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Originally Posted by enso
Sprint has been aggressive lately with their release of new phones and refresh of their phone plans.
However, they are still distinctly at a disadvantage to AT&T and Verizon and their announcement is not big, it will not drive inflows.
(Verizon has the most reliable network (perhaps open to debate). AT&T has the Iphone and is aquiring new spectrum to improve their coverage.)
(Sprint needs to be more aggresive on phone pricing, the initial up front costs of phones impacts the consumer market greatly. The majority of American consumers purchase phones based on up front costs.)
(Give a consumer an option of a $99 dollar phone vs a $250 dollar phone and they will choose the $99 even if the long term costs are greater with the $99.)
(Aggresively market the Pre, Hero, touch series at aggressive pricing and you will stem the outflows and maybe even see inflows.)
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yeah open to debate becasue verizon and sprint are equal to that in every area they work.
Any place verizon works my sprint phone works PERFECT. Never had an issue and I've been anywhere from the Rockies to Maine. AT &T has the iphone for now and that will be changing in 2010 not sure why anyone would wnat it not that great of a phone they almost forgot the phone part but their reliability still sucks. I talk to my father on the phone at least once a week and his phone always drops the call. Sprint just upped the ante on the competition. no FAV rip offs they went above that and now I can call 250 million customers around the country for free...
I pay 129.99 for 3 lines of service which includes 1500 minutes unlimited weekends, evenings data texting, picture mail gps, and now any mobile. Equivalent plan costs with AT &T around 200+ , T mobile 200+ and Verizon was like 250+. I think Sprint is very competitive in pricing only real pricing issue they have is phones.
agreed above. Pre shoudl be 99. Pixie when it comes out should be 49. Touch pro 2 shoudl be 199. HTC hero shoudl be 150. Aggressive phone prices and the current aggressive phone plan prices= win for sprint.
and i just looked it up:
T Mobile 204.95 for
3 my touches with unlimited data + texting
AT & T 224.95
3 lines windows mobile professional. 1400 minutes + pda personal bundle x 3 + insurnace x 3 (and this doesn't even include GPS or tether or black berry which my sprint plan offers)
Verizon 318.92!
3 lines , 3 touch pro 1s 1400 + 5000 minutes x 3 + unlimited data x 3 + insurance x 3
WTF
Sprint 170.92
palm pre x 3 ( since it has to have an everything data plan) x 3 insurance 1500 minutes unlimited data, texting, gps, blackberry, any mobile.
Hmmmm sprint price really is competitive.