HTC Thunderbolt Might Overtake Verizon’s iPhone Sales

 

The new HTC Thunderbolt was released on Verizon the 17th of March and sales reports are already putting it ahead of Apple’s iPhone at 28% of Verizon’s stores. Another 61% of stores are saying that the Thunderbolt and iPhone are neck-and-neck which leaves only 11% still favoring the iPhone.

The figures come as a surprise to many who expected Verizon’s iPhone sales to continue to grow pretty much infinitely. If the numbers keep growing on the Thunderbolt it could be a pretty big win for HTC seeing as HTC’s other giant media-centric phone the EVO 4g has been a huge seller for Sprint. However Sprint doesn’t have the iPhone and if you don’t have an iPhone well you don’t have an iPhone as the commercial puts it, so HTC outselling Apple in this arena would be a whole new level of bragging rights for them. Proving that they can still dominate Verizon sales like they did with the Droid.

Android can also claim some new bragging rights for pretty much the same thing. The OS has yet to overtake iOS on their other battleground AT&T likewise HTC has not been able to compete Against the iPhone on that network.

Of course the expected iPhone 5 release could shake these numbers up considerably, still it’s good to see people choosing HTC/Android. In my opinion it’s a really good pairing.

Source: pnosker.com

AT&T Responds to Verizon ad

AT&T released a new ad yesterday titled “Answer” in response to Verizon’s recent iPhone 4 ad. It shows a man working late in his office, stressing over paperwork, when he gets a call from his wife who informs him it’s their anniversary, He then scrambles to make a restaurant reservation while still holding the conversation with his wife. Something you can’t do on Verizon's network (yet).

Check the video below.

Verizon Tries to Entice AT&T’s Customers With Trade-in offer

 

According to Cnet, Verizon is offering trade-in deals for people who want to switch over from AT&T. According to the article their offering $60 for an original 16GB iPhone, $105 for a 16GB 3G, $160 for a 32GB 3GS, $280 for 16GB iPhone 4, and $360 for a 32GB iPhone 4.

The article also states that you will not be able to use the credit toward the subsidized $199 and $299 prices. You can however use it toward your bill or accessories.

Check the link for the full article on Cnet.

Article: Verizon offers trade-in credit for AT&T iPhones

Verizon Getting it’s Cloud on

 

 

ZDNet is reporting that Verizon bought out cloud computing company Terremark for $1.4 billion. Verizon has stated before that their interested in getting in on the cloud computing action that’s been going on recently.

Hit the link for the full article on ZDNet.

Article: Verizon steps up its cloud game, buys Terremark for $1.4 billion

Verizon Attacking Net-Neutrality

 

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According to an article at Daily Finance, Verizon is on the attack against net-neutrality.  The article states that Verizon filed a legal challenge on Thursday against federal regulations that stop big companies from being able to give priority bandwidth to certain websites.

Check the link for the full article.

Artice: Verizon Challenges FCC's Net Neutrality Rules

Verizon’s New iPhone 4 Ad

Verizon’s already hyping the iPhone 4 just about a week from it’s announcement.

And really who can blame ‘em?