Re: Bad news for Sprint...
 

Thank you Cpt. Obvious.

Re-read the posts, really slow if need be.

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That's what people said about satellite radio

XM + Sirius - XM = SiriusXM

What would the Department of Justice have to say about cellphone carriers? Maybe you mean the Department of Agriculture? ;)

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Why do you feel the need to be a d|ck? He missed your point and was asking a question for clarification. I hope you are shown the same courtesy the next time you ask a question.

Re: Bad news for Sprint...
 

Obviously your hatred for Sprint has spilled over into this thread because it was a simply a question of clarification.

I did read your posts and your point about there will always be 2 wireless companies and it still does not seem that relevant to Sprint.

Maybe you need to rewrite your posts... slow if needed. :)

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The point about satellite radio is that the argument for the merger was that they had competition against terrestrial radio and HD radio.. Other then AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile, there are no other national Cellular companies... If lets say, Sprint folds.. Logically Verizon buys majority of hardware equipment (cell towers, etc.), with the rest of the hardware split by regional carriers.. Then you have T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T.. The only thing that competes against a cellular company is another cellular company.. That isn't true for radio..

I think that Sprint needs to spin-off or sell Nextel.. It is hard for a major company that uses two seperate technologies to stay competitive... iDen and CDMA are not compatiable, so there was only so much money to save by merging them together... Sell Nextel, and focus on Wi-Max...

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YES! Sprint definitely needs to sell Nextel. I might have said this already, but I see Sprint's acquisition of Nextel as kind of like someone trying to save a bite victim in a zombie flick.

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lol... But remember in Shaun of the Dead? They were able to save one in a semi-functional state :)

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Obviously, reading and comprehension are not strong points of yours, I will expound for you and I will also type really slow. :)

1. Sprint will NOT totally "Go under" As I've said over and over and over on this thread they will continue in one form or another. That may be as "Sprint" or as another carrier once they are absorbed. They won't turn off the power, tear down their network and say F*&K it. Is that clear enough? Rephrase it, call it what you want or argue just for the sake of it, but the bottom line is they won't just go the way of the Terradactyl, at least in the physical network sense.

2. I don't "hate" Sprint nor have I ever stated as such. My experience with their service was less than satisfactory and guess what I did? I voted with my feet and went to Alltel, where I have been nice and happy. Snug as a bug and happy as can be on all levels of their service.

3. Let's say hypothetically (and I hate doing this...) that AT&T and VZW were to merge. They would form a behemoth of a wireless company and could easily put any other carrier, that is the few that would be left, out of business if they wanted to and probably do so rather easily. Guess what? The chances of that happening would be slim-to-none without some heavy FTC/FCC/USDOJ regulation, restrictions and general pants kicking by the good old Gov of the USofA.

There is legislation on the books going back to, oh the late 1800's, in reference to monopolies, certain trusts and predatory business practices. Even the uber-filthy-rich couldn't fight this back in the day and I don't see it happening in the near future.

So, my friend, while most of this is formed upon my opinion and business observations, keep in mind that businesses and industries go through cycles and repetitions, just like everything else. That includes history to boot.

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I have fully clarified what I meant and hopefully it can be understood.

No one ever said you (or he) had to agree with the stated matter.

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Very good points... Let's just stay calm everybody.. Please? How about you just agree to disagree instead of delving into argumentive behavior.. Helping our fellow man is what PPC Geeks is all about... We enable information sharing, and encourage uniqueness... I am happy I can help people out.. Let's play nice :)