I think the point is that most of us feel that AT&T already has caught up, especially in the major markets which is also where the most people are.
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Carrier AT&T vs Verizon (4 lines with 10GB shared data)
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I think the point is that most of us feel that AT&T already has caught up, especially in the major markets which is also where the most people are.
Assuming comparable coverage, AT&T vs Verizon (4 lines with 10GB shared data)
AT&T is more attractive 35 87.50%
Verizon is more attractive 5 12.50%
AT&T is more attractive 35 87.50%
Verizon is more attractive 5 12.50%
Give them time...
When consumers switch in noticeable number, Verizon will wise up and offer a more attractive plan.
None. They are a joke. Hopefully their numbers are hurt this quarter and they offer some plans that are actually competitive.
If they don't, then Verizon made the right business decision. No point in leaving money on the table.
Obviously time will tell. However ATT seems to be aiming for a sweet spot and commoditizing cell phone service. Verizon wants to be a premium provider, but that is not really reflected in their plans. I wouldn't mind paying more to get more, but as it stands that us not the case. I can't switch, they have me as a lifelong customer provided they don't yank my grandfathered plans.
I know the feeling.
For me, Verizon is not an option regardless of price; service at my home is very poor due to local topology (I'm in the "shadow" of a hill). AT&T and T-Mobile both give full signal even in the basement. T-Mobile has no service at one of my work sites, so I'm pretty much "stuck" with AT&T.Don't forget Verizon also has the largest 4g network and AT&T has the fastest 4g network.
I've seen over 50mbps on AT&T but nothing close to that on Verizon.
I used to sell Verizon phones and people always wanted to test our 4g vs theirs and AT&T always won.
At that time, we just introduced the share everything plan and I was showing customers how Verizon is cheaper than AT&T (went to the Web site and let them see their rates and ours, they saw Verizon was cheaper) and I'd close the sale, but they always killed us on speed.
We were averaging 10-15 mbps down and over 20 up, but Afee&fee were killing us
I get 55 down from verizon and have posted that speedtest multiple times. Granted it could be my area, but it is what it is.
The difference between the two networks has gotten much smaller in the past couple of years.
True. Verizon shareholders need to be paid.
As long as customers don't flee their high prices, it makes business sense to stick with it.
Why lower price and actively compete when you don't have to?
Clearly didn't force Verizon to do anything about discounting service for people who already own their equipment.
give it time.
if enough customers switch, Verizon might have to be more consumers-friendly instead of profits-friendly.
AT&T iPhone, Verizon iPad. So far, at least one of them has coverage in all the places I've been to. Unfortunately, neither carrier has perfect coverage and they're more or less even in terms of coverage and signal strength for me so I don't really see the need to pay significantly more for phone service with Verizon.
With the number of customers that Verizon has it might take a long time for them to feel enough of anything to make that kind of decision. Hopefully it'll happen sooner than later, but could be a long time (if ever), too. It's too bad they didn't follow along and more or less match things as the major carriers have been doing for years now.
Trust me, losing 1 million customers will be VERY SIGNIFICANT to Verizon.
AT&T just announced this:
AT&T is cutting the price of its 2GB Mobile Share Value Plan.
The company announced Saturday that starting tomorrow -- Sunday -- customers with one smartphone can sign on to the 2 gig plan for $65 a month, and customers with two smartphones can sign on for $90 a month. In both cases, that's a $15 drop from current Mobile Share Value Plan charges, the company said.
Customers can bring their own phone, buy one at full retail, or finance one through AT&T Next.
The plans come with unlimited talk and text, 50GB of cloud storage, and unlimited international messaging, AT&T said
They might not care. They might not do anything until the dust settles. Then again they might respond.
ATT need to stop the bleed to tmobile and potentially VZW might have to stop the churn to ATT. But right now we don't know.
yes but the major difference is that under ATT when you pay off the phone, your price STAYS at $15 per month. With Verizon, if you buy your phone outright or pay it off under edge, you price increases back up to $40.00 per month. So the comparison is correct because the person assumed buying the phones outright in which case you would be paying $40 per month per line.
ATT just slashed the cost of the 2 gb plan by 15 bucks this morning. More savings for the customer.