What's wrong with Sprint? in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21708809 en Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:16:07 EDT Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:16:07 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21724413 KAD Imaging : Hmm...far fewer seems an odd statement considering as of July '07 Sprint trailed AT&T by 3.5% in market share... (little research always helps ;) )

And as far as the quality...yes, their customer service sucks but frankly 90% of the off-shored service sucks as a matter of consequence. Their EVDO hauls comparatively and costs the least of all carriers.

»www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/2···ne_N.htm]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21724413 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:11:05 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21711844 fiberguy : DirecTV was a drop in the bucket compared to cable but they signed up with NFL.. now look where its taken them.

I don't think you get it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21711844 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:18:43 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21711837 fiberguy :
said by BF69 See Profile :

said by EveryName See Profile :

AFAIK, Sprint has better service than AT&T, albeit smaller. What's wrong with going with a quality, small company?
Um let's see. LESS customers. Who cares how great the serivce is if you can't get it. I can't get Sprint in my area. They don't seem in hurry to want me as a customer. So Verizon gets my business.
And I can't get T-Mobile in my area.. I guess they hate me like Sprint hates you. Sad you feel singled out. Bet its a good thing you have other providers to chose from, huh?

Maybe Sprint asked for the status as a way TO get customers. You clearly have no concept of how a business operates. You think AT&T taking the iPhone with all the BS requirements that goes with it was due to their size? Do you think that the iPhone didn't contribute in part to their growth? sheep will flock to toys.. maybe this is the toy that people will go for.. there are palm fans out there just as there is crack-berry fans and the iPhone fans.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21711837 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:17:20 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710418 GLIMMER : Last time I checked sprintnextel had 50.3 million subs and att had 64 million and Verizon has 74 million+ with alltel ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710418 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:21:21 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710140 Matt :
said by BF69 See Profile :

said by moonpuppy See Profile :

said by BF69 See Profile :

I'm not sure which part of

willing to offer me service > not willing to offer me service

you don't get?
Let's see. Altel is not available in my area but had great reviews (and was gobbled up by Verizon.) Just because AlTel was not willing to offer me service doesn't mean they were a bad company. Judging a few of their plans, I would have signed with them too.

Sprint is available in most areas as is ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon. There are some places Verizon is not as is there are places other companies don't service.

My statement still stands. Verizon might be in a lot of places but their customer service was horrible IMHO.
so does mine. Did I say Spint was "bad"? no I said they have far fewer cusotmers and thus making an exclusive deal with them makes little sense if you goal is to attract as many customers as possible.
Sprint has 20-30 million customers and they are the number 3 carrier. Sorry you live in the middle of nowhere Tennessee and it doesn't make sense for them to deploy service to your area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21710140 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:37:41 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709728 moonpuppy :
said by BF69 See Profile :

so does mine. Did I say Spint was "bad"? no I said they have far fewer cusotmers and thus making an exclusive deal with them makes little sense if you goal is to attract as many customers as possible.
This is what you said earlier in this thread.

said by BF69 See Profile :

Um let's see. LESS customers. Who cares how great the serivce is if you can't get it. I can't get Sprint in my area. They don't seem in hurry to want me as a customer. So Verizon gets my business.
You implied Sprint did not care about you simply because they chose not to service your area and that Verizon does.

As for the exclusive part, it's all about most bang for the buck. Verizon had the opportunity for the iPhone but said no because they wanted more money than Apple was willing to let go. They went to ATT and that seems to have paid off since half of the number ports to the iPhone were from Verizon.

»Half Of New iPhone Owners Came From Verizon

Imagine what would have happened if the iPhone went to Sprint.

T-Mobile has already signed with Danger (their Sidekick line which is now owned by Microsoft) and with Google and Android (with their G1 phone.) All carriers have Blackberries to a point as well as an assortment of Windows Mobile phones. If this new thing takes off, it could go well for Sprint and Palm. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709728 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:37:09 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709700 gaforces :
said by BF69 See Profile :

said by moonpuppy See Profile :

said by BF69 See Profile :

I'm not sure which part of

willing to offer me service > not willing to offer me service

you don't get?
Let's see. Altel is not available in my area but had great reviews (and was gobbled up by Verizon.) Just because AlTel was not willing to offer me service doesn't mean they were a bad company. Judging a few of their plans, I would have signed with them too.

Sprint is available in most areas as is ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon. There are some places Verizon is not as is there are places other companies don't service.

My statement still stands. Verizon might be in a lot of places but their customer service was horrible IMHO.
so does mine. Did I say Spint was "bad"? no I said they have far fewer cusotmers and thus making an exclusive deal with them makes little sense if you goal is to attract as many customers as possible.
If you dont hate sprint why do you want them to go under?
This phone will be launched on other networks in the future, as they announced they have a GSM version coming soon.
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There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country. ~ Joseph Addison]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709700 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:32:37 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709632 BF69 :
said by moonpuppy See Profile :

said by BF69 See Profile :

I'm not sure which part of

willing to offer me service > not willing to offer me service

you don't get?
Let's see. Altel is not available in my area but had great reviews (and was gobbled up by Verizon.) Just because AlTel was not willing to offer me service doesn't mean they were a bad company. Judging a few of their plans, I would have signed with them too.

Sprint is available in most areas as is ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon. There are some places Verizon is not as is there are places other companies don't service.

My statement still stands. Verizon might be in a lot of places but their customer service was horrible IMHO.
so does mine. Did I say Spint was "bad"? no I said they have far fewer cusotmers and thus making an exclusive deal with them makes little sense if you goal is to attract as many customers as possible.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709632 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:20:29 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709515 moonpuppy :
said by BF69 See Profile :

I'm not sure which part of

willing to offer me service > not willing to offer me service

you don't get?
Let's see. Altel is not available in my area but had great reviews (and was gobbled up by Verizon.) Just because AlTel was not willing to offer me service doesn't mean they were a bad company. Judging a few of their plans, I would have signed with them too.

Sprint is available in most areas as is ATT, T-Mobile and Verizon. There are some places Verizon is not as is there are places other companies don't service.

My statement still stands. Verizon might be in a lot of places but their customer service was horrible IMHO. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709515 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:58:39 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709451 BF69 :
said by moonpuppy See Profile :

said by BF69 See Profile :

said by EveryName See Profile :

AFAIK, Sprint has better service than AT&T, albeit smaller. What's wrong with going with a quality, small company?
Um let's see. LESS customers. Who cares how great the serivce is if you can't get it. I can't get Sprint in my area. They don't seem in hurry to want me as a customer. So Verizon gets my business.
I had Verizon and their customer service was condescending to say the least. Just because they are the biggest, doesn't make them the best.
I'm not sure which part of

willing to offer me service > not willing to offer me service

you don't get?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709451 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:50:30 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709348 moonpuppy :
said by BF69 See Profile :

said by EveryName See Profile :

AFAIK, Sprint has better service than AT&T, albeit smaller. What's wrong with going with a quality, small company?
Um let's see. LESS customers. Who cares how great the serivce is if you can't get it. I can't get Sprint in my area. They don't seem in hurry to want me as a customer. So Verizon gets my business.
I had Verizon and their customer service was condescending to say the least. Just because they are the biggest, doesn't make them the best. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709348 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:34:15 EDT Re: What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709073 BF69 :
said by EveryName See Profile :

AFAIK, Sprint has better service than AT&T, albeit smaller. What's wrong with going with a quality, small company?
Um let's see. LESS customers. Who cares how great the serivce is if you can't get it. I can't get Sprint in my area. They don't seem in hurry to want me as a customer. So Verizon gets my business.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21709073 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:51:33 EDT What's wrong with Sprint? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21708809 EveryName : AFAIK, Sprint has better service than AT&T, albeit smaller. What's wrong with going with a quality, small company?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21708809 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:06:50 EDT