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CIRP: Over 100 million iPhones now in use in U.S.A.
Mac Daily News ^ | November 19, 2015

Posted on 11/20/2015 12:39:28 PM PST by Swordmaker

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1 posted on 11/20/2015 12:39:28 PM PST by Swordmaker
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2 posted on 11/20/2015 12:42:28 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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I would suppose the other 200 million people who do not have iphones are mostly made up of women and minorities and thus are hardest hit


3 posted on 11/20/2015 12:57:50 PM PST by dsrtsage (One half of all people have below average IQ. In the US the number is 54%)
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To: dsrtsage

Women and minorities seem the most likely groups to use Iphones, in my experience.


4 posted on 11/20/2015 12:58:58 PM PST by Travis T. OJustice (I miss my dad.)
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To: Swordmaker

Whatever. I’ve gotten along fine without Apple Anything. But then, I’d rather ride my Triumph than stare at a smartphone. I’d rather go shooting than stare at a computer screen. Technology is wonderful and if one has a business, vital, but jeez, give it a rest some time people. There’s a whole world out there to see, hear and feel with your senses.


5 posted on 11/20/2015 1:06:52 PM PST by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
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To: Swordmaker

100 million, that’s all?


7 posted on 11/20/2015 1:41:50 PM PST by Vendome (they arDon't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Swordmaker

Perhaps the decimal point should be moved over to read 10.1 million? Yep must be a writer error : )


8 posted on 11/20/2015 1:43:21 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: Post5203

I dunno. I like educating myself and knowing what’s up on a variety of subjects. On Free Republic, we kind of pride ourselves on being able to discern truth from fantasy. At least, that’s how I see it (except on a few topics that have gotten me banned in the past.). Otherwise, let’s get all sides on this forum and have a good debate!


9 posted on 11/20/2015 1:48:58 PM PST by The Westerner
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“Whatever” is exactly right. Who give’s red rat’s rear-end about what kind of phone I have? Verizon recently upgraded me to an Android Turbo (no cost) but I couldn’t care less. I’m too damn busy to sit on my ass staring at my phone and all the damn apps that came with it. As long as it allows me to make / receive phone calls, send/receive texts or allow me to read my email on occasion, I’m good.

This whole tech craze is for the birds.


10 posted on 11/20/2015 1:58:23 PM PST by Roger Kaputnik (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't prove that they aren't out to get me.)
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To: Roger Kaputnik

LOL! Verizon keeps trying to get me to “upgrade” my old flipphone. Never! No data plans for me. If I need the ‘net my desktop is at home when I get there, if I remember. My phone lasts 4 days on a full charge. You can still get a dumbphone but it costs extra now. You save it back real fast without a data plan.


11 posted on 11/20/2015 2:06:56 PM PST by Seruzawa (All those memories will be lost,in time, like tears in rain.)
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To: Roger Kaputnik

Amen brother,I totally agree.And I’m still rocking the iPhone 3G .


12 posted on 11/20/2015 2:07:38 PM PST by crosdaddy
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To: The Westerner
On Free Republic, we kind of pride ourselves on being able to discern truth from fantasy. At least, that’s how I see it (except on a few topics that have gotten me banned in the past.). Otherwise, let’s get all sides on this forum and have a good debate!
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The man whom we believe is necessarily, in the things concerning which we believe him, our leader and director, and we look up to him with a certain degree of esteem and respect. But as from admiring other people we come to wish to be admired ourselves; so from being led and directed by other people we learn to wish to become ourselves leaders and directors. . . .

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13 posted on 11/20/2015 3:25:35 PM PST by conservatism_IS_compassion ('Liberalism' is a conspiracy against the public by wire-service journalism.)
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To: Swordmaker

BS.

The iPhone 3GS 32 GB - Unlocked is selling for $240 on Amazon.

If there were 100 million iPhones in circulation, the 3GS should be selling for $24.95.


14 posted on 11/20/2015 6:17:13 PM PST by sergeantdave
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The claim of 100,000,000 is true. Amazon is ridiculous to be selling a six and a half year old iPhone model for $240. . . when you can buy a 32GB unlocked iPhone 3GS on eBay for anywhere from $35 to $100. Here's a random example:


Apple iPhone 3GS for sale right now on eBay

Apple has sold 1.1 BILLION iOS devices in the world. Add in the 125 million iOS driven iPod touces that were not counted by The Motley Fool, and the number becomes more than 1.225 Billion. Over 700,000,000 of that 1.225 Billioon are later model iPhones. Why do you then have a problem with believing that 100,000,000 of them are being used in the United States, Apple's home and primary market where the iPhone has been on sale for over 8 years? This number comports quite well with the percentage of iPhone users being reported by the carriers.

"(Apple) iPhones captured 44.2% market share among U.S. smartphone subscribers aged 13 and older based on a three-month average ending July 2015, an increase of 1.1 percentage points over the preceding three month average. -- Sep 3, 2015


Source comScore

Wikipedia lists that there are 327,577,529 cellular phones in use in the United States. 44.2% of those should be Apple iPhones according to the statistics reported by the carriers. However, a lot of those cellular phones in use are still dumb flip phones or plain candy bar phones. . . that's estimated to be somewhere around 65,000,000, so let's subtract those dumb phones from the 327,577,529 - 65,000,000 = 262,577,529. 44.2% of that number of smarter phones is ~116,000,000. Ergo, Sgt. Dave, 100 million Apple iPhones is not out of the question, in fact, it is a low estimate. Heck, Sarge, Apple sold 48.6 MILLION iPhones in just the last quarter alone!

In addition, Apple iPhones hold their value far longer than do any other cellular phones. You find this astounding? Why? They are still useful and in demand by consumers far longer than others that simply do not last as long. Otherwise, Sarge, why would Amazon be even be thinking they could sell a six year old iPhone which does not even have 4G technology for that much money????

15 posted on 11/20/2015 7:40:26 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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To: Swordmaker

Thanks for the additional info.


16 posted on 11/20/2015 8:14:18 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: sergeantdave
Thanks for the additional info.

You're welcome. Glad to be of help.

17 posted on 11/20/2015 8:36:33 PM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users continue....)
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To: Seruzawa

But, you are staring at a computer screen right now.

So you ain’t riding the Triumph or doing any shooting.

There is a time and place for all kinds of things.


18 posted on 11/21/2015 6:29:41 AM PST by Not gonna take it anymore (If Obama were twice as smart as he is, he would be a wit)
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What is America’s entire population right now?

I am not sure this number can be correct.


19 posted on 11/21/2015 6:33:33 AM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: Swordmaker

Wow that is the exact model I have. I bought it shortly after it was introduced in 2009. I paid full price since I calculated that was the cheapest way to go. If I had taken a plan with a discounted price it would have cost over $1000 more over the course of the plan. Still have it and use it. Still on pay as you go at $11.30 a month including tax. Fits my needs exactly. Someday I will upgrade but not yet. I am surprised it still retails for that much though since there have been 6 new models introduced since I got it.


20 posted on 11/21/2015 6:57:48 AM PST by xp38
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