1 of 3 iPhone 3G customers switched, half from VZW
0. phoneArena posted on 06 Oct 2008, 22:12
A new report says that one third of iPhone 3G buyers were new AT&T customers, and Big Red bled the most...
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1. yup (unregistered) posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:42 0 0
yea i left vzw too i just could not stay with them they &^$% ***
6. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:36 0 0
When I was asked why I was leaving Verizon I told them because of the iPhone 3G, the CS rep tried to entice me with a Voyager and the Dare, neither which I was interested. Wanted a smartphone, not a dumbphone with a touchscreen.
9. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:49 0 0
Hows the service. I heard iphone has poor 3g (even with coverage) and many dropped calls
15. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 00:39 0 0
LOL if u switched to iphone cuz u wanted a smartphone not a dumbphone then u are confused
19. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 05:43 0 0
The iPhone is a smartphone. Look at what it does. Exchange e-mail, calender, syncs with Outlook and iCal............
27. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 08:03 0 0
Nice...it's called reading....try it some time. Last part of the artical reads: "Apple iPhone 3G ranked as the best selling smartphone model, followed by the BlackBerry Curve and Pearl, and the Palm"
36. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 09:33 0 0
but lacks basic smart phone capabilities and cant even copy and paste? ok not too smart if you asked this guy.
40. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 10:42 0 0
good look on the nations worst 3g network after tmo that is
75. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 20:08 0 0
Well of coarse half of them came from Verizon as a percentage the other 2 companies don't even have half the number of customer that Verizon does
78. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 06:40 0 0
What got me away from Verizon, the $60 a month plan and the $300 a month bill. It'd be one thing if I talked, more than 200 minutes a month, or texted less than 500, or used their data thingy 0kb a month. But, the killer for me, was when I began questioning them over the phone one day and their 'customer service' rep got so belligerent with me I refused to pay my bill. The next month I got a bill for over $1200. Needless to say it will never get paid and the phone went screen first into a nice thick brick wall.
79. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 09:02 0 0
wow so you'll risk your credit rating over a cell phone. way to go. maybe i should just refuse to pay my mortgage and expect to keep my house.
80. (unregistered) posted on 08 Oct 2008, 09:12 0 0
Are u kidding iphone just got these features and many companies do not allow these phones since they are not proven to be hack safe and if iphone get stolen it can lose confidential data to the thief
87. (unregistered) posted on 12 Oct 2008, 12:08 0 0
That, in todays world could work, cuz the gov will just give you the money
2. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:20 0 0
I'd guess around 2million 3G's sold in the US, so we're looking at around 313,000 customers Verizon lost. They'll still turn a net gain for the Quarter, but AT&T is going to have the biggest one in the industry.
3. harper (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:26 0 0
GOT A FEELING THOUGH THE STORM WILL BRING THEM BACK. AND BY END OF YEAR VZW WILL BUY ALLTEL OFFICIALLY AND BE THE BIGGEST CWLL PHONE PROVIDER IN U.S.
4. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:33 0 0
Yeah, if the FCC, DOJ, and SEC approve it. Bad news for you, but Verizon's deal will eliminate competition in some markets, Verizon's already said they'll cut some Alltel employees, and Goldman Sachs could get bought out becasue they're doing poorly. If GS gets bought out it's up to the new parent company on what they want to do with their stake in Alltel. Don't assume this deal will fly through regulation without any bumps. Heck, for Verizon to buy Rural Cellular (Unicel) they got a lot of scrutiny.
10. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:50 0 0
Not going to bring them back that fast. People still have contracts
28. (unregistered) posted on 07 Oct 2008, 08:06 0 0
Yeah but most will pay and problaly did pay to break their contract before they went to AT&T and will do it again.
5. (unregistered) posted on 06 Oct 2008, 23:36 0 0
i still dont understand why anyone would switch carriers over a ****ing phone. att's network has improved plenty cellular wise but there 3G is a joke. isn't that the whole reason you'd buy a :::::::3G::::::: iPhone?
