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budone
Legend
‎08-13-2012 01:38 PM

Sounds logical to me

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NuDroidUsrr
Specialist - Level 3
‎08-13-2012 04:16 PM

budone wrote:

Droid Usrr wrote:

budone wrote:

I think it may be an Apple request. AT&T has been told to push Androids for the short term

Why would Apple tell the carriers to NOT sell the iPhone? and to push Androids?

I said I suspect..... Why would ATT tell sale reps to push people to Androids and away from the iPhone short term??

  Because of stock, because of profit margin, because of insurance, there are a whole bunch of reasons why a carrier would push one thing or another.

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commonsense101
Specialist - Level 2
‎08-14-2012 01:43 PM

he gets commission different on different items. You are the consumer though you don't have to agree to anything

kinda like soup of the day at restaurants

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pez420
Newbie
‎08-22-2012 03:16 PM

They did the same thing at my local store. I smiled and said "No, I want the iPhone." It's not that they're anti Apple so much as anti 3G. They want to sell you anything 4G because you will end up using more data. Once the new iPhone 5 w/ 4G comes out, they'll be pushing those.

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notarep
Contributor - Level 3
‎08-22-2012 04:28 PM

He told you to go somewhere else because he didn't want the comission for anything else other than the droid he was pushing you to. Thats all that matters to salespeople is commission.

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jbishop1
Newbie
‎08-23-2012 10:04 PM

buy a lifeproof cover vs. an otterbox. Best investment to protect my iphone4s

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gina7239
Specialist - Level 2
‎09-04-2012 07:17 PM

Yesterday they wanted this family to get all galaxy s3 although they wanted iPhones saying how the iPhone you have to pay for locations maps unlike android and how you can't do FaceTime over 3G when iOS 6 comes out

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Bvbena1
Newbie
‎09-08-2012 10:31 AM

I had something similar happen to me.  Whatever happened to "listen to the customer .". That is why I delt with verizonwireless .com,  they worked WITH me to make sue the iPhone was the right choice...... It was !

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royyvette
Newbie
‎09-10-2012 09:39 AM

apple does not have no physical damage warranty and once you have physical damage to your phone it voids your hardware warranty.  My husband has an apple Iphone 4S with a broken screen and the only thing Apple can do is give us a refurbished Iphone for the price of $199.00.

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BDA
Contributor - Level 1
‎09-10-2012 03:17 PM

AppleCare+ covers damaged phones. Cost $99 up front and $49 for a replacement. Verizon also offers insurance for breakage that you pay for monthly, the deductible is higher.

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