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Sprint Commits to Buying $20 Billion Worth of iPhones, To Get Redesigned iPhone 5 Exclusively?
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Actually $20 billion is 5 times bigger than Sprint's current piggy bank. Everyone on Wall Street is scratching their heads about who in their right mind would loan Sprint this kind of coin.
Doesn't make sense for Sprint to have exclusivity only for iP5 for 6 or 12 months: what happens after iP5 exclusivity, in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th years of the 4-year commitment?
Does Apple commit itself to giving Sprint iP6, iP7 & iP8 exclusively to Sprint?
Sprint may well be willing to bet its future on iPhone, but is Apple stupid enough to bet its future on Sprint? I don't think so.
Does Apple commit itself to giving Sprint iP6, iP7 & iP8 exclusively to Sprint?
Sprint may well be willing to bet its future on iPhone, but is Apple stupid enough to bet its future on Sprint? I don't think so.
Cause he's not telling the truth... I have no idea why someone would hate the sgII
If there is an iP5 it will be available on all carriers. However, the exclusive may be that the Sprint version will run on their WiMax network and be more true 4G. The other versions will run on the 3.5G (so-called 4G), but not LTE networks, thus giving Sprint speed bragging rights. Sprint will have this advantage through the holiday season. I will buy 3 iP5 3.5G, and not switch, others may. If the 4S is all that is offered on AT&T, I will wait, unless there is no iP5, in that case I will buy it. Now I'm trying to figure out why that is the case????
Verizon will end up buying Sprint if the AT&T-TMobile deal goes through. So it may not be a dumb move if that were to happen. The reality is, Sprint doesn't have $20 billion to invest. They are in and have been in financial trouble for a while now.
AT&T's system recognizes that it is an iPhone and drops you down to EDGE. They did not even let our friends from overseas to use their unlocked iPhone properly just for a couple of weeks while they were in the US. They managed to find a hack online to fool the system afterwards, but I don't know how long this would work if you were to use it as your long term primary phone.
Perhaps he doesn't even have one? It's a nice phone regardless of whether you prefer Apple or not.
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And I keep seeing comments about Sprint buying "exclusivity for $20B". No, Sprint is buying around 30 million iPhone's for $20B. I guarantee you that AT&T and Verizon will both buy more than 30 million iPhone's over the next 4 years. So why people think the buying the same amount (or less ) phones than AT&T or Verizon over the next 4 years would get Sprint exclusivity of some kind is beyond me.
Sprint is the nation's 3rd largest carrier in a two-carrier race. They do not have the cash on hand, the borrowing power, the marketing power, the anything, to capture exclusivity of any kind. Because of this, they have to ante up like the big boys to even get to play the game.
Well I know where I'm going tomorrow if the iPhone is available for sale right away...
...Goodbye T-mobile, hello Sprint!
...Goodbye T-mobile, hello Sprint!
From the original post I was replying to:
Sprint hasn't denied anything.
Why would Verizon want Sprint? They are a money losing, subscriber losing operation. I can see it now...Verizon supporting CDMA, WiMAX, LTE, etc. I think every carrier learned their lesson when Sprint bought Nextel and the combination of the two destroyed the value of both companies. Simply buying them to get subscribers is not cost effective. Much more cost effective to keep winning over their customers one by one like they've been doing for years.
At least AT&T gets a compatible network and spectrum that can be readily reused if they buy T-Mobile.
Sprint
If sprint, would be willing to gamble 20 billion dollars on a single product which is being offered with its competitors they are insane. The phone will be getting ready to be revamped this time next year or at the longest by next june. Now, I have used every carrier except for sprint and i can say theres NOTHING they offer the others dont. Unlimited data is just piece of mind to most people. Most of the ignorant consumers of today dont even know what a gigabyte is. If Apple release an exclusive IP5 for sprint itll keep the companyt afloat. If you truly beleive this buy their stock tonight.
If sprint, would be willing to gamble 20 billion dollars on a single product which is being offered with its competitors they are insane. The phone will be getting ready to be revamped this time next year or at the longest by next june. Now, I have used every carrier except for sprint and i can say theres NOTHING they offer the others dont. Unlimited data is just piece of mind to most people. Most of the ignorant consumers of today dont even know what a gigabyte is. If Apple release an exclusive IP5 for sprint itll keep the companyt afloat. If you truly beleive this buy their stock tonight.
This exclusivity rumor is completely preposterous. The math doesn't add up.
30.5 million handsets and $20 billion in revenue over four years equals 1.9 million handsets and $1.25 billion in revenue per quarter.
Apple sold over 20 million handsets last quarter.
There is no way in hell that Apple is kissing away 90% of their iPhone unit sales (and about 50% of their total revenue).
This BGR rumor is hilarious.
Purchase commitment? Yes, that is possible. But carrier exclusivity? AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
30.5 million handsets and $20 billion in revenue over four years equals 1.9 million handsets and $1.25 billion in revenue per quarter.
Apple sold over 20 million handsets last quarter.
There is no way in hell that Apple is kissing away 90% of their iPhone unit sales (and about 50% of their total revenue).
This BGR rumor is hilarious.
Purchase commitment? Yes, that is possible. But carrier exclusivity? AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I just cant wait until tomorrow evening to get some answers, one way or the other!
At least then i'll know if i'm buying my first blackberry or an iPhone 5.
I've been using a piece of **** Nokia for 5 weeks now its way overdue!
At least then i'll know if i'm buying my first blackberry or an iPhone 5.
I've been using a piece of **** Nokia for 5 weeks now its way overdue!
You're on the right track, but your math is wrong. 1.9 million handsets per quarter is closer to 10%, not 90% of 20 million.
This thread has drawn over 51,000 page views as of this writing, people frothing at the mouth over a flippin phone... amazing.
Really doesn't make sense. 30 million phones over 4 years for the iPhone 5 exclusive? Apple could add Sprint, and still sell 30 million phones next year on the millions of AT&T and Verizon users who would upgrade, along with new buyers on all 3 major networks. No need for an exclusive. Sprint would still pony billions in guaranteed money just to be a player, let alone the exclusive player. They either do it or die a slow painful death.
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Oh well at least us guys in the UK don't need to worry about this. Unfortunately we do not have 4G here yet.
We are so close to announcement its making me moist lol.
Oh well at least us guys in the UK don't need to worry about this. Unfortunately we do not have 4G here yet.
We are so close to announcement its making me moist lol.
If the AT&T-TMobile deal goes thru, I would bet heavily that Verizon will buy Sprint. They both use CDMA technology, and Verizon will not sit by idly while AT&T overtakes them in customer base. When AT&T bought Cinglar, Verizon bought AlTel. The day is coming when there will be only two major carriers.
That is definitely false. I've had a GoPhone account for four months with my iPhone and it doesn't kick me down to EDGE at all. The speeds are throttled big time, but I've always had 3G service.
This period extends into 2014. It's not 30.5M handsets in one quarter or even one year.
My math is right, your reading comprehension is wrong. I said that Apple will not kiss away 90% of 20 million unit sales.
I know that. That's why I divided 30.5 million by 16 quarters (four years) to arrive at 1.9 million units per quarter.
Do you guys need coffee?