Yesterday Samsung began a new service to test drive one of its newest flagships for only $1 so long as you live in the U.S. and have an iPhone under contract. Today we are getting a report from Samsung that apparently the test drive went so well, the company is already out of test units.
I'm sure this is just what the company wanted to see. Samsung says the service was more popular than it examined and has promised to add more units to the service shortly. In case you have forgotten here is how the service works:
iPhone users living in the United States can get a brand new Samsung flagship smartphone of their choice for only $1 for 30 days. The smartphone will include a pre-installed sim card for testing purposes. After the 30 day trial ends, users will be given 5 days to return the handset if they don't like it. If they decide to keep the smartphone, Samsung will send owners a manual containing information on how to easily transfer files from your iPhone to your new Samsung smartphone for easier convenience. As long as the condition of the smartphone is kept to a minimum, users won't be charged anything additional when handing it back.
Apple seemed to have gained a lot of Android users when switching over to the larger screened iPhones this year and Samsung believes it can win Apple users back over with their new service. If you're looking to get a test drive, Samsung says the best thing you can do right now is keep checking the page, which can be seen at the source link. From what we have heard so far, the service almost seems to good to be true.
Source: Samsung
Via: PhoneArena
Apple users think of Apple as a status symbol. They don’t really care if it is better or worse than android. They think it is Better, talk it’s qualities and turn a deaf ear to android praisers no matter the quality or brand. Example. Big phones weren’t good till Apple made them.
I like removable batteries. Often it is the only way my phone turns off. I also like sim cards. I always have a spare phone around and just change the sim card over when needed. These features are important to me. T mobile used to give free phones to new contract people but not to customers renewing a contract. Bad. I would switch carriers. Most had similar pricing. Same with apple uses getting cheap Samsung. Samung users should void Samsung.
Well, Samsung has devoted its time, energy and resources towards drawing away Apple lemmings from the rest of the swarm. The Apple crowd will probably take the phone, use it and then complain about how much they hate it and in the end, not buy one. Meanwhile, we (formerly) loyal Samsung customers are left with our wishes unfulfilled… you know, no removable batter nor SD card to be found.
If Samsung had just come out and said “we’re a bunch of greedy bastards who want to steal people from Apple,” I would have been OK with that… i can understand greed (aka; profit). To not come out and let us know why we are being left bereft of two of the things that drew us to Samsung and the Note series in the first place, pretty much unforgivable.
When you come to your senses, Samsung, and roll out the Note 5-extra-plus-extreme-ohwefuckedup edition… I’ll be sucking up data with someone elses phone.
There are much better and more reliable options out there than sd cards and removable batteries. You just have to be willing to accept change.
I am perfectly happy with SD cards and removable batteries.
I don’t have the need or desire to “accept” change and why should I?
As much as the phones are now costing, just like every other item I pay for, I should be able to get whatever I want and am willing to lay down money for.