http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/ Engadget Comments for AT&T announces 26 percent earnings growth for Q2, $4b profit http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn-YesqzvNk
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Well, at least the company is pleased. Its customers sure aren't.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Wow. That's a lot of dough. How about spreading the wealth ATT with the people that made you that rich and uncap the data limits?]]>Jul 22nd 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Well I have no problem with AT&T, and cant reproduce the iPhone 4 antenna issue in Pittsburgh at least.

The money didn't appear from nowhere. ]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
freakin hilarious]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 1:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 3:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 5:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 23rd 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Not until the iphone jumps ship.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
True, it's almost like bizarro world on Star Trek. If the commentators on Engadget hate something, it's going to be crazy successful, a la AT&T, Apple, the iPad, iPhone 4, etc, etc.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
This is because tech/nerd people do not understand the way the business side of things works. AT&T has the most new activations and the least amount of churn out of any of the major carriers. They don't lose people and they gain more people than anyone. I am not sure if all you tech/nerd people understand this, but the company with the most churn is your beloved Sprint. ]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
You are ignorant. Go back and look at there churn numbers over the last year. They are by far fewer than Verizon and Sprint looks like a joke compared to them. ]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
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you may have had bad experiences, but most (not all) people investing in an apple product usually enjoy the whole experience. even the packaging is cool and a lot of people just dig that.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/KIN. Supper successful.
/s]]>Jul 22nd 2010 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/ATT is the worst company, iPhone saved them, but that will not last long. One thing for sure; profit reports are most likely coming from their high rates and ongoing bill errors they keep making. ATT will gets it'd moment sooner than later. ]]>Jul 25th 2010 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Never had an issue....*shrug*]]>Jul 22nd 2010 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
I was on Verizon for about four years before I got my iPhone and it was about the same as far as coverage went. Although Verizon had a fondness for overcharging me or double billing me on a regular basis. Something AT&T has never done.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
It works perfectly in every city I have been to and I travel from coast to coast on a regular basis. My Verizon phone however is slower then a snail in any big city, you can forget trying to use it's data network in San Fransico or Chicago. ]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Yea, like...I really don't see all the issues that people say about AT&T. I love them, service is amazing to me.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Me neither really. Just got back from San Francisco Tuesday for a week and didn't have a problem. considering the constant complaining on here I was literally expecting to have an iPod for the week but nope, worked like a charm. ]]>Jul 22nd 2010 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 2:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Actually yes, but it's not because users were milking them dry. It's because they saw an opportunity to make more money. Carriers are greedy.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Verizon goes after the same tactic with only 1 weeks worth of data hahahaha and people are dying for a verizon phone?

I question. Is verizon pumping millions into that rumor or peopel actually desiring a verizon iphone?

Whatever the case. The iphone is making a killing.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
This was the comment I was looking for before I posted a comment. I think it's absolutely BS the kinds of things AT&T has done yet they made $4B in profit.... PROFIT!! Please understand how much that is... let me write it out for you...

$4B = $4,000,000,000

Yet the network still has issues, data caps are now enforced and overages are raised. gg AT&T]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
I don't understand it. If you already have a smartphone plan, you get to keep it no matter what smartphone you have or move to. It seems to me that the very vocal complaints are from people who don't have smartphone and just want to complain to fit in, or are not yet on AT&T but thinking of joining the network they trash so much.

Sure having an unlimited data plan is nice, but you are on a tech website and you are fairly adept at all the things you can do on a smartphone. That puts you in the 2% of people who need more than 2gb a month. AT&T puts a lot of money back into their network, and unknown to the haters that just read tech blogs out of ny or San Francisco, they have a network that works for a lot of people. Get over it.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Thank you that someone understands things from a business perspective. Caps mean nothing bc phones are wifi capabale and they put more money into their network than anyone. They just have the heaviest data usuage out of any network and by far the fastest. They still are making plenty of money because they do not lose very many customers ever!]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
NO, no, no, no, no. You get to keep it no matter what smartphone you have or move to ON THE SAME CARRIER, fixed that for you. So, exclusive deals and AT&T gimping Android means you stay on AT&T and their iPhone if you want to keep your unlimited data and don't like Android on AT&T. It means if you like iPhone 5 and you are on Verizon you don't get to get unlimited data on AT&T.

Your logic fails to allow switching carriers. ]]>Jul 22nd 2010 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/If Verizon would have signed the deal with Apple for the iPhone, Verizon would also be suffering from the poor coverage, not to mention the other U.S providers.
Personally I am a T-Mobile fan, but it gets really old to see so many comments about people complaining like a little kid about the coverage when AT&T is really working on it.
So please if someone is going to complain, have some facts not just "#attfail because other said so" "att is gay" "att is has bad coverage" etc..]]>Jul 22nd 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
As entitled as everyone seems to feel that they are here, I've got to assume that you understand that AT&T doesn't owe you anything if you feel the need to keep jumping services. No one here is a loyal customer, if you choose AT&T you choose them because they offer something you need, be it service or a phone. The loyal customers are the ones that stick with AT&T, and they are taken care of and get to keep their unlimited data plans.

I go back to my original point though that the tiered data plans make cool phones like the iPhone or the Captivate affordable to people where it generally wasn't before. It helps more people than it hurts, again, get over it.]]>Jul 22nd 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/
Sincerely,

The iphone]]>Jul 22nd 2010 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/22/atandt-announces-26-percent-earnings-growth-for-q2-4b-profit/Jul 22nd 2010 12:05PM