Bad news for Sprint... - Page 24

**Dr.8820** · #**231** (**permalink**) 01-11-2009, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by dannzeman

Um, ok. That deal is quite a bit different than any deal that's happened between a cellular provider and a hardware company. In fact, a deal like that has never happened before. Go back and check some of the news stories about when the iPhone was first released and see exactly what I'm saying. Apple was getting a ridiculous amount of $$$ from each person that signed with at&t, another thing that hadn't been done before.

i agree with what you're saying.all i'm saying is why can't sprint do something like this?even the instinct is available to other carriers now(under different names of course).

**dannzeman** · #**232** (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 12:09 AM

because sprint doesn't have any leverage. they have a pathetic number of subscribes (compared to Verizon) and they've been looking like they're going to go bust for quite a while now. I'm honestly very surprised they managed to land that deal with Palm.

**Biker1** · #**233** (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 12:17 AM

I think Hesse should stop feeding his ego with all those commercials he has been doing the last few months. May save Sprint some $.

bboyneko · #**234** (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 12:25 AM

but but..sprint has the best logo out of all the providers!

**No1ustad** · #**235** (**permalink**) 01-12-2009, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Biker1

I think Hesse should stop feeding his ego with all those commercials he has been doing the last few months. May save Sprint some $.

x2. maybe we should write him an email

it's ironic that a company on the verge of releasing new technology (wimax) does the commercials in black and white...

chappy · #**236** (**permalink**) 01-13-2009, 04:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dannzeman

because sprint doesn't have any leverage. they have a pathetic number of subscribes (compared to Verizon) and they've been looking like they're going to go bust for quite a while now. I'm honestly very surprised they managed to land that deal with Palm.

53 million subscribers. Hardly "pathetic". You do realize that most of VZWs subs came from them buying up smaller companies right?

**dannzeman** · #**237** (**permalink**) 01-13-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by chappy

53 million subscribers. Hardly "pathetic". You do realize that most of VZWs subs came from them buying up smaller companies right?

53 million compared to verizon's what, 82? 85 million? Does it really matter how Verizon acquired their subscribers? All that matters to them is the number of people they can push service onto.

And besides, Virgin Mobile accounts for 5 million of Sprint's subscribers so how are they any different than Verizon?
http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=212700260

**x10guy** · #**238** (**permalink**) 01-22-2009, 03:25 AM

Well in a sea of bad news for Sprint the last month or so actually has been pretty good for Sprint. First the Palm Pre and now the Boost $50 unlimited prepaid plan which begins on Jan. 22. The nice thing about this is that it uses the much-maligned Nextel network which had previously been a financial disaster for Sprint. Actually a very smart move by Sprint.

meanfishy · #**239** (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by x10guy

Well in a sea of bad news for Sprint the last month or so actually has been pretty good for Sprint. First the Palm Pre and now the Boost $50 unlimited prepaid plan which begins on Jan. 22. The nice thing about this is that it uses the much-maligned Nextel network which had previously been a financial disaster for Sprint. Actually a very smart move by Sprint.

True, and with Sprint being the exclusive carrier of the Treo Pre. These are definitely stacking up as positives. Especially since the Nextel network is getting the revamp would should hopefully plug the money lose

Magoo_215 · #**240** (**permalink**) 01-23-2009, 12:39 PM

Wasnt Virgin Mobile owned by Sprint?