Do 56% of Verizon

[pastafarian]

RE: pre sale sellouts, polls that everyone on earth is switching to the iPhone, etc.

Apple builds great devices, but their true prowess of late has been marketing, i.e. playing the tech media. Things like alleged sellouts and these polls are nothing more than free Apple advertisements. If anything goes wrong with the roll out, serious Android security or design flaws will flood out of the tech media in an attempt to move the Apple problems from the front page. While the whole ip4 death grip thing may show that Apple has lost a little of its hold on the tech media, there are still a ton of journalists and bloggers hungry to garner and maintain Apple favor. Then there are "journalists" like Pogue and Mossberg who are little more than Apple marketing department spokesman. I don't think anywhere in history has there been a company more in control of its message and image.

I think the iPhone in general is a watershed device and worthy of consideration. If the vPhone were LTE or something other than a rehash of a device already nearing its EOL, I could understand the desire. OTH, to those who intend to stand on line to get yesterday's phone at todays price because Steve Jobs compels you ? You're iDIOTS!!!!!

 

[HunterACS]

I'm on Verizon, and was hoping the iPhone would be released.
I don't have an Android phone now. But they will be cheaper in a couple of months thanks to the iPhone.


My friends all have iPhones. Personally, I'd like to take them, and move to the balcony of my college, and drop the phones 8 flights down to Lexington avenue in Manhattan. That would probably entertain me more than the iPhone's use itself.

 

[LoyalServant]

My friends all have iPhones. Personally, I'd like to take them, and move to the balcony of my college, and drop the phones 8 flights down to Lexington avenue in Manhattan. That would probably entertain me more than the iPhone's use itself.

Haha.

 

[UBRocked]

I'm on Verizon, and was hoping the iPhone would be released.
I don't have an Android phone now. But they will be cheaper in a couple of months thanks to the iPhone.


My friends all have iPhones. Personally, I'd like to take them, and move to the balcony of my college, and drop the phones 8 flights down to Lexington avenue in Manhattan. That would probably entertain me more than the iPhone's use itself.

Okay, stop beating around the bush...how do you REALLY feel?

 

[brett_harris]

I think a lot of people will switch to the iPhone because it just works...you don't hear of anyone with an iPhone that complains of shitty battery life or anything like the problems that have continued to be a problem in much of the android line. Im not saying all of the android phones have bad battery life I'm just saying that when it came to functionality and execution Apple did a really good job. And for people that already have a number of Apple products in their household getting the iPhone just makes sense, they make it so easy to connect all of their products it's hard not to want the seamlessness of it all.

 

[Tre Lawrence]

Question: what does chest thumping about sales (Android or Apple) have to do with anything?

Off to get a Toyota. It's the top seller, so it's the best.

 

[Tempusfugit]

Question: what does chest thumping about sales (Android or Apple) have to do with anything?

Off to get a Toyota. It's the top seller, so it's the best.

Bad analogy because it works in this situation

 

[Tre Lawrence]

Apple builds great devices, but their true prowess of late has been marketing, i.e. playing the tech media.

Well said. I agree.

 

[Bnice]

I think a lot of people will switch to the iPhone because it just works...you don't hear of anyone with an iPhone that complains of shitty battery life or anything like the problems that have continued to be a problem in much of the android line. Im not saying all of the android phones have bad battery life I'm just saying that when it came to functionality and execution Apple did a really good job. And for people that already have a number of Apple products in their household getting the iPhone just makes sense, they make it so easy to connect all of their products it's hard not to want the seamlessness of it all.

I disagree, iphone have issues as well. Go to an iphone forum or youtube and you will see problems just like any other phone.

 

[PSkeptic]

I think a lot of people will switch to the iPhone because it just works...you don't hear of anyone with an iPhone that complains of shitty battery life or anything like the problems that have continued to be a problem in much of the android line. Im not saying all of the android phones have bad battery life I'm just saying that when it came to functionality and execution Apple did a really good job. And for people that already have a number of Apple products in their household getting the iPhone just makes sense, they make it so easy to connect all of their products it's hard not to want the seamlessness of it all.

Nah, you never hear about battery problems... Just major antenna problems


PS My Fascinate has excellent battery life. I get over a day with heavy usage.

 

[Tempusfugit]

lol is this a shot from google? To prove our resident Iphone expert wrong, I searched

iphone 4 horrible battery

Did you mean: iphone 4 terrible battery

no google, I meant horrible.. lol. What's weird is terrible has less hits than horrible by about 100k

 

[LoyalServant]

To be fair a lot of your battery life issues are related to coverage.
If the iPhone 4 has some power/battery flaw we might see that same issue manifest in the Verizon version as well.

That being said, I have never seen any iPhone in my area last more than 12 hours, because AT&T has such poor coverage in my area.
The device struggles, just like any other phone would to stay online.

It's possible that the Verizon version being an updated device not have any previous flaw that might be present in the GSM version.

I am not holding my breath... all the iPhone people I know with the exception of 2 don't want a Verizon iPhone.. they actually want either a Droid X or a Thunderbolt. (Hey! I think I want a thunderbolt too! )

 

[brownhornet]

Apple has been known to slow the supply pipeline to generate hype.
How many 'pre-orders' did they sell? 100,000? 200,000?
They have been called out for doing it before.
Apple isn't alone in this, others have created artificial shortages to generate hype as well.

So, I may be the #1 seller as far as individual devices are concerned, but all these people 'jumping ship' would be easy to spot.
I don't see it and the only article I read polled Verizon BlackBerry users.. and remember - Verizon did not have many BlackBerry users LEFT!

We will see.... this death knell to Android is an iFan's wet dream

Uh, Verizon itself came out and said the Iphone set a record for how many phones they sold. Has nothing to do with Apple. And I personally know about 20 people switching. Well, I guess you could say my office is dumping droid in lieu of the iphone. Im predicting a sales record when its all said and done.. and a ton of people switching from AT&T and Sprint.

Verizon Wireless Says iPhone Sets Record - WSJ.com

 

[PSkeptic]

baleeted.

 

[LoyalServant]

Uh, Verizon itself came out and said the Iphone set a record for how many phones they sold. Has nothing to do with Apple. And I personally know about 20 people switching. Well, I guess you could say my office is dumping droid in lieu of the iphone. Im predicting a sales record when its all said and done.. and a ton of people switching from AT&T and Sprint.

Verizon Wireless Says iPhone Sets Record - WSJ.com

Nobody ever disputed that iFans line up DAYS before a release just to get their grubby hands on any device they can.
The problem with Apple and their sales is that they peter out after a few days.
And the rumor today is that it was 2 million.
Didn't AT&T and friends sell more than that their first day?
It was not 2 hours, it was around 18 hours BTW...
I think AT&T sold out faster than that as well.

Might be the only 2 million they sell and I get well over half were fanboy purchases jumping ship from AT&T.

It may be good for Verizon, but it's not all that great for the iPhone in general.

Next we will have stories about iFans pitching a tent in their front yard for a phone they will receive via UPS

 

[Bnice]

I find it strange with at&t they had issues with all the pre-orders they had,you know the one with their system having issues with all the orders but verizon just went smooth as butter.

 

[brownhornet]

Nobody ever disputed that iFans line up DAYS before a release just to get their grubby hands on any device they can.
The problem with Apple and their sales is that they peter out after a few days.
And the rumor today is that it was 2 million.
Didn't AT&T and friends sell more than that their first day?
It was not 2 hours, it was around 18 hours BTW...
I think AT&T sold out faster than that as well.

Might be the only 2 million they sell and I get well over half were fanboy purchases jumping ship from AT&T.

It may be good for Verizon, but it's not all that great for the iPhone in general.

Next we will have stories about iFans pitching a tent in their front yard for a phone they will receive via UPS

Uh...FROM THE ARTICLE ITSELF, "Between 3 am and 5 am." That's 2 hours not 18. And if you believe those will be the only phones they sell you're delusional. And how is it not great for the iphone in general when they sold 2 million pre-orders in 2 hours.. and are planning to open up another wave of pre-orders before the phone goes on sale in stores? And even if they do "peter out" after a few days, considering HTC said they sold Sprint 3 million EVO's TOTAL.. i'd say that is better than good.

And by the way, AT&T sold 600K iphone4's in their first DAY of pre-orders, Verizon set their record in two hours.
Apple, AT&T Cite Record iPhone Sales - WSJ.com

 

[frenzy757]

thing is Iphones have issues, I had them and their apps do crash (the browser crashed all the time) had wifi issues etc....

but no one that has an Iphone really complains about em...they never do, but they just ignore the issue like it wasnt there.

 

[LoyalServant]

Uh...FROM THE ARTICLE ITSELF, "Between 3 am and 5 am." That's 2 hours not 18. And if you believe those will be the only phones they sell you're delusional. And how is it not great for the iphone in general when they sold 2 million pre-orders in 2 hours.. and are planning to open up another wave of pre-orders before the phone goes on sale in stores? And even if they do "peter out" after a few days, considering HTC said they sold Sprint 3 million EVO's TOTAL.. i'd say that is better than good.

And by the way, AT&T sold 600K iphone4's in their first DAY of pre-orders, Verizon set their record in two hours.
Apple, AT&T Cite Record iPhone Sales - WSJ.com

Not one place in any of these articles does it say they SOLD out of iPhones in 2 hours.
DID NOT HAPPEN.
17 and change, yes, 2? no.
And as a sidenote they did not release how many they sold either
/end of discussion

 

[lordofthereef]

So I take it you think all those iPhone's that got pre ordered, sold are all going to Android users....

Look, the iPhone is a decent phone, we get it. But even I'm not that crazy to think all those ppl that helped Verizon have record sales ALL come from Android users.

Are you even taking into account the ppl that this wiil be their first ever smart phone? Verizon sells more than smart phones. What about current Blackberry users? Or was the pre order only for existing Android smartphone users...

Not to mention people flocking from ATT to Verizon. I frequent an iOS forum and there are TONS of people jumping on that bandwagon. I think the iPhone 4 may end up selling better than its successor in the US JUST for this reason. People are rebuying the CDMA version to go to a "better" carrier.

 

[kb58]

What people "say" and what people "do" is often very different.

 

[brownhornet]

Not one place in any of these articles does it say they SOLD out of iPhones in 2 hours.
DID NOT HAPPEN.
17 and change, yes, 2? no.
And as a sidenote they did not release how many they sold either
/end of discussion

I swear some of you have the brain the size of a mustard seed. Can you not read? Dear lord I didnt know people could be so ridiculously wrong and then have the nerve to argue about it when it clearly states it in EVERY article about Verizon preorders.

In fact, Verizon is now saying it

 

[UBRocked]

In fact, Verizon is now saying it’s breaking sales records with the iPhone and it sold out in only two hours, from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. EST. The company isn’t releasing just how many phones it sold, for some reason, and said pre-order sales are closed until Feb. 9

Just sayin'

Funny how highlighting different words can shed a different light on things

But let's not start with insults...

 

[Frisco]

I swear some of you have the brain the size of a mustard seed.

How biblical.

 

[KB3MMX]

A recent survey conducted by research firm uSamp has uncovered some startling news. Among Verizon