Verizon Offers More Online Through iPhone

Verizon Wireless to sell more iPhones via online rather than through retail stores in the United States. Chief executive Daniel Mead told Reuters Verizon said that iPhone demand has hit a record high since the Verizon Wireless to sell on his website last February 3.
Mead said that the lack of queue at retail stores for Verizon Wireless as the day on February 10, launch of the iPhone, probably because about 60 percent of iPhone sales conducted on the Verizon Web pages.
He said the iPhone is a significant factor because many users move from other operators to Verizon Wireless.
According to Mead, the iPhone through the online booking when the rush hour increased 100 times compared to regular hours, but he declined to give numbers.
Mead reaffirms the company's target is to sell 11 million iPhones in 2011. He said Verizon would provide data specific iPhone sales figures when it reports first quarter earnings.
"This is the biggest retail launch we've ever seen," said Verizon executive. "When I look at the market during the last three weeks of sales of the iPhone sold more than the previous device sales."
The launch of the iPhone by the end football lunge Verizon AT & T Inc. for three years which has exclusive rights to sell the iPhone in the U.S..
AT & T received many complaints about poor network performance due to traffic congestion additional data from iPhone users. Verizon said the network operates well although it should be added additional data traffic from the iPhone.
Even so, Verizon Wireless was not devoid of signal reception problems. Consumer Reports, an influential non-profit organizations on Friday said, holding the iPhone Verizon "certain way", can cause a phone call is interrupted, because the influence of antenna phone. But Mead said, cut off the call on the iPhone Verizon only 0.5 percent.