online.wsj.com - 8/31/2009
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Did AT&T get a sour apple when it snagged the iPhone? Maybe. AT&T's exclusive right to offer Apple 's smart phone over the past two years has attracted new customers, and at least initially enhanced the phone company's image. But it is difficult to know whether those benefits are worth what have ...
blogs.barrons.com - 8/26/2009
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blogs.barrons.com —
Approval of a request by Vonage (VG) to
distribute a mobile VOIP application through the Apple (AAPL)...
App Store has been delayed by technical issues, a spokesperson for Apple said in an interview this afternoon.“They submitted an application for ...
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ethiopianreview.com - 8/28/2009
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ethiopianreview.com —
As has been discussed here ad nauseum ,
AT&T's network has been stressed by the iPhone. Since...
the users of Apple's device tend to use the Internet more than owners of other smartphones, AT&T's data network gets bogged down during peak periods. Now, ...
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Why AT&T can’t keep up with iPhone data demand ...
government.zdnet.com - 8/24/2009
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government.zdnet.com —
August 23rd, 2009 AT&T: iPhone deal blocks VoIP
over cellular Posted by Richard Koman @ August 23,...
2009 @ 8:03 PM Categories: Government technology Tags: Apple iPhone , VoIP , AT Corp. , Apple Inc. , Smart Phones , Telephony , Telecommunications , ...
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AT&T: iPhone deal blocks VoIP over cellular | ZDNet ...
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AT&T need to improve 3G performance, can they succeed with iPhone?
Phones Review —
... Investors and federal regulators who investigate such exclusivity deals, are considering some factors. Although AT&T have disclosed at least 10 million successful activations of iPhones since the launch in mid 2007, only around 40% of those were actually new. Source - online.wsj.com ...
Is AT&T losing its grip on the iPhone?
iPhone Atlas —
... But more importantly, the iPhone has helped AT&T; keep existing customers. Since the third quarter of 2007 AT&T;'s churn rate, or the rate at which is loses customers, has fallen to 1.49 percent from 1.7 percent, according to a story in the Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, Verizon Wireless' churn rate has risen during that time period to 1.37 percent from 1.27 percent. ...
Inside Apple's contract with AT&T, GTA headed to iPhone
AppleInsider —
... Published: 03:50 PM EST A new report questions whether obtaining the iPhone was a good deal for AT and Grand Theft Auto, one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, is coming to the iPhone this fall. iPhone as AT 's "sour apple" In a look at the exclusive deal between AT ...
Will AT&T users stay around or choose Verizon with iPhone-like phone?
Phones Review —
... to have been coining it in, but apparently that presumption is wrong according to an article ob WSJ. Apparently AT&T may have been getting the blunt end of the stick while Apple coffers have been growing. ...
AT&T Gets a Fuzzy Signal on Apple’s iPhone
Touch Podium —
... [Wall Street Journal] Maybe. AT&T’s exclusive right to offer Apple’s smart phone over the past two years has attracted new customers, and at least initially enhanced the phone company’s image. But it is difficult to know whether those benefits are worth what have been some considerable costs, both short and long term. ...
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