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Slammer

Oct 10, 2010, 12:03 PM
While it is difficult to side with a carrier that seems to be a the target of inspirational jokes and ridicule. It is also easy to defend the same carrier, as they have had much to do with either shaping or at least trying to shape the wireless industry.

Sprint put up a courageous fight along with Qualcomm in 2004 to prove to the world that EV-DV was a better option over EV-DO to compliment CDMA in offering faster downloads, Video Conferencing and simultaneous Voice and Data transmissions and Etc. Verizon then announced that they would roll out EV-DO to compete against the older dominant GSM. Qualcomm decides to bury the EV-DV initiative soon after Sprint elected to not fall behind and offer EV-DO to stay viable.

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Joben

Oct 10, 2010, 1:27 PM
Sprint Ahead.

Cheers to a very fitting post. Sprint is responsible for so much progression in the wireless industry as you pointed out, and then some. I personally credit Sprint with reducing pricing industry-wide. They were the first to offer an 'all-you-can-eat' package with Simply Everything at such a reasonable rate. Since its debut, VZW and AT&T have both reduced their pricing structures radically to remain competitive to Sprint. Both carriers went from offering unlimited talk at $99 to $69, and now VZW has two test markets offering their version of Any Mobile, Anytime (which is yet another stake Sprint can claim as pioneers).

Three years ago, I cursed Sprint. Today, I am the proud owner of a Sprint account and I fer...
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MadFatMan

Oct 10, 2010, 5:55 PM
Sprint has always been "book smart" not so much "social smart".

They are unparalleled in voice "pin drop" quality.

They were the 1st to have digital.

They are a juggernaut when it comes to PDA's, Air-card, phone as a modem and overall data usage.

You get more bang for your buck with Sprint.
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CellStudent

Oct 11, 2010, 2:00 AM
...of this, there is no doubt.
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Ghosthendrikson

Oct 11, 2010, 3:02 AM
While they may have been at the forefront of many innovations in the technology of the Wireless industry, the bottom line still is in fact The Bottom Line.

Sprint has still been unable to fully capitalize on their ability to be at the forefront of cellular technology.

Verizon Wireless will get all the attention because, while they might not have been the first one to come up with the idea. They DO own and operate one of the largest and most successful Cellular companies in the United States. So therefore anything they do affects a much larger group of people. Also, I think it's safe to say that when a company with a 98.2 Market Capitalization does ANYTHING, a lot of people are going to take note.
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Ghosthendrikson

Oct 11, 2010, 3:04 AM
EDIT NOTE: 98.2 BILLION DOLLAR MARKET Capitalization.
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Slammer

Oct 11, 2010, 8:49 AM
Verizon Wireless will get all the attention because, while they might not have been the first one to come up with the idea. They DO own and operate one of the largest and most successful Cellular companies in the United States. So therefore anything they do affects a much larger group of people.

This is exactly my point and couldn't agree with you more.

When Verizon decided to go EV-DO, everyone thought they were right. Who other than Sprint and Qualcomm thought that the EV-DV technical advancement would be a subject of useful option today?

I don't think the subscribers of Verizon have been hurt by not having this availability, but in the end, this story should never had to emerge 5 years after a crucial folcrum point for the futur...
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