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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / ATT Wireless / April 2008iPhone sellers braced for hit on unsold handsets
It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the current models will be unsaleable. Also there is a small possibility that the iPhone will appear on other networks like Verizon, Sprint, Altel etc. after June 2009 in the USA. Apple will drop its requirement for part of the carrier’s revenues making up for them from other sources that are developing from this wildly popular innovative cell phone, iPod and internet device. "Industry sources told Times Online that the device will have a "radically different" appearance to the current device, which has a 4.5 inch screen and slick, aluminium backing. Among the possibilities are flip version, which would enable the screen to be larger, and a sliding model with a regular qwerty keyboard - as opposed to a touchscreen one." http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article 3770932.ece > It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the > current models will be unsaleable. Also there is a small possibility > that the iPhone will appear on other networks like Verizon, Sprint, > Altel etc. after June 2009 in the USA. And what of the 5-year exclusive agreement with AT&T? > > It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the > > current models will be unsaleable. Also there is a small possibility > > that the iPhone will appear on other networks like Verizon, Sprint, > > Altel etc. after June 2009 in the USA. > > And what of the 5-year exclusive agreement with AT&T? Read the link it may only be a two year agreement. >> 4phun <vic.hea...@gmail.com> amazed us all with the following >> innews:4e22c940-7a7c-4df3-93d6-c5e4382a3408@k37g2000hsf.googlegroups.c [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Read the link it may only be a two year agreement. I read the link. I also read the announcement to investors when the initial agreement was reached. The announcement to the investors wins. > I read the link. I also read the announcement to investors when the > initial agreement was reached. The announcement to the investors wins. The terms of the agreement are not public. None but top levels at AT&T and Apple know if it is exclusive for five years or two years. And any agreement could have cancellation clauses. Or an opt out after two years. For example I have a one year agreement with a real estate agent for sale of some property. After four months though I can write the agent and give four days notice it is cancelled. You don't know, I don't know, 4phun doesn't know and the Times does not know the details or length of the agreement between Apple or AT&T.  SignatureCharles Agreements between companies like ATT and Apple are virtually meaningless. Each company will continuously monitor the benefits of honoring the agreement vs the expense of breaching it and move forward accordingly. Many years ago I had an agreement, in writing, with ATT that promised my fledgling long distance resale company certain rates and concessions (under what was then called "Tariff 12") if my company produced orders for a certain amount of new revenue for ATT within a 1 year period. We not only met but exceeded the goal and ATT unhesitatingly agreed that we had more than kept our part of the bargain. When we asked for the Tariff 12 arrangement we had been promised, ATT also unhesitatingly said "No, we've changed our minds and don't want to give it to you." Sitting in one of their conference rooms in Bridgewater, NJ on a cold winter day and having been told this, I replied, "but that's a breach of our agreement and you've agreed we held up our end of the bargain, now you have to hold up yours," to which the ATT guy softly said, "See that 11 storey building across the courtyard? That's legal. You don't like it, talk to them." And that was the end of the meeting and we were escorted to the door. A contract is only evidence of an agreement. Unless forced to by a court, in a very expensive proceeding, it does nothing to ensure that either party will perform. >> It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the >> current models will be unsaleable. Also there is a small possibility >> that the iPhone will appear on other networks like Verizon, Sprint, >> Altel etc. after June 2009 in the USA. > > And what of the 5-year exclusive agreement with AT&T? >> It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the >> current models will be unsaleable. Also there is a small possibility >> that the iPhone will appear on other networks like Verizon, Sprint, >> Altel etc. after June 2009 in the USA. > >And what of the 5-year exclusive agreement with AT&T? 5 years? Ouch. >It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the >current models will be unsaleable. Maybe they could unlock them and sell them without the asinine 2-year contract? Then maybe people would buy them. > >It appears that the new June iPhone will be so improved that the > >current models will be unsaleable. > > Maybe they could unlock them and sell them without the asinine 2-year > contract? Then maybe people would buy them. Evidently "assinine" 2 year contracts are now becoming obsolete! Robbers... er Rogers in Canada now has 3 year contracts. Orange in Israel requires a 36 month (3 year) contract on all upgrades. >Evidently "assinine" 2 year contracts are now becoming obsolete! >Robbers... er Rogers in Canada now has 3 year contracts. Orange in >Israel requires a 36 month (3 year) contract on all upgrades. I would rather use a prepaid SIM card (or do without cellular service entirely) than sign up for a 3-year contract. In message <a5fe0dd1-b61c-4eb5-89f0-19908e20b319@59g2000hsb.googlegroups.com> Joe Seattle <joeofseattle@yahoo.com> wrote: >Evidently "assinine" 2 year contracts are now becoming obsolete! >Robbers... er Rogers in Canada now has 3 year contracts. Orange in >Israel requires a 36 month (3 year) contract on all upgrades. Ahh, but Rogers doesn't *require* a three year contract. Most plans can be set up on a month to month basis, and nearly all plans are available starting at one year, with the customer choosing one, two or three years. The only incentive to choose a longer contract is to get a discount on the phone. Until recently the maximum termination penalty was $200, so the length of the contract was meaningless as long as you got at least $200 off the handset. Unfortunately, the current generation of contract is now $20/month, with a minimum of $200, which makes length of the contract all too important. In Rogers' defense, however, they are now quite willing to sell discounted handsets in exchange for early renewal. I currently have a five line family plan and became eligible for a 3-year-discount on a new handset renewing only one line in the plan after less then 6 months. |
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