Amazon Fire Phone, Will You Get One?

It comes out in less than a week.  Amazon's first ad focuses mostly on the free Amazon prime you get (so that you buy more) from them, and not so much the phone itself.

For a limited time, you get Amazon Prime (One Year Membership) with each phone.  If you are already a member, you get an additional year added at no extra charge.  For me, this puts the basic Amazon Fire Phone, 32GB (AT&T) at $99 (since I will be keeping Prime), plus the 2 year agreement.

Forget the NEXT option - it simply doesn't make sense to pay for the full price of the phone over the course of 12 / 18 months, and then not get to keep it when you want to upgrade.

I'm particularly interested in the camera quality, features and the unlimited online storage that comes with it.  Its too early to tell the benefits of the other gimicky features I may or may not use.  

Know that the Fire phone runs a tweaked version of Android and so does not have access to all the apps on Google Play store, just the ones on Amazon's app store.  Personally, I just want access to a few key apps anyway so this isn't a big issue for me (as a secondary phone).

Finally it comes down to AT&T vs Verizon.  I have coverage in 4G most places, just not LTE.  I can live with that since I will definitely be keeping the iPhone on Verizon for another year and its blazing fast on Verizon.  

It'll have to be a second device.  What about you?  Will you get a Fire phone?

Amazon's Fire Phone is Intriguing

I saw the demo video for the Amazon Fire Phone a few minutes ago and it looks like they have managed to meld a number of technologies together into an intriguing interface.  First, have you tried Seene?  It looks like they incorporated features and technology similar to Seene, but with multiple cameras facing you to change perspectives on the interface in real time.  Cool stuff for sure.

I'd say what I found the best target audience for this phone would be anybody who has not yet entered the smartphone market for whatever reason.  Besides the problems with AT&T coverage (I still yet don't have coverage in some key areas in Los Angeles County), the MayDay feature would be a god-send for those that are more shall we say technologically challenged?

I love that they include a full year of prime for members and non-members alike.  That's close to a $99 value in and of its own, but its not all altruistic.  Their 'firefly' feature allows users to just point the phone or listen to something to figure out what it is and link you right to the Amazon purchase page.  It's going to be way too easy to buy; as if the 1-click shopping, and barcode scanning, 2 day free shipping with prime, etc weren't enough.

The camera's optical image stabilization looks promising.  However, I'm going to hold out and see what the iPhone 6 brings to the table before I declare a winner amongst the to-be-released in a few months phones.

I'd get one, but really only if they support Verizon in the future.  Or Republic Wireless.