iPhone Users: Verizon or happy with AT&T?
Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones | By: Jamie Pert
Posted on: September 2, 2009 | 46 Comments
Many people believe that the fact that AT&T have exclusivity on Apple’s iPhone means that AT&T have been doing extremely well, however according to a recent article on WallStreetJournal things may not be quite as good as they seem.
WSJ seem to think that AT&T’s profit margins have really suffered lately, and for AT&T to do well they would need to have a much larger customer base, one thing that could spell disaster for AT&T is if Verizon began to offer the iPhone.
If Verizon begin to offer the iPhone many people who are unhappy with AT&T will probably jump ship, while this is good news for Verizon it could cause AT&T to really see the downfall of their low profit margins.
Would you leave AT&T if the iPhone became available on Verizon?
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As long as the Verizon cost for the same service was not significantly higher, I would change to Verizon.
AT&T offers rollover minutes which is nice but the service is not as good as Verizon.
Verizon is the worst company in the world! If they were the only company to offer cell phone service, cable, internet and phone service, I would do without all of them. I would send smoke signals before I would use Verizon for anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You obviously have never used Verizon and if you did I don’t know what planet you are on because Verizon has great service and I have never been disappointed with them. I would buy the iPhone the hour it came out for Verizon. Much better than AT&T.
I have been with Verizon for over 12 years. I actually switched to Sprint (Nextel) and AT&T and went back to Verizon within 30 days. While Verizon does have some issues…my experience is they are a far superior choice to the others. I think they have the best customer service (has been slipping a little of late)… If Verizon could start selling the iPhone…it would be the end of AT&T and Sprint.
AT&T has zero coverage around here, I learned that the hard way, bought an iPhone and tried it… no service. I’d love to have Verizon offer the iPhone, I’d be one of those people camping out overnight in front of their door.
I will switch to Verizon the minute they release an iPhone. I was on Verizon before I had the iPhone, and made the switch only because 1). I use Apple for computer products already and 2). I hate BlackBerry/other smartphone devices. The service with Verizon in the Northeast where I live is far superior to AT&T, even with their purchase of Unicel.
I would leave at&t if Verizon carried the iPhone, hands down.
AT&T is by far the worst coverage of ANY company. It is like Cricket with influenza. I pray every day that it goes under, leaving the iPhone contract for Verizon. What an immense toilet of a cell phone provider. If you do not have the iPhone, AT&T is not worth the switch.
I think the iPhone is the best phone on the market but I have resisted the urge to get one, despite being a phone/technology snob, because I refuse to compromise on the quality of I am used to getting from Verizon. VZW is the most reliable wireless service out there and yes, the minute the iPhone comes to Verizon I will own the top of the line model.
i would get the iphone as soon as verizon got it becauase at&t as bad coverage.
it bothers the heck out of me that they offered the iPhone to verizon to begin with, but, as verizon put it, “they couldn’t come to a contract that was mutually benefical”.
helloooooo? verizon would have gained tens of millions of subscribers. I’m sorry if that’s not good enough for you.
Fact still is, I’ve had verizon forever, and I hate it. I never get service. Around here, the best one is U.S. Cellular. Still, I would be completely overjoyed if verizon took up the iPhone (but onlyyyy if they kept apps the exact same, no matter how much that jacked the price up), and I too would be camping out, except probably for a week beforehand. (:
I have Verizon now it since it is far superior to AT&T in this area. Since we go to disaster areas Verizon is the one that always works. I really want the iPhone but will not switch to AT&T. Last 3 rumors I have heard is 11-09, 3-10 and 11-10. Any one here different?
Haven’t heard anything different. But I and have been a long time VZ customer and am just waiting for them to come out with the iPhone so I can switch phones.
Come on VZ we are all waiting, make the deal!!!
my contract is up on 11-2010…I will renew with Verizon only if they have the iPhone. ATT works well here in SoCal, so come on Verizon…pull through for your customers!