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Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 [Locked] |
Ravynmagi  Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
10/3/11 3:15pm
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Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 |
And you thought your 2 year phone contract was expensive.
Sprint will spend $20 billion to get roughly 30 million iPhones over the next 4 years (assuming this includes newer models later too). The CEO says Sprint probably won't even make any money off this deal until 2014.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-20114938-94/sprint-commits-to-$20b-order-for-30m-iphones-wsj-says/?tag=cnetRiver
Though Cnet is just being silly even wondering if this means the iPhone 5 would be exclusive to Sprint. Haha. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind AT&T and Verizon are also getting the iPhone 5 too.
T-Mobile will be the only one without the iPhone though. Though I guess if getting the iPhone requires this kind of money commitment and your company is in the process of being sold, it seems understandable that T-Mobile couldn't do it. |
IvanDF  Title: Veni, vidi, vici
Posts: 190
Registered: 2004-11-28 11:24:08
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Date Posted:
10/3/11 3:15pm
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Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 |
How much do you think att and verizon pay?
I do not like apple, but I must respect them for having people PAY to sell their product.
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Registered: 2002-6-28 03:39:29
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Date Posted:
10/3/11 3:15pm
Subject:
Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 |
If only I can find out how to get people to pay me to sell my product... dayam!
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Ravynmagi Title: Moderator
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Registered: 2001-12-23 17:10:17
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Date Posted:
10/3/11 3:15pm
Subject:
Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 |
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Sprint pays a $20 billion for a 4 year deal that does not include exclusivity, older iPhone models, or even the upcoming iPhone 4S. That $20 billion only gets them the iPhone 5 (not sure if they'll get newer models or not or if that requires a new deal).
So $20 billion only gets that much. I can't imagine how much AT&T's iPhone deal that included about 4 years of exclusivity must of cost them. Don't think I've seen any reports on how big that number was.
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Sprawl-zero1eye- Title: IGN Vault Staff
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Date Posted:
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Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 |
It might not have been as big due to being the first ones. The iPod was a great device, though.
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IvanDF Title: Veni, vidi, vici
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Registered: 2004-11-28 11:24:08
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Date Posted:
10/3/11 3:15pm
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Sprint signs $20 billion 4 year commitment to iPhone 5 |
I agree the first contract may of not been that much. But I bet the 2nd one was a lot.
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