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robbyglack
Anon
2014-Aug-26 8:34 am
why not just competesometime i do get these sort of things. why would a carrier want buy freedom pop(or any MVNO) instead of simple adapting a business model that can offer a similar product. |
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Which larger carrier would want to own FreedomPop?And why. |
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Re: why not just competeThere are a number of reason, including they get an existing customer base and have less competition, without the capital investment in setting up a new system and they still want to run it as a independent entity so they do not dilute the value and reputation of their brand with a low cost service. I also hate to state the obvious but since it is a sprint mvno and their customer base uses Sprint gear, I would lay 10 to 1 odds the major carrier is Sprint. |
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pandora Premium Member join:2001-06-01 Outland |
pandora
Premium Member
2014-Aug-26 10:09 am
Only Sprint would buy Freedompop, they ride on the Sprint network. Any other carrier and it wouldn't make sense. Freedompop has contracts as an MVNO with Sprint.
I like Freedompop, and hope they don't sell. Sprint won't keep the free plans.
Free is good. |
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98778011 (banned) join:2014-08-24 Charlotte, NC |
to josephf
Re: Which larger carrier would want to own FreedomPop?If it's another MVNO- it would be TracFone. |
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to robbyglack
Re: why not just competesaid by robbyglack :sometime i do get these sort of things. why would a carrier want buy freedom pop(or any MVNO) instead of simple adapting a business model that can offer a similar product. No offense but you've never obviously run a business. Yes why would someone buy an existing business that would save tons of money in start up costs and not have to split the potential customer base with someone else? |
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98778011 (banned) join:2014-08-24 Charlotte, NC |
to pandora
TracFone would. |
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robbyglack to 78036364
Anon
2014-Aug-26 10:50 am
to 78036364
said by 78036364:said by robbyglack :sometime i do get these sort of things. why would a carrier want buy freedom pop(or any MVNO) instead of simple adapting a business model that can offer a similar product. No offense but you've never obviously run a business. Yes why would someone buy an existing business that would save tons of money in start up costs and not have to split the potential customer base with someone else? i actually have built and run multiple business(its the only thing i have ever done, i have never had a job working for anyone else) to be honest my friends who have taken over existing business have mostly failed compared to those who have built them from the ground up. |
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Who wants it?It said MAJOR carrier, not a MVNO. |
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tc1uscg
Member
2014-Aug-26 12:14 pm
Why not a carrier who wants to expandWhy not Republic Wireless? They are a small MVNO and this could allow them to expand offerings? Just a thought.. |
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iolaire join:2001-06-29 Arlington, VA |
That's too bad, but it make sense.That's too bad, but it make sense. Sprint has bought various companies that resell their product like Virgin Mobile and Boost. As a Freedompop user my fear is that the "free" part will go away.. |
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bbbc join:2001-10-02 NorthAmerica |
bbbc
Member
2014-Aug-26 4:52 pm
Would Sprint be so stupid?It's amazing someone would pay for such a hack of a company. Man, this social media showman who runs FP knows how to snooker people. It seems they have a ton of interns, which makes it easier on not having to pay people. This company royally sucks! |
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98778011 (banned) join:2014-08-24 Charlotte, NC |
to compuguybna
Re: Who wants it?TracFone would be a major carrier. Carriers are also MVNOs- the same as CLECs that resell are still carriers. |
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Re: why not just competeIf you actually ran a business then you would not have asked your question. let me ask you this, would your business make more or less money if you had no or little competition compared to having a lot of competition? |
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Re: Who wants it?Tracfone is not a carrier. Carrier means has your own network, towers etc etc. MVNOs are leeches that bash teh carriers that graciously let them have spectrum that will take money out of their pockets. Only in the USSR or wait were in America. supposedly |
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Re: why not just competeJust recently Sprint purchased rights to Zact software and in effect shut down Zact MVNO from operating using their priority software which allows a customer to choose small chunks of data, voice, text (Build your own plan). VM is now using this model. This will be very interesting to watch. See if they make the free service less useful. I could also see a gsm carrier buy Freedompop. Didnt Feircewireless do an article on FP that they were interested in partnering with a GSM carrier as well? Again, it's mostly customer base one would be buying in this transacation. Websites and software can always be modified to handle the carrier chosen. |
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