baineschile
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Re: iPhone is keeping AT&T afloat
Romour is that the iPhone will come to the EVDO networks once LTE is launched; why would Apple want to stay with one carrier when there are 3 or 4 other HUGE celluar companies that are willing to pay them? |
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jmn1207
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| said by baineschile  :Romour is that the iPhone will come to the EVDO networks once LTE is launched; why would Apple want to stay with one carrier when there are 3 or 4 other HUGE celluar companies that are willing to pay them? Money? You can ask the same question to NFL and their continued deal with DirecTV. |
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baineschile
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Sterling Heights, MI | Because they are pissed at Comcast and TWC; the cable giants wont air their crappy network on basic cable. |
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said by jmn1207 :Money? You can ask the same question to NFL and their continued deal with DirecTV. $4 billion for more 4 years of exclusive carriage is what keeps Sunday Ticket on DirecTV.
Comcast and TWC just don't want to pay... I don't blame them, there customer's are pissed enough and wouldn't want the rate increase this would bring. |
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| said by JoesphM :said by jmn1207 :Money? You can ask the same question to NFL and their continued deal with DirecTV. $4 billion for more 4 years of exclusive carriage is what keeps Sunday Ticket on DirecTV. Comcast and TWC just don't want to pay... I don't blame them, there customer's are pissed enough and wouldn't want the rate increase this would bring. Isn't it the same with the iPhone? Didn't another major wireless carrier take a pass on the offer made by Apple to carry the iPhone? Both Apple and the NFL are simply looking for options that make them the most money. |
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TKJunkMail
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| said by jmn1207 : Didn't another major wireless carrier take a pass on the offer made by Apple to carry the iPhone? Yes, Verizon took a pass before AT&T signed on for the iPhone. I'll bet Verizon wishes they could have a do-over on that decision.
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2 edits | While I'm sure it won't generate anywhere near the same numbers that the iPhone was responsible for, here is hoping that the Palm Pre fosters some much needed customer adds for Sprint. On paper, it looks like my dream phone. Unless it gets creamed in some early reviews, I'll be dropping my Sprint Curve for this device, no matter what ETF charges I might incur.
If Sprint offered anything decent with Rev. A AND WiFi, plus respectable battery life, I'd switch now. Heck, if Verizon had anything, I'd switch to their service. The Samsung Omnia was extremely close, but they only brought GSM to the table, and 3G was left behind. (Doh!) Sorry Verizon Samsung, but you just missed with that one.
Edit: I meant Samsung, not Verizon. When I was looking for a new phone in October of last year, the Samsung was GSM only, at least in the US. |
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