Verizon Customers Not as Interested in Pre as You Might Think?
In a recent study by Compete.com, their analysis showed that Verizon may not receive a considerable boost from when the Pre (or another webOS phone) lands on the nation’s most popular cellular network. The study focused on “pre-churners,” or current customers that are considering switching networks (having logged at least ten page views on competitor websites). In the end, there are two groups of people: those satisfied with Verizon, and those exploring other options. Of those looking elsewhere, only 1.7% were looking in the direction of the Palm Pre on Sprint, whereas 14.8% were considering the iPhone on AT&T.
It’s no surprise that the iPhone has drawn more attention from potential switchers than the Pre, as it has been on the market for two years longer and has a much larger established base (not to mention the marketing muscle of Apple). Unfortunately for our curiosity, the study did not take a look at what satisfied Verizon customers think of the Pre. We here at PreCentral know that there are a good many of you that do want the Palm Pre on Verizon, and at the very least early next year there should be a webOS device of some variety on Big Red.
There’s some good news for Verizon’s competitors, however. Pre-churners on Verizon logged 40% higher interest in the iPhone than Sprint or T-Mobile customers.
[via: EverythingPre]
Pogue Mad as Hell about Carrier “Beep” Policy; Asks for Our Help…
We didn't get Visual Voicemail on the Pre. Which means we have to call in to our voicemail to hear our messages. ...Which means waiting while that hateful woman (who, come to think of it, is probably related to the Creepy Palm Pre Ad Girl) gives us instructions, eating up minutes.
In today's Pogue's Post, New York Times tech columnist, David Pogue has asked for our help in his proposed "Take Back the Beep" campaign.
These messages are outrageous for two reasons. First, they waste your time. Good heavens: it’s 2009. WE KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THE BEEP [...] Second, we’re PAYING for these messages. These little 15-second waits add up–bigtime.
His post is a rallying cry that we ought to jump on:
We’re going to descend, en masse, on our carriers. Send them a complaint, politely but firmly. Together, we’ll send them a LOT of complaints.
Pogue has provided links (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile) to make it even easier to participate.
Maybe Pogue is today's Howard Beale ("Network"). If this campaign works, we vote the next one be about SMS price hikes. The one after that, paying for incoming calls and texts (people in Europe don't). Maybe, just maybe, by then we'll be ready to take on Verizon's App Store limitations.
