brianiscool
join:2000-08-16
Miami, FL | Sprint
What happened to you? You're going down hill |
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Cheese
Premium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
clubs: | Sprint.....
Well, it is the government after all, it's their choice  |
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tpac_man
join:2007-02-27
Riverbank, CA | Sprint, WTF are u doing!
Man I gotta say Sprint is really screwin up lately...
They definitely need to get this shit straight. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | yup...
Sprint's takeover of Nextel = loss of many customers
Sprint losing out of Gov't contract $$$
Lets see if that WiMAX lifeboat has any leaks.
Still waiting to see about Alltel sale as well. |
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Siryak
join:2005-11-26 | reply to tpac_man
How is this Sprint's fault? Also Sprint has 10x better coverage than Verizon or AT&T.
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jslik
That just happened
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join:2006-03-17
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| Well, the GSA needs help....
Glitch leaves reporters in lurch
»www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/t···,00.html
"Talk about getting your lines crossed.
Journalists hoping to learn from a Thursday teleconference the winners of the largest government telecommunications contract in history were accidentally left out of the loop for about 20 minutes due to a phone glitch." |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
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Re: Sprint, WTF are u doing!
??? Sprint's network is pretty darn small... most of their US network is comprised of roaming.
»www.sprintpcs.com/pages/phoneIma···tion.gif |
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bassthumpa
Premium
join:2000-12-26
Austin, TX
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said by Siryak  :How is this Sprint's fault? Also Sprint has 10x better coverage than Verizon or AT&T. Somebody's been watching too many commercials.
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justbits
More fiber than ATT can handle
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join:2003-01-08
Chicago, IL | Merger coming
In other news, Verizon, AT&T and Qwest announced that they are going to merge together for this opportunity so they can provide better service to the government. The new government contracted entity will be called "AT+T". |
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NOCMan
Verizon Fios User
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join:2004-09-30
Flower Mound, TX
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Re: Sprint, WTF are u doing!
said by Siryak :How is this Sprint's fault? Also Sprint has 10x better coverage than Verizon or AT&T. Man I can't breath this is so funny.
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TKJunkMail
Enjoy the sun
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join:2002-03-03
Avalon, NJ
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·Comcast
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said by Siryak :How is this Sprint's fault? Also Sprint has 10x better coverage than Verizon or AT&T. Maybe because Sprint continues to lose money and execs faster than anybody else in a booming industry. Their proposal may not have met minimum standards for an ongoing company.
Turnover in the executive offices has also been high. Three key leaders jumped ship last year: onetime chairman and former Nextel chief Tom Donahue, strategy man Tom Kelly and operations head Len Lauer. Meanwhile, with its eroding customer base, falling long-distance and wholesale prices and weakening business services unit, Sprint managed to turn in four consecutive quarters of disappointing financial results last year. quote:
Maybe they are losing too much money on those "UNLIMITED" data plans everyone loves so much.
In January, after losing 306,000 postpaid mobile phone subscribers in the fourth quarter, the company lowered guidance and said it would fire 5,000 workers.
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to bassthumpa
Or somebody works for Sprint  |
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hescominsoon
join:2003-02-18
Brunswick, MD
·Comcast
·Verizon Online DSL
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Old information..try this current link:
»coverage.sprintpcs.com/IMPACT.jsp
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Sr Tech
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join:2003-01-19
New Fairfield, CT | reply to brianiscool
Re: Sprint
All part of the plane to Kill Of Nextel or what ever is left of it in my opinion. All these agencies used Nextel and slowly they have been migrating off due to poor service. |
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nixen
Rockin' the Boxen
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join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA
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Re: Merger coming
said by justbits :In other news, Verizon, AT&T and Qwest announced that they are going to merge together for this opportunity so they can provide better service to the government. The new government contracted entity will be called "AT+T". Which would cause Sprint to be automatically be put back in the picture, since the government contract requirements generally require that no one/single provider can control more than a certain percentage the overall gov't telecom picture.
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KoolMoe
Aw Man
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join:2001-02-14
Annapolis, MD
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Re: Sprint, WTF are u doing!
Some article I read stated the official reason was Sprint's bid/price estimate was too high.
Unless officially subjugated as a 'going concern', Sprint's profit/loss statements shouldn't have any bearing on their selection. In fact, I'd suspect such consideration would give them an opening to challenge the decision.
Consider this Networx proposal was largely for maintenance of legacy systems. Sprint spun-off their legacy arm last year as Embarq. The other companies who are still in the running (met the down-select, note they did not actually win any contract yet) all still have their legacy components.
The REAL contracts to watch will those looking for vendors to implement wireless solutions for the government. If Sprint is not picked as a finalist in those contracts, then I'd worry about their longevity (and/or general competency).
KM
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imrf
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join:2002-06-06
Utica, MI
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said by Siryak : Also Sprint has 10x better coverage than Verizon or AT&T. I disagree. In all the areas I go to, both Sprint and Nextel have horrible coverage, and these places aren't even in the boonies. I switched to Verizon recently because the service in those areas are covered quite well by VZW. |
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SterlingJ85
Obama 2008
join:2000-11-19
Millville, NJ | reply to hescominsoon
Haha, that is not all Sprint's network.
That is Sprint's network + all their roaming providers!
The first map looks just like Sprint's own CDMA network coverage. |
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Jim Gurd
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join:2000-07-08
Plymouth, MI | reply to TKJunkMail
They need to bring back William Esrey. The company performed much better under his leadership. |
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fiberguy
My views are my own.
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join:2005-05-20 | reply to brianiscool
Re: Sprint
The government, being in bed with phone, learned a little something.. they learned to cherry pick their partners. |
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