Verizon sells 6.8M smartphones in Q3 as LTE device sales grow by 40%

Verizon sells 6.8M smartphones in Q3 as LTE device sales grow by 40%

Big Story: Microsoft Surface pre-orders go live in eight countries By Aaron Souppouris @AaronIsSocial on October 18, 2012 04:41 am 3Comments Verizon just announced its financial results for Q3 2012, revealing increased smartphone and LTE adoption along with buoyant revenues. The wireless carrier added 1.5 million postpaid connections — its highest number in four years — and now has a total subscriber base of almost 96 million. Smartphone sales for the quarter rose to 6.8 million, and 53 percent

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  1. Parth Dhebar

    211.0 days ago

    Wait, why did Verizon announce their quarterly earnings at such a odd time? $VZ http://t.co/krbUeaRo

  2. The Verge

    211.0 days ago

    Verizon sells 6.8M smartphones in Q3 as LTE device sales grow by 40 percent http://t.co/dT2gs5Xp



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