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Old 03-01-2010, 06:29 PM
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Re: hero might get 4g?

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Originally Posted by bradart View Post
Think of it this way:

Cost to maintain a customer = x amount of dollars

Cost to get new customers = 5(x amount of dollars)

They will never screw the people who stick with them to the point where their phone will be unusable. Backwards compatibility is an industry standard.
I understand the costs of getting new customers, but I don't think Sprint does. I was just wondering if a 4g tower would enable 3g for its area as well, or just force us to upgrade to new phones to get 4g. The reason I asked was the Wal-Mart 4g tower rumor - my area doesn't have a 3g tower but we do have a Wal-Mart.
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