Re: Branding in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20437116 en Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:03:47 EDT Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:03:47 EDT Re: Branding http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20445070 viperlmw : According to Ed, it won't be Qwest Wireless. It is being sold by Qwest as Verizon Wireless.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20445070 Wed, 07 May 2008 11:16:56 EDT Re: Branding http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440716 EPS : Pretty much all handsets are data in some way nowadays, though... even my free three year old Samsung has Get It Now and game downloading, though it can only use the slow 1xRTT rather than EV-DO.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20440716 Tue, 06 May 2008 15:34:37 EDT Re: Branding http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20439350 viperlmw : I'm not so sure it won't be called Qwest Wireless. An interesting note at the end of this article: »www.unstrung.com/document.asp?doc_id=152939

"With Sprint, Qwest was simply buying and reselling Sprint contracts as a wholesaler. But with Verizon, it will act as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) and actually market and sell the service as if it were its own."

As for handsets, here is an interesting note from Xchangemag: »www.xchangemag.com/hotnews/qwest···,p2.html

"Before selecting Verizon as its new provider, the RBOC also was talking with AT&T Inc., which has GSM-based service. Qwest’s Sprint-based offering is a CDMA service, so moving subscribers to Verizon’s CDMA network would be a less painful transition for end users, requiring no handset exchanges."

Maybe this is referring to voice, not data handsets?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20439350 Tue, 06 May 2008 11:30:55 EDT Re: Branding http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20437116 xirian :
said by EPS See Profile :

I find it interesting that the new service won't be called Qwest Wireless, but Verizon Wireless... also, that VZW won't allow Qwest handset owners to switch their existing handsets to VZW- since Qwest Wireless is Sprint, wouldn't they all be CDMA? (Or are the Sprint handsets not dual-band or something? I suppose cellular 800Mhz coverage would be important for VZW in former AirTouch territory.)
They would need to have verizon software for said phones to flash it with, as sprint phones use java whereas verizon uses BREW.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20437116 Mon, 05 May 2008 21:51:07 EDT Branding http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20436846 EPS : I find it interesting that the new service won't be called Qwest Wireless, but Verizon Wireless... also, that VZW won't allow Qwest handset owners to switch their existing handsets to VZW- since Qwest Wireless is Sprint, wouldn't they all be CDMA? (Or are the Sprint handsets not dual-band or something? I suppose cellular 800Mhz coverage would be important for VZW in former AirTouch territory.)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20436846 Mon, 05 May 2008 20:58:29 EDT