I AM THE ULTIMATE I-PHONE HATER
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Me, that's who & I have valid reason.
As an Authorized Dealer of At&t, one of only a handful left, I am not able to Sell the I-Phone so I consistantly have people asking me all damn day about a product I don't carry, and after months of it being available I'm glad I don't.
This I-Phone Madness has got to stop! I have only been in the Industy for a year now and it didn't take long for me to figure out that Nokia and Sony have the Best Product out there, as far as features and performance.
The I-Phone was and still is a Hustle, it is not what it is cracked up to be when it comes to a mobile phone you can use all over the world.
Reasons, reasons, reasons...I'm not going there...I just want to make it clear, that there is ...
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Me, that's who & I have valid reason.
As an Authorized Dealer of At&t, one of only a handful left, I am not able to Sell the I-Phone so I consistantly have people asking me all damn day about a product I don't carry, and after months of it being available I'm glad I don't.
This I-Phone Madness has got to stop! I have only been in the Industy for a year now and it didn't take long for me to figure out that Nokia and Sony have the Best Product out there, as far as features and performance.
The I-Phone was and still is a Hustle, it is not what it is cracked up to be when it comes to a mobile phone you can use all over the world.
Reasons, reasons, reasons...I'm not going there...I just want to make it clear, that there is ...
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Hey I would love to hear some techniques on selling uverse and dsl... thats my only weakness
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Well, First off It helps to have it in your home and see the benefits...
U-Verse Sells itself.
Here Comcast Rapes people on Bills and people are fed up with it...We've even taken it to the extreme to get petitions signed in order for u-verse to be green in that area.
It sounds stupid but it's true, EVERY CUSTOMER EVERY TIME....alot of stores don't bring it up, but At&t serves a purpose they can provide home solutions like no other...
U-Verse Sells itself.
Here Comcast Rapes people on Bills and people are fed up with it...We've even taken it to the extreme to get petitions signed in order for u-verse to be green in that area.
It sounds stupid but it's true, EVERY CUSTOMER EVERY TIME....alot of stores don't bring it up, but At&t serves a purpose they can provide home solutions like no other...
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As a fellow agent myself, I can definately see where you are comming from. However, one can only do so much before they fall victim to the all mighty fad. The iphone is the new "it" thing right now and no matter how many people you talk out of it; As long a paris Hilton has one then half of america will still have to have one. Not selling the iphone has severly hurt my stores traffic, our sales are good but the customer traffic since has just never been the same. Honestly, I am still in disbelief at how At&t has treated the people that helped build their empire over the past 6 years, in fact I find it rather ungrateful and insulting but I digress. I don't hate the iphone, I hate Apple and At&t.
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Awesome! I'm glad someone feels the same.
I can't really say that I "hate" the iphone, but I do "hate it" due to the fact that we can't sell it. Would I own one, if we could? NO. I think the Blackberry Curve is a much better phone. I think the iphone is one or any combination of the following: a hustle, for apple fanboys, the results of marketing genius, or simply a status symbol.
I really think that Apple made a huge mistake in not allowing the iphone to be sold by Authorized Retailers. I do believe that this has had a huge impact on their sales.
Two points:
1. YES, we do sale against it. We expose apple's marketing genius (yeah, it is genius). One example is Google Maps. Not many customers know that you can use GM ...
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I can't really say that I "hate" the iphone, but I do "hate it" due to the fact that we can't sell it. Would I own one, if we could? NO. I think the Blackberry Curve is a much better phone. I think the iphone is one or any combination of the following: a hustle, for apple fanboys, the results of marketing genius, or simply a status symbol.
I really think that Apple made a huge mistake in not allowing the iphone to be sold by Authorized Retailers. I do believe that this has had a huge impact on their sales.
Two points:
1. YES, we do sale against it. We expose apple's marketing genius (yeah, it is genius). One example is Google Maps. Not many customers know that you can use GM ...
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aber said:
I think the iphone is one or any combination of the following: a hustle, for apple fanboys, the results of marketing genius, or simply a status symbol.
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A status Symbol? Are you kidding, Maybe for High School freshmen, Certainly anyone over 16 can buy far more impressive status symbols wit their Charlotte Ruse and Mc Donalds income for their need to be ostentatious and seek approval based on what they have rather then who they are.
The Iphone is a "mee to" toy that has the Madison Avenue success written all over it. Hook line and sinker.
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I didn't even bother reading past your third line, because there are more AT&T Authorized Agents than COR stores. My thought being, if you can't manage to sell them on something else your simply a terrible salesman.
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Terrible Salesman?
Doubt it, Our Kiosk was the Number #1 Store in At&t home sales in the MIDWEST last month...
I have no problem selling Curves all damn day, or any other phone I like, Nokia or Sony..
That was not my point, the point was that custoemrs are being fed b.s. by apple and COR stores..
Plain and simple, Like I said, I hate the I-Phone....that's that...
I'll fax you a photo copy of my next pay check
Doubt it, Our Kiosk was the Number #1 Store in At&t home sales in the MIDWEST last month...
I have no problem selling Curves all damn day, or any other phone I like, Nokia or Sony..
That was not my point, the point was that custoemrs are being fed b.s. by apple and COR stores..
Plain and simple, Like I said, I hate the I-Phone....that's that...
I'll fax you a photo copy of my next pay check
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Yoou are a total douche bag. I want to see your next paycheck....the one from your kiosk lol. Do you guys have a fax or do you need to go to Kinkos lol? Maybe kiosks would carry the i-Phone if they werent made of cardboard lol. The i-Phone is worth more than your life lol. Please quit stealing all my sales you powerful agent lol. Who made this douche up lol? Is this a joke lol?
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arkman said:
Yoou are a total douche bag. I want to see your next paycheck....the one from your kiosk lol. Do you guys have a fax or do you need to go to Kinkos lol? Maybe kiosks would carry the i-Phone if they werent made of cardboard lol. The i-Phone is worth more than your life lol. Please quit stealing all my sales you powerful agent lol. Who made this douche up lol? Is this a joke lol?
how many times can you write 'lol' in a post?
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In a paragraph of that size 7, but if I had written more I could have used more lol's.
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I'm sorry you got lazy. I thought I made some good points. I'm not too bad of a salesman, if I'm honest.
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It's all good..
I myself can't wait to crush sales of any dealer who promotes the I-Phone with The Sony 850 we'll have here in March
Very excited bout that, I hope Nokia drops some new phones our way too...
It's a shame the N-75 didn't live up to the Hype, I'd love to promote some of Nokia's Features to the American Market.
Happy Holidays
I myself can't wait to crush sales of any dealer who promotes the I-Phone with The Sony 850 we'll have here in March
Very excited bout that, I hope Nokia drops some new phones our way too...
It's a shame the N-75 didn't live up to the Hype, I'd love to promote some of Nokia's Features to the American Market.
Happy Holidays
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i am with u, the i-phone has some cool stuff but other than that its i have it type of phone.
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Enjoy being a lifetime mall worker. Last time I checked all COR stores hate you guys anyway.
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Pure1rish said:...
Yep...
Me, that's who & I have valid reason.
As an Authorized Dealer of At&t, one of only a handful left, I am not able to Sell the I-Phone so I consistantly have people asking me all damn day about a product I don't carry, and after months of it being available I'm glad I don't.
This I-Phone Madness has got to stop! I have only been in the Industy for a year now and it didn't take long for me to figure out that Nokia and Sony have the Best Product out there, as far as features and performance.
The I-Phone was and still is a Hustle, it is not what it is cracked up to be when it comes to a mobile phone you can use all over the world.
Reasons, reasons, reasons...I'm not going there...I just w
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You are losing out on sales if you are slamming the iphone everytime a customer asks about it. HEre's what I have done, I actually bought one. I keep it at my store. When a customer asks about it, I show them mine and show them all the cool stuff it can do. If they decide to get it, I say ok mr customer, I dont' sell it here, but I can set up your service, give you a nokia backup phone for free, and you can go to the apple store at the mall and get your iphone. It doesn't matter where you buy it, you activate it through itunes, and plus, you are getting a back up phone for free. Its awesome, you'll love the iphone.
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chainsaw said:
You are losing out on sales if you are slamming the iphone everytime a customer asks about it. HEre's what I have done, I actually bought one. I keep it at my store. When a customer asks about it, I show them mine and show them all the cool stuff it can do. If they decide to get it, I say ok mr customer, I dont' sell it here, but I can set up your service, give you a nokia backup phone for free, and you can go to the apple store at the mall and get your iphone. It doesn't matter where you buy it, you activate it through itunes, and plus, you are getting a back up phone for free. Its awesome, you'll love the iphone.
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Actual Professional...
I agree, that's why I did the same thing, I activated over 20 New acts and showed customers all the trendy stuff on the I-Phone
Sorry Folks, the Reign is over, that's why they are re-upping the I-phone Design..
The Kiosk is great by the way...
Location, Location, Location....I stand for 9 hours but get triple the traffic
Chill with the Hate....
Remember, I'm the Real Hater Here...
I agree, that's why I did the same thing, I activated over 20 New acts and showed customers all the trendy stuff on the I-Phone
Sorry Folks, the Reign is over, that's why they are re-upping the I-phone Design..
The Kiosk is great by the way...
Location, Location, Location....I stand for 9 hours but get triple the traffic
Chill with the Hate....
Remember, I'm the Real Hater Here...
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and it's jerks like you that make our job harder when you give piss poor info to customers, beacuse you guys have no formal training, you're just a punk from of teh streets that drees up in a crappy shirt and tie and sit around in your lil mall kisok and think you're all that! 👿
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although i dislike the way the Iphone is presented ass the best phone of all time...I agree with attworld804...if I had a penny for everytime a customer came in from an authorized agent with wrong info I would be retired and living on the beach in the hamptons...I actually will go to a authorized agent to ask them how to record video on the Pearl and Ill sit thier and laugh while they try to figure it out...any of you COR at&t employees outh thier...if you had a bad day go to an authorized agent and secret shope them, it will put a smile on your face, and make you feel like a genius.
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I'm in a Tie Sucka..
I look like a Million Dollars Son...
I'm Fesh as the Sony 850
I look like a Million Dollars Son...
I'm Fesh as the Sony 850
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if we werent doing any business then we wouldnt be here. for all of you cor, grow up and learn how to sell. we are not micro managed like you, we dont have to credit deposit amounts just to get a sale, we dont discount phones because we have to close a sale, we are who we are. we have our formal training on just as much as you do. att closed a lot of dealers down but we are still here. the ratio from dealer to cor is 3:1. is this just a game of whose di** is bigger?? well, in those terms, you guys win. in terms of sales, we whooped your @$$ and will continue to do so.
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I work at a COR store and I too can hate the Iphone....
Its really hard to try to convince a customer to purachse a Curve over the Iphone because of all the hype...im not sure about other COR stores but when a customer askes me what the best phone for emial is I always say Blackberry, if you like the Iphone because of google maps and youtube and the safari internet browser then go buy an Itouch and be happy if you want a good reception phone, that fits perfectly in your hand with all the PDA functions you need then get a Blackberry...if you want to look cool, and take a cloth to your phone after every call, and drop most of your calls then get the Iphone. 😈
Its really hard to try to convince a customer to purachse a Curve over the Iphone because of all the hype...im not sure about other COR stores but when a customer askes me what the best phone for emial is I always say Blackberry, if you like the Iphone because of google maps and youtube and the safari internet browser then go buy an Itouch and be happy if you want a good reception phone, that fits perfectly in your hand with all the PDA functions you need then get a Blackberry...if you want to look cool, and take a cloth to your phone after every call, and drop most of your calls then get the Iphone. 😈
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