How did Verizon beat AT&T on Data Sense availability?

[aubreyq]

Data Sense will be on Verizon when they launch their WP8 devices on November. AT&T and T-Mobile will get it on 2013. How did Verizon pull this off? I thought AT&T was the "premier partner"? I guess that only applies to hardware, huh?

 

[stmav]

Good question, was wondering that watching the launch yesterday. Throwing them a bone over the 920 thing? Maybe their network is more ready for it depending on what's involved with making it work?

 

[mlm1950]

Carriers probably aren't too eager to embrace something that could potentially cost them money.

 

[metalchick719]

Aww, I thought Data Sense was something that would be available immediately in all the phones. Oh well, if I get the Lumia 810, I'll be able to monitor my data and usage in general easily thanks to a feature they include in all their phones.

 

[VagrantWade]

Data Sense will be on Verizon when they launch their WP8 devices on November. AT&T and T-Mobile will get it on 2013. How did Verizon pull this off? I thought AT&T was the "premier partner"? I guess that only applies to hardware, huh?

It will probably be on AT&T within a few months. Not really seeing the big deal. Verizon probably just put a team together to get it to work with their network the soonest.

 

[aubreyq]

Maybe their network is more ready for it depending on what's involved with making it work?

I think it might be just that, stmav.

 

[brmiller1976]

AT&T appears awfully uninterested for a "premiere carrier."

 

[Laura Knotek]

How does that benefit AT&T? It is in AT&T's interest if consumers exceed monthly allowances and have to pay overage charges. It does not surprise me that a carrier is in no rush to add a feature that prevents making more money.

 

[brmiller1976]

AT&T claims the limits aren't to make money, but to preserve rare and precious spectrum! You mean you're skeptical?!?

 

[Laura Knotek]

AT&T claims the limits aren't to make money, but to preserve rare and precious spectrum! You mean you're skeptical?!?

Of course I'm skeptical. AT&T also instituted bandwidth caps on its DSL plans. DSL does not share any bandwidth with other customers the way cable Internet does; therefore, bandwidth caps on DSL serve no purpose other than making more money.

 

[gkrew]

I'm happy that Verizon WP8 devices will get it. I have been wanting that since I got WP7