MetroPCS Makes Offer On Leap Wireless
Does it matter?
I don't know much about Leap, but I know MetroPOS. Would this actually make a difference on their network? (And I mean that seriously, as sarcastic as it may.)
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Leap owns Cricket, the other unlimited calling company. This should be very interesting as the combined company could be a bigger threat to the "Big 4" as Cricket already allows unlimited calling when you travel to any market it serves. I'm not sure if that's the case with Metro tho. Is it possible that the combined company will allow unlimited to all their markets? If so, this will be a problem with the "Big 4"
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I think it's relevant, but I don't think any of the Big 4 carriers are quite worried. Metro and Leap are both regional carriers. Even if they were combined into one company, it wouldn't have a presence in as many markets as any of the Big 4. And it wouldn't be able to offer anything close to what the Big 4 can in terms of business customers.
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if metro buys out cricket....or if the to were to merge under a new name...and expand its network....it would be a threat...in time...but given the fact that cricket roams off verizon it would not be sometime intil cricket/metro expand and upgrade the network coverages....my advise is...who over owns texas owns the country....and right now cricket is almost in every major city/part of the state, and one area we are not is the dallas area.....now once both networks were to merge which wouldn't suprise me...or is bought out...which doesn't either..cuz i always knew it would happen...that means a great boost in all things both carriers need...and would change the wireless indrusty forever....and no longer being viewed as negatively as they both...
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Does anybody know does cricket own revol or are they a completely seperate company???
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Revol is a completely separate company (formerly Northcoast PCS in Ohio).
If metro does buy leap this is going to be a historic mile stone in the cellphone industry. The FCC will approve such a merger WHY?( att and Cingular did it.) Metro needs leap to stay alive, build its network without worring about cricket trouble! The big four so far been wallet killers and been charging way too much for cell phone service! see how competition happens? (ex. tmobile came out with that wifi talk all u want in your home, boost unlimited a MVNO, and many more interesting things to come) If you dont like metropcs or cricket then dont get them. continue to pay hundreds of unnecessary dollars for the same thing when u can get it way cheaper.
If metro does buy leap this is going to be a historic mile stone in the cellphone industry. The FCC will approve such a merger WHY?( att and Cingular did it.) Metro needs leap to stay alive, build its network without worring about cricket trouble! The big four so far been wallet killers and been charging way too much for cell phone service! see how competition happens? (ex. tmobile came out with that wifi talk all u want in your home, boost unlimited a MVNO, and many more interesting things to come) If you dont like metropcs or cricket then dont get them. continue to pay hundreds of unnecessary dollars for the same thing when u can get it way cheaper.
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tmobile22 said:
If you dont like metropcs or cricket then dont get them. continue to pay hundreds of unnecessary dollars for the same thing when u can get it way cheaper.
That's the theory. In practice, it doesn't quite work that way.
For example: A few months ago, a friend of mine was sitting on his couch, next to his girlfriend. He gets a text. He looks at it, and its from his girlfriend. He asks her about it. She looks at it and says, "Wow, I sent that to you two days ago." They were both on Metro PCS. This was pretty typical of their level of service. ☹️
About two months later, both of them dumped Metro and went with a Big 4 carrier. I tend to think of Metro and the like as a 'training wheels' ca...
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Even though the FCC blessed the AT&T/Cingular merger, there were major conditions and divestitures done to allow them to approve it.
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h_aguilar84 said:
Leap owns Cricket, the other unlimited calling company. This should be very interesting as the combined company could be a bigger threat to the "Big 4" as Cricket already allows unlimited calling when you travel to any market it serves. I'm not sure if that's the case with Metro tho. Is it possible that the combined company will allow unlimited to all their markets? If so, this will be a problem with the "Big 4"
A combined Metro-Cricket carrier would still be only 6 million subscribers, i.e. one-tenth the size of Verizon or ATT.
I don't think they're exactly shaking in their boots.
Still, competition is good, and a combined company would likely be stronger. Seems like a strong move o...
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I don’t think they are either but they provide low cost service to markets that are less penetrated than where the nationwide carriers like AT&T serve and market to. Therefore, I think the carriers that are bigger like AT&T need to worry a little bit, but they will not lose sleep over it.
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Well, thanks everyone for the info. I'm in Orlando and I can tell you that none of our dealers (AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint) are worried about Metro and haven't been. They just don't have the coverage to be a legitimate threat. Maybe the Leap merger will help, but there other problem is customer service (or more precisely, their lack thereof). In my experience, the average lifespan as a Metro customer is 6 months and then they either leave completely or get a "real" cell phone from one of the Big 4 in addition to their Metro because once you step out of Orlando at all, you have no coverage. I just don't think they'll be a threat, at least not any time soon.
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I actually think that some of the companies should be worried about Leap and Metro joining forces especially with the combined markets they serve and the ability to go over those areas where companies would not go into. Thus providing a niche for them and an endless revenue opportunity for them. obviously, Leap and Metro have a lot of things to do before they start to get notice from the other carriers, but I think they will be able to do that and be a very strong player, especially going after a niche customer in their markets they serve. It is like an endless revenue stream now and a revenue stream opportunity for many years to come. I think perhaps if other companies in the top 4 will notice them within a few years and perhaps might look ...
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h_aguilar84 said:
Leap owns Cricket, the other unlimited calling company. This should be very interesting as the combined company could be a bigger threat to the "Big 4" as Cricket already allows unlimited calling when you travel to any market it serves. I'm not sure if that's the case with Metro tho. Is it possible that the combined company will allow unlimited to all their markets? If so, this will be a problem with the "Big 4"
Now THERE's a smart man!
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lufrebent said:
I don't know much about Leap, but I know MetroPOS. Would this actually make a difference on their network? (And I mean that seriously, as sarcastic as it may.)
This is a misconception based on Metro's past.
Their network is more than capable in Florida, and a very good alternative to the majors.
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