PCWorld: Price Jockeying Around New Samsung Galaxy Tab
Sprint has lowered the up-front price for a Galaxy Tab to $400 – below the entry-level price for iPad – but only if you sign up for a two-year cellular contract. Verizon sells for $600, but contract-free.
“Sprint has undercut Verizon’s pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab by a whole $200, and announced that it will sell the tablet for $400 starting November 14. Now you can actually buy a Galaxy Tab for less than the entry price of an Apple iPad ($499), something that could prove a boon for sales of Samsung’s tablet. That’s of course, if you are up for signing another two-year contract with a wireless carrier.
Last week Verizon got slated for pricing the Samsung Galaxy too high. The price tag is $600, but there’s no contract required. Prices start at $20 per month for 1GB of data traffic, all the way up to $80 for 10GB of data. Sprint watched from the sidelines, and announced on Monday that the Galaxy Tab will be cheaper on its network-a whole $200 cheaper when bought with a two-year service contract.”