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U.S. Cellular Turned Down iPhone over 'Unacceptable' Terms from Apple
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This is why AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint are around. No loss.
My wife is on US Cellular and she invariably gets better reception than people on ALL those networks.
We have frequent, (extended) family get-togethers at a whole variety of places throughout the US. Whenever someone on one of those other "Big" networks loses reception, my wife is still able to get it.
The only thing stopping me from joining US Cellular is the absence of the iPhone. Just because a network is bigger doesn't mean it's better.
I guess, living in Chicago, I always thought that US Cellular was one of the big carriers (no different than AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon & Sprint). US Cellular was actually my first cell phone company, back in the 90’s. I didn’t learn that they were a regional carrier until last year. Their reception was always fantastic.
That's back in the period when everyone was waiting for the "iPhone 5", one of the most rumored consumer products in history.
... just before the surge in sales of the "disappointing" iPhone 4S.
Of which I am now an owner.
Same reason!
They all have the same reason as the Verizon when Apple offered them the iPhone from the beginning. I don't think Apple would want put out the business of these carriers, that would be a loss for then as well. I know that Apple wants more money than any cellphone makers but it sells and they know it.
They all have the same reason as the Verizon when Apple offered them the iPhone from the beginning. I don't think Apple would want put out the business of these carriers, that would be a loss for then as well. I know that Apple wants more money than any cellphone makers but it sells and they know it.
You should be ashamed of yourself for all this 'foreigner' stereotyping talk.
From what I gather, cricket stores seem to be franchises, owned and operated like any other franchise.
Just another drone. People like you can be force fed information that shows you are completely wrong yet will still argue. Every year more iPhones are activated on the AT&T network then the year before so your 'newness' theory needs to hop off.
US Cellular has the best coverage in my area and has great customer service. They even gave me a free BB Enterprise Server back before iPhone. Great people to work with. I wished they would have the iPhone but I guess they must be requiring some major purchase similar to what Sprint was rumored to have purchased. I have no doubt that if it was even close to making economic sense to US Cellular they would jump at the iPhone.
I heard the same thing, except the ball park would be named just iPark, and it would be closed-roof in glass.
Three, you can't say the iPhone's "buyers are mostly regular consumers who will buy Apple today, and might just as well buy a Samsung tomorrow."
Studies have shown Apple to have both the highest customer satisfaction results and the highest amount of "stickiness" which makes it much less likely customers will leave Apple for Android than vice versa (http://www.appleinsider.com/article...apple_user_has_100_in_content_per_device.html).[/QUOTE]
I had an iPhone 4, and got the Galaxy SII. And I perfectly happy with it..
Studies have shown Apple to have both the highest customer satisfaction results and the highest amount of "stickiness" which makes it much less likely customers will leave Apple for Android than vice versa (http://www.appleinsider.com/article...apple_user_has_100_in_content_per_device.html).[/QUOTE]
I had an iPhone 4, and got the Galaxy SII. And I perfectly happy with it..
Actually USC has recognized this and have been heavily focusing on pushing out high end smartphones. They have the top of the line Motorola right now.
It's not. Companies have accountants to decide if it's a loss or not. In this case, it looked like it was economically not profitable for them to sell it. It's a business decision, not a fanboy decision. When you grow up, you will understand. Sometimes you have to turn down something to stay in business.
I had an iPhone 4, and got the Galaxy SII. And I perfectly happy with it..[/QUOTE]
I guess that proves it has happened at least once.
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lol.
Right!
Well, if it's Tesla, I'm in.
Why, is there somewhere it DOES offer passable service?
Signs? Let me guess: News report says, "no agreement", and you naturally assume this is the reason. Great signs. Positivity!
The inflexibility is in the lack of discounts 2 months into the life of a model. Unlike your average [any name but Apple] smartphone, which usually has a life span under 6 months, and spends about 2/3 of that with the price dropping like a rock until it reaches $0. I can only guess that includes the price to the providers dropping, as well. Apple keeps it the same.
If the situation was reversed, say when Apple was in it's pre iPod era, Steve would have told them to shove it. Apple cut off it's nose to spite it's face since day one. I would expect you of all people to applaud this move by US Cellular, they are behaving just like Steve would. And I'm talking about the pre-iPhone Apple era, not the juggernaut.
