T-Mobile's CTO says the next iPhone chipset will support the carrier's bands

5. Schmao posted on 11 Jan 2012, 15:10 2 0

Honestly the only reason I wouldn't buy it is because I like to buy phones that most people don't have. But +1 Bring it on!

3. knights4life03 posted on 11 Jan 2012, 15:05 0 0

y dont u wont the iphone on tmobile?

4. Schmao posted on 11 Jan 2012, 15:09 1 0

I used to agree, but it is good for the carrier. Many people are huge fans of the iPhone, so having one on T-mobile, would only benefit them. Judging by recent news, T-mobile needs as much help as it can get to get it back to a profitable position.

6. audiblenarcotic posted on 11 Jan 2012, 15:22 1 0

Carrying the iPhone actually cuts into carriers profit margins. Yes it attracts more customers and possibly helps with the retention of exisiting customers but at the same time it causes the carrier to be making less money off of each customer. I'm not sure which direction it ends up in but at the end of the day it really isn't as great for the carrier as some would like to believe. Verizon had a pretty nice drop in thier profits due to carrying the iPhone and I expect that Sprint will post similar results. This isn't to say that in the long run it may change, but the upfront burdens that a carrier has to take on in order to even carry the iPhone plus the outragous price that they have to pay for each handset does dramatically hurt the carrier in the begining.