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Anonymous   02-08-2005 at 11:40:17 PM

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I know that this has probably been beat to death, but I did a Google search
and didn't come up with much.

Why was this phone discontinued so quickly? Supply problems? Does anybody
have the REAL scoop?

TIA

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Anonymous   02-09-2005 at 07:18:55 AM
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On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 17:40:17 -0600, FerdyPooh wrote:

> I know that this has probably been beat to death, but I did a Google search
> and didn't come up with much.
>
> Why was this phone discontinued so quickly? Supply problems? Does anybody
> have the REAL scoop?
>
> TIA

The story I heard was that VZW released too many phones at the same time and
sold out the 9900s quickly (within a few weeks). They then had to clean
out the stock of the other phones they had, and didn't order any more 9900s.

FWIW, the Toshiba 4050 (Sprint's version of the 9900) is still being sold by
Sprint so I don't think the supply died - just VZW's version.

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Anonymous   02-09-2005 at 04:55:47 AM
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"FerdyPooh" <fredjr1@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:k4cOd.9$h21.4@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
> Why was this phone discontinued so quickly? Supply problems? Does anybody
> have the REAL scoop?

When I read Audiovox's annual reports in the past, they explicitly point
out that there are no contracts with the carriers. The carriers basically
order phones when and in the quantity they deem fit.

Given the number of models, cost of tooling up factories, logistics etc, I
would expect that they geared up to make a certain amount. Note also that it
takes 6-9 months from FCC certification to a phone being available. The
9900 was approved in August 2003.

I don't know the real scoop, but would suspect that it was simply a mismatch
between supply and demand, coupled with lengthy lead times.

Roger

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Anonymous   02-11-2005 at 10:36:01 PM
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>I know that this has probably been beat to death, but I did a Google search
>and didn't come up with much.
>
>Why was this phone discontinued so quickly? Supply problems? Does anybody
>have the REAL scoop?
>
>TIA


Part of the reason was when it was first released, it retailed for
only $150 because of their Fall Special at the time. That was the
no-contract price and everyone jumped on it.

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