S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | Better pay the Death Star......
Or they'll send Moose and Rocco out to talk to you! |
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | No brainer
If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
clubs:
 ·VOIPo
 ·Metrocast Communic..
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·ViaTalk
| said by ninjatutle  :If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. Right now Sprint probably wishes they had a viable future.
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banditws6
Shrinking Time and Distance
join:2001-08-18
Naples, FL
·Comcast
| I Left Verizon for the iPhone
And I'm not sorry -- I find the iPhone to be the perfect device for my needs -- but I really did like Verizon's network coverage and quality better.
If Verizon starts offering the iPhone after AT&T's exclusivity expires, I may switch back -- although naturally I'll have to get a CDMA version of the device.
Verizon's billing (particularly in regards to the customer account management area on the Web) and support was vastly inferior to what I now have with AT&T, though, in my admittedly limited experience.
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kwayzcat
join:2002-10-22
Chicago, IL
| correction?
Don't you mean AT&T's bill FROM Apple? AT&T is paying full price for every iphone. Apple is making a killing announcing record profit margins yesterday. Now people are spending less and cutting back on their phone plans. AT&T is in for a world of hurt for the next year which is why their stock took a beating yesterday. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
·RoadRunner Cable
·DSL EXTREME
| AT&T is making out ok on the iPhone
Lets see:
AT&T 'pays' $300-450/phone
Customer pays $199-$299/phone
Customer purchases 2year contract - $30/month JUST for data (required) + voice plan (lets say $40/month):
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Customer Total: Low end: $199 + 720 + 960 = $1879
All other data devices do NOT require a data contract.
Eg. If I purchased a device and didn't find that I needed data, I'd disable the feature (or say I swapped to another phone). iPhone requires 2 year data contract! |
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ninjatutle
Premium
join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | reply to ptrowski
Re: No brainer
But they have XOHM lol 
They're doomed. |
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powerspec88
Premium
join:2007-03-11
Harrisonville, MO
 ·Sprint Mobile Broa..
·AT&T Yahoo
| reply to en102
Re: AT&T is making out ok on the iPhone
said by en102 :All other data devices do NOT require a data contract. Eg. If I purchased a device and didn't find that I needed data, I'd disable the feature (or say I swapped to another phone). iPhone requires 2 year data contract! If i did not have a data plan with my iPhone, it would be worthless in my eyes. |
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mrchris
We don't miss you Bush
Premium
join:2002-10-01
North Babylon, NY | Nothing to worry about
They can handle it  |
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swintec
Premium
join:2003-12-19
Alfred, ME
 ·RapidVPS
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| reply to ninjatutle
Re: No brainer
said by ninjatutle :If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. Sprint has the Instinct which to me....blows the Iphone out of the water, they also have good prices, and seem to be at the front for innovation (Airave and Xohm come to mind).
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GlobalMind
Domino Dude, POWER Systems Guy
Premium
join:2001-10-29
Hollywood, FL
| reply to powerspec88
Re: AT&T is making out ok on the iPhone
said by powerspec88 :said by en102 :All other data devices do NOT require a data contract. Eg. If I purchased a device and didn't find that I needed data, I'd disable the feature (or say I swapped to another phone). iPhone requires 2 year data contract! If i did not have a data plan with my iPhone, it would be worthless in my eyes. Exactly. Even with wifi it'd still be pretty well useless based on what it can do.
One reason they knew most folks wouldn't give a rip about the contract & price if they really want one.
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thevorpal
join:2007-11-16
Alexandria, VA
| reply to banditws6
Re: I Left Verizon for the iPhone
said by banditws6 :And I'm not sorry -- I find the iPhone to be the perfect device for my needs -- but I really did like Verizon's network coverage and quality better. If Verizon starts offering the iPhone after AT&T's exclusivity expires, I may switch back -- although naturally I'll have to get a CDMA version of the device. Verizon's billing (particularly in regards to the customer account management area on the Web) and support was vastly inferior to what I now have with AT&T, though, in my admittedly limited experience. I'm not tied to the iphone, just the 'open' features. It simply is the better phone for me on the market by a wide margin.
I switched from Verizon, I felt that they gave me the better coverage, but their prices are pretty terrible (company as a whole). I'd switch back if they had something similar to the iphone,or the iphone itself.
In general, cell phone companies rank right up their with meter maids in my ranking of dislike. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN | reply to S_engineer
Re: Better pay the Death Star......
"Better pay the Death Star"
I think your title is misworded. The Death Star is the one having to pay, not the other way around. |
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cdru
Go Colts
Premium,MVM
join:2003-05-14
Fort Wayne, IN | reply to kwayzcat
Re: correction?
No. AT&T has a revenue sharing agreement where they have to pay Apply per iPhone. |
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BillRoland
Premium
join:2001-01-21
Ocala, FL
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|  reply to ptrowski
Re: No brainer
said by ptrowski :said by ninjatutle :If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. Right now Sprint probably wishes they had a viable future. LOL definitely the quote of the year on DSLR! Great stuff!
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ptrowski
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
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| reply to swintec
said by swintec :said by ninjatutle :If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. Sprint has the Instinct which to me....blows the Iphone out of the water, they also have good prices, and seem to be at the front for innovation (Airave and Xohm come to mind). The thing is I don't know a single person that even uses them anymore. |
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adisor19
join:2004-10-11
·Velcom
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·Videotron
·Look Communications
| reply to swintec
said by swintec :said by ninjatutle :If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. Sprint has the Instinct which to me....blows the Iphone out of the water, they also have good prices, and seem to be at the front for innovation (Airave and Xohm come to mind). LOL Ya gotta love that "full internet" experience on the instinct. Face it : The Instinct is a POS.
Adi |
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N3OGH
Bear patrol must be working like a charm
Premium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
 ·Verizon FIOS
·Verizon Online DSL
| Pay up, sucker...
Steve: "Hey guys, how ya doing?"
AT&T: "we're OK, how 'bout you?"
Steve: "Oh, I'm just great, lovin' life!"
AT&T: "OK, I guess we should get this done now."
Scribble scribble, write write....
Steve: "No.no.no, there's one "B" in "Jobs", boys..."
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cmaenginsb
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-19
Palmdale, CA
| reply to swintec
Re: No brainer
said by swintec :said by ninjatutle :If they didn't do it, some other company would have scooped up the iPhone and would be sitting on top right now. I bet Sprint wished they had the iPhone. Sprint has the Instinct which to me....blows the Iphone out of the water, they also have good prices, and seem to be at the front for innovation (Airave and Xohm come to mind). Sprint has always been at the front for technology and innovation, their DSL/Voip offering, original fixed wireless systems etc. They never seem to be able to capitalize on it though. |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | That's because their phone's suck, and they won't let you use a non-sprint branded phone on their network. |
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