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Re: Sprint LOL Nextel's churn rate is causing the 4%, not Sprint CDMA, which is below 2%. |
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 Michieru2zzz zzz zzzPremium
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Miami, FL | Nextel's churn rate will increase dramatically as Forsee is planning on using Boost Communications to compete with companies like MetroPCS. Which is unlimited calling and they already have a nationwide network.
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The only limits we have are the one's we set ourselves. |
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| The pirates will keep running knowing they are facing 10 years in prison and a fine of... oh, wait... wrong thread.
I believe that Sprint's less-restrictive policy on downloading is ideal for power users on non-corporate accounts. Slingplayer, VNC/Windows Terminal Svcs, etc. Sprint is also the clear leader in overall bandwidth available per user due to less saturation/site and better backhaul.
I'm not sure how Boost competing with MetroPCS has anything to do with Sprint CDMA... Boost is a prepaid product of Nextel, anyway. |
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| Sprint's support doesn't always suck, just often. All I do is call another rep if need be - no biggey. But in every other category, Sprint is light years ahead the other carriers when it comes to data. They should just sell off voice to an MVNO and focus on data. They are superior to all when it comes to data, and we use all of the carriers.
BTW, one huge advantage of Sprint EVDO is that they roam on Alltel EVDO while Verizon does not (only 1xRTT for Verizon users.) Alltel has massive rural EVDO coverage in several midwest and southern states.
I think Sprint is getting it together but the Nextel debacle is not helping. Get most Nextel users over to CDMA and they'll be OK. In the meantime, I wouldn't even give Verizon one single consideration for data with that 5GB/month limit. I use 10GB+ on Sprint with no issues and the Alltel EVDO roaming has been a great advantage for me. |
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 cdigioiaPremium
join:2005-06-08
korea, repub | reply to BuyAClueFool
said by BuyAClueFool :
I'm not sure how Boost competing with MetroPCS has anything to do with Sprint CDMA... Boost is a prepaid product of Nextel, anyway.
Boost is an offering from Nextel, which is part of Sprint. So
If Boost changes their marketing approach, they'll probably gain a lot of churn (at least initially), which will then drive up Sprint's overall churn numbers. |
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As an Alltel customers I love roaming on Sprint EVDO. While I find it not to be any beter than alltel service, I find my roaming options to be better than that of verizon. I would never use sprint for voice but I am all for continueing the evdo roaming agreement between sprint and alltel. As I have downloaded 10gb+ on both alltel's native network evdo and sprint evdo towers. |
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| I just bought a Sierra 595 card from Sprint. They don't have any rev A coverage in Roanoke, Plano or Arlington that I have been able to find and they are 1/3 Verizon's speed in Roanoke with 100/40, 1/2 in Plano with 200/60 and a little faster in Arlington with 1Mb/138. I went with Sprint because of Verizon's 5GB limit but I'm not happy with the speed so far. These speeds are the average of 3 tests back to back with 3 tests on Verizon's network with a PC 5220 card on the same laptop. The NIC mode of the Sierra card is great! |
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