Surveys project Verizon to sell 25 million iPhones in the first year

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Jan 27, 2011
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All Things Digital reports that one analyst has gone to note that Verizon might be able to sign up as many as 25 million iPhone customers in the first year alone. According to R.W. Baird analyst William Power, surveys of current wireless customers reveal a substantial number of both regular phone users and smartphone users say they will “probably” or “definitely” going to purchase the Verizon iPhone when it becomes available.

From the survey:

- 29 percent of current Verizon feature phone owners said they will “probably” or “definitely” upgrade to the Verizon iPhone in the next three months. The carrier has roughly 64 million postpaid feature phone users, so that’s 19 million potential iPhone upgrades, assuming eligibility.

- 25 percent of Verizons current smartphone users said they will “probably” or “definitely” switch to the iPhone. That’s 4.8 million additional potential iPhone sales, again assuming eligibility.

Grand total: 23.8 million potential Verizon iPhone salesfrom the carrier’s installed base alone. Add to that the 5.6 percent of current AT&T iPhone users who told Baird they planned to switch to Verizon and that number rises to nearly 25 million.

This is of course just an estimate number, but it will at least give us a ball park figure on what to expect when the Verizon does become available. Come on AT&T give us free unlimited tethering and were not going anywhere.

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