With more carriers offering the iPhone than ever before, it is glaringly obvious that AT&T's share of iPhone customers has to be on the decline, but by how much?
New research carried out by Localytics offers an insight into just which carriers US buyers sided with when deciding to buy an iPhone, with the iPhone 4S launch seeing Sprint join the fray. While AT&T's share of the iPhone market has fallen slightly, Sprint is starting to put a dent into Verizon's former customer base...
FierceWireless is reporting that Mary Dillon, the CEO of US Cellular, told investors this morning that the nation's 6th largest wireless carrier was recently given the chance to carry Apple's hit smartphone. And the strange thing is, they turned it down.
With companies like T-Mobile chomping at the bit to carry the iPhone, it's interesting that US Cellular passed on the opportunity. Especially since other CEOs, like Sprint's Dan Hesse, see the handset as the number one reason why folks switch to other carriers...
AT&T has leaked its estimation for when the T-Mobile merger will close in a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Spotted by Electronista, the filing says that AT&T expects the merger to take place in the "first half" of 2012.
Several organizations, including the US Justice Department, have kept AT&T and T-Mobile battling with the courts since AT&T announced the acquisition back in March. If all goes according to plan, T-Mobile will be owned by AT&T before Spring of next year...
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse recently made a few interesting comments about the iPhone on his network. Namely, Hesse noted that Android users put more of a strain on Sprint's network than new iPhone owners.
Android apps are "more chatty" with the network, and iPhone apps do a better job of handling data via W-Fi networks and offloading information. Due to the iPhone's light footprint on Sprint's network, the carrier plans to continue offering an unlimited data plan for the indefinite future.
Sprint has revealed that its deal to carry Apple's iPhone will run for four years, costing a whopping $15.5 billion.
The carrier has been criticised for the money it had to pay Apple to get the iPhone on its network, although, with AT&T and Verizon already sporting the iPhone on their networks, it's debatable whether Sprint really had any choice but to cough up the cash.
Fear not, Sprint shareholders, for your man in charge is confident that they can bleed customers dry, and ultimately, turn a profit...
Sprint's iPhone 4S launch turned out record-breaking handset sales for the carrier. After four years of waiting, the operator is finally able to offer its customers Apple's coveted smartphone. But the rollout hasn't been all sunshine and roses.
Several Sprint customers have been reporting 3G speed issues with their new Apple handsets. And although we've seen it with our own eyes, Sprint has stated that there isn't a problem. But The Next Web has evidence that proves otherwise...
Despite the fact that China Mobile doesn't have an agreement with Apple to sell the iPhone, its network counts 10 million iPhones users, as the company reported this morning via Reuters.
With 630 million customers, those 10 million iPhone users are just a drop in the bucket. But they do tell a lot about how much China wants the iPhone...
As our very own Sebastien correctly predicted, Sprint has announced that it is discontinuing its unlimited data plan. The only catch is that smartphones, including the iPhone, will still be able to take advantage of an all-you-can-eat data plan on Sprint's network.
Sprint will begin imposing data caps on each customer's next bill cycle, but iPhone users won't be affected by the policy change. This move indicates that Sprint doesn't plan on keeping its unlimited plan around in any form for very long.
T-Mobile is the only main US carrier that doesn't carry the iPhone. It's currently unclear as to why Apple hasn't partnered with T-Mobile to sell the iPhone, but the most logical assumption would be that it has something to do with the AT&T/T-Mobile acquisition that is currently being reviewed by the FCC.
The CEO of T-Mobile has gone on the record time and time again to explain that his company really wants the iPhone. And Apple is apparently to blame for all of the unhappy, iPhone-less T-Mobile customers out there...
It's just been announced that the iPhone 4S will be available on a fourth US carrier, and no, it's not T-Mobile. Oddly enough, C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, will be launching Apple's next smartphone soon.
C Spire will join AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint as an iPhone partner in the US. T-Mobile remains left out in the cold...
Today Apple announced that first weekend iPhone 4S sales topped 4 million. After selling 1 million units on day one, sales reached over 4 million worldwide at the end of the weekend.
The iPhone 4S has sold twice as many units as the iPhone 4. Apple reported 1.7 million iPhone 4 sales for launch weekend last year.
Separately, 25 million users are using iOS 5 already. 20 million users have also signed up for iCloud.
With over a million iPhone 4S units pre-ordered and countless more sold through retail stores today, it's no wonder that carriers' activation systems are crippled. If you've been having problems activating your new iPhone, you're not alone.
We've actually been having quite a few issues ourselves today, and have been searching for workarounds to get our new handsets active. After a lot of digging, I've come up with two pretty good alternatives to the typical activation methods...