rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to BF69
Re: Verizon thought... Really? I've purchased two i-Devices and I don't recall ANY bloatware being installed. Are you suggesting carriers just lose more money with the i-Products? |
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 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by rradina:Really? I've purchased two i-Devices and I don't recall ANY bloatware being installed. Are you suggesting carriers just lose more money with the i-Products?
yes they do. In fact most of Sprint current financial problems stem from the iPhone. |
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| said by BF69:said by rradina:Really? I've purchased two i-Devices and I don't recall ANY bloatware being installed. Are you suggesting carriers just lose more money with the i-Products?
yes they do. In fact most of Sprint current financial problems stem from the iPhone. Yes, not having the iPhone. The unlocked iPhone (which is free of subsidies) is roughly the same price as an unlocked high end Android device.
If the iPhone were such a bad deal for carriers, they would not carry it... |
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 RobIn Deo speramus.Premium
join:2001-08-25
Kendall, FL
kudos:3 | reply to BF69
said by BF69:said by rradina:Really? I've purchased two i-Devices and I don't recall ANY bloatware being installed. Are you suggesting carriers just lose more money with the i-Products?
yes they do. In fact most of Sprint current financial problems stem from the iPhone. Ha, their current financial problems stem from poor management and inadequate coverage.
All the iPhone did was make it obvious that their network is no where near ready to support the growth that comes with carrying an iDevice.
Nobody asked them to gamble $20 billion for 30 million phones. That was their decision, and hopefully in 2014, they see a return on their investment.
In the meantime, AT&T and VZW are seeing huge returns.
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to itguy05
said by itguy05:said by BF69:said by rradina:Really? I've purchased two i-Devices and I don't recall ANY bloatware being installed. Are you suggesting carriers just lose more money with the i-Products?
yes they do. In fact most of Sprint current financial problems stem from the iPhone. Yes, not having the iPhone. The unlocked iPhone (which is free of subsidies) is roughly the same price as an unlocked high end Android device. If the iPhone were such a bad deal for carriers, they would not carry it... Actually it is bad for carriers. They carry it because so many Apple cult members insist on an iphone.
U.S. carrier market could be on the hook for more than $10 billion
»gigaom.com/apple/analyst-iphone-···bsidies/
iPhone kills carrier profits
»betanews.com/2012/06/07/iphone-k···profits/
Cell phone carriers will get whacked by the iPhone 5
»money.cnn.com/2012/09/12/technol···dex.html
Are iPhone subsidies destroying carriers?
»www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/are···arriers/ |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | reply to itguy05
Unlocked iPhone from Apple | 
Unlocked Nexus from Google |
And no, the unlocked iPhone is not roughly equivalent in price to an unlocked Android device. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to BF69
I've had two iPhones and I certainly don't fit that description. Neither do millions of other users. The iPhone is a great device, as are Android and lately, Windows phones. Regardless, the iPhone is still considered the Cadillac of smart phones because it invented the market. Carriers want it because a lot of ordinary folks ask for it.
If the carrier is willing to sell it for a third of its cost and hope to turn a profit over the life of a two year contract, that sounds like a plan. If it isn't working, we cannot say that they went into the i-Deal with their eyes shut. |
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 Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | reply to openbox9
said by openbox9:And no, the unlocked iPhone is not roughly equivalent in price to an unlocked Android device. I think it'd be better to compare an iPhone 5 to a Samsung Galaxy SIII or Note 2. Although the Nexus4's specs are rather impressive for the price. |
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rradina
join:2000-08-08
Chesterfield, MO | reply to BF69
What about the bloatware? I don't recall any being installed on either of my iPhones. I know there were some accusations of background things of a nefarious nature but certainly nothing in my face. |
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openbox9Premium
join:2004-01-26
japan
kudos:2 | reply to Simba7
Why? Anyway, buying an unlocked iPhone 5 in Canada (when it becomes available) will cost 700+ USD with today's exchange rate. A factory unlocked Galaxy S3 via Amazon looks to come in around $550ish. |
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Simba7I Void Warranties
join:2003-03-24
Billings, MT | iPhones will always be overpriced and underspec'd. I've seen several phones that could kick the crap out of the iPhone, even before said iPhone was released.
I guess iFans don't really care about specs. They care more about the User Interface, which honestly could be dumbed down to run on anything.. even an original iPhone (if they didn't drop support for it to make you buy a new one). |
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 dib22
join:2002-01-27
Kansas City, MO | reply to BF69
said by BF69:yes they do. In fact most of Sprint current financial problems stem from the iPhone.
HA! Sprints current financial problems existed long before they picked up the iphone...
anyway the braintrust that kept sprint down will soon be gone... long live softbank! |
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BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | said by dib22:said by BF69:yes they do. In fact most of Sprint current financial problems stem from the iPhone.
HA! Sprints current financial problems existed long before they picked up the iphone... anyway the braintrust that kept sprint down will soon be gone... long live softbank! Kiss that unlimited data good-bye too |
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