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AT&T breaks smartphone sales record in Q4, still posts a loss

26 January, 2012 | Read the news | Post your comment
AT&T breaks smartphone sales record in Q4, still posts a loss - read the full textAT&T released its fourth quarter results today, along with their full year results. There are some pretty interesting numbers - like record sales of both iPhone and Android phones. In fact, smartphones are enjoying an explosive growth on AT&T's network. Compared to last year's Q4, sales of...

 

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> In reply to Vyga @ 2012-01-27 01:40 from 3L4n - click to readIt was only that way because they paid 4 billion to T-mobile because of the failed merger attempted. At&t is a monster!

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  • 2012-01-28 17:13
  • 49kH

I bet tMobile USA is pissed.

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  • 2012-01-28 04:58
  • 4cSy

maybe all profit is in black :D

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  • 2012-01-27 21:57
  • PTSX

how the hell you have smartphone sells up by 60% and still manage to have a "net loss of $6.7 billion"?

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  • 2012-01-27 01:40
  • 3L4n

If they want more sale then they have to bring more high end profile smartphone not just wait for the iphone to come out.

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  • 2012-01-26 21:52
  • 0a4h

that nice phone

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  • 2012-01-26 20:41
  • t}AK

"In specific numbers, that's 9.4 million smartphones sold in Q4 of 2011, 7.6 million of which were Apple-made"

That's HUGE numbers for Apple, damn they are doing well :)

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  • 2012-01-26 19:14
  • p772

even if they subtract out the 6 billions loss from purchasing t mobile they still have 3 billions on top of that..whatever.. AT and T sucks and slow as hell.

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  • 2012-01-26 18:04
  • q@xh

Well yeah ppl less and less want these low end phones now, compared to what you can get for a low price on contract, these smartphones are interesting. But these data plans are too expensive in my opinion

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  • 2012-01-26 17:32
  • IsbW

with the volumes of their subscribers they should cut the costs of their services and monopolize everything! :p

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  • 2012-01-26 17:12
  • Q5xN
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