BGR article says Sprint insults iPhone customers to avoid subsidies to Apple

[Bob Newhart]

Does Sprint have to pay a $10 fee to Apple for each iPhone customer?

 

ATT/VZW do this, that is why they want people to use Android/Windows phones, customer pays the same, but the company makes more profit.

[S4GRU]

Does Sprint have to pay a 10 fee to Apple for each iPhone customer?

 

ATT/VZW do this, that is why they want people to use Android/Windows phones, customer pays the same, but the company makes more profit.

 

I'm not sure. But Sprint also has a 15bn contract guaranteeing device sales to Apple. They have to take virtually every person who is interested in an Apple product to make the quota. If they fail, they have to pay Apple anyways for those devices.

 

Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

[SGT516]

 

I'm not sure. But Sprint also has a 15bn contract guaranteeing device sales to Apple. They have to take virtually every person who is interested in an Apple product to make the quota. If they fail, they have to pay Apple anyways for those devices.

 

Robert via Samsung Note II via Tapatalk

 

I think it came out to around 1 million devices per quarter which so far, they have been doing. When you factor in current sales trends, owners upgrading and the fact that the 4 along with the 4s are available on Virgin Mobile for as little as 30.00 a month I think they make it.

 

I'm of the belief the ONLY reason it went to prepaid was to get devices out the door.

[MacinJosh]

I think it came out to around 1 million devices per quarter which so far, they have been doing. When you factor in current sales trends, owners upgrading and the fact that the 4 along with the 4s are available on Virgin Mobile for as little as 30.00 a month I think they make it.

 

I'm of the belief the ONLY reason it went to prepaid was to get devices out the door.

 

It sure was a good way to one up the competition, since Verizon and at&t won't support the iPhone on prepaid. And since MetroPCS and Cricket do, then Virgin needed the iPhone to keep up with those too.

[SGT516]

It sure was a good way to one up the competition, since Verizon and at&t won't support the iPhone on prepaid. And since MetroPCS and Cricket do, then Virgin needed the iPhone to keep up with those too.

 

Actually I don't think Metro supports it but I know Verizon prepaid is now allowing the (4 & 4s) device.

 

80.00 a month unlimited TNT with 2GB of data. The 2GB of data is supposedly a double data promotion set to expire 01/31/13

 

Virgin is still a better deal and I'd love to know how many are selling at full retail.

[MacinJosh]

Actually I don't think Metro supports it but I know Verizon prepaid is now allowing the (4 & 4s) device.

 

80.00 a month unlimited TNT with 2GB of data. The 2GB of data is supposedly a double data promotion set to expire 01/31/13

 

Virgin is still a better deal and I'd love to know how many are selling at full retail.

 

You are right, MetroPCS doesn't sell the iPhone. Verizon & at&t prepaid for smartphones suck. It's a wonder that anyone even buys their smartphones anymore.

[Sgt. Slaughter]

I still get a kick out of this story every time I see it pop up. Lol

 

 

I mean either the employee was a complete idiot and asshat which was telling someone they were too fat for the phone...

OR

The employee used wrong wording just saying the screen was too small for typing on it and the customer too offense and blew it outa proportion...

OR

Neither and the story is a grand fairy tale. Lol

 

Like what'd been said. Sprint has no reason to push non iPhone's with the contract they signed...

 

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