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Sounds like Sprint is bitter

MrGuder

Mar 20, 2011, 10:48 PM
I agree with their sentinments but if you think Sprint is out for the best interest of the consumer you're a sucker. They're just another company trying to make a buck in this old world. This is a business and they're in it to make money. They're just bitter because they didn't they have enough capital buy T-Mo from DT.

You guys honestly think this would have better the other away around?

Verizon = 102 Million
AT&T = 95 Million
Sprint + T-Mobile = 82 Million

Sprint + T-Mo would have only made them equal with AT&T and Big Red. You'd have to deal with 3 monster companies. Only worse. The Sprint + T-Mo deal would have been a mess. CDMA, IDEN, GSM, WiMAX and then LTE????!! Not to mention the frequencies. 800, 850, 1700, 1900, 2500. ...
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Iknownothing

Mar 20, 2011, 10:58 PM
Truthfully DT had little choice. I dont think anyone is blaming them. But having 3 equal companies is much better than having 2 supergigantamongous companies and one 1/4 the size. Well better for the market anyway.

But, kinda like death, I'm not sure what's to be done about it.
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MrGuder

Mar 20, 2011, 11:07 PM
Iknownothing said:
Truthfully DT had little choice. I dont think anyone is blaming them. But having 3 equal companies is much better than having 2 supergigantamongous companies and one 1/4 the size. Well better for the market anyway.

But, kinda like death, I'm not sure what's to be done about it.


I agree. AT&T + T-Mo will be just too damn big. I'm surprised Big Red didn't have anything to say about this. I'm sure we'll be hearing from them shortly.

Sadly either way, stores will be closed, customer service centers shut down and thousands will be left out of work.
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Black_Beard

Mar 21, 2011, 3:02 PM
MrGuder said:



Sadly either way, stores will be closed, customer service centers shut down and thousands will be left out of work.


My job is all I'm worried about. 😳
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T Bone

Mar 20, 2011, 11:17 PM
"But having 3 equal companies is much better than having 2 supergigantamongous companies and one 1/4 the size. Well better for the market anyway."

Maybe but....Sprint's incompetence and inability to compete is the fault of no one but Sprint.....Sprint isn't smaller than at&t and Verizon because those two companies are engaged in some kind of nefarious conspiracy, it is smaller because Sprint more or less sucks, and people know it.

It's like....when you watch a badly lopsided football game where one team just scores touchdown after touchdown and the other team can't even gain ground...and the game ends 73-10 you can complain about 'running up the score' but there is only so much you can do to keep from scoring...what are you supposed to...
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AndroidRules

Mar 20, 2011, 11:44 PM
T Bone said:

Maybe but....Sprint's incompetence and inability to compete is the fault of no one but Sprint.....Sprint isn't smaller than at&t and Verizon because those two companies are engaged in some kind of nefarious conspiracy, it is smaller because Sprint more or less sucks, and people know it.



My point exactly. It may be a bitter pill to swallow for some but thats the sad reality. Sprint sucks. Plain and simple. Between Sprint, AT&T and Verizon there are about 246 million subscribers. If Sprint were any good, it would have been a 3 way split with each carrier having more or less 80 million subscribers respectively. But the numbers speak for themselves.

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Azeron

Mar 20, 2011, 11:54 PM
If mergers were not allowed any idea what that number would be?

GTE?
Airtouch?
Bell Atlantic Mobility?
Ameritech?
Bell South Mobility
SBC?
Pac Bell?
Sprint?
Nextel?
SunCom?
Alltel?
CenturyTel?

Seriously, one's ability to operate at a loss as VZW and Cingular did for years and leverage their parent companies' resources to buy rivals doesn't make them more successful or savvy. It's great fortune.
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Azeron

Mar 20, 2011, 11:59 PM
You think ATTWS was a successful company? They bought out smaller carriers and offered one year contracts and early upgrade incentives to grow their customer base rapidly all with the intention of being bought out. Not profitable just an empty shell with a good sized customer base.
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Great Gadsden

Mar 21, 2011, 12:04 AM
AndroidRules said:
It may be a bitter pill to swallow for some but thats the sad reality. Sprint sucks. Plain and simple. Between Sprint, AT&T and Verizon there are about 246 million subscribers. If Sprint were any good, it would have been a 3 way split with each carrier having more or less 80 million subscribers respectively. But the numbers speak for themselves.


Not necessarily true. I think we can all agree that the Sprint Nextel merger was the most epic failure in recent wireless history. It's a dark remembrance of poor business decisions. But you must remember that the merger started in 2004. It wasn't until 2007 that Hesse joined Sprint. Since his arrival, he has literally saved Sprint from a once-im...
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AndroidRules

Mar 21, 2011, 12:22 AM
Great Gadsden said:


Not necessarily true. I think we can all agree that the Sprint Nextel merger was the most epic failure in recent wireless history. It's a dark remembrance of poor business decisions. But you must remember that the merger started in 2004. It wasn't until 2007 that Hesse joined Sprint. Since his arrival, he has literally saved Sprint from a once-imminent doom.

He set many trends in the wireless industry, such as Any Mobile, Anytime and 4G. He vastly improved customer service to the point that it was recognized by JD Power. Hesse has made Sprint a decent wireless company - far from the once-horrendous Sprint that we all know and loathe. There is no denying that Sprint has made a significant improv
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Slammer

Mar 21, 2011, 10:20 AM
Your comment is vastly more respectable than past.

I apologize for earlier tactics, but my main concern is the lask of acknowledgement that individuals make regarding issues. Ibid come off rather pointed. I just feel Sprint was forced to change and they did. One of the most respected aspects of an individuals mindset, is to adapt to change. To recognize Sprint was on the brink of destruction and has had a dramatic comeback, is only adherent to this comprehension.

My whole point was that 43 million people feel Sprint is the best choice and 34 million think TMO is the best choice. Now TMO is going to acquired by a company they did not want part of in the first place. Lost choice!

This was my whole argument for quite sometime.

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scorpioqueen99

Mar 21, 2011, 1:55 AM
I'm sorry I'm going to have to disagree. I have had Sprint, ATT, Alltel, VZW, and now Sprint again. I left VZW after 4 years and I am so happy I did. No more nickel and diming me for everything, I have a better plan that includes TV (something that VZW barely has)and I have a phone that actually works in my home. Just because you have more subscribers does not make you the better company. It can mean that more people buy into the bs that customer service reps (like myself, I worked for VZW for 4 years), sales reps and other employees of these companies spew.
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Azeron

Mar 20, 2011, 11:28 PM
Is this a trick question?

My answer is a resounding yes. Three monsters are better than two. With two price fixing is easier. Even if the two do not actually collude they may as well. With three and Sprint paying lip service to being the different carrier there was a chance. I was against the Sprint acquisition as well, I would prefer someone come from the outside and actually try to BUILD T-Mobile into a viable competitor than the Big Two rather than whine about the lack of dividends the carrier is bringing in, but out of your two options it really is no contest.
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Lademona

Mar 20, 2011, 11:50 PM
i think sprint will end up getting a decent end of the deal. there are many tmobile customer who went to tmobile because they did not like att. they are not going to go back and will either go to sprint or to verizon. tmobile has been slowing failing for a while but its save measures did not work.i am ex employee of both att and verizon. many people left those companies to go to tmobile due to customer service issues both companies have. sprint will need to step up its game restructure some plans get out some new phones and i bet they will gain a few million of those tmobile customers without spending all the extra cash
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Versed

Mar 21, 2011, 9:09 AM
Actually you might not be so right, you read a lot of vocal customers here and on similar sites who moved to TMO or Sprint. But the numbers declared show both AT&T and VZW increasing, TMO losing and Sprint with a slight gain, after years of losses.
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