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That is not their ultimate goal!
What they really want to do is sell and renew service contracts. That's where the real the real money is. Think about it.... I just paid $300 for a $700 iPhone and renewed my contract for 2 more years. I have 2 lines and my line has the $30 per month data plan. My monthly bill averages $120. So how long do you think it'll take ATT to recoup the $400 balance? And these phones are assembled in China. How much do you really think they're worth? I bet less than $300. The rest is all gravy.
Why do you think these companies always have these promotions going on, offering NEW customers real low prices and sometimes, even free phones whey they sign a new contract? They're trying to intice them.
When my contract was up, 2 years ago and I wanted to get my first blackberry, they were offering the same BB to new customers for $49. They would not give me that deal. I threatened to leave ATT and they said that that was up to me (even though I've been a customer since 1997). I had to pay $250 up front, of which $100 was returned to me as a rebate.
What I'm trying to say, is that these devices are exactly that...devices. Devices designed to attract new and keep old customers. That's the reason ATT had to allow their iPhone customers the early upgrade option. They knew that a lot of them would have been pissed off and probably bailed and went elsewhere for the droid or something else.
It would be interesting to know how many new customers ATT gained so far with the iPhone4. You know there were massive contract renewals, mine included.
So no... VZW is not allowing customers to upgrade early to android devices? BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SELL DEVICES. They want to keep the customers they have and renew their contracts. Why make them angry and risk them leaving for the amazing iPhone 4
06-26-10 09:55 PM - That's what I'm talking about. And that's why the companies try to get their hands on the latest and greatest phones, with all the bells and whistles. They know this is how they're going to attract new and keep old customers. They know people want a phone that looks sharp and does everything you can think of and maybe even makes phone calls
Compared to how many iPhone 4s that are being sold, I don't see too many people complaining about the reported signal loss and dropped phone calls. I can duplicate the signal loss myself, but I wouldn't even consider parting with my i4. The majority of people I see complaining here and all over the net, are Apple haters, who don't even own an iPhone.06-27-10 11:06 AM - I work for AT&T. I'm aware. I didn't think I needed to write a novel to explain what we all know.That is not their ultimate goal!
What they really want to do is sell and renew service contracts. That's where the real the real money is. Think about it.... I just paid $300 for a $700 iPhone and renewed my contract for 2 more years. I have 2 lines and my line has the $30 per month data plan. My monthly bill averages $120. So how long do you think it'll take ATT to recoup the $400 balance? And these phones are assembled in China. How much do you really think they're worth? I bet less than $300. The rest is all gravy.
Why do you think these companies always have these promotions going on, offering NEW customers real low prices and sometimes, even free phones whey they sign a new contract? They're trying to intice them.
When my contract was up, 2 years ago and I wanted to get my first blackberry, they were offering the same BB to new customers for $49. They would not give me that deal. I threatened to leave ATT and they said that that was up to me (even though I've been a customer since 1997). I had to pay $250 up front, of which $100 was returned to me as a rebate.
What I'm trying to say, is that these devices are exactly that...devices. Devices designed to attract new and keep old customers. That's the reason ATT had to allow their iPhone customers the early upgrade option. They knew that a lot of them would have been pissed off and probably bailed and went elsewhere for the droid or something else.
It would be interesting to know how many new customers ATT gained so far with the iPhone4. You know there were massive contract renewals, mine included.
So no... VZW is not allowing customers to upgrade early to android devices? BECAUSE THEY WANT TO SELL DEVICES. They want to keep the customers they have and renew their contracts. Why make them angry and risk them leaving for the amazing iPhone 406-27-10 12:34 PM
