Originally Posted By: hybrid8
Bitt, have you ever been to Europe? Sure a lot of people here (in Canada) as well as the US pick nothing but the nearly free feature-phones, but the number or people dropping $200 on a relatively basic phone is enormous. I see every day what the carriers are offering and what people are carrying.

Unless you're buying the latest greatest smartphone then most are under $100 and usually totally free. After a few months when the initial demand has passed then they end up free. Even the smartphones don't debut for very much and they also soon drop in price.