One of two things will happen
Everybody keeps talking about how at&t will lose tons of customers when the iphone goes to other carriers. Here's the way I see it.
1. They're right and at&t's customer base drops by millions (meaning less people on the network.)
2. They're wrong, few people leave at&t and we get to laugh at all the people that said at&t would suffer.
Kinda seems like a win win situation to me. đ
1. They're right and at&t's customer base drops by millions (meaning less people on the network.)
2. They're wrong, few people leave at&t and we get to laugh at all the people that said at&t would suffer.
Kinda seems like a win win situation to me. đ
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I think you spent to long in the oven and over exposed your brain. Your 1st opinion. lets look at that really fast. Customer based drops by millions and AT&T loses lets say Just one million iphone customers. that's $30 million just in data losses. $30 million. not just including cell plans or text plans. how is that a win situation. Oh, because less congestion. If the network was up to date this wouldn't be an issue. But again, that $30 million they are currently getting for those 1 million customers, is why AT&T can upgrade like they are now. With out the iPhone revenue AT&T could not afford to upgrade. It has been documented. Now sprint has 4G service in Las Vegas already, Verizon is going LTE in 2010, and AT&T is just now add...
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I think you spent to long in the oven and over exposed your brain. Your 1st opinion. lets look at that really fast. Customer based drops by millions and AT&T loses lets say Just one million iphone customers. that's $30 million just in data losses. $30 million. not just including cell plans or text plans. how is that a win situation. Oh, because less congestion. If the network was up to date this wouldn't be an issue. But again, that $30 million they are currently getting for those 1 million customers, is why AT&T can upgrade like they are now. With out the iPhone revenue AT&T could not afford to upgrade. It has been documented. Now sprint has 4G service in Las Vegas already, Verizon is going LTE in 2010, and AT&T is just now add...
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Verizon going "LTE" is not a throw of the knife switch. It'll roll out in major markets, but the rest of the country *won't* have it for years. It'll be a patchwork of LTE and older systems, just like what AT&T has now with 3G and Edge.
AT&T will surely suffer customer defections if the iPhone appears on Verizon, with or without LTE. That is, if Verizon can be price competitive. I certainly will not move back to Verizon if the data plan is $10 more than AT&T. And the reasons I had little problem saying goodbye to Verizon was demonstrated when their plans to milk "enhanced phone" users was released yesterday.
AT&T is likely not to suffer as much if the iPhone appears on Sprint.
Nevertheless, I agree with your point that the iPh...
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AT&T will surely suffer customer defections if the iPhone appears on Verizon, with or without LTE. That is, if Verizon can be price competitive. I certainly will not move back to Verizon if the data plan is $10 more than AT&T. And the reasons I had little problem saying goodbye to Verizon was demonstrated when their plans to milk "enhanced phone" users was released yesterday.
AT&T is likely not to suffer as much if the iPhone appears on Sprint.
Nevertheless, I agree with your point that the iPh...
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I have to disagree with you about Sprint. They've improved their customer experience and their rate plans are the best out there if you're using all of the features of your phone. I think the i-Phone on Sprint is AT&T's biggest threat.
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You are correct, we use a lot of Sprint data services at work and it's pretty good and works in far more places than AT&T 3G here in Michigan.
But Sprint has a tough road ahead. They're well known for really poor billing practices and the nightmare of cleaning it up or getting promised discounts and perks.
But Sprint has a tough road ahead. They're well known for really poor billing practices and the nightmare of cleaning it up or getting promised discounts and perks.
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I agree that Sprint has a tough road ahead. They have an especially bad reputation in the Detroit market, not sure which part of MI you're from.
I use Metro PCS for my business lines and Sprint for my home lines in South Florida. Both (even the Metro) offer me better voice coverage and better value for my money than AT&T where I live and work. That being said, there are many parts of the country where AT&T or Verizon will offer the better coverage.
I use Metro PCS for my business lines and Sprint for my home lines in South Florida. Both (even the Metro) offer me better voice coverage and better value for my money than AT&T where I live and work. That being said, there are many parts of the country where AT&T or Verizon will offer the better coverage.
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I'll start off by saying, YES, you have a point. That being said, it's funny you mentioned Sprint in the whole thing, there's a company that has fewer customers then at&t would have IF they lost millions of customers. Their service is normally slightly cheaper also. Yet, they have a 4g network. I'm not a fan of Sprint, and I'm not bashing at&t. I was simply saying, if those people are right and customers leave at&t by the millions, well, I guess that just leaves more room on the network for people like me. If they don't leave, that means I can have a laugh at the expense of all the people that said at&t would suffer. That's it, no accounting degree needed đ
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Stop the speculation. The bogus predictions stating that MILLIONS will go to Vz are just ridiculous. I feel like it was yesterday when we went through this when Vz announced that they'll get the RAZR. The trolls came here saying the same bs they're pulling out today. Not that many people left for the RAZR on Vz. And not that many people will leave AT&T for the iPhone. AT&T will barely lose any customers. AT&T will not bleed customers like Sprint. It's just not going to happen.
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I'm sorry dad âšī¸ just let me know when I can post about what's on my mind in this online forum that is all about what's on your mind.
On a serious note, I'm not speculating anything. I'm just stating, whether at&t loses tons of customers, or whether they lost five, it's funny to me based off of my first post.
On a serious note, I'm not speculating anything. I'm just stating, whether at&t loses tons of customers, or whether they lost five, it's funny to me based off of my first post.
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AT&T's gains have been largely attributed to the i-Phone...if they no longer have that exclusively what can we speculate will happen? There's nothing wrong with speculating a large loss of subscribers. I personally know a few i-Phone users who are just livid about the service they receive and the price they pay.
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I don't see the price being any different if they go to verizon. Service could be better (depending on where you are) but the prices should stay the same. I agree with the person that said the real threat is sprint. If the iphone is available with the $99 unlimited plan, that is a great deal.
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Apple would never make a iPhone for Sprint.
1. WiMax is not being used as much as LTE will be used.
2. Sprint will still depend on CDMA longer then Verizon will.
Apple will want a 4G iPhone on Verizon more than likely because of all the licens we have and how large of a demand its wanted on Verizon's network.
I can see apples profits shoot up big time if they dropped the iPhone 4G on Big Red.
1. WiMax is not being used as much as LTE will be used.
2. Sprint will still depend on CDMA longer then Verizon will.
Apple will want a 4G iPhone on Verizon more than likely because of all the licens we have and how large of a demand its wanted on Verizon's network.
I can see apples profits shoot up big time if they dropped the iPhone 4G on Big Red.
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I really don't know which way AT&T will go with all of this. I'd like to see them duke it out with Verizon and actually get some competition. But I have this nagging feeling that they've honed the operation so well that being an also-ran in many markets is exceptionally profitable.
Like I've said here before; some markets AT&T totally rocks. Florida is my latest example. But where I live, it seems that the gear they yank out of major metropolitan areas shows up out here.
Like I've said here before; some markets AT&T totally rocks. Florida is my latest example. But where I live, it seems that the gear they yank out of major metropolitan areas shows up out here.
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