Shop Talk
Dear All: Verizon, Sprint, USCC, T-Mo, and other sales reps...
Cingular gets the iPhone.
You know that sound you hear before the 30 Megaton nuclear warhead hits?
Yeah, bet you just felt that, didn't ya?
Oh, how I love selling Cingular.
...because all you will hear for the next few YEARS is, "Hey, you got the iPhone?"
You know that sound you hear before the 30 Megaton nuclear warhead hits?
Yeah, bet you just felt that, didn't ya?
Oh, how I love selling Cingular.
...because all you will hear for the next few YEARS is, "Hey, you got the iPhone?"
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smorris said:
Cingular gets the iPhone.
You know that sound you hear before the 30 Megaton nuclear warhead hits?
Yeah, bet you just felt that, didn't ya?
Oh, how I love selling Cingular.
...because all you will hear for the next few YEARS is, "Hey, you got the iPhone?"
Dream on wiener head.
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Having been a rep for Verizon before, I can vouch that they don't "get it". Internally, they want to MAKE trends, which is impossible, because young people want to CREATE trends.
Apple isn't seen as some "corporate giant" like other companies are. (Great marketing isn't it.)
So, when I start selling iPhones like cotton candy, you can cry.
Because this is going to make the Sidekick trend end. Completely.
Apple isn't seen as some "corporate giant" like other companies are. (Great marketing isn't it.)
So, when I start selling iPhones like cotton candy, you can cry.
Because this is going to make the Sidekick trend end. Completely.
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The Sidekick trend and the RAZR trend never should have started in the first place. Only Nokia phones get my respect. (And not all of those are a walk in the park either.)
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As a phone - the Nokia 6010 was the most reliable device I think was ever produced. But phone companies created "needs" for features. And now we have massively integrated devices.
Go figure.
Go figure.
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MrAbstracto said:
OOOOHHH! 'wiener head'!
smorris got PWND!
Quiet! I work alone!
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The way i see it phones come and go been in the game for 20 years and back then the moto 55o was the hottest thing
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But lets be honest because of this phone every manufacturer will have to truly step up there game we all benifit from this. and lets be honest how is this any different from the launch of oh I dont know the sidekick 3 Cingy reps have hated that word for years. 😎
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I will continue to prosper selling everything but the rubbish that is Cingular!!
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Oooh. Yeah. Using those "factual" words and phrases like "rubbish".
Your customers must not deal it "facts". They probably enjoy "factiness".
Your customers must not deal it "facts". They probably enjoy "factiness".
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My customers? I don't have customers! Unlike you I work in an office job and I am not forced to sell anything!!! Muah-hahahahahaaaaa!
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You know that sound you hear before the 30 Megaton nuclear warhead hits?
It's about the same as the sound you guys probably constantly get over the Chocolate, The V, The EnV, The Q.............dare i continue?
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sold every company out there and they all suck!! have a carrier overseas and I can be
anywhere in the country and I still get service. no US carrier can say that about their service. it's all junk here!! HA HA
anywhere in the country and I still get service. no US carrier can say that about their service. it's all junk here!! HA HA
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Actually - I do get a lot of Chocolate requests.
But I sell them "Blackjacks" and "SYNCS".
Remember, we invented the RAZR. And the SLVR. We got iTunes... whatchu got?
But I sell them "Blackjacks" and "SYNCS".
Remember, we invented the RAZR. And the SLVR. We got iTunes... whatchu got?
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I get a few chocolate requests too, but it can't compete with the SYNC in price nor features.
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No, MOTOROLA invented the RAZR, and SLVR. Cingular invented the idea of suckering losers into spending hundreds of hard-earned dollars to get those crap phones.
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Yeah - we're a money-making company. Imagine us getting a good idea and marketing it...
Derh.
Hyped phones? Like the Chocolate? enV?
"Hello, pot, yes, this is kettle - you're black."
Derh.
Hyped phones? Like the Chocolate? enV?
"Hello, pot, yes, this is kettle - you're black."
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Liar.
What little creditability you had is now gone.
Seriously though, why did you feel compelled to lie about such nonsense? Did you actually think it would bolster your position?
What little creditability you had is now gone.
Seriously though, why did you feel compelled to lie about such nonsense? Did you actually think it would bolster your position?
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what a shame cingular isn't out here.
i'm crying on the inside, i really am. pass the tissues, please. my sales are going to go down because of a competitor that doesn't exist here.
anyways, whiteboy, i like nerds. you sexy?
i'm crying on the inside, i really am. pass the tissues, please. my sales are going to go down because of a competitor that doesn't exist here.
anyways, whiteboy, i like nerds. you sexy?
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Kids like that are entertaining.
Nothing like seeing a white kid pretending to be from the ghetto.
I find kids that are ghetto dwellers exhibiting class quite refreshing though.
Paradoxical to say the least.
Nothing like seeing a white kid pretending to be from the ghetto.
I find kids that are ghetto dwellers exhibiting class quite refreshing though.
Paradoxical to say the least.
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Aww, you find me refreshing? Or would I still have to live in a ghetto for that? It's been about 8 years since I've lived in one.
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The network--It gets old when all those people follow you everywhere but o what the hell. That and service centers
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cilvzwagent said:
The EnV, The Q
Whats an EnV other than an over glorified LG9300 which was crap. And the Q is deffinetly nothing to brag about. Between glitches and battery life it should have bee called the F or perhaps D at best.
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The RAZR was REALLY expensive when it launched too.
And yes - they got $500. Because $500 sales ain't a thang baby! LOL.
And yes - they got $500. Because $500 sales ain't a thang baby! LOL.
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I still can't believe people paid that much for the Razr... anyway. I'm forking out over 700 to buy it at wholesale.
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iPhone will be the next - HUGE thing.
Seriously.
Everyone my age knows about it and wants it.
And we matter, because we have disposable incomes.
Seriously.
Everyone my age knows about it and wants it.
And we matter, because we have disposable incomes.
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Even those that don't have disposable incomes are getting it.
I'm hocking three of my older PDAs for it. I was hanging onto them for just this reason.
I'm hocking three of my older PDAs for it. I was hanging onto them for just this reason.
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Think you'll get enough for it with that?
Mine are the Nokia 9300, BB 7130, and Treo 650. I figure I can get $200 easy for each one.
Mine are the Nokia 9300, BB 7130, and Treo 650. I figure I can get $200 easy for each one.
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The Ipod enacts DRM via Itunes, though if other similar phones are any indication, the Iphone will most likely have DRM built in to prevent third party applications from uploading content.
This means any "unauthorized" (read not purchased from Apple via Itunes) will most likely not play. Afterall, the Ipod only syncs authorized music with Itunes, it's impossible to sync unauthorized music.
Just like the Ipod, the Iphone will punish consumers because of the threat of thieves and pirates , instead of simply punishing those who abuse the system. "Fairplay" my ass.
Also, I'm curious if the system will allow music already purchased for the Ipod to be synced onto the Iphone. I would assume it would be, however, would not be surprised i...
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This means any "unauthorized" (read not purchased from Apple via Itunes) will most likely not play. Afterall, the Ipod only syncs authorized music with Itunes, it's impossible to sync unauthorized music.
Just like the Ipod, the Iphone will punish consumers because of the threat of thieves and pirates , instead of simply punishing those who abuse the system. "Fairplay" my ass.
Also, I'm curious if the system will allow music already purchased for the Ipod to be synced onto the Iphone. I would assume it would be, however, would not be surprised i...
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First, you need a bop on the head.
*bop*
The only music on iTunes with DRM, are songs you purchase from the iTunes music store. You can burn an audio cd onto your computer, and it's not protected. You can also use iTunes to play ANY unprotected MP3 without it locking it to only be used in iTunes. You can also take music purchased from iTunes, convert it to a wav file, and then back into an unprotected mp3 (effectively removing ANY DRM).
The iPod only syncs with the iTunes software (freeware), but it will play any MP3, AAC, MP4, or MPEG file.
So, your arguments in the first three paragraphs are moot, because they're invalid.
Any music on your current iPod will also be on your computer. The iPhone has the same dock connector...
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*bop*
The only music on iTunes with DRM, are songs you purchase from the iTunes music store. You can burn an audio cd onto your computer, and it's not protected. You can also use iTunes to play ANY unprotected MP3 without it locking it to only be used in iTunes. You can also take music purchased from iTunes, convert it to a wav file, and then back into an unprotected mp3 (effectively removing ANY DRM).
The iPod only syncs with the iTunes software (freeware), but it will play any MP3, AAC, MP4, or MPEG file.
So, your arguments in the first three paragraphs are moot, because they're invalid.
Any music on your current iPod will also be on your computer. The iPhone has the same dock connector...
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I probably did not elucidate well on my concerns with DRM as I have limited experience with the Ipod.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#Connectivity »
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FairPlay »
An intentional limitation of Fairplay is that it prevents iTunes customers from using the purchased music on any portable digital music player other than the Apple iPod.
On January 3, 2005, an iTunes online music store customer filed a lawsuit against Apple Computer, alleging the company broke antitrust laws by utilizing FairPlay with iTunes so that purchased music will work only with its own music player, the iPod, freezing out competitors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPod#Connectivity »
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The DRM can be removed by burning the files onto an audio
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I'm an Apple fanboy, so I know their ins and outs. I'll admit I have blinders on when I look at them, but I haven't had a bad experience with them yet and I've spent well over ten thousand dollars with them in the last five years.
Also, the iTunes to CD and back to iTunes method can actually be marginally lossy. It just depends on what you encode the cd and subsequent mp3 at.
I use third party applications when I want to unencrypt something to save an audio CD. Usually I only have to do that when I want to hack up a song and make it into a ringtone.
Also, the iTunes to CD and back to iTunes method can actually be marginally lossy. It just depends on what you encode the cd and subsequent mp3 at.
I use third party applications when I want to unencrypt something to save an audio CD. Usually I only have to do that when I want to hack up a song and make it into a ringtone.
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Yeah, because people have hundreds of dollars to spend on a phone. You'll not sell as many as you think you will.
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No you're not. Available at COR stores, Online, and Apple stores only. Just got the e-mail, wish I could forward it to you....
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send it to the South Dallas area manager, he'll forward it to me.
He just told us 45 minutes ago that we'd be getting it in june.
He just told us 45 minutes ago that we'd be getting it in june.
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Send me his name, and your real name through PS. I'll forward it to him tomorrow.
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He's probably already gone home by tonight anyway, but I've already told him your store will be sending him an email so he wont think it's weird.
We've got over 200 stores, I wonder if Shanks can negotiate us into the deal.
We've got over 200 stores, I wonder if Shanks can negotiate us into the deal.
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Hopefully. I've got e-mail from two different RAE's saying that we won't. Maybe it's just in our market, I don't know.
Maybe your RAE knows something....
Maybe your RAE knows something....
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Maybe, but they don't work after 5pm... and that was 2 hours ago.
If we can't get it I'll be buying it directly from Apple. It's not like I could get it on a contract anyway.
If we can't get it I'll be buying it directly from Apple. It's not like I could get it on a contract anyway.
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no video, no wifi, no widgets, no camera.
The really sad thing is I already have a CU500 and a 60 gig iPod video, but I'm still gonna buy this phone.
The really sad thing is I already have a CU500 and a 60 gig iPod video, but I'm still gonna buy this phone.
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Got a camcorder.
I haven't seen my next phone yet. I'm still rockin the Nokia 6682.
I haven't seen my next phone yet. I'm still rockin the Nokia 6682.
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i don't care after going through the demo on apples site that phone is dope. Not just cuz it looks cool, but if you like apple and currently use mac/own a ipod how could you not want that phone? and for those who are not familiar with apple don't hate try it out yøu'll like.
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I'm not saying anything against the iPhone, I have an iPod that I love...
I just think the original post on this thread was about 2 points shy of completely stupid... It was a trolling post meant to get people upset and fired up.
I just think the original post on this thread was about 2 points shy of completely stupid... It was a trolling post meant to get people upset and fired up.
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🙄 *yawn*
Very Pertinent Question that we'll have to wait and see: will it work as a phone? Because if it doesn't work well as a phone, I can't see why anyone would spend $600 for what amounts to an upgraded iPod. Also, will it come preloaded with an amount of iTunes, like the SLVR does?
Very Pertinent Question that we'll have to wait and see: will it work as a phone? Because if it doesn't work well as a phone, I can't see why anyone would spend $600 for what amounts to an upgraded iPod. Also, will it come preloaded with an amount of iTunes, like the SLVR does?
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While the iPhone does appear to have created a big buzz, six months is a long time to keep a buzz going as well as a $500 price tag for the "low end" product. This is a niche product and I can't see it becoming mainstream like the iPod because of the price. iPods have a full range of price, including the Shuffle, so there is a little more leeway.
Anyway, good luck to all the Cingular folks from now until June...
Cingular's new mantra:
"You got that iPod phone in yet?"
Anyway, good luck to all the Cingular folks from now until June...
Cingular's new mantra:
"You got that iPod phone in yet?"
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Just got my first one.
"You guys get the nw iPhone yet?"
"It's gonna be June or July."
"It was announced yesterday."
"I know. It won't be launched till then."
"That's rediculous! Can't you special order one for me?"
"No. It hasn't been launched yet."
"I knew I left Cingular for a reason."
This is going to get old real quick.
"You guys get the nw iPhone yet?"
"It's gonna be June or July."
"It was announced yesterday."
"I know. It won't be launched till then."
"That's rediculous! Can't you special order one for me?"
"No. It hasn't been launched yet."
"I knew I left Cingular for a reason."
This is going to get old real quick.
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You can take the PS3 forum comments before that launched and line them up next to this and they are almost identical right down to the pricetags. 🤣 And do yo know what Ibought a Wii ha I think this phone will rock but I am not giving up my employee plan just for a touchscreen phone I will wait for them to release something just lik it for T-Mob. 😎
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2 more days - I get my holiday commission check.
I'm buying a big TV, furniture, and a Wii!
(And I'm going to put my furniture on casters so I can play my Wii! LOL)
I'm buying a big TV, furniture, and a Wii!
(And I'm going to put my furniture on casters so I can play my Wii! LOL)
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For the next few years we'll hear that, but it will be followed by "because I can't get service anywhere."
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im sure it will work out well as well in fact as you guys being the first to sell the razr LOL what a fine piece of equipment that was HAHA i sure hope apple offers the applecare protection plan on that because like everything else they make i give it 1.5 years before it needs to be replaced
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