Are you referring to the Verizon Edge program or prepaid plans? I'm talking about the regular MORE Everything where you pay a monthly fee and share devices under one data cap. Whether you bring in a phone, pay full retail, or get a free subsidied phone, the plans cost the same.
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Apple Surpassed Samsung as World's Largest Smartphone Maker in Fourth Quarter
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Are you referring to the Verizon Edge program or prepaid plans? I'm talking about the regular MORE Everything where you pay a monthly fee and share devices under one data cap. Whether you bring in a phone, pay full retail, or get a free subsidied phone, the plans cost the same.
I'm confused about the plans... one of the purpose of a 2 year (24 month) contract is to bind the buyer until the phone is paid off.
If I bring my own phone, why is a contract needed? Shouldn't it just be month to month pre-paid? (the billing can still be done monthly like a regular plan if the customer chooses). Am i missing something?
its in thoery not.
But the carriers have set up the industry the way they wish to do it to maximize their profits. They dont want to give you a discount for bringing your own phone because in THIS particular case, they're going to earn more profit overall from you, than the other guy getting the iPhone as part of his deal
Yeah, most people get confused. The difference between prepaid and regular used to be more pronounced when carriers were still selling talk & text plans by the minute. Prepay required you to buy minutes as you go; regular required you to pay a monthly fee. Now with unlimited talk & text, the lines are sorta of blurred. Now you don't buy minutes, but rather data.
With Prepay, you will not accidentally incur overage charges, which is sort of a plus for most haha.
But you still get more features and perks with their regular plans that you don't get prepaid, such as wifi hotspot and sharing data across multiple devices.
Me. Because it's pretty sad to post a response to iPhone sales with a video that's over 7 years old and long after the iPhone has proved itself.
ok, I see, so by signing to a 24 month contract (regardless if you bring your own phone) you are guaranteeing the carrier 24 months of pre-determined revenue.
In exchange for this guarantee revenue stream, the carrier includes special features that aren't available in month to month plans. (or it's an enticement for you to commit to 24 months)
Uhhhhh, okay?
Really not sure what any of that has to do with Apple's great quarter not being unexpected. So yeah I'm gonna just find the exit and leave cuz something else must be going on that I... uhhh yeah.
It almost always was the main argument when discussing the pro and cons of the two phones that was used by the Samsung fanboys.
Looks like Samsung is being sandwiched by the Chinese makers (Xiaomi, Huawei, Lenovo) coming from the low-end and Apple coming from the high-end.
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I'm assuming being the largest seller is now important and that numbers matter?
On the flip side, I'm assuming being the largest seller is now unimportant and that numbers don't matter?
Which is it? Do they matter or not?
Yes, that sounds about right. Now Samsung dropped it. So weird. They are trying to copy Apple a little too hard now.
On the flip side, I'm assuming being the largest seller is now unimportant and that numbers don't matter?
Which is it? Do they matter or not?
You tell me.
We get it, you work for Samsung. But sorry, you are on the wrong forum, buddy. People comes here for Apple news (or rumors), we don't care about Samsung, neither do we want to.
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I'm assuming being the largest seller is now important and that numbers matter?
We all appreciate the achievements
. It's worth for applause, isn't it? Regardless whether it's important or not, it's irrelevant.
Nice. Get wrecked, Samsung. If you want the semi-janky OS, at least get a Motorola. Much nicer phones.
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Yeah, numbers matter.
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Wouldn't everyone want the iPhone to be waterproof? I'm pretty sure Apple's been intentionally slacking on that.
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I'm assuming being the largest seller is now important and that numbers matter?
Yeah, numbers matter.
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Wouldn't everyone want the iPhone to be waterproof? I'm pretty sure Apple's been intentionally slacking on that.
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Market share is not and will never be important to a company when taken alone. What I've always said, what I'll always say.
Now you tell me, how come your ignoring the people in the thread who are saying it's unimportant? You don't have to answer that btw, I already know
While Samsung of course are the ones who have not only been accused but also caught for paying Bloggers for favourable articles and also paying forum members for trashing the competition, I'd be careful with accusing members here of continuing that tradition.
Market share is not and will never be important to a company when taken alone. What I've always said, what I'll always say.
Now you tell me, how come your ignoring the people in the thread who are saying it's unimportant? You don't have to answer that btw, I already know
The only post I read in this thread was your reply to mine.
Well yeah, you have one direction when it comes to your posts! Nothing new to see here, you've often been asked to back up the things you say, and you never do.
Samsung's S6 is clearly the result of their desperate effort to gain their share again. And clearly their taking cues from Apple. Many people here said something very true. Even though blatant copying is pathetic, this just gives us competition and will drive the upcoming 6S to be an even greater upgrade from the current iteration.