Motorola DROID, Apple iPhone led the way for Verizon and AT&T subscriber growth in Q4

Verizon finished the quarter with 91.2 million subscribers, a gain of 2.2 million from the prior quarter and the most new additions since the third quarter of 2008. The sizzling hot Motorola DROID helped Big Red in the period as the Android flavored phone continued to sell well. For Verizon, it is the first handset that they have offered that could stand next to the iPhone and garner favorable comparisons. Speaking of the iPhone, Apple's iconic touchscreen model helped AT&T score its second largest quarterly increase with 2.7 million new customers added. The operator now has a total of 85.1 million customers (including 863,000 subscribers from the acquisition of Centenniel Wireless), trailing only Verizon.
The report shows a drop of 148,000 customers for third place Sprint during the period. That figure includes a gain of 435,000 pre-paid accounts for its Boost Mobile subsidiary. T-Mobile improved from a loss of 77,000 subscribers in the 2008 period to show a gain of 371,000 in this year's 4th quarter.
Wireless Intelligence analyst Jon Groves noted that the iPhone chalked up its second biggest number of activations with 3.1 million hooked up in the three month period. More than a third of them were new AT&T subscribers.
Apple iPhone 3GS Specifications | Review
Motorola DROID Specifications | Review
source: electronista
33 Comments
1. theman414
Posts: 132; Member since: Jun 08, 2009
posted on Oct 20, 2010, 1:45 AM 0
17. HanfordStore
Posts: 18; Member since: Mar 04, 2010
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 10:15 PM 0
25. E.N.
Posts: 2610; Member since: Jan 25, 2009
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 12:27 AM 0
30. Gowireless
Posts: 85; Member since: Feb 23, 2010
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 9:00 PM 0
32. Kiltlifter
Posts: 742; Member since: Dec 11, 2008
posted on Mar 07, 2010, 4:35 PM 0
2. neutrality
Posts: 22; Member since: Apr 28, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 5:48 PM 0
3. Iphoneluv
Posts: 59; Member since: Nov 13, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:02 PM 0
5. vzw fanman
Posts: 1977; Member since: Dec 11, 2008
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:14 PM 0
10. DOGIEFRESH
Posts: 316; Member since: Jul 15, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:52 PM 0
12. Cali_E
Posts: 196; Member since: Sep 24, 2008
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 9:19 PM 0
13. Cali_E
Posts: 196; Member since: Sep 24, 2008
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 9:20 PM 0
20. HanfordStore
Posts: 18; Member since: Mar 04, 2010
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 10:20 PM 0
22. DOGIEFRESH
Posts: 316; Member since: Jul 15, 2009
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 12:13 AM 0
4. DOGIEFRESH
Posts: 316; Member since: Jul 15, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:10 PM 0
14. Cali_E
Posts: 196; Member since: Sep 24, 2008
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 9:20 PM 0
19. HanfordStore
Posts: 18; Member since: Mar 04, 2010
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 10:20 PM 0
26. E.N.
Posts: 2610; Member since: Jan 25, 2009
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 12:29 AM 0
6. kilari
Posts: 49; Member since: Oct 28, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:27 PM 0
7. Iphoneluv
Posts: 59; Member since: Nov 13, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:46 PM 0
8. DOGIEFRESH
Posts: 316; Member since: Jul 15, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:46 PM 0
11. Iphoneluv
Posts: 59; Member since: Nov 13, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 8:14 PM 0
15. Cali_E
Posts: 196; Member since: Sep 24, 2008
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 9:21 PM 0
16. Cali_E
Posts: 196; Member since: Sep 24, 2008
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 9:23 PM 0
18. HanfordStore
Posts: 18; Member since: Mar 04, 2010
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 10:19 PM 0
23. DOGIEFRESH
Posts: 316; Member since: Jul 15, 2009
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 12:17 AM 0
24. DOGIEFRESH
Posts: 316; Member since: Jul 15, 2009
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 12:23 AM 0
27. E.N.
Posts: 2610; Member since: Jan 25, 2009
posted on Mar 06, 2010, 12:32 AM 0
33. Cali_E
Posts: 196; Member since: Sep 24, 2008
posted on Mar 08, 2010, 6:49 PM 0
9. Iphoneluv
Posts: 59; Member since: Nov 13, 2009
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 6:50 PM 0
21. HanfordStore
Posts: 18; Member since: Mar 04, 2010
posted on Mar 05, 2010, 10:27 PM 0
PhoneArena Comments Rules
A discussion is a place, where people can voice their opinion, no matter if it is positive, neutral or negative. However, when posting, one must stay true to the topic, and not just share some random thoughts, which are not directly related to the matter.
Things that are NOT allowed:
Moderation is done by humans. We try to be as objective as possible and moderate with zero bias. If you think a post should be moderated - please, report it.
Have a question about the rules or why you have been moderated/limited/banned? Please, contact us.
Comments Options
Report Post
Send a warning to post author
Send a warning to Selected user. The user has 0 warnings currently.
Ban user and delete all posts
Message to PhoneArena moderator (optional):