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gloopey1

Jan 19, 2015, 4:52 PM
I still believe Sprint and TMobile will eventually merge, even though they failed previously. In spite of both companies aggressive pricing, Verizon and AT&T have succeeded in convincing the public that everyone needs native-network coverage everywhere they go.
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B-Sides

Jan 19, 2015, 6:15 PM
Verizon and AT&T have convinced people that they have better networks, because they do!

If both T-Mobile and Sprint had better networks they wouldn't feel the need to fight a price war. Its pretty simple, T-Mobile and Sprint want you to believe they have better networks but the facts are they don't. Sure, in some cities they are solid but overall they just can't compete with the companies that put their networks first and gave the consumer what they truly wanted, fast but more important, reliable.
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gloopey1

Jan 19, 2015, 9:20 PM
B-Sides said:
Verizon and AT&T have convinced people that they have better networks, because they do!

If both T-Mobile and Sprint had better networks they wouldn't feel the need to fight a price war. Its pretty simple, T-Mobile and Sprint want you to believe they have better networks but the facts are they don't. Sure, in some cities they are solid but overall they just can't compete with the companies that put their networks first and gave the consumer what they truly wanted, fast but more important, reliable.

You're arguing against a point that I never made. Every company claims their network is the "best" because that is a subjective term. What AT&T and Verizon have also sold everyone on is the idea th...
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T Bone

Jan 21, 2015, 11:42 AM
It's funny because FXX is re-running all the old Simpsons episodes, and a couple days ago they re-ran an episode from 1998 in which Mark Hamill made a cameo, Hamill shows up at a SciFi convention and announces 'I'm hear today to talk to you about Sprint, with Sprint you can spend up to 17 cents per month than what you'll pay by going with a more reliable carrier'

That episode just reminded me that Sprint's reputation for offering marginally cheaper plans but second rate service goes back a very long time. In the world of telcom 1998 was the freaking stone age. And even in 1998, the 'Sprint is cheaper but it sucks' joke was already a cliche.
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