DarkSly
join:2004-12-10
Danvers, MA
| reply to joshpo
Re: Mmm...
Their ads claim that the network can handle up to 230 million customers... I don't think they have 230 million lines at this point.
Sprint has been doing this for years with Companies like Conxus, Virgin Mobile, etc..
»conxuswireless.com/
»www.virginmobileusa.com/
From my understanding the product isn't really designed to turn a huge profit for the MSOs, but to take core business from the RBOCs that offer wireless (SBC/Southern Bell w/ Cingular)(Verizon w/ Verizon Wireless). Also, providing 4 products that pretty much everyone has (Cable, HSI, Home Voice, and Mobile Voice) will provide a bundle that should "stick" to the customer...
I mean who wants to go through the hassle of finding a new company for all 4 products when you can get the top of line/innovative products from one company...all on one bill...with a nice bundle discount... |
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insomniac
Oh Yeah
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join:2002-09-22
Naperville, IL
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 ·AT&T Midwest
| said by DarkSly  :Their ads claim that the network can handle up to 230 million customers... I don't think they have 230 million lines at this point. The statement is:
"Sprint PCS built the largest all-digital, all-PCS nationwide network from the ground up, reaching more than 230 million people."
This is not saying that their network can handle 230 million customers; it's saying that their PCS coverage reaches 230 million people, which is definitely not the same thing.
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DarkSly
join:2004-12-10
Danvers, MA
| my understanding of that statement is that PCS has the ability to cover up to 230 million people...what is the use of making the statement that your network is available to 230 million people when your network is not available to 230 million people?
That would be like a satellite company claiming they can reach 6 billion people... |
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ohcellphones
@cdw.com
| Yes, it is pretty much the same thing as that...well, sort of. It's a marketing way of saying that Sprint PCS covers 90-odd percent of the geographic area in which people actually live. All carriers make similar statements in varying ways, the point of which is essentially: If you don't live in Wyoming, you'll always have service! In my opinion, it's not especially misleading, perhaps simply because it's a common advertising tactic for these types of services. |
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