Black Friday-Cyber Monday Sales Successful for AT&T

It looks as if the AT&T sales over the weekend were successful.? Record online traffic on Black Friday combined with more total shoppers visiting ATT.com on Cyber Monday? than any previous year, and year-over-year traffic increase in AT&T stores nationwide, created one of the busiest post-Thanksgiving shopping weekends in AT&T history.

With compelling holiday deals beginning Black Friday, AT&T saw record customer traffic.? Results include:

• Record online traffic for Black Friday - up more than 14 percent year-over-year.
• Record number of online shoppers for Cyber Monday - up more than 22 percent year-over-year.
• Wireless device upgrades and U-verse TV sales in AT&T stores increased significantly year-over-year.
• Overall and same-store traffic in AT&T retail locations nationwide significantly up year-over-year.

Shoppers can still take advantage of? holiday savings online and in their local AT&T retail store, including:

If you don't want to BOGO with AT&T, online retailers, such as Amazon Wireless Beta, have great deals on Windows Phone 7 smartphones.? Recently, they were offering the HTC Surround, LG Quantum and Samsung Focus for a low $49.99 for new customers with a contract.

All offers require a two-year service agreement.? Some restrictions and other charges may apply.? All smartphone offers require AT&T voice and minimum $15 per month data plans for select devices only, while supplies last.

"Consumers are looking for value, savings and choice now more than ever, and we're eager to deliver on that demand," said Phil Bienert, Vice President, ATT.com.? "In addition, more consumers want the convenience of shopping online.? This has been a trend building over the last several years and why we offered such a robust line up of deals to kick off the holiday season."

AT&T's wireless customers benefit from access to the nation's fastest mobile broadband network and the ability to talk and surf at the same time.? They also have unlimited access to AT&T's entire nationwide Wi-Fi network - the nation's largest - for both smartphone customers and qualified AT&T broadband customers.

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Black Friday to Cyber Monday, Success: Many Buy for Themselves, Says NPD

Early results from The NPD Group, Inc.'s "Anatomy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2010" are in, and the Black Friday weekend started off with a bang.

According to these early results, there were slightly more purchasers this year than last year.? The conversion rate (those shoppers that actually purchased) was up 4 percent over last year for this time period.? The highest conversion rate is held by those shoppers who reported shopping in a store with an almost 95 percent conversion rate.

"Conversion rates for Black Friday and super Saturday are always very high, but to see growth of 4 percent over the year before, tells us two big things," said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst, The NPD Group, Inc.? "One is that those people that went to shop bought, and two is that the retailers did a better job of luring consumers in with big deals and great savings."

The survey showed 33 percent of consumers bought items for themselves on Black Friday, which compares to 26 percent in a normal holiday period.

Update 11/28/10 1:57 PM PST: The conversion rates are still holding strong.? The number of survey respondents that report making a purchase during their shopping, whether in a store or online, is up almost 7 percent over last year.? (The conversion rate is the number of those shopping anywhere that report actually making a purchase.)

These results also show that consumers did engage in 'pre-searching' their purchases.? Almost 45 percent told NPD that they did online research before they went shopping.? Other media that respondents cited when asked about doing their homework were TV ads, catalogs and consumer reviews.

"This is my biggest sign of optimism in consumers this holiday, the increase in the number of respondents reporting they made 'impulse purchases,'" said Cohen, "This tells us that consumers are buying for themselves, again and sets the stage for growth this holiday."

Methodology: The Anatomy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2010 is an online survey of a nationally representative sample of 1768 US consumers ages 18+ assessing what they did on Black Friday (and to come Cyber Monday) and why. The results presented here represent preliminary data collected between Friday, November 26 and Saturday morning November, 27.

There are still super weekend and Cyber Monday deals happening now:

MetroPCS has deals on the BlackBerry 8530 with $80 off and reduced service to $50 a month.? They've also reduced prices with $100 off instantly on the Samsung Code (a Windows Mobile phone), $70 off the new Samsung Messenger III (only $49), and $50 off the Samsung Freeform II.

Amazon Wireless has some of the best deals on BlackBerry with one-cent BlackBerry smartphones and no activation fees with a contract.? We also found great web deals from Verizon, AT&T, U.S. Cellular, and Wirefly.

Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping research suggests that you'll have better web buying experience than with mobile shopping.

For best incentive to switch to a smartphone, U.S. Cellular's $150 activation credit for smartphones is the most tempting.

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More Black Friday through Cyber Monday Best Top Tips & Tricks for Deals

Happy Black Friday!? As you digest your turkey, we found another aspect of Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping we hadn't covered yet.? We've covered all the deals, but not all the methods.

Studies from the MMA and Nielsen have shown that people will be holiday shopping from their smartphones with IDC estimating $127 Billion in sales.? Now Gomez ratings show that web shopping is more highly rated.? So should you buy from the web using your PC or from your smartphone??

Yesterday, we listed all the deals from online retailers and carriers, day by day from Thanksgiving, Black Friday, through Cyber? Monday.? We linked directly to the full websites because we assumed readers would be buying from a computer.? Research now shows that computer web shopping is more highly ranked.

Gomez is rating top online retailers on both the PC and mobile throughout the weekend until Cyber Monday.? The PC web experiences rates higher than mobile web.? The top 15 retailers come in with the highest scores.? The top 15 retailers are Amazon, Best Buy, Dell, HSN, Macy's, Netflix, Newegg, Office Depot, OfficeMax, QVC, Sears, Target, Victoria's Secret, Walmart and Williams-Sonoma.?

When you look at all the retailers we mention in our best top Black Friday through Cyber Monday deals, Amazon Wireless has some of the best deals on BlackBerry with one-cent BlackBerry smartphones and no activation fees with a contract.? We also found great web deals from Verizon, AT&T, U.S. Cellular, and Wirefly.

If you have a choice between buying with a computer or a smartphone, because of the amount of forms you need to complete, we suggest that you use your computer.? Also be sure to write down the password you used and to print your order.

This year has been exceptional for Black Friday.? We've seen Buy One Get One (BOGO) free deals like the previous ones from Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile.??

In the category of best deal for a new Android smartphone, it has to be Verizon's Black Friday deal, today only, for the Samsung Galaxy S Samsung Continuum, with two screens for $99.99.? Features of the Samsung Continuum include Android 2.1, running on a 1GHz Hummingbird processor, 384MB of RAM/512 MB Flash, 2GB of internal storage, and an 8GB microSD installed.? Other specs include 3G data support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DivX video playback, 3.5mm headset jack, 3G mobile hotspots, and a 5-megapixel 720p video-capable camera with LED flash.? Buyers get a free Bluetooth earphone while supplies last.

For best incentive to switch to a smartphone, U.S. Cellular's $150 activation credit for smartphones is the most tempting.

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Black Friday through Cyber Tuesday Deals from MetroPCS for BlackBerry, Windows, & Samsung

MetroPCS is running some Black Friday specials that include free phones (others as low as $19 and $29) and a chance to win $10,000.? The Black Friday sale runs through November 30, 2010 ( Tuesday after Cyber Monday).? MetroPCS also started selling the LG Optimus M for Android 2.2 smartphone for $229.

MetroPCS is offering the BlackBerry 50/50 deal in which you get $80 off a BlackBerry 8530 ($30 Instant & $50 mail-in combined).? And for a limited time, you can get the BlackBerry Rate Plan for only $50 a month.? That's $10 off the regular monthly rate.? The sale runs now through January 2nd, 2011.

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Black Friday - Cyber Monday Tips, Tricks & Smartphone Deals Round-Up

At Wireless and Mobile News, we are grateful for your continued readership and support.? We'd like to remind you of some of our favorite survival tips and tricks for deals on Black Friday, Cyber Monday and beyond into the holiday season, as well as show you all the latest deals.

Sales Started Already
If you are not busy today, Thanksgiving, many of the online retailers have started their sales.

As we reported yesterday, Wirefly has already started their Pre-Black Friday through Cyber Monday sale, with free activation for AT&T and Verizon.? Other Wirefly deals include deep discounts on the Samsung Fascinate, LG Vortex and Samsung Intercept (read all Wirefly deals).

Amazon Wireless Beta has some great offers running until midnight tonight on the Samsung Captivate? ($.01), Droid X ($49.99), Samsung Fascinate ($29.99), HTC HD7 ($49.99), T-Mobile G2 ($49.99), and BlackBerry Torch ($.01)? (see all Amazon deals today).

Update 11/25/10 12:57 PM? - We just checked the Verizon website, and all Black Friday deals are live now.

Before buying, it's always a good idea to read reviews of the smartphones - more than one review to get an idea of what many reviewers are saying.? If you don't have the time to read all the reviews, Wireless and Mobile News' Review of Reviews distills reviews into a condensed read with all the information you need.

Refresh Yourself & Your Browser
When much anticipated smartphones go on sale, and there is a chance of them selling out, we found that night owls who shop online in the wee hours of the morning have an advantage.? Internet traffic soars on Black Friday and Cyber Monday.? If you are up late, try ordering after midnight.? If you get an error message showing that the website is overloaded, when you click back, be sure to refresh your browser (Ctrl R in Firefox/Chrome or F5 in Internet Explorer).? When you've finished ordering, you can relax, knowing you don't have to go to the store.

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Black Friday Shoppers will Use Mobile Phones & Smartphones for Research In Stores

This Black Friday people will be searching in stores and on their mobile phones.? Yahoo! and Nielsen's new "Mobile Shopping Framework" study shows that 9 out of 10 mobile internet users have accessed the mobile web while at a store and 51% of those users indicate that they make a purchase after doing mobile research.

Insights from the study include:

• 50% of in-store mobile web activity is related to shopping.
• 48% of in-store mobile users take and/or send a picture of a product to a friend or family member.
• On average, 16% of consumers use their mobile phones for shopping research, while 57% among mobile internet users and 41% among non-mobile Internet users expressed interest in using mobile phones for shopping research in the next 12 months.
• 1 in 5 mobile shoppers who have seen advertising during the shopping process say they always look at it.
• Consumers want mobile ads to include price, features, and benefits.
• 86% of mobile Internet users (and 92% of ages 13-24) are using their mobile phones simultaneously with TV.

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Verizon Black Friday Through Cyber Monday Deals & Beyond Free Hero

It's sale time at the carriers, and Verizon is promoting many great deals on their smartphones and accessories for Black Friday through Cyber Monday and beyond.? Especially prominent are Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) and FamilyShare deals.

Black Friday specials give a percentage off select phones and devices (excluding Droids and Galaxy).? They call their family share offers amazing. A television commercial shows that the Samsung Galaxy S Samsung Continuum will be $99.99 on Black Friday along with the LG Vortex for free. The BlackBerry Bold 9650 is reduced to $49.99. An added bonus is that when you buy the aforementioned phones you get a free Jawbone Icon Hero Bluetooth earphone a $100 value (while supplies last).

Certified Pre-Owned Smartphones include free pre-owned BlackBerry Curve smartphones or LG EnV3 with discounts on popular BlackBerry 9650 (read BlackBerry Bold 9650 review) and Droid smartphones.

For fun accessories, check out the 25% off Skinit custom skins for gifts until 1/5/11.

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AT&T Black Friday Deals in Store & Online for iPhone, Windows Phone, Android and Messaging Phones

AT&T will start offering its Windows Phone 7 smartphone in a Buy One Get One Free deal on Black Friday in Stores - only for the LG Quantum, HTC Surround (read HTC Surround review) and Samsung Focus (read Samsung Focus review).

There will be plenty of cheap deals over the next few days for AT&T phones with online retailers, such as Amazon Wireless and Wirefly.? AT&T is also having an online sale with different offers every day.

If you don't want to BOGO with AT&T, online retailers, such as Amazon Wireless Beta, have great deals on Windows Phone 7 smartphones.? As of today, they are offering the HTC Surround ,LG Quantum and Samsung Focus for $49.99 for new customers with a contract.

Where the AT&T sale beats all others is the Black Friday iPhone refurb deals.? We almost never see a discount on iPhones.

AT&T will also have some great deals online on Black Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Cyber Monday.

Black Friday iPhone Refurb Sale:

• iPhone 4 32G Refurb - Sale $199 (normally $249).
  
• iPhone 4 16G Refurb - Sale $99 (normally $149).
  
• iPhone 3GS 8G Refurb - Sale $49 (normally $79).
• Read iPhone 4 review.

Saturday 24 Hour $.01 Refurb Sale:
Available for only $0.01.? Two-year agreement and other restrictions apply.

Sunday 24 Hour - FREE Quick Messaging Phones:

• Pantech Link.
• LG Vu Plus.
• Sharp FX.
• Pantech Pursuit..

Contract and unlimited messaging plan required.

Cyber Monday Rotating $.01 High-end Smartphone Sale

High-end smartphone sale - for just one penny - for some of the most sought after smartphones.? Smartphones will rotate every three hours and will include:

• HTC Aria.
• BlackBerry Curve 3G.
• Motorola Flipout.
  
• Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, read ony Xperia X10 AT&T review.
  
• Motorola BRAVO.
  

Sale starts at 9 AM EST.? Two-year agreement and other restrictions apply.

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Wirefly Thanksgiving, Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals - Best Prices Ever

Wirefly has started a Pre-Black Friday through Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday sale with free activation for new customers on AT&T and Verizon Wireless networks.? They are also slashing prices on bestselling smartphones.

Besides free activations, Wirefly is selling free Android? smartphones with a new contract, including super cheap deals on the Samsung Fascinate, LG Vortex and Samsung Intercept.

The Samsung Fascinate is Verizon's version of the Samsung Galaxy S series of Android smartphones.? It packs the power of a 1GHZ processor, Android 2.1, 5-megapixel camera,? 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, Wi-Fi and GPS.

Starting on Black Friday and running through the weekend, the well-reviewed Motorola Droid Pro will be selling for an "unbeatable price."? The Droid Pro by Motorola has a 1GHz processor, 4GB of memory (2GB internal and 2GB removable), 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, Wi-Fi, 3.1-inch touchscreen, DLNA connectivity, mobile hotspot capabilities, and world roaming.

On Cyber Monday, Wirefly will be selling the Droid X (read Droid X review), Droid Pro and Droid 2 (read DROID 2 review) as well as the HTC Droid Incredible (read DROID Incredible review) at "the best prices ever."

Wirefly claims it will "have the lowest prices ever, anywhere, on all AT&T phones," starting on Thanksgiving (Thursday) through Cyber Monday.? They call them amazing Black Friday savings on popular AT&T phones, such as the BlackBerry Torch, LG Quantum, and Samsung Captivate (read Samsung Captivate review) with prices so-called "too low to show."

The BlackBerry Torch has Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 5-megapixel camera, GPS, media player, with added new feature of Wi-Fi media syncing.? It is a touchscreen with a sliding keyboard, social networking and new media features.? Read BlackBerry Torch review.

AT&T free activation ends November 30, midnight PST.? Verizon free activation ends November 29 at midnight PST.

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Black Friday - Cyber Monday Deals from AT&T Touchscreens, Refurbs, Messaging, Smartphones, Android & BlackBerry Deals

The weekend of savings will kick off at 12:01 a.m., EST, on Friday, November 26, and it offers a series of rotating promotions for online shoppers on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday while supplies last at ATT.com.

• Friday, November 26, 12:01 EST - Some of the best prices ever on the most popular touchscreen phones.
• Saturday, November 27, 12:01 EST - 24-Hour Refurb Devices for One Penny - select refurbished devices, including the BlackBerry Torch, will be available for only $0.01.
• Sunday, November 28, 12:01 EST - Free Quick Messaging Phone Sale - choose from the Pantech Link, LG Vu Plus, Sharp FX and the Pantech Pursuit - all free.? Unlimited messaging plan or a $20 combination of messaging and data plan is required.
• Monday, November 29, 9:00 EST - High-end Smartphone Sale for One Penny - just one penny for some of the most sought-after smartphones.? Models will rotate every three hours and will include HTC Aria, BlackBerry Curve 3G, Motorola Flipout, Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 and the Motorola BRAVO.

"We want our customers to know how much we appreciate them," said Phil Bienert, Vice President, ATT.com, "especially this time of year when they're looking for even more value and more savings."

In addition, new AT&T U-verse TV customers who bundle up to three services online, can receive up to $400 back, beginning Black Friday through Cyber Monday.? Details are available at AT&T U-verse.

Free overnight shipping and waived activation on all new customer and add a line AT&T Wireless orders. Valid 11.19.2010 to 11.22.2010. Restrictions apply.

Dell Inspiron Mini 10 HD for $.02* until 12-31-10 at AT&T.com. *2 year agreement and restrictions apply.

BlackBerry Deals at AT&T

All smartphone offers require AT&T voice and minimum $15 per month data plans.? Quick messaging devices require an unlimited messaging plan or $20 combination of messaging and data plans.? All offers require a two-year service agreement.? Some restrictions and other charges may apply.

If you are new to AT&T, use the AT&T Coupon-Link?$50 Off AT&T Wireless with Plan for new customers with a contract (details).

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