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Sprint starting to get on my nerves

yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 11:46 AM
Even though I do not want the ATT/T-Mobile merger, Sprint is really starting to get on my nerves. Sprint claims to care about the customer in this issue, when it is just upset that they failed to do the merger themselves...

Is Sprint starting to irritate anyone else in regards to this, or is it just me?
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tica23

Oct 3, 2011, 12:09 PM
😈 they are freaking me out too...they are just complaining cause they could not get TMOBILE.
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gloopey1

Oct 3, 2011, 12:23 PM
Yeah, it really irks me how that Sprint is objecting so rudely to this proposed merger that will result in a duopoly of Verizon & at&t. Couldn't they be nicer and not ruffle the feathers of all the fanboys on this site who think that less competition in the wireless market will be a good thing?
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yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 12:41 PM
Perhaps you do not understand my frustration...I am anti-merger (in this case), but Sprint does not care about competition in general, but is mad that they are not going to merge with Tmo...it is the hypocrisy that irritates me.

It was very clear when Sprint recently said that the gov should not be opposed to all telecom mergers, just this one...leading many people to conclude that Sprint is saying, this merger is bad, but if it was us instead of ATT...

I just think it is annoying for a company, who was trying to do the same thing as ATT, is now talking about the effects less competition, when clearly that is not its concern.

Sprint's concern is itself, which is fine, but sometimes I feel like saying "shut up already" when it is com...
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gloopey1

Oct 3, 2011, 3:51 PM
yourvoiceofreason said:
Perhaps you do not understand my frustration...I am anti-merger (in this case), but Sprint does not care about competition in general, but is mad that they are not going to merge with Tmo...it is the hypocrisy that irritates me...

...I just think it is annoying for a company, who was trying to do the same thing as ATT, is now talking about the effects less competition, when clearly that is not its concern.

Sprint's concern is itself, which is fine, but sometimes I feel like saying "shut up already" when it is complaining to the gov.

Dude, do you honestly not understand the difference between a Sprint/T-Mobile merger and one between at&t and T-Mobile? The difference is that with ...
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yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 5:16 PM
Did I say that Sprint's claim is invalid? Did I say that the ATT merger would be good? No...

The only thing I said is that it is annoying for Sprint to be saying it, because it comes across as hypocritical, being that it tried to merge with TMo, but failed to make a deal...Dude..
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yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 5:20 PM
And I would like to add that the seeming hypocrisy of it is what has given ATT leverage to dispute Sprint's claims in court...

For the last time...I am against the merger, and I would gladly have someone stop it...it is just annoying that Sprint is making so much noise, hiding behind protecting consumers, when they were trying to merge with Tmo in the first place...

Dont give me how the mergers are different argument...I agree but it is totally irrelevant to what I am saying..
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truthinsuffering

Oct 6, 2011, 6:39 AM
I'm confused, I'm not sure why Sprint would try to merge with T-mo when Sprint is CDMA and T-MO is a GSM network..... The 2 should not be compatible networks.

Either way, agreed, entireley against the merger. This will likely cause less selection of phones like the ones T-Mobile offers such as the Mytouch 4g (MY PHONE), and At&t says it will not raise T-mobile customers plans, What they will probably do is grandfather you into the current plan you have and if you ever want to switch you have to change to one of at&t's plans and pay more for less.

I believe At&t will not let this die. Even if the merger doesn't go through they are going to buy up T-mobile in little pieces such as they did with the Zodiac merger, it wasn't so much a mer...
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david smith

Oct 3, 2011, 5:38 PM
Guys just want to say i work for att and the only reason we want t-mobile is to have r 4G and to get r 3g running in all areas Everyone is worried about sprint us and everyone else need to worry about us cellular who is sitting back getting better everyday.
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GettingSleepy

Oct 3, 2011, 5:40 PM
The enemy of your enemy is your friend. Let Sprint do it's thing, and let what you want to happen, happen.
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Slammer

Oct 3, 2011, 2:09 PM
---" Is Sprint starting to irritate anyone else in regards to this, or is it just me?"---

Not me. I commend Sprint for this move. Yes, I am a Sprint supporter. However, I more support a large entity to help voice my opinion of blocking the merge.

The longer this fiasco carries on, the more money ATT pumps into the special interests to get the merge to push through. I'm fairly certain Tmobile would also like to see this end right now. It is getting ridiculously drawn out considering most of the facts and arguments have already been secured and fumbled through. DT is losing valuable time and money here with this proceedure.

Sprint is voicing my exact concern. Let's get this thing wrapped up and put to bed.

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yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 2:46 PM
If I felt that Sprint's motive was to speak out for the consumer, I would have no problem with it..but it just seems hypocritical on its part to speak out at all, because it was trying to do the same thing.
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Slammer

Oct 3, 2011, 3:17 PM
Sprint's motive is irrelevant. The disintegration of the merge is. Consumers don't need this merge. We need to utilize any tool necessary or applicable to cease this mistake and Sprint is a highly vocal and powerful tool to use as leverage to disable these proceedings. I will never tire of looking out for consumer balance and choice. Whether we like Sprint or not, this merge is very bad and I will take the side of the least evil.

John B.
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yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 5:24 PM
Sprint's motive is relevant to my annoyance...How can you say it is irrelevant when the whole thread was just talking about one being irritated...

This thread was not about would the merger be better, or Sprint's proposed merger being the same or different than ATT....It was specifically talking about a person being annoyed of Sprint's complaining, due to its motive...that is all...

And to some, Sprint's motive is obvious, which I believe would make it less effective to fight for consumer choice...but the thread really was not about that either...wow
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Slammer

Oct 3, 2011, 6:10 PM
---" Sprint's motive is relevant to my annoyance...How can you say it is irrelevant when the whole thread was just talking about one being irritated..."---


I totally understand what you are trying to point out. What I am trying to say in easier terms, is that we should not allow Sprint's motive to be relevant to an annoyance. I fully understood you the first time.

I just don't think people that are for consumer choice and a competitive market, should allow this consistent fight of Sprint to attach itself to an emotional despair of agitation. If you are anti-merge, we must realize that Sprint must move forward with the arguments and requests whether it is in Sprint's best interest or not. We need to support it. That's all I am trying...
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WiWavelength

Oct 3, 2011, 4:21 PM
yourvoiceofreason said:
If I felt that Sprint's motive was to speak out for the consumer, I would have no problem with it..but it just seems hypocritical on its part to speak out at all, because it was trying to do the same thing.


Nope, your analysis is superficial.

In its merger, AT&T is trying to eliminate competition from T-Mobile and stymie competition from Sprint.

In a hypothetical merger, Sprint would be trying to compete effectively with VZW and AT&T. If a Sprint-T-Mobile merger were to be consummated, the combined carrier would still be a fairly distant third largest in the country.

That is not "trying to do the same thing."

AJ
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yourvoiceofreason

Oct 3, 2011, 5:14 PM
Oh my God! Some of you all are overthinking way too much, while missing exactly what I was saying.

In the context of what I was saying, Sprint was trying to do the same thing in that they wanted to merge with T Mo...Obviously its merger would be different than ATT's because they are different size carriers.. That was all I was saying...wow

Just from a standpoint of a carrier trying to do a merger, failing to make a deal, its competitor succeeding to make a deal, and then the 1st carrier's constant complaining to the gov about the merger...it seems to be some hypocrisy in that and it is a little irritating after a while. It would be far less irritating if another cell phone company, who was not trying to merge with T Mo, was making ...
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