AT&T profit rises on wireless, but iPhone disappoints
Short version
AT&T beats Verizon in subscriber additions
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"AT&T posted a second-quarter net gain in wireless subscribers of
1.5 million to reach 63.7 million in service, up 6.4 million over the
past year. Net adds were up more than 22 percent versus AT&T's gain in
the first quarter of this year and in line with results in the
year-earlier second quarter. Postpaid net adds totaled 912,000, up more
than 34 percent from results in the first quarter of this year."
Verizon had a net addition of 1.3 subscribers in the last quarter.
AT&T beats Verizon in subscriber additions
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"AT&T posted a second-quarter net gain in wireless subscribers of
1.5 million to reach 63.7 million in service, up 6.4 million over the
past year. Net adds were up more than 22 percent versus AT&T's gain in
the first quarter of this year and in line with results in the
year-earlier second quarter. Postpaid net adds totaled 912,000, up more
than 34 percent from results in the first quarter of this year."
Verizon had a net addition of 1.3 subscribers in the last quarter.
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gunny said:
Short version
AT&T beats Verizon in subscriber additions
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"AT&T posted a second-quarter net gain in wireless subscribers of
1.5 million to reach 63.7 million in service, up 6.4 million over the
past year. Net adds were up more than 22 percent versus AT&T's gain in
the first quarter of this year and in line with results in the
year-earlier second quarter. Postpaid net adds totaled 912,000, up more
than 34 percent from results in the first quarter of this year."
Verizon had a net addition of 1.3 subscribers in the last quarter.
Like I said before, I hoped Verizon would lose the quarter, and they did (w...
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This isn't going to help much because VZW would have won if it weren't for amp'd so they have their excuse not to change anything. đ
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Yeah, but the iPhone contribution to ATT's numbers will be much larger in Q3 than in Q2. So there is still hope.
VZW may have to change some things after all.
VZW may have to change some things after all.
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Hopefully the changes are a win for everyone, if and when they occur. What changes do you think VZW should make, besides data pricing?
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lighten up on the low end phones and get more choices on the high end
raise the 5GB data cap to 50GB or just take it off completely
and of course decrease all their data plans by $10
raise the 5GB data cap to 50GB or just take it off completely
and of course decrease all their data plans by $10
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yeah, those sound like pretty good options...although I think they have a nice selection of phones, however their PDA's suck and need to be updated.
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sangyup81 said:
lighten up on the low end phones and get more choices on the high end
raise the 5GB data cap to 50GB or just take it off completely
and of course decrease all their data plans by $10
Yup, all of that, plus better prepay options, and easing up on the crippling of bluetooth (not just for the high end phones, but across the line).
And, as Sangy implied, at the low end, clear out all the crap phones that no one cares about (the audiovox-made 'CDM' phones, any kyoceras that come along), and stick with LG and Samsung at the low end (3400/3450, u340). 'Free phone' doesn't have to equal 'tragic' phone. âšī¸
At the high end, they obviously need some more 'wow' phones and PDAs... CDMA version...
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It looks like the iPhone killer turns out to be the AT&T network. See attached Forbes article.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/24/ap3946304. ... »
Highlights for those that can't open link:
Early Tuesday, AT&T - the exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone - said it activated 146,000 iPhones in the first two days after the product was released, which mark the tail end of Apple's second quarter. Some analysts had forecast the iPhone's first-weekend sales would range from 250,000 to 700,000.
On Monday, CIBC World Markets analyst Ittai Kidron wrote that store checks show iPhone demand has been dropping significantly during the last 10 days.
"We have noticed decent inventories at stores, and thin demand at best. In fact, mos...
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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/24/ap3946304. ... »
Highlights for those that can't open link:
Early Tuesday, AT&T - the exclusive wireless carrier for the iPhone - said it activated 146,000 iPhones in the first two days after the product was released, which mark the tail end of Apple's second quarter. Some analysts had forecast the iPhone's first-weekend sales would range from 250,000 to 700,000.
On Monday, CIBC World Markets analyst Ittai Kidron wrote that store checks show iPhone demand has been dropping significantly during the last 10 days.
"We have noticed decent inventories at stores, and thin demand at best. In fact, mos...
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ya I am using the edge network on phonescoop right now and it is disappointing in general. I mean for $20 unlimited data, you get what you pay for.. so I can deal with it.
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