Cyber Monday? Where are all the great deals?

[nwyaker]

Snagged ( at midnight PST ) a Moto E smartphone for $10.
Thanks to this guy ...
http://www.prepaidphonenews.com

[decay]

http://www.tuaw.com/2014/12/01/today-is-...-t-mobile/

Holiday deals on the iPhone are sometimes underwhelming -- mainly because the phones sell so well on their own that they don't really need any help finding homes -- but T-Mobile's Cyber Monday deal is actually pretty fantastic. For today only, T-Mobile is selling iPhones with higher memory capacities for the price of the lower tier models. Here's what the company is offering:

Buy an iPhone 6 16GB and we'll upgrade you to an iPhone 6 64GB
Buy an iPhone 5s 32GB and we'll upgrade you to an iPhone 5s 64GB
Buy an iPhone 5c 8GB and we'll upgrade you to an iPhone 5c 32GB

Yes, a 64GB iPhone 6 for the price of the 16GB version. That's a $100 savings on the newest iPhone on the block. The other upgrade offers are similarly great, and all told this is one of the better Cyber Monday deals on Apple gear across the web. The deals are only available online -- Cyber Monday, yada yada yada -- so head to T-Mobile's site if you're hoping to score a free upgrade before the stocks run dry.

[datbeme]

"Cyber Monday" has never been anything more than a marketing buzz phrase. There may be special sales, just like the President's Day and Fourth of July sales at furniture and mattress stores, but the "deals" generally aren't any better than any other day.

If you're looking for iPad Air 2 deals, I think you're Cyber-Dreaming. Your best bet is probably B&H or Adorama.

[decay]

You know what sucks about Cyber Monday?

The veritable FLOOD of marketing emails, sometimes twice a day.

Subject lines with URGENT in them.

Piss off, e-marketers.

[silvarios]

nwyaker wrote:
Snagged ( at midnight PST ) a Moto E smartphone for $10.
Thanks to this guy ...
http://www.prepaidphonenews.com

I almost bit, but apparently a Verizon compatible model. No unlocking for GSM. Oh well.

[silvarios]

datbeme wrote:
"Cyber Monday" has never been anything more than a marketing buzz phrase. There may be special sales, just like the President's Day and Fourth of July sales at furniture and mattress stores, but the "deals" generally aren't any better than any other day.

If you're looking for iPad Air 2 deals, I think you're Cyber-Dreaming. Your best bet is probably B&H or Adorama.

As opposed to Black Friday?

[nwyaker]

silvarios wrote:
[quote=nwyaker]
Snagged ( at midnight PST ) a Moto E smartphone for $10.
Thanks to this guy ...
http://www.prepaidphonenews.com

I almost bit, but apparently a Verizon compatible model. No unlocking for GSM. Oh well.
Planning on using as WiFi/music device ( with SD card ) and emergency back up phone.

[silvarios]

True. Hmmm. That is compelling.