There has been a lot of excitement from the Verizon network over its release of it’s iPhone 4. Verizon and Apple announced that the iPhone 4 will be selling in Verizon stores on February 10, 2011. Even though this is great news for Apple and Verizon Users, it’s not so great for AT&T. AT&T will no longer be the sole provider of the hottest phone available.
The only major differences in Verizon’s iPhone is that it has a WIFI hotspot generator and an improved antenna for better reception but the price of purchase is much lower. Both iPhone carriers run on a 3G network; until one company decides to go to a 4G network. According to Reviews of Electronics website, “It’s not yet clear how many people will switch from AT&T to Verizon but some analysts believe the amount will be significant.” In today’s economy AT&T may lose some clients because the price of the iPhone on the Verizon network is significantly lower than AT&T’s.
Is it really a better decision to move to Verizon for the cheaper iPhone? In my opinion, I think not because you buy a technological gadget, and then in a few months or a year later, something faster and better will come right up and take its popularity. So now the gadget you just bought not too long ago is not so popular. Bloomberg Businessweek reports that “The carrier’s iPhone’s are nearly identical but where they differ, AT&T has the advantage.” AT&T is planning to debut Apple’s iPhone 5 in June or July the summer of 2011. So, did AT&T purposely let Verizon debut the iPhone 4 on their network now so that later in summer AT&T can have the spotlight for the iPhone 5? If this is the case, AT&T has the advantage of recovering the popularity for debuting the iPhone 5 later this year and maybe, as the famous Apple commercial states “Two is better than One”.
Some people might not renew their contract and some might even opt out of their contract with AT&T to switch to Verizon because its cheaper. But if they want to get the iPhone 5 they will have to go back to AT&T and pay even more than what they were paying originally. AT&T is smarter because they will make more profit with selling the iPhone 5. Then again there are some people that were on Verizon’s network and they wanted the iPhone so they had to switch to AT&T. This makes these customers mad and angry because they keep switching and losing money just to keep up with the technology.
By: Graciela Franco & Almendrita Recio
Technology
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