inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK
| reply to King P
Re: It could be worse
actually I'm sure Verizon is laughing all the way to the bank with this one. This will make the second time they have foisted a failing company onto sprint. I guess Verizon's master plan is to push crap companies onto their competitors so they become such a burden that verizon is able to compete without pressure. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
 ·DSL EXTREME
| Geez... when is Sprint going to wake up and smell the coffee.
They've been on an identitiy crisis for a bit now, and have been purchasing companies (Nextel for instance) which is still bleeding heavily, and are pushing WiMAX which is still in its infancy right now AND they want to buy Vonage?!
Does Sprint have some patents that nobody knows about and can use to keep itself from a self destructing Vonage ? |
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Loker
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join:2004-07-11
Fargo, ND
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1 edit | said by en102  :Geez... when is Sprint going to wake up and smell the coffee. They've been on an identitiy crisis for a bit now, and have been purchasing companies (Nextel for instance) which is still bleeding heavily, and are pushing WiMAX which is still in its infancy right now AND they want to buy Vonage?! Does Sprint have some patents that nobody knows about and can use to keep itself from a self destructing Vonage ? yes....they can use the same technology they use for routing digital cell phone calls...
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ABuehrlen
join:2007-01-16
Fenton, MO
| reply to inteller
Watch yourself buddy. Nextel was never a "Crap" company as you put it. The Reality is Verizon is the crap company. They Extort money from the competition instead of offering their customers competitive prices and quality services. And Vonage is Hardly a crap company. They were Smoking Verizon because of their crappy prices and services and instead of taking care of their customers they are trying to extort vonage out of business. |
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ABuehrlen
join:2007-01-16
Fenton, MO | My comments were meant of inteller by the way. |
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inteller
Sociopaths always win.
join:2003-12-08
Tulsa, OK | reply to ABuehrlen
"watch yourself buddy"...?
spoken by a true Nextel redneck.
i agree, verizon is a crap company, sprint just happens to be at the top of the pile of crap. |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
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join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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·Verizon Online DSL
| reply to ABuehrlen
said by ABuehrlen :Watch yourself buddy. You have lost touch with reality. |
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JamesPC
join:2005-10-12
Orange, CA | reply to ABuehrlen
agreed |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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·Sprint Mobile Broa..
| reply to inteller
I CAN agree about Verizon being crap, but not for theur reliability. But I guess if 4 (ie. Amp'd, etc...) other companies use you as their network, you'd have to be good. Honestly, my only problem is with Verizon Wireless and their extremely unresonable rates for cell phone plans. Their data network does kick ass though.
But concerning the issue at hand, this was just down right dirty for Verizon to sue. I hate the fact, even though I hate Vonage too, that the VoIP world has to suffer in the end. Yeah, yeah, the cable companies have the most subscribers, but if Vonage wasn't so successful, cable would still be using switch based equipment, and phone features would be even more expensive. This technology has been in use way before Vonage, and the ability to provide and control call features cheaply, by providing the customer with a VoIP terminal, and nobody had the balls to say "hey, did you know these features are really cheap, we'll just include then", just goes to show how much Verizon really rapes people. Flame away FiOS fans, this isn't about that, considering you could have 4 phone lines thru Vonage with your FiOS connection for the cost of 1 1/2 to 2 phone lines thru PSTN or FiOS phone service with the same features plus more. Bad business, and gladly, I am a Sprint PCS customer now. People flame them, but it works great for me, $45 cheaper than Verizon, and after hearing they are interested in Vonage, and seeing their next generation CDMA/iDEN hybrid phones, I can see INNOVATION with this company, without rediculous rates. Verizon doesn't even offer unlimited text. Anyway, done ranting, carry on... |
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
Premium
join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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·Verizon Online DSL
| said by phattieg : Flame away FiOS fans, this isn't about that, considering you could have 4 phone lines thru Vonage with your FiOS connection for the cost of 1 1/2 to 2 phone lines thru PSTN or FiOS phone service with the same features plus more. Bad business, Well isn't that special. If I go into your store and steal goods I can sell them cheaper then you can. Bad business indeed. |
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klcoll
join:2002-12-22
Chandler, AZ
| reply to ABuehrlen
said by ABuehrlen :And Vonage is Hardly a crap company.  |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
·Verizon Wireless B..
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said by batterup Well isn't that special. If I go into your store and steal goods I can sell them cheaper then you can. Bad business indeed.
[/BQUOTE :Oh? And SIP is a Verizon invention? Funny, because they never made anything BUT an idea out of it. It's funny how they wait for an opportunistic moment, and then pounce. I think they've pissed off the REAL man in VoIP, Jeff Pulver, and the next company to be attacked will have hell to pay. I am sure you know who he is if you're into VoIP. He is Co-Founder of Vonage. I am just waiting to see what happens next. --
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batterup
I Can Not Tell A Lie.
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join:2003-02-06
Netcong, NJ
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·Verizon Online DSL
| said by phattieg : I am sure you know who he is if you're into VoIP. He is Co-Founder of Vonage. I am just waiting to see what happens next. VoIP is for Girlie Men and weenies. No I am not into VoIP or Lynx. |
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