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The New York Times does a wide-ranging article on PVR technologies including profiles on the technologies and people behind BitTorrent, Videora, MythTV, and KnoppMyth.

First popularized by TiVo and ReplayTV about five years ago, the DVR gave consumers a new degree of control: instead of being at the mercy of the broadcast schedule or VCR's, they could now be their own television programmers, scheduling shows at their convenience, pausing live television and skipping easily past commercials. Smith Barney estimates that though only a little more than 6 million Americans now use DVR's, by 2010 nearly half of American television households, or 58 million homes, will have them.

The article also touches upon the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Television Liberation Digital Front which is working towards defeating the FCC's broadcast flag, which will restrict ways in which media content can be used.

The article closes with some quotes from television company executives, who are planning for a pay-per-view future, think that people will pay $1 per TV show (without commercials) and $.50 per TV show (with commercials.) What do you think about the future of TV viewing and pay-per-view? Would you pay per show?

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by Gen Kanai January 30, 2005 in News

Comments

Depending on how my cable bill is affected by an all-PPV future, I'd probably stop watching some shows that I don't really care about.

Posted by: Vince Averello at Jan 30, 2005 7:07:38 AM

I think that I'd rather use the "pay as you watch" method of television rather than the current one. The current model is intended to sell advertising - viewers are the product and the shows are the bait. In a pay TV scenario, the content is the product. I'd rather live in a TV world where the primary client is me, and not a truck or tampon company.

The caveat that I would have for this is that I would like to "buy" TV shows like I purchase iTunes songs. I'll gladly pay $1.00 for a show, but I should also get the rights to archive and watch the show as many times as I would like without further payments. It would also be nice for the cable/content system to have some freebies built into the system so that users can sample other television. - perhaps that is the role for commercially-supported content? That is, I could try out the Sopranos by watching the version with commercials, and if I liked it, I could pay for the versions without commercials.

Posted by: Chris at Jan 30, 2005 7:45:42 AM

Once again, hollywood is vastly over-estimating the value of a show. When and entire season on DVD can cost as little as $20, why would I want to pay a $1 an episode for something they would undoubtedly put a time limit. Frankly, if the big networks were smart, they'd offer an option to cable and satellite viewers to purchase their content without commercials, and bypass the local affiliates for that market. I know I'd pay at least $10 a month for each network to skip commercials. Multiply that by 20-50 million viewers and you're talking real money. I know I'd rather have my satellite provider give me a much better picture and the 5 or 6 national feeds, than have my local channels and the wasted bandwidth that goes with having to carry 1100 extra channels. Not to mention being able to get the HDTV signals over the satellite instead of OTA.

Posted by: Lee at Jan 30, 2005 8:31:24 AM

I'd definitely pay to watch my favorite shows. I'd love to be able to access the network server for SciFi or whatever and schedule to own the shows.

The problem is that I forsee a high cable bill + the cost of inidividual shows. I'd rather pay as I watch, not pay for channels that I don't watch. The original idea behind cable was that you were paying for it, therefore there should have been no comemrcials. And that was true for a while. Now all channels on the cable that I pay for has commercials. What model can they possibly come up with that won't intice them to charge me for the show AND charge immense fees for ads on those same shows?

Posted by: Michael Earls at Jan 30, 2005 9:18:33 AM

That has to be the dumbest idea I've ever heard. Are they completely self-destructive? It's almost like they're trying to put themselves out of business. Isn't TV viewership down enough already? Alienating or simply scaring away the rest of you audience with money-grubbing nickel-and-dime tactics isn't going to help any. Anyway, about 90% of the cable shows on right at this second are special interest shows that will only sell a couple copies.

This would definitely cut down on channel surfing too. On the upside, I'll stop watching TV altogether and stick to DVDs and video games.

Posted by: j at Jan 30, 2005 11:26:24 AM

I thought the article went way overboard, hyping the threat of BitTorrent and the like. Plus, there's no way I'm paying 50 cents or a $1 per episode of any show, that's way to much money; I pay $76/month to the cable company now (including premium movie channels and one or two smaller packages). I'd be willing to increase that to perhaps $100 for complete on demand delivery, with no commercial breaks during movies or sports. $1/show, for instance, means no more than three shows a day and FBOW I watch more than that, though $0.50/show might work out somewhere near the $100/month limit given that on weekends I watch more.

Mostly, I think the writers are way overstating the P2P problem: "file-sharing networks that are the scourge of the music industry." They keep bringing up the record industry as being nearly decimated by file traders yet, AFAIK, music sales are flat to down a few percent over the last four years or so. That's hardly tragic, particularly given the lack of breathrough new acts.

"They fret that if unchecked, rampant trading of files will threaten the riches of the relatively new and surprisingly lucrative television DVD business." Right, the studios produced these shows based on economic analysis that didn't include DVD sales and decided to make them anyway; these dollars are simply gravy and now being fought over like a snickers bar loose on the floor at a fat farm.

Markoff has been writing about technology for years but I think he's been drinking too much industry Koolaid lately. For comparison, check this other article in today's Times, "14 Years Later, My Hollywood Ending" (http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/30/movies/30wein.html?ex=1264827600&en=3c6b27db9d972ebd&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland), by their former movie beat writer Bernie Weinraub, and then tell me Markoff and Manley aren't being co-opted. Just how many freaking times does the word illegal or a synonym appear in this foolish piece?

Posted by: BillSaysThis at Jan 30, 2005 12:22:50 PM

Sure I'd be willing to pay $1.00 an episode for a show I like and not have to worry about getting sued, but the problem is that how would a show become the show I like? I probably wouldn't pay for two many shows unseen, and so the number of shows I'd want would fall pretty quickly.

I agree totally with the person who posted above that with commercials should be free, which would suck people in and then without commericials we'll be glad to pay for. Hell, that's exactly what the whole TV shows on DVD thing is all about. People are willing to pay for content once they are hooked.

And to Chris, where the hell are you buying DVD series for $20 a season? Maybe for a full season of Alice or something, but the shows I watch sure aren't that cheap. Most of the ones I buy are $35 minimum and approaching $50, so a buck a show (when a season is usually between 20 and 25 eps) sounds like a steal to me. That being said, considering that individual songs on iTunes are a buck apiece, I'd imagine a TV show being more like 3-5 bucks at least which I'd still probably consider to be worth it, expeically if I could cancel my cable then.

Posted by: grovberg at Jan 30, 2005 2:56:25 PM

- Within Ball Park -

Though, of course I'd prefer to pay nothing or less, It seems to me that the $.50 - $1.00 per hour is within the ball park when I compare it to other numbers (that I agree may be in error or Apples to these Oranges)

1,000 viewing hours/year [Average individual viewing of TV?] -- (We may vary and some of the following depend on the individuals viewing hours. I assume about 3 hours/day, though as indicated in the following, if the individual views 3*vh, then some of the computations must be adjusted accordingly.

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1) $2,50 / hour [Value of eliminating commercials] -- I assume that a low "average" wage is $10.00/hour and thus if one eliminates 1/4 an hour of commercial per viewing hour, then this might be worth $10.00/4

2) $1.00 / hour [Cost of advertising] -- The total spend on advertising is estimated at $245 B, http://www.itfacts.biz/index.php?id=P2163 , and dividing this by the American population and the Viewing hours leads to this figure.

3) $0.20 / hour [TiVo cost] -- Assuming that a TiVo, ReplayTv... costs about $600 for a 3 year life, then the cost per hour is computable.

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So: My back of the envelope computation is that the Value, to me, for a Fully Functional TiVo is well over a $2.00/hour - $2,000/year, and costs, if TiVo charged enough to make money, some what more than $0.20/hour - $200/year.

Of course, feel free to comment on these numbers, either to add others, to correct them, or to disagre that they are useful in the consideration of what Comercial Free TV might be worth/cost

Posted by: Mike Liveright at Jan 30, 2005 3:25:36 PM

I personally love the idea of pay-as-you-go telly.

Pay $1 per episode, give a small discount, say $20 if you agree to subscribe to the entire season. With a subscription, you get all the episodes that are currently in the can, without having to wait for the specific week that they're aired. That alone would be a huge selling point. Imagine having 8 episodes of 24 available when the broadcast network is getting around to showing the premiere episode. Or, in the case of Battlestar Galactica, the entire 13 episode season is complete but Sci-Fi is only on episode 4.

Thats the sort of value-add which could get the people to sign up in droves.

Then, on top of that, offer something like an RSS feed to more variable content networks, like CNN or ESPN, which would allow you to select things like Breaking News, News Updates, SportsCenter, Senior Curling Championship, etc., and you would only pay for and watch the things you were interested in and could skip the PunditsYellingAtEachOther shows.

Sampling new shows would only be 1 or 2 dollars, so it wouldn't hurt people trying something new. Risky new shows could even have their premiere episode sent out for free.

This would be immensely better than the current system, especially if the shows could be downloaded to either a PC or a PVR, or could be streamed directly from the net. I know there would be DRM involved, but if you're not limited to a particular location for viewing, I don't see this as much of a problem.

Posted by: cs at Jan 31, 2005 4:31:06 AM

This bit-torrent technology may have some potential, but it's a got a long ways to go.

I've been trying to find a good source for late night TV shows, and I haven't had ANY luck. Nobody seems to be taping Letterman, Leno, or Conan on a regular basis, and this is really pissing me off. It seems like only the top dramatic or sitcom shows are part of this bit-torrent stuff?

I was actually out and about tonight, and I went online at a local web cafe to log onto Tivo.com to schedule a recording of the Letterman show tonight with the Johnny Carson tribute. Because I had some other lame show was scheduled, I wasn't able to get a recording of this....

Aanyone have a bit-torrent, DVD-quality dub of the Letterman show from tonight? If so, send an email to "infoman @ octalouie.com" (without the extra spaces) with details on how I can find this...

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Dear Buyer, We have all kind of Mobile Phones For Sale. We have All kind of Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Motorola, Nextel, Qtek, BenQ, Os and all kind of Mobile Phones Our Mobile Phones are:- Brand new gsm phones (this includes accessories, Manuals, software and boxes) P2) Unlocked / sim free.BR3) Brand new (original manufacturer) box - no copies BR4) All phones have English language as default 5) All material (software, manual) - Car chargers - Home chargers - USB data cables -holsters/belt clips - Wireless headsets (Bluetooth) - Leather and non-leather carrying cases - Batteries.BRIf you are interested, Forward your questions and enquires to us via email with your order and Shipping details. We give 1 year warranty for every phone sold out to Our costumers, ourphones are company class 1 tested And approved by global standard organization of Wireless industries, brand new phones with complete Accessories, extra charger and battery. Serious buyers should contact:Justin Woods.Email:dalexmobilephoneseller@yahoo.com Expecting your order soonest. Thanks for reading. Phones: Brand New Nokia 6280 **** 220 USD Brand New Nokia 6270 **** 220 USD Brand New Nokia 6111 **** 210 USD Brand New Nokia 6060 **** 205 USD Brand New Nokia N91 **** 230 USD Brand New Nokia N90 **** 210 USD Brand New Nokia N70 **** 210 USD Brand New Nokia 1600 **** 100 USD Brand New Nokia 1110 **** 100 USD Brand New Nokia 1101 **** 130 USD Brand New Nokia 5140i **** 140 USD Brand New Nokia 8800 **** 210 USD Brand New Nokia 6230i **** 170 USD Brand New Nokia 6230 **** 150 USD Brand New Nokia 6021 **** 150 USD Brand New Nokia 6030 **** 140 USD Brand New Nokia 6680 **** 150 USD Brand New Nokia 6681 **** 150 USD Brand New Nokia 6101 **** 140 USD Brand New Nokia 6822 **** 130 USD Brand New Nokia 7710 **** 140 USD Brand New Nokia 6020 **** 120 USD Brand New Nokia 3230 **** 130
Dear Prospective Customer, Matrix phones international is offering a promotion sale of Mobile Phones, Laptops, Mp3 Player and Apple Ipod. We sell New Mobile Phones, Laptops, Mp3 Player and Apple Ipod, All are new, unlocked, OEM packaging and accesories. We have all brands & Models of mobile phones such as Nokia,Samsung,Motorola,Sony Ericsson, Nec and Apple Ipod all at reduced and affordable price. Our promotion Minimum Order is 5 unit. Free delivery to all new client. Please find below our offer promotion products available For sale. Please place your desire order and get back to us as soon as possible. We await your order.

Price list:
Nokia N91 250$
Nokia 6060 175$
Nokia 6111 175$
Nokia 6270 175$
Nokia 6270 175$
Nokia 6280 175$
Nokia N90 155$
Nokia N70 155$
Nokia Vertu 255$
Nokia 5140i 145$
Nokia 6230i 145$
Nokia 8800 265$
Nokia 6021 145$
Nokia 6030 145$
Nokia 6680 145$
Nokia 6681 120$
Nokia 6101 110$
Nokia 6822 110$
Nokia 7710 110$
Nokia 6170 145$
Nokia 6260 145$
Nokia 3510i 95$
Nokia 6630 120$
Nokia 9300 110$
Nokia 7260 120$
Nokia 7270 110$
Nokia 7280 120$
Nokia 6670 110$
Nokia 6020 120$
Nokia 3220 65$
Nokia N-GAGE QD 75$
Nokia 7610 120$
Nokia 9500 145$
Nokia 5140 85$
Nokia 6610i 120$
Nokia 7200 133$
Nokia 6230 145$
Nokia 6820 120$
Nokia 7600 105$
Nokia 6600 120$
Nokia 6800 105$
Nokia 6220 120$
Nokia 6620 120$
Nokia 7250i 65$
Nokia 8910i 120$
Nokia 6100 95$
SONY-ERICSSON S600 185$
Sony Ericsson w800i 175$
SONY-ERICSSON K600 175$
SONY-ERICSSON K700i 145$
SONY-ERICSSON K500i 120$
SONY-ERICSSON D750 175$
SONY-ERICSSON K750i 175$
SONY-ERICSSON W800 175$
SONY-ERICSSON K750 175$
SONY-ERICSSON J300 175$
SONY-ERICSSON K600 155$
SONY-ERICSSON
you can contact us on dalexmobilephoneseller@gmail.com

Posted by: Dalex at Jan 2, 2006 3:50:21 PM

MOTOROLA MPX 220 AT JUST $135usd,

MOTOROLA MPX 300 AT JUST $165usd,

MOTOROLA V3X AT JUST $180usd

MOTOROLA RAZOR V3 AT JUST $140usd,

NEXTEL i930 AT JUST $110usd,

NEXTEL i860 AT JUST $100usd,

SONY ERICSSON P910i AT JUST $150usd,

SONY ERICSSON K700i AT JUST $135usd,

SONY ERICSSON K750i AT JUST $140usd,

SONY ERICSSON P800 AT JUST $120usd,

SONY ERICSSON W800i AT JUST $1550usd,

SONY ERICSSON S700i AT JUST $140usd,

SONY ERICSSON S700i AT JUST $130usd,

NOKIA 9500 AT JUST $200usd,

NOKIA 9300 AT JUST $175usd,

NOKIA N92 AT JUST $220usd,

MICROSOFT XBOX 360 AT JUST $180usd,

NOKIA N90 AT JUST $180usd,

NOKIA N91 AT JUST $210usd,

NOKIA 8800 AT JUST $165usd,

NOKIA 7200 AT JUST $130usd,

NOKIA 6260 AT JUST $130usd,

NOKIA 7210 AT JUST $135usd,

SAMSUNG D400 AT JUST $130usd,

SAMSUNG D600 AT JUST $190usd,

SAMSUNG D500 AT JUST $175usd,

SAMSUNG D415 AT JUST $145usd

SIDEKICK II AT JUST $110usd,

TREO 600 AT JUST $135usd,

TREO 650 AT JUST $150usd,
ETC.

Send us an email to our email our below:
donnalphone@gmail.com,donnalphone@hotmail.com
Dear customers we deal in all kind of phones and we give you the best price.
delivery method.DHL,TNT,FEDEX,which will be after 48hours .

Posted by: Donnal Joe at Jan 3, 2006 7:51:32 PM

MOTOROLA MPX 220 AT JUST $135usd,

MOTOROLA MPX 300 AT JUST $165usd,

MOTOROLA V3X AT JUST $180usd

Posted by: Donnal Joe at Jan 3, 2006 7:51:40 PM

Telephone: 2348028016451
E-mail: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM

WE ARE SELLING THE MOTOROLA RAZOR V3 PHONES AT JUST $140usd, NEXTEL i930 PHONES AT JUST $130usd, SIDEKICK II PHONES AT JUST $120usd..........SEND US AN EMAIL TO OUR BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM

WE ARE SELLING THE MOTOROLA MPX 220 PHONES AT JUST $140usd, SONY ERICSSON P910i PHONES AT JUST $160usd, SAMSUNG D500 PHONES AT JUST $180usd, NOKIA 9500 COMMUNICATORS PHONES AT JUST $200usd, SONY ERICSSON S700i PHONES AT JUST $140usd, SONY ERICSSON W800i PHONES AT JUST $160usd..........................SEND US AN EMAIL TO OUR BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM
JOHNSMITH TKPHONES INCORPORATED
18 ALOV AVE, IKEJA
LAGOS, NIGERIA
EMAIL ADDRESS: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM
Dear Sir/Ma,
LETTER OF BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
We are mobile phones wholesalers.We deals on all brands and models of mobile phones such as Nokia,Motorola,Samsung,Sony Ericsson,Sagem, Nextel,Sidekick II,Sprint,Ipods, Laptops, Mp3 players and many more at very cheap prices.We are using this medium to look for buyers of mobile phones.Do kindly reply back if you are interested and as you do you will be glad you do, you can reach us through our email address: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM thank's and God bless.
JOHN SMITH
President.

JOHNSMITH TKPHONES INCORPORATED
18 ALOV AVE, IKEJA
LAGOS, NIGERIA
EMAIL ADDRESS: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM
WE ARE SELLING ALL KINDS OF MOBILE PHONES LIKE:
MOTOROLA RAZOR V3 AT JUST $140usd,
NEXTEL i930 AT JUST $130usd,
NEXTEL i860 AT JUST $110usd,
SONY ERICSSON P910i AT JUST $160usd,
SONY ERICSSON W800i AT JUST $160usd
SONY ERICSSON S700i AT JUST $145usd
MOTOROLA MPX 220 AT JUST $140usd,
MOTOROLA MPX 300 AT JUST $180usd,
SONY ERICSSON S700i AT JUST $140usd
SONY ERICSSON W800i AT JUST $160usd
NOKIA 9500 AT JUST $210usd,
NOKIA 9300 AT JUST $190usd,
NOKIA N90 AT JUST $210usd
NOKIA N91 AT JUST $230usd
SAMSUNG D500 AT JUST $180usd,
SAMSUNG D415 AT JUST $150usd
SIDEKICK II AT JUST $120usd,
Send us an email to our email our below: JOHNSMITHPHONESELLER@YAHOO.COM

Posted by: JOHN SMITH at Jan 5, 2006 3:16:12 PM

MOBILE PHONE HOUSE INCORPORATED
20 LAGOS STREET
LAGOS
LAGOS NIGERIA
TELEPHONE:234-802-340-7698
Email : mobilephonehouse@gmail.com
web: Underconstruction

DEAR SIR/MA''

We are mobile phones wholesalers,we have all brands and models of gsm,tdma and cdma phones for sale at very cheap prices.We also have all models of Nextel phones for sale also at very cheap prices.We sell our phones at very cheap and reasonable prices.We do ship all over the world.Do kindly contact us if you are interested in buying some phones from us,thank's and God bless.

HERE IS THE PRICE LIST.
Brand Model Unit Prices

MODELS: PRICE:
NOKIA N70--- US$190
NOKIA N90--- US$200
NOKIA N91--- US$210
NOKIA 2100-- US$75
NOKIA 3210-- US$30
NOKIA 3310-- US$35
NOKIA 3330-- US$60
NOKIA 3410-- US$49
NOKIA 3510-- US$59
NOKIA 3510i-- US$69
NOKIA 3530-- US$100
NOKIA 3200--US$75
NOKIA 3595--US$105
NOKIA 3620--US$145
NOKIA 3315--US430
NOKIA 5110I--US$60
NOKIA 5588--US$150
NOKIA 8250--US$70
NOKIA 8210--US$65
NOKIA 9110--US$100
NOKIA 6150--US$80
NOKIA 6600--US$220
NOKIA 3650-- US$160
NOKIA 5100-- US$135
NOKIA 5210-- US$119
NOKIA 5510-- US$129
NOKIA 6090-- US$180
NOKIA 6100-- US$100
NOKIA 6210-- US$90
NOKIA 6250-- US$129
NOKIA 6510-- US$109
NOKIA 6310-- US$105
NOKIA 6310i-- US$105
NOKIA 6610-- US$89
NOKIA 6800-- US$185
NOKIA 7110-- US$109
NOKIA 7210 Turquoise-- US$109
NOKIA 7250-- US$175
NOKIA 7650-- US$140
NOKIA 8310-- US$85
NOKIA 8910 TITANIUM-- US$165
NOKIA 8850 SPECIAL EDITION-- US$165
NOKIA 8850 GOLD EDITION-- US$150
NOKIA 8910 Black-- US$165
NOKIA 9210 Communicator-- US$210
NOKIA 6170--US$268
NOKIA 6260--US$283
NOKIA 9210i Communicator-- US$210
NOKIA 8910i-- US$210

SONY ERICSSON T200-- US$39
SONY ERICSSON T100-- US$29
SONY ERICSSON R600-- US$49
SONY ERICSSON T20e-- US$49
SONY ERICSSON P800--US$225
SONY ERICSSON T20s-- US$59
SONY ERICSSON T28s-- US$59
SONY ERICSSON T28 World-- US$69
SONY ERICSSON T29s-- US$79
SONY ERICSSON T600-- US$79
SONY ERICSSON P900--US$275
SONY ERICSSON T300-- US$79
SONY ERICSSON T68i-- US$89
SONY ERICSSON T65-- US$89
SONY ERICSSON T20---US$75
SONY ERICSSON T310-- US$69
SONY ERICSSON T39m-- US$79
SONY ERICSSON T66-- US$79
SONY ERICSSON R520m-- US$89
SONY ERICSSON A3618--US$60
SONY ERICSSON R380 World-- US$89
SONY ERICSSON R380s-- US$69
SONY ERICSSON T68m-- US$79
SONY ERICSSON T610-- US$129
SONY ERICSSON P700-- US$200
SONY ERICSSON Z100--US$301:00USD
SONY ERICSSON P910--US$400:00USD
SONY ERICSSON Z500--$204:00USD
SONY CMD-MZ5-- US$169
SONY CMD-Z5-- US$89
SONY CMD-J5-- US$69
SONY CMD-Z7-- US$79
SONY CMD-J7-- US$79
SONY CMD-J6-- US$79
SONY CMD-J70-- US$49

MOTOROLA T250--us$29
MOTOROLA p7389--us$25
MOTOROLA T2288--us$45
MOTOROLA Talkabout 191-- US$19
MOTOROLA C330-- US$49
MOTOROLA V66-- US$59
MOTOROLA v66i-- US$59
MOTOROLA TALKABOUT192-- US$49
MOTOROLA V51-- US$69
MOTOROLA V50-- US$69
MOTOROLA V70-- US$69
MOTOROLA V60-- US$69
MOTOROLA V60i-- US$69
MOTOROLA T720-- US$69
MOTOROLA ACCOMPOLI 008-- US$69
MOTOROLA TTIMEPORT 280-- US$69
MOTOROLA MPX200--US$199
MOTOROLA I730--US$299
MOTOROLA V300--$99
MOTOROLA M6088--US$65
MOTOROLA STARTAC 328--us$29
MOTOROLA TIMEPORTP7389--US$45
MOTOROLA V60G--$100
MOTOROLA T190/T191--US$25

SAMSUNG SGH-S105-- us$80
SAMSUNG SGH-N620-- US$49
SAMSUNG SGH-A800-- US$59
SAMSUNG SGH-A300-- US$69
SAMSUNG SGH-R210-- US$69
SAMSUNG SGH-N100-- US$69
SAMSUNG SGH-N400-- US$79
SAMSUNG SGH-T100-- US$59
SAMSUNG SGH-A400-- US$59
SAMSUNG SGH-S100-- US$59
SAMSUNG SGH-A200-- US$59
SAMSUNG SGH-T400-- US$69
SAMSUNG SGH-S300-- US$69
SAMSUNG SGH-A500-- US$139
SAMSUNG SGH-T500 Champagne-- US$129
SAMSUNG SGH-V200-- US$159
SAMSUNG SGH-T200-- US$149
SAMSUNG SGH-R225--US$15
SAMSUNG SGH-E715--US$175
SAMSUNG SGH-V206--US$105
SAMSUNG SGH-A460--US$65
SAMSUNG SGH-V205--US$100
SAMSUNG SGH-R220--US$30
SAMSUNG SGH-N740--US$45
ALCATEL One Touch 501-- US$39
ALCATEL One Touch 311-- US$35
ALCATEL One Touch 701-- US$43
ALCATEL One Touch 511-- US$49
ALCATEL OT525-- US$39
ALCATEL One Touch 512-- US$9
ALCATEL One Touch 715-- US$69

panasonic TX310--$115
PANASONIC TG2593B--$159
PANASONIC GD35-- US$39
PANASONIC GD52-- US$49
PANASONIC GD67-- US$49
PANASONIC GD92-- US$69
PANASONIC GD90-- US$69
PANASONIC GD93-- US$69
PANASONIC GD75-- US$79
PANASONIC GD55-- US$79
PANASONIC GD95-- US$79
PANASONIC GU87--US$130
PANASONICT X320--US$110
PANASONIC GD87-- US$149
PANASONIC TG2000B--$219
PANASONIC TG4000---$210

SIEMENS A55--US$40
SIEMENS C35--us$10
SIEMENS S57--us$7
SIEMENS CL50--US$95
SIEMENS A50-- US$35
SIEMENS C45-- US$39
SIEMENS C55-- US$49
SIEMENS M35i-- US$59
SIEMENS M50-- US$49
SIEMENS S45i-- US$79
SIEMENS S40-- US$89
SIEMENS SL42-- US$89
SIEMENS ME45-- US$79
SIEMENS SL45-- US$69
SIEMENS SL45i-- US$69
SIEMENS S55-- US$69
SIEMENS S55 Camera-- US$39
SIEMENS C150--us$29
SIEMENS A40--us$13
SIEMENS SX56--US$165

PHILIPS Fisio 120-- US$19
PHILIPS Fisio 311-- US$29
PHILIPS Fisio 620-- US$21
PHILIPS Fisio 825-- US$29

PHILIPS Xénium-- US$59
PHILIPS Fisio 820 + Kit Blue-- US$39

NEXTEL PHONES PRICES:
HERE ARE ALSO SOME NEXTEL PHONES PRICELIST:
NEXTEL
i60c -- 50UDS
i90c -- 95USD
i95cl -- 130USD
i30sx -- 13USD
i88s -- 70USD
i35s -- 30USD
i58sr --75USD
i2000 -- 60USD
i830--120USD
i860--137USD
i930--151USD

Do kindly reply back now,thank's and God bless.

Franca Martins (Mrs.)
Manager.

Posted by: Franca Martins (Mrs) at Jan 5, 2006 6:59:52 PM

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