AT&T Announces Record 3.2 Million iPhones Activated in Quarter
Also of note, iPhones accounted for an astounding 74% of total AT&T postpaid activations of "integrated devices" offering either a physical or virtual keyboard in addition to voice capabilities during the quarter. Nearly 40% of iPhone activations were from customers new to AT&T, a figure consistent with previous quarterly performances.
- Strongest Integrated Device Quarter To Date. Postpaid 3G integrated wireless devices added to AT&T's network in the third quarter totaled 4.3 million, the largest quarterly increase in the company's history. Over the past year, the number of postpaid integrated devices on AT&T's network more than doubled, and at the end of the third quarter, 41.7 percent of AT&T's 63.4 million postpaid subscribers had integrated devices. The average ARPU for integrated devices on AT&T's network continues to be 1.8 times that of the company's nonintegrated-device base.
- Record iPhone Activations. AT&T's third-quarter integrated device growth included 3.2 million iPhone activations, also the company's largest quarterly total to date, with nearly 40 percent of the activations for customers who were new to AT&T.
Apple reported earlier this week as part of a stellar earnings announcement that it had sold a total of 7.4 million iPhones during the quarter.
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The really good thing though is that this continues to give Apple more and more leverage over AT&T in negotiations for contract extensions, exclusivity and network upgrades.
On the plus side, more iPhones were sold, so that's good for Apple and presumably means more iPhone apps will be written for me to use on MY iPhone. It further validates my purchasing decision as a good one, too.
On the downside, that further increases the odds that the evil exclusive Apple and AT&T contract deal will continue long into the future. It means the same lousy company that assisted the government in illegally eavesdropping on U.S. citizens makes even MORE profit providing inferior service. And it means less chance of seeing any kind of price break on things like a "tethering plan" down the road, or giving everyone unlimited SMS messaging without paying the extra monthly fee. (If sales are that good, why change what's working for AT&T, right?)
Nice, now how about you upgrade your network so it can handle these phones properly?
Bingo, their advertising needs to say MOST dropped calls not fewest. :D
I already enjoy no dropped calls, fast 3G and great coverage... however, when I'm inside buildings with thick walls or deep inside a big building I can notice the 1900MHz frequencies screaming at me, "I'm not good here!!!"
If ATT continues this kind of success in selling iPhones, I'm afraid it will bring their network down. Success = failure. Odd.
Strange but true. I think that at&t needs to be reinvesting heavily into their network.
Nice, now how about you upgrade your network so it can handle these phones properly?
Do doubt, would be nice to see them reinvest some of this into the network
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