We added 1.7 mil, So now what!
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Are we surprised, but it was really do to all the bogo specials we had over the holidays. 🙄
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/scottmoritz/102 ... »
Are we surprised, but it was really do to all the bogo specials we had over the holidays. 🙄
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/tech/scottmoritz/102 ... »
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http://news.vzw.com/news/2005/01/pr2005-01-27.html »
1.7 mil customer adds is very nice... but what's really going to make the competition envious is the profits ($3.0 billion for the quarter) and the record-low churn rate (1.43 percent for the quarter; drops to 1.2 percent for post-pay only).
The stock's up on the news too 🙂
1.7 mil customer adds is very nice... but what's really going to make the competition envious is the profits ($3.0 billion for the quarter) and the record-low churn rate (1.43 percent for the quarter; drops to 1.2 percent for post-pay only).
The stock's up on the news too 🙂
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BetterThanJake said:This makes me feel slightly better after Cingular announced their quarterly results.
http://news.vzw.com/news/2005/01/pr2005-01-27.html »
1.7 mil customer adds is very nice... but what's really going to make the competition envious is the profits ($3.0 billion for the quarter) and the record-low churn rate (1.43 percent for the quarter; drops to 1.2 percent for post-pay only).
The stock's up on the news too 🙂
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Well, it should. Cingy had a great qtr customer adds-wise (though not profit-wise, and their churn is still 'bout double Verizon's), but that's new for them. For VZW, quarters like this are kinda par for the course.
But I'm kinda torn... if VZW does too well, they're gonna get very complacent/arrogant and start jacking up my phone bill (as most any company would). So my strategy is 'use Verizon, but root for everybody'. 😉
Which is a lot easier to do with Cain exiled to St. Elba. He was such a Cingy fanatic that you almost had to go against him, just for your own sanity. 🤣
But I'm kinda torn... if VZW does too well, they're gonna get very complacent/arrogant and start jacking up my phone bill (as most any company would). So my strategy is 'use Verizon, but root for everybody'. 😉
Which is a lot easier to do with Cain exiled to St. Elba. He was such a Cingy fanatic that you almost had to go against him, just for your own sanity. 🤣
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BetterThanJake said:Tales of his demise were greatly exaggerated. He's definitely no where near St. Elba. As for VZW ...
Well, it should. Cingy had a great qtr customer adds-wise (though not profit-wise, and their churn is still 'bout double Verizon's), but that's new for them. For VZW, quarters like this are kinda par for the course.
But I'm kinda torn... if VZW does too well, they're gonna get very complacent/arrogant and start jacking up my phone bill (as most any company would). So my strategy is 'use Verizon, but root for everybody'. 😉
Which is a lot easier to do with Cain exiled to St. Elba. He was such a Cingy fanatic that you almost had to go against him, just for your own sanity. 🤣
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Verizon does everything they can to undermine the indirect channel, and eventually that WILL come back to haunt them. I'm so sick of them that it actually pisses me off that they have a good product. Actually, in my market they are hurting pretty badly it seems, and I actually think it is BECAUSE they have no direct sales channel representation and they make it so hard for we indirects to make a profit selling them competitively. As far as GETTING complacent... I think they are already there.
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JDigital said:When Verizon's numbers drop significantly, I'll consider the complacency theory.
Verizon does everything they can to undermine the indirect channel, and eventually that WILL come back to haunt them. I'm so sick of them that it actually pisses me off that they have a good product. Actually, in my market they are hurting pretty badly it seems, and I actually think it is BECAUSE they have no direct sales channel representation and they make it so hard for we indirects to make a profit selling them competitively. As far as GETTING complacent... I think they are already there.
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Cingular might benefit if SBC completes the purchase of AT&T (the long distance carrier). This will provide the assets (switches and fiber lines plus international assets) to utilize and lower the cost of operation.
If SBC gobbles up AT&T this might prompt Verizon to take on Sprint to be equal in assets (or closely equal).
If SBC gobbles up AT&T this might prompt Verizon to take on Sprint to be equal in assets (or closely equal).
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