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Halo Effect Makes Carriers Selling the iPhone More Attractive
iPhone halo effect improves public perception of mobile carriers Sprint took a gamble on the iPhone last fall. In exchange for getting the iPhone 4 and 4S on its network, the company agreed to pay $15 billion in subsidies over the next four years. The company acknowledged that it pays 40% more to...
Apple tops 2012 brand value chart
The annual Millward Brown BrandZ survey was released recently, with Apple holding fast to its number one spot. Apple's brand worth for 2012 actually grew 19% since last year to $183 billion, followed by IBM with $116 billion brand worth, and Google which dropped a down a rank. It's worth noting ...
Better Cell Phone Towers Kill People [Cell Phones]
AT&T's network sucked in 2008, glutted with iPhones and facing the menace of a 3G rollout. So like its competition, it put together a slapdash operation to build towers at any cost. Even a human cost, ProPublica reports.More »
Verizon clarifies: Unlimited data plans to die slow death
Unlimited Data will no longer be available to customers when...
Verizon: If You Want To Keep Your Unlimited Data, Pay Full Price For Your Next Smartphone
Verizon CFO Fran Shammo ruffled a few feathers yesterday when he mentioned at an investor conference that every one of their customers would be on one of the carrier’s new data share plans.In an effort to clarify his meaning, Verizon sent a statement to a handful of news outlets today that ...
Best Buy offering the iPhone 4 for $50
It’s pretty obvious that we love our iPhones here at iDB. But we understand the handset can be a bit pricey. So we do our best to try and pass along any deals we find regarding the device.The latest sale we’ve come across belongs to Best Buy. The international retail chain is currentl...
Verizon clarifies plans to discontinue grandfathered unlimited data plans
Verizon’s CFO Fran Shammo caused quite a commotion yesterday when he said the carrier was going to be discontinuing grandfathered unlimited data plans this summer. “Everyone will be on data share.”Folks are upset over the comments because up until this point, Verizon has allowed...
Verizon Unlimited Data Not Quite Dead, But There's No Point In Keeping It [Verizon]
Verizon dropped the bad, bullshit news yesterday: It's killing all grandfathered unlimited data plans next year. Thanks to a statement from Verizon to the NY Times, we know exactly how it plans to do so. The answer? You can keep the plans, but it makes absolutely no financial sense to do so. More...
Verizon killing off unlimited plans with new LTE device purchases
Verizon's CFO Fran Shammo mentioned at the J.P. Morgan Technology, Media, and Telecom conference recently that anyone migrating from 3G to 4G devices won't be able to grandfather in their old unlimited plan and will have to instead take a data share plan scheduled to launch this summer. That way...
Verizon To Axe Unlimited Data Once Their New Data Share Plans Go Live
Verizon Wireless has been working on bringing shared data plans to market for months now, but it turns out not everyone may enjoy making that transition. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said at an investor conference earlier today that users on those wonderful old grandfathered unlimited data plans will ...
