{"id":66547,"date":"2011-11-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joggingvideo.com\/tech\/mobile\/u-s-cellular-to-iphone-thanks-but-no-thanks\/"},"modified":"2011-11-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T00:00:00","slug":"u-s-cellular-to-iphone-thanks-but-no-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1800birks4u.com\/tech\/mobile\/u-s-cellular-to-iphone-thanks-but-no-thanks\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Cellular to iPhone: Thanks, but no thanks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/span><\/p>\n \nJust over a year after enthusiastically telling CNET that U.S. Cellular wanted the iPhone<\/a><\/span><\/span>, the carrier’s CEO has changed her mind.\n<\/p>\n \nDuring the company’s third-quarter earnings call today, Mary Dillon said that U.S. Cellular considered adding the iPhone to its lineup, but that Apple’s “terms were unacceptable from a risk and profitability standpoint.” Dillon didn’t offer specifics, Fierce Wireless reported<\/a>, but she added that the potential strain on the carrier’s data network was not a factor.\n<\/p>\n \nThough U.S. Cellular’s decision may come as surprising following the arrival of the iPhone 4S at both Sprint and regional carrier C Spire<\/a><\/span> (formerly Cellular South<\/a><\/span>), Apple has been able to draft carrier agreements that put it in a far stronger position than other handset manufacturers. As J.P. Morgan analyst Philip Cusick told CNET in late August<\/a><\/span>, Sprint pays Apple an estimated $400 to $425 per iPhone. Other manufacturers, however, get a subsidy of $150 for a typical 3G smartphone and $250 for a standard 4G smartphone.\n<\/p>\n