Carrier pricing will certainly be less on contract, but the Nexus 6 marks the end of «subsidized» Nexus
phones sold directly from Google.
While we'll admit there aren't tons of Cricket
phones sold directly through the carrier, there are a few gems.
Often,
phones sold directly from the manufacturer instead of by a carrier come unlocked.
The N1 was the first and only
phone sold directly on the web by Google to the masses.
Not exact matches
Apple Inc, the world's most profitable mobile
phone maker, has denied working on a plan to market communications services
directly to consumers and bypass the telecom companies on which it has long relied to
sell its products.
FRANKFURT / PARIS (Reuters)- Apple Inc (AAPL.O), the world's most profitable mobile
phone maker, has denied working on a plan to market communications services
directly to consumers and bypass the telecom companies on which it has long relied to
sell its products.
Just like Apple and Dell, I highly recommend you guys start refurbishing BlackBerry
Phones and
selling them
directly to consumers or through the regular distributors and salesmen we have operating on ground at the moment.
Hopefully ALL future Google Nexus
phones will be
sold directly through Google.
Today Motorola confirmed that they are working with Google on a new
phone to be
sold directly to consumers.
Better late than never - the Dell Venue Pro has finally made its way to Blighty, going on
sell directly from Dell.Scheduled originally for a November 2010 release, the QWERTY packing Windows
Phone 7 device is now available to order online for a hefty... Read more
AT&T previously focused heavily on
selling Sony Ericsson
phones and smartphones, even during the iPhone exclusivity period, while Verizon worked
directly with Sony Ericsson on a CDMA version of the Play, the failure of which cost Sony Ericsson dearly in terms of that relationship with Verizon, as the
phone was meant to revive CDMA device development after years of direct refusal to develop such devices for the US.
Manufactured by HTC, but
sold directly by Google, the Google Nexus One was released in January 2010 and in May 2010 it also became the first
phone to be updated to Android 2.2 Froyo.
The Google Android
phone will be
sold directly by Google via the Web.
There is no longer an advantage in the US to buy unlocked either since it appears At & t will be severely capping data regardless of whether they
directly sell a
phone or not.
I'm very glad that Google is back in the business of
selling phones directly without any middlemen to interfere, and I'll be even happier when I see that program expanded to more countries.»
Instead, they
sell directly to the customer through application by either
phone or online.
Others don't use agents at all but
sell directly to consumers over the
phone or via the Internet.
A subsidiary of Allstate, Esurance
sells car insurance
directly to consumers online and by
phone.
Cut marketing costs by reducing marketing staffs, trimming commissions,
selling directly to customers by
phone, mail, or over the Internet,
Others do not use agents; they
sell directly to clients over the
phone or via the Internet.
It's called the Pixel and it's a Google
phone inside and out,
sold directly by the company to a mass audience for the first time.
Instead, it's
selling the
phone directly via Amazon; that's where the «buy now» link on their product page points to.
Google is
selling the Nexus 4
directly to consumers unlocked, meaning you aren't stuck with one carrier for two years, but you can also pick up the
phone from T - Mobile.
However, carrier - branded
phones like those
sold by Verizon and AT&T often have bootloaders that can not be unlocked, so the
phones listed here are only the SIM - unlocked variants that are
sold by the manufacturer
directly.
Crickets plans are all non-contract and as such don't include subsidy pricing for
phones that Cricket Wireless
sells directly.
While Verizon is the only carrier
selling Google's new
phone, you can also buy an unlocked Pixel
directly from Google and use the device with whatever carrier you want.
I do wish that the
phone supported fast charging with third party 9V / 2A chargers, but Honor has informed us that they will be
selling compatible chargers
directly to US consumers in the future.
The
phone will be
sold unlocked
directly from Motorola as well as being available through Verizon Wireless.
OnePlus is a small company that
sells directly to consumers, so OnePlus 3 sales certainly aren't going to kill any of the leading flagship
phones out there.
Wileyfox is
selling its own
phone directly to consumers, and it's currently taking pre-orders of the Spark in black and white for # 89.99.
Apparently, this set the OEM back an approximate $ 300,000 in an attempt to raise both US and global awareness over OnePlus
phones,
sold pretty much everywhere
directly by the company through its official website in unlocked form.
In India, Google didn't
directly sell the
phone.
The Google Pixel
phones are
sold directly through the Google Play store, and also through the Verizon network in the United States.
The company will start
selling the
phone directly to individual customers in the US by the end of July for $ 699.
They currently support plug ins for mobile
phone top - ups, discounted gift cards and the ability to buy and
sell Bitcoins
directly from your mobile wallet.
It is uncertain if ZTE will
directly sell the Axon
phone unlocked exclusively, like when it
sold the Nubia 5S Mini LTE
directly to consumers.
If you live in the US you'll be able to buy it from third - party retailers, but Sony isn't
selling the
phone directly.
The surprising bottom line is this: there is absolutely no difference between buying the Pixel 2 from one of Google's pop - up locations or getting the Verizon
phone directly from the carrier or Best Buy, which also exclusively
sells the Verizon variants.
Last week, Google unveiled its new Pixel and Pixel XL mobile flagships, but soon after that announcement, it emerged that Verizon - the only US carrier to
sell the
phones directly - would be managing system updates for both devices.
Google will
sell the
phone unlocked
directly alongside Verizon, which has secured carrier exclusivity to start.
But Samsung might be more affected by sales slowdowns because it doesn't
sell that many
phones directly to consumers.
Once again, these would be unlocked devices, not
sold through typical carrier channels where most Americans still purchase their
phones, despite higher costs than buying
directly through manufacturers or online retailers.
The Essential
Phone may cost as much as $ 1,000 on Telus; however, the device
sells for $ 69 9
directly from the manufacturer and is currently available for preorder on Essential's website.
The
phone will be
sold unlocked
directly through Essential's website, but among U.S. carriers, the company has only partnered up with Sprint.
My guess is that Sony wanted to have more autonomy, especially in terms of its smartphone revenue, and that's why it decided to
sell unlocked
phones directly, something that doesn't quite work well in the US given the enormous power that carriers have.