Sprint to Risk $20 Billion on Apple iPhone

The iPhone is a popular phone and is a major key to AT&T's recent success as #2 carrier in the US. But they're still #2. I think that competing without the iPhone is feasible and Sprint is making excuses for itself. When you compare Sprint to Verizon/AT&T, yes their plans are cheaper but not by too much. Yes they offer unlimited data, but do most people even need that (even if they want it)? Their network just isn't as good, and they sell it out to everyone and their mother. In the end, the price difference just doesn't justify the network difference. The smaller prepaid companies have crap coverage but are cheap enough that if someone isn't going to move around much and don't expect much from their phones, they can live with getting what they pay for. With Sprint, the prices are high enough to keep that kind of person away in most cases, and close enough to AT&T or Verizon where it's easy to stop and think "Why not pay a little extra to get a better network."

So no, it's not the iPhone. It's mainly the network. With Sprint, you don't pay for what you get, simple as.

Just my opinions, if you feel I'm wrong feel free to express that.