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Articles tagged with: Verizon Wireless and Blackberry
Three charged with stealing Verizon BlackBerrys then reselling them on eBay
Three people are now facing criminal charges after they allegedly stole hundreds of Verizon BlackBerrys and sold them over the Internet, netting hundreds of thousands of dollars, Middlesex prosecutors said yesterday. more
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RIM Unseats Apple in Smartphone Sales Ranking
According to The NPD Group, an aggressive "buy-one-get-one" promotion by Verizon Wireless helped RIM's BlackBerry Curve move past Apple's iPhone to become the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter (Q1) of 2009. RIM's consumer smartphone market share increased 15 percent to nearly 50 percent of the smartphone market in Q1 2009 versus the prior quarter, as Apple's and Palm's share both declined 10 percent each. more
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Flagship Phones are Driving Sales on Network Operator Websites
Industry analytics firm, comScore has published data from its monthly wireless e-commerce dashboard, which tracks consumer shopping and purchasing behavior, including handsets and mobile data plans, at all of the major wireless carrier sites. more
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Despite Recession - US Smartphone Market Still Growing
According to The NPD Group, consumer sales of smartphones to U.S. consumers represented 23 percent of all handset sales in the fourth quarter (Q4) 2008 compared to just 12 percent in Q4 2007. Led by the release of Apple's iPhone 3G at $199, the average price for a smartphone fell 23 percent from $216 in Q4 2007 to $167 last year. more
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Worldwide Mobile Phone Sales Down by 5% in Q4 '08
The global economic downturn had a significant impact on the mobile phone industry as worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totalled 314.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2008, a 4.6 per cent decline from the fourth quarter of 2007, according to Gartner. Manufacturers continued to struggle against low consumer confidence in both emerging and mature markets. more
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Verizon Wireless Leads in Performance But...
Customers have spoken, and Verizon Wireless has the lowest percentage of dropped calls among all major U.S. service providers. more
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Third of 3G iPhone Buyers Switched from Other Carriers to Join AT&T
According to a new report from The NPD Group, the leader in market research for the wireless industry, 30 percent of U.S. consumers who purchased AppleĆ's new iPhone 3G from June through August 2008 switched from other mobile carriers to join AT&T, the exclusive mobile carrier for the iPhone in the U.S. By way of comparison just 23 percent of consumers, on average, switched carriers between June and August 2008. Nearly half (47%) of new AT&T iPhone customers that switched carriers switched from Verizon Wireless, another 24 percent switched from T-Mobile, and 19 percent switched from Sprint. more
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UPDATE: Verizon Wireless Offers Plans Without Contracts
(Updates with comment from AT&T in the sixth and seventh paragraphs.) more
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Verizon Wireless Offers Service Plans Without Contracts
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Verizon Wireless on Monday began offering its service without contracts as it continues its push to make its network more open. more
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Rogers Cuts iPhone Data Cost, But Not Everyone Happy
TORONTO -(Dow Jones)- Canadians have always grudgingly accepted hefty monthly cellphone fees, but the upcoming launch of Apple's 3G iPhone has led normally compliant Canucks to protest a perceived price gouge by Rogers Communications. more
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