...i love it
3. all devices are obsolete within 6 months of being released
4. lol @ samsung...noooo comparison between HTC and samsung devices, i don't care what the specs say! and do you mean expAnsive, as in better, or expEnsive, as in it costs more? (doesn't matter really, my answer is still the same)
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I am in India and a bought 3g+WiFi model for $400 ( euro 300 ) with scribe pen. In us also it was sold dirt cheap recently at bestbuy. The price in your country seems to a bit high.
Though its a very good tablet, I would say look for it for about at euro 300 for a 3g version. Then you can't go wrong.
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That's pricing for you in Europe, we always pay more than the rest of the world (except Australia...)
And €300 for a 3G version, I think you'd have to look second-hand, and even then I think it'll be difficult.
For the OP: I have a 16GB Wifi-only. And I was also first thinking about the Acer, but they took too long to come to market here. In the end, I just couldn't wait and shelved out a bit more (I paid a total of around €350, and that included two silicon protectors, a folder case, a screenprotector and a car charger) and I've been very happy ever since. Even with GB (which, I must admit, now that I have HC, I still like better... But for the pen-support in HC, I'd go back).
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oh and about 3G vs wifi-only: 3G is no use to me, as I don't want to pay premium for a 3G subscription or data-plan... I like my very cheap call/text subscription...
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I don't want to pay premium for a 3G subscription or data-plan... I like my very cheap call/text subscription...
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i pay $5 for 500MB per month for a data-only sim...awesome!
Flyer in my country Indonesia only about 550usd.. its worth for 7" tablet.. I pay about 6usd for data only.. get 2.5GB/month and about 3.1mbps bandwith
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i pay $5 for 500MB per month for a data-only sim...awesome!
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Yes, if we had that... Data-only: 10 euro a month for 200Mb...
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Yes, if we had that... Data-only: 10 euro a month for 200Mb...
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off topic(ish)...i was recently in greece and got a sim with what they called "practically unlimited data", to which i found equated to 60MB a month...i used it in about an hour
Hello guys and girls.
I was browsing today checking somethings on Amazon and I saw the Asus Transformer Prime 64 GB is almost 200$ more expensive than 1 month ago. I know Asus said they revised the Prime due Wifi, GPS, Bluetooth, 1080p screen and 3G, and it would get 100$ more expensive.
My question is: they replaced the problematic Primes from stores and replaced them by the revised ones? If yes, the only way I get the old one (I barrely use Bluetooth, 720p screen is enough for me, I will never use GPS, I have enough signal of Wifi from the places I will use it and I think my mom won't pay 20$ (it's quite expensive in my country, this price) for the tablet 3G plan (or I will be able to use my micro SIM from my phone on it?)) is by eBay?
Sorry for the confusing post.
They is no new model prime out now. The one you describe is the tf-700. A minor upgrade to current prime. It won't be out till June at the earliest. There is no "old" prime. Lol. And there is no 3gbp version out now and the tf-700 is not 3g also.
I'd say go out n get the Prime. Its still a brand new device n not even widely available yet due to such high demands of it. Its the most sought after tablet since its the most powerful, having a tegra3 and best display of any tablet out today. Its a great device. Just read the "positive transformer prime" thread in my signature.
Oh, thanks for the info. I am saying this because, in mid December, the 64 GB was 600$ on Amazon. I was browsing today and it's 800$. Some error of them? Or it's right?
I am just confused, what was reviewed and already on the market? I was looking at here almost since it's announcement, but I will only be able to buy it in March or April.
Thanks again.
The 32gb should be available everywhere online for $499 American money. The 64gb are harder to come by n those I believe are $599. I'm not sure if its available in your country et but you could always order from online. Not sure why the price hike but some places around the world its actually costs more than American version if you convert price from that country to American money. THE current Transformer Prime is available now though. That's the one you want to look for. Transformer Prime
Ah, thanks, I got it. It's impossible to buy eletronics in Brazil. a 32 GB version costs between 1000 and 1500 american dolars. Ps Vita will cost 800 american dolars, Wifi only. Taxes are way to high. Well, I think I will buy the 32 Gb version tough... How many movies and series + music + game data + Android stuff did you managed to fit in it?
Most likely what you're seeing are people who have already bought it, and are turning around and reselling it at a higher price. Once amazon gets more in stock, they should have them priced at msrp ($499/32gb $599/64gb).