FCC Approves SoftBank Buying Sprint Buying Clearwire
I'd like to be the 1st to say....
Hopefully both T-Mobile & Sprint will provide some competitive pressure to the big two with all the changes going on with both companies.
I just hope Softbank will have a cultural change in Sprint not just a financial change.
The U.S. market can always use some influence from Europe (DT/T-Mobile) & Japan (Softbank)!
The merger will be good for both companies, T-Mobile has good products/services, however a major investment is needed if they seriously want to compete with the big 2. They are doing good however. Softbank will make big changes on sprint, I'm sure, and we will not have to wait too long to see it (I'm talking about positive changes).
Riot_Act said:
Douchebag Telekom was just trying to get rid of T-Mo. So they merged with an smaller company who agreed to purchase T-Mo from them as soon as they started making some money.
The merger will be good for both companies, T-Mobile has good products/services, however a major investment is needed if they seriously want to compete with the big 2. They are doing good however. Softbank will make big changes on sprint, I'm sure, and we will not have to wait too long to see it (I'm talking about positive changes).
Cool post bro
1. offer more than just mobile phone service
The reason why at&t and Verizon make money is because they offer more than just mobile, they also offer home phone, internet and television....and it is really the bundles that keep them afloat...the fact of the matter is that it is really difficult to make a profit just from selling phone service, which is why the original at&t monopoly was created in the first place
2. They will probably have to change their policies to be more like Verizon and at&t...
Everybody hates the so called 'hidden fees' and whatnot they're ...
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So your suggesting Sprint & T-Mobile raise their prices, . . .and offer LESS to be more like the Big 2?
Both Sprint & T-Mobile are the only carriers remaining that offer unlimited (usable) data.
Offering unlimited data, and someone using 10-12gb's/mo doesn't hurt a network, there are people who actually know how to use & take advantage of a smartphones capabilities on all networks, been doing it for years on both Clear (Wimax) & Sprint without adversely effecting the network.
I don't encourage being more like the Big 2.
If Sprint & T-Mobile could get their churn down, their revenues & profits would go up.
Verizon and AT&T have successfully instilled the marketing to consumers that they have coverage everywhere the population needs it. The population has been sheeple marketed to believe that this is the most important aspect of cell service. Who wants to be out of service? But here's a an interesting aspect pertaining to the geographical landscape of cell users. Almost 65% of the population( I'm being conservative here), does not need or will ever use that much coverage. if they do, it is generally randomly temporary.
My retire...
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And their customer service has increased? Seeing as I sell sprint everyday and have to deal with customer who have had bad experience I can verify that their customer service has gotten better and is still not good.
DarkStar said:
So first you say that Sprint has enough coverage and then say that they need to increase their coverage and then say its just perception? Which one of these three is it?
And their customer service has increased? Seeing as I sell sprint everyday and have to deal with customer who have had bad experience I can verify that their customer service has gotten better and is still not good.
You do? And we all know this...how? Oh yeah, Just call Sprint and ask for "DarkStar."
LOL! Dude, are you serious?
I specifically implied that people have the perception that the smaller carriers have no service everywhere they may go. I clearly stated that consumers need to veer away from the feeling that only Verizon and AT&T will work for them when in fact, they may not need all the coverage that is offered through these two carriers. Thus saving them money.
I don't work for any carrier. I am a consumer that could choose any carrier I care to. I have had zero issues with Sprint in the ten years I've been a customer of them so your opinion won't sway mine. In fact, when my wife and I ran into financial problems due to her accident, Sprint worked with us every step of the way to make sure reasonabl...
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Just because you've had a good experience with Sprint doesn't mean that everyone does. For every good story you have I have 1 or more bad stories.
I want Sprint to do well. Verizon and AT&T needs more competition. I do think the Softbank buyout is going to be great for Sprint and for Spr...
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Everyone has bad experiences no matter what industry. But, they also have great experiences. Sadly, much of the bad comes from poor sales compa...
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People also want great customer service and unfortunately Sprint doesn't compete with the other carriers.
I understand it now. You are a Sprint fanboy. You don't like it when somebody bad mouths your precious Sprint. ...
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DarkStar said:
I was in the mountains one day in California and my Sprint and AT&T phones didn't work but my Verizon phone does work.
Sprint has a nationwide roaming agreement with VZW. Anywhere that VZW has CDMA2000 service, so does Sprint. Thus, the most likely explanation is that you failed to enable your roaming settings properly.
AJ
DarkStar said:
Is that so? When was the agreement reached?
Absolutely so. Sprint has had nationwide roaming -- both in market and out of market -- on VZW for roughly the last decade.
AJ
It is the goal of any carrier to keep their subs on its own network as long as possible at the last possible second to prevent roaming on another carrier. You experiencing no service is the point of the threshhold where the device is picking up just enough signal to keep it locked in but no calls or data can be used. This allows the user to either re-enter the native coverage zone or move forward in h...
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DarkStar said:
That is quite interesting. Too bad sprint doesn't know about that. Maybe you should let them know.
What are you talking about? Roaming agreements do not miraculously sprout overnight. They require cooperation from both parties involved.
That you were unaware of Sprint's longstanding national roaming agreement with VZW demonstrates your lack of knowledge in this arena. As a suggestion, defer to people who have greater expertise than you do.
AJ
I travel to the Adirondack Mountains once a year. I do not get Sprint in certain parts of the region unless there is Verizon. However, 'm not going to spend several hundred extra dollars a year just to have service for one week in these areas, so I roam. The particular place I go doesn't even have Verizon, So I purchase a throw away TracFone for 20 bucks. It uses AT&T's network there. Imagine the savings here.
Also, I'm not a defined "Fanboi" of any carrier. I simply shopped and found Sprint works for my needs without spending huge dollars vs the larger carriers. I do think very highly of Sprint. I know what ...
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If Sprint works so well for you then why don't you use Virgin Mobile. No contract and $25 cheaper. So much for financially smart.
Not to mention that Sprint doesn't work well in buildings at this point. However, we all know that is going to change once they use the 800mhz spectrum.
I don't know why you don't understand that what I am saying is that they will get better. The softbank buyout and the dissolution of Nextel and the clearwire take over is a good thing
Because you have ignored a fact. You have abrasively and consistantly been on the attack of a company that has roughly 52 million customers and yet feel I am the only one that has endured great service through this company. This tells me that you are on a mission to vision every customer dropping a company that has effectively kept much needed competiton in line.
We need to increase this competitve edge to bring overall affordability to communication. Cheerleading for the big guys, plays right into their hands. You said it yourself. You "first and foremost are a consumer". So take the wireless industry out of the picture and ask how you ...
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And right at this moment who is Sprint competition for? They have a quarter of the subscribers that AT&T and Verizon have combined. They have what? 13 percent of the American population. That is not competition.
However, the company has gotten better and their customer service has come up a lot. 10 years ago their customer service wasn't worth anything. Dan Hesse has done a lot to increase the customer service level. And again with Softbank and Clearwire, Sprint can only go up. So how is saying that things going to be better for Sprint being on a mission?
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