Nokia, Sanyo To Merge CDMA Phone Operations

Humdizzle said:
Ummm, no. Sanyo does not struggle w/ CDMA sales. At least not w/ Sprint and Qwest, because they are the only carriers who offer Sanyo.

And that was by design. That was a signed agreement between Sprint and Sanyo.

that brings up a good point......I wonder if, by starting a separate company that is a co-op between Nokia and Sanyo, they will be out of that contract as it was with Sanyo and not with whatever this new company is.

djdelay said:
that brings up a good point......I wonder if, by starting a separate company that is a co-op between Nokia and Sanyo, they will be out of that contract as it was with Sanyo and not with whatever this new company is.

The new company SHOULD be able to sell to whatever carrier they want.

Nokia CDMA has good sales in China, India, Indonesia and South America. They have about 14% CDMA market share compared to 5% Sanyo. Nokia brings more R&D and Manufacturing expertise to the table.

You have to remember, though, that Sanyo's 5% is by design. That is all they wanted up until this point.

Does this mean sanyos are going to start to suck now too? Sanyos sell like crazy on Spint and Nokia's just flat out don't. Maybe it'll bring some better style to Sanyos if nothing else or good technology to Nokias

it's so wierd to me that Nokia can be crap on a CDMA network and Amazing on a GSM one.... Just a random thought 😉

I had a GSM Nokia as my first phone. I think it was a 6800 or something. I don't remember but it was through Voice Stream and I thought it was junk. everyone thought it looked cool but the reception was dismal. Maybe that was just before Cingular went Verizon and bought everyone out to eliminate competition and now they may have better phones. Regardless I have a Sanyo now and I love the thing. Takes a hit from the claw end of a hammer and still works just fine.

Ok it was an 8290 and it had no other reception other than GSM 1900. That would explain it. After not quite a year it refused to make calls though, and I had to headbutt it to make calls. Yes, headbutt it. Hitting it didn't work. Then I "made a call" and the screen broke. That was the end of my nokia saga. Been with sprint and a samsung for a year and now a sanyo ever since.

🤣 LOL rytiffany, you`re hillarious! I whole heartedly agree with you though, the fact is that Sanyos are known for their high quality, and Nokias for their design. I think this will be a great move for both companys, and I kind of hope they do keep it just for Sprint. I`m a little partial though.