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AT&T Announces One Million iPhone 4S Activations

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AT&T today announced that it has surpassed one million iPhone 4S activations since the device launched last Friday, the most successful iPhone launch in the carrier's history despite the device also being available on Verizon and Sprint for the first time at launch.

AT&T touts its network speed as one of the primary reasons customers are choosing the carrier over Verizon and Sprint.
AT&T was the first carrier in the world to launch iPhone in 2007 and is the only U.S. carrier to support iPhone 4S with 4G speeds.

"It's no surprise that customers are clamoring for iPhone 4S and they want it to run on a network that lets them download twice as fast as competitors'," said Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO, AT&T Mobility & Consumer Markets.
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Apple announced earlier this week that iPhone 4S sales had topped four million units over the opening weekend across all carriers in its seven launch countries. The iPhone 4S is scheduled to come to 22 more countries at the end of next week.

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I feel that the video in the article doesn't really belong on MacRumors...

it's just a promotional video by AT&T... if it were a news video or a promotional video from Apple, it would belong, but somehow I feel that AT&T doesn't.
 
I certainly did my fair share of AT&T bashing back in 2008 - 2009. And boy did they deserve it.

But I gotta say, things change. And considering all the factors I now tell new iPhone owners that I suggest AT&T as the carrier to go with.

Obviously it still depends on where you live, but that's my first suggestion to investigate. Things may change again when an LTE iPhone comes out, but right now in 2011 with the 4S, I gotta give AT&T credit for being the best option.
 
Now that the iPhone is on multiple carriers in the US.....

.... We are going to see more PR like this.
"..... People are choosing our network because it's faster...."
"..... People are choosing our network because it's more established...."
"..... People are choosing our network because it's better looking...."

:)

It'll be interesting how each will market themselves regarding the iPhone. AT&T hasn't really needed to market themselves too much until Verizon got the iPhone, now with Sprint and some regional carriers, they'll need some way to attract customers.
 
"AT&T touts its network speed as one of the primary reasons"

...or maybe cause it is now the lowest priced carrier that offers the iPhone.
 
The fact that AT&T calls their 14.4 Mbps network "4G" makes me feel all dirty inside.
 
MacRumors said:
and is the only U.S. carrier to support iPhone 4S with 4G speeds.
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IDK about everyone else but I get the same 3.5 - 4.5 Mbps download as I did on my iPhone 4 as my iPhone 4s. So IDK about there so called 4G cough cough on there 3G cough network. Damn cold. :D
 
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4G speeds? Laughable. Networks in Canada support 42 Mbps down theoretically. It's ashame the American networks are living in 2006.
 
einmusiker said:
just wait until they all get their first bill... "what??? I used how many gbs of data on this faster network and I have to pay for everything over2 gbs???!!!"
:p
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I just read a New York Times article that nation-wide carriers will start being requested on a 'volunteer basis' to send notices and texts to cell customers when they are nearing their voice, text, and data limits. I think it's going to be required after awhile like what happened with banks and debit card fees.
 
so > 4 Millions phones sold on the first couple of days and ONLY 1 Million activated with AT&T

Guess this is good news that the other carriers are doing well and hopefully we see some more competition with better better prices/plans.
 
Not

HAHA!!

Too bad speeds are closer to 0.03Mbps down 0.01Mbps up in the DC area...!

Over 7 tests this week, my highest download speed has been 0.88Mbps. Today, I tried 4 times and it's been between 0.01-0.03Mbps down.

Using the speedtest.net app.
 
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I think 4 million was world wide
 
0815 said:
so > 4 Millions phones sold on the first couple of days and ONLY 1 Million activated with AT&T
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Only?

Pop-quiz: How many countries is AT&T in?

I think getting 1/4 of iPhone sales for a US-only carrier is pretty darned impressive.

mikerudolph22 said:
HAHA!!

Too bad speeds are closer to 0.03Mbps down 0.01Mbps up in the DC area...!

Over 7 tests this week, my highest download speed has been 0.88Mbps. Today, I tried 4 times and it's been between 0.01-0.03Mbps down.
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Where are you? I'm in large building's basement with poor signal near Union Station:

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And it gets better if I go outside. 7 tests? You should probably try to exchange your phone.
 
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It's going to be two less activations if they can't help me port numbers from different markets to the same family plan. WTF is this, 2005?
 
maricc said:
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4G speeds? Laughable. Networks in Canada support 42 Mbps down theoretically. It's ashame the American networks are living in 2006.
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Umm T-Mobile in the US has HSPA+ 42 Mbps. The only problem with all this HSPA+ crap is you never see anything remotely close to it. You would be lucky to see 15 Mbps out of HSPA+ 42 Mbps.
 
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As far as real world data speed improvement, I'm seeing my 4S running at speeds twice as fast as my iPhone 4 all over Houston. I'm really impressed thus far. HSPA+ is legit.
 
0815 said:
so > 4 Millions phones sold on the first couple of days and ONLY 1 Million activated with AT&T

Guess this is good news that the other carriers are doing well and hopefully we see some more competition with better better prices/plans.
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You know it 4 million world wide...
 
nealibob said:
It's going to be two less activations if they can't help me port numbers from different markets to the same family plan. WTF is this, 2005?
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Verizon had no problem porting my AT&T number from Michigan on to a Family Plan based in Las Vegas. As a result, my bill went down $35 a month. Yay for me!!!
 
maricc said:
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4G speeds? Laughable. Networks in Canada support 42 Mbps down theoretically. It's ashame the American networks are living in 2006.
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Right now, Verizon has the largest LTE network in the world, which is why some people were disappointed that the iPhone 4S didn't have 4G.
 
I think it's interesting how AT&T was hated up until recently and now, just reading through a lot of these forums, I've noticed a lot people have switched gears and are now favoring AT&T and, if anything, trash-talking Sprint and Verizon.

Personally, I've never disliked AT&T. Where I live, coverage is great, data speeds are acceptable (3Mbps - 6Mpbs on average), and I get a great discount through my job. So I'm happy to see them doing well despite the new competition.
 
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They may have the fastest data, but they definitely don't have the most reliable network. In my area it's a challenge for AT&T customers to get service
 
maricc said:
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4G speeds? Laughable. Networks in Canada support 42 Mbps down theoretically. It's ashame the American networks are living in 2006.
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"Theoretically".

Do you similarly bash Verizon's LTE network? They have no problem calling it 4G, and in Chicago, AT&T's 3G "4G" usually beats it.
 
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