“It was supposed to be the day Verizon finally joined the Apple big leagues by getting a compatible iModel on launch day, and the roadmap for the upcoming Verizon iPhone 5. Instead, today’s iPad 2 launch was marked as the day upon which Apple couldn’t seem to give away the Verizon iPad 2, even after (way too) quickly running out of AT&T and wifi-only iPad 2 models,” Beatweek Magazine writes.
“It was just one Apple Store, one crowd of first day iPad 2 buyers, but the implication couldn’t be more clear: despite the freewheeling data plans on the iPad which allow buyers to choose their data plan carrier regardless of what their existing cellphone contract situation might be, when those who had waited for hours in a pitifully slow-crawling line were finally informed that the AT&T 3G iPad 2 was gone, those tired and disgusted would-be customers simply went home empty handed,” Beatweek Magazine writes. “Nevermind the efforts of the sales folk who were singing the virtues of the Verizon iPad 2. No one wanted it. And that makes you wonder whether the world (or the nation, to be accurate) really wants a Verizon iPhone 5.”
Beatweek Magazine writes, “Make no mistake, the Verizon iPhone 5 will sell by the bucketload (assuming Apple actually decides to manufacture some iPhone 5 units ahead of time; the near total lack of iPad 2 inventory on hand for today’s launch was one of the more stunning failures in Apple’s history). But those sales will largely go to existing Verizon customers. Today made clear that existing AT&T iPhone users are sticking with AT&T going forward.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Our 3G iPad 2s are AT&T simply because we want to maintain our unlimited data plans. The slightly faster data speed offered by AT&T over Verizon doesn’t hurt, either. We’re willing to give up some coverage areas in spots (and gain it others) to keep our grandfathered-in unlimited data.
As long as it’s not voice, we choose AT&T. Our iPhone 4s are Verizon.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Sarah” for the heads up.]
It’s way past time to give the iPhone to T-mobile
I was one of these folks. I went to get a 64 GB Black, and they only had Verizon left. I bought the Verizon. I’m keeping my Ipad 1 which has unlmiited ATT, and passed that to my wife.
I bought my iPad last night at Bayshore, Glendale, WI. To paraphrase Eminem:
I waited 2 hours in the blistering cold…
I got the last 3G iPad, a Verizon model. It had the size I wanted (64GB). I did not care that it was Verizon, I just wanted the possibility to connect wherever (I have not and will not set up my account until I absolutely need it). But I will say, I’d have bought ATT if it had been available. That said, I’m typing this on my 64GB Verizon iPad.
The same applied here in Columbus OH. The AT&T units went quickly, while no one wanted the Verizon version. We ended the night with Verizon units still in stock, while we were sold out of everything else.
I was about 30th in line at Mall of America they had lots of everything. There was 4 of us in a row getting Verizon 3G iPads 64g
Apple needs Verizon badly. I said it before and I will say it again… the Verizon iPhone will not boast sales that much. Android is where it’s at.
““It was just one Apple Store, one crowd of first day iPad 2 buyers, but the implication couldn’t be more clear: ”
Bigger Sample size needed?
I ordered a 32gig AT&T and Verizon at 6 AM PST. They both have the same shipping date of April 1. It seems to me I would get the Verizon much sooner if they cannot give them away. We travel a lot in our motor home throughout the western states and have found large areas with no AT&T and areas with no Verizon. We will be covered just about everywhere soon.
I am keeping AT&T, see no reason to swith to Verizon, the coverage is quite ok, and I can’t say I do not travel much, price is good and there is no limit on data. I can’t imagine one good argument why to go for Verizon. However if they were run out of AT&T’s in the store I wouldn’t mind taking Verizon either.
I work for a major company which just adopted an iApp called Good to allow us to “securely” access our Exchange servers in a way our massive IT department can accept. Its the wave of the future. Guess what.. Verizon requires me to have a “corporate rate data plan” to use Good. AT&T charges nothing extra. Verizon is doing themselves in with greed.
I dream that I have that. thanks