Verizon Wireless Q2, data revenue up 23.8%, 92.1 million customers

Verizon Wireless is not Verizon Landline.

Thats not thinking with your dipstick Jimmy!!!!!

You need to realize that AT&T was originally started as a land line company. They have a larger portfolio of operations in multiple countries, with services involving long distance, oceanic fiber optic operation, as well as phone operations. Verizon is still a relatively new company and only operates a national wireless network as well as a small telephone company. To my knowledge Verizon does not posses one of those business stated above.

Wow, Then there pretty much damn even they need to get these supply contraints under control because that is whats hurting them the most IMO.

Actually AT&T has approximately 85 to 86 Million cellphone subscribers. They have a total of 90.1 million total wireless subscribers, which also includes devices such as IPad 3G, Ebook readers such as Amazon’s Kindle and Barnes & Nobles’ Nook, both of which use AT&T service, etc.

At this time, VZW does not include any non cellphone subscribers in its totals.

They say 90.1 because it’s 90.1 do you think Verizon is any different? It’s actually good for the industry that the numbers are being given with more granular breakdown.

Data is more profitable than voice.

So which is it then? Good for the industry to give the numbers with a more granular breakdown like Verizon has done with different numbers, or at a high-level of just total devices like AT&T?

You seem awfully confused…

T, you are so correct. Showing the big numbers makes the overall effect look more than it is. In actuality VZW has over 99 million overall connected devices on our network, as I found out later today.

Since AT&T is currently #2, and trying to show that it appears they are gaining ground, then the bigger number makes them look “bigger.”

I suspect, however, that those additional connected devices is what’s contributing to their overall network performance. Makes you stop and say…hhhmmmmm!!!

No they don’t. The already include those in with their customer base.

And that’s actually why I said it all depends on where you live.

It’s an article about Verizon, there was no need to bring up AT&T.

I am having the same experience with my service. It drives me crazy.

“They wanted, and want, the iPhone”… Yup, they wanted it so badly they turned it down when Apple approached them first… yup, great perspective.

You also have to keep in mind that the whole “Droid” term has been licensed exclusively by Verizon from Lucasfilms, so there will be NO Droid to “anywhere” except Verizon. There may be handsets that are similar but with different names: e.g., the HTC Droid Incredible is known as the Desire throughout Europe and is coming to Canada. The Incredible name is used no place else.

Yeah, because before the iPhone came out and now are the same thing. They turned them down in the beginning and now they are regretting it.

Yes, just like there vision for Get It Now.

That’s still a lot lower than last quarter when they lost over 600 Million. My number could be wrong but that’s what sticking in my head.

Man I don’t understand how some people never quite get this.

Verizon COMMUNICATIONS posted the loss. NOT Verizon WIRELESS. They are NOT the same company.

Verizon Communications is a partial owner of VZW, but their numbers are not the same. Verizon Communications could lose 5 billion dollars and VZW can still turn a nice profit.

wrong wrong wrong. vz communications is vzw wireless now. they use to be apart but the head lines read verizon lost 200 million. Now The wireless as a department is doing well but they still lost a ass load of money. Att is one company Sprint is one company wireless and wireline. They just went through these painful mergers along time ago. Look at the corp list and you will see one company ceo coo cfo etc. And one reason they are losing money is because wireline is dropping and they are paying the piper for all that 4g spectrum and alltel merger. Now in the long run once they get in line all i can say is wow.

Someone better break the news to Vodaphone then. Apparently their 45% stake in Verizon Wireless simply…evaporated.

The shame is that both of you are right. Verizon Wireless is a subsidiary of the partnership between Verizon Communications and Vodaphone PLC.

While Verizon Wireless does operate as a standalone business, the company is an integral part of Verizon Communications, and their revenue does factor into the overall revenue of VZ Comm. Both companies have standalone management, both companies’ headquarters are in the same building.

Brian is wrong about one point. The Reason VZ Comm is losing so much money is because people are transitioning away from landline services and moving toward cellphone and VOIP services. If you check, both AT&T and Sprint are experiencing the same situations, as AT&T Landline is losing a boatload of money as well for the same reason.

As for the spectrum and the Alltel merger, those costs were factored into the revenues over two years ago when the initial purchases took place. If you recall the postings, VZ Wireless earned over 16 Billion in revenue and profits are up 23% in spite of the merger and the spectrum purchase.