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T-Mobile and Sprint Officially Call Off Merger
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T-Mobile bought the most amount of spectrum space in the US TV Repack and spectrum auction. In a couple years, when all those TV stations go off the air on those channels in the US, Sprint will be the weakest link.
Why any company would even consider merging with Sprint is beyond me. This deal failure (if that's what you want to call it) just goes to show that T-Mobile has some wise thinkers up at the top (I'm on ATT).
Switch to Sprint and you’d see why, Sprint has a network that is moving at a snails pace from 2009.
I went from T-Mobile to Virgin Mobile for one reason: the intro price is $6 for the first six months. So it gets you to try. In my area, Sprint isn't as good as T-Mobile, but then again, when the real rates kick in, it's $50 Unlimited.
I’m still of the opinion TMUS could offer Charlie Ergen to build out his 600 MHz holdings in exchange for priority access. Dish needs a partner and they are looking to leverage their Sling OTT service. Problem is Ergen is not an easy person to negotiate with.
I had Sprint until I moved. Then I realized I couldn't use my phone in the house and had to take a walk to make or receive any calls or use data. At that point, I'm like what am I paying for? T-Mobile is moving forward, getting better.
I have a coworker who curses their name every day. Even when her phone says she has nearly full reception, she can still barely make calls and constantly experiences dropped calls. I can have one bar of Verizon LTE and still have speeds 10x hers when she has five bars on Sprint. Her excuse every time ask her why she doesn’t just switch is that everyone else is too expensive. My reply is always, “do you want a phone that works?” She’s paying “less” for service that doesn’t even work half the time.
Well well well. Last I heard was they were bleeding cash to obtain subs. We’ll see if they can keep the mojo.
I switched to Sprint because they’re offering unlimited free for a year if you BYOD. I have unlimited everything and just pay $3 a month for required taxes.
There are some ways they were a downgrade from Verizon - for example, Verizon had VoLTE here but Sprint does not (they only have LTE).
That being said, I have been with Sprint since June and no major problems or noticeable difference in coverage. I think the hate comes in part just because Sprint doesn’t seem to be marketing it self well.
There are some ways they were a downgrade from Verizon - for example, Verizon had VoLTE here but Sprint does not (they only have LTE).
That being said, I have been with Sprint since June and no major problems or noticeable difference in coverage. I think the hate comes in part just because Sprint doesn’t seem to be marketing it self well.
this is kind of old, but i used to walk down a major street in NYC with a sprint blackberry and lose signal all the time.
Disagree. Sprint offers spectrum in the boonies.
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That's the thing. TMo didn't decide that. Sprint decided they were too arrogant to let TMo take the wheel.
"last I heard" - must have been a long time ago. They've been doing great for a long time, now.
Why do you think it would have created a discount carrier? If the combined company could have put together a network with the extensive coverage of AT&T or Verizon, they probably would have raised prices. It’s a business, not a charity.
I think the hate comes from people who legitimately have unusable service wherever they live. I have TMO and we drove cross country. Practically anyone in Utah would be miserable (as of two summers ago) because we had zero reception, and when we did, we were roaming on ATT. That is just one example. Living in New England I could ask what the hate for TMO is about. It all depends where you live. And Spring is the weakest link. Giving away a years worth of service isn't a result of bad marketing. It's a result of being unable to KEEP subs.
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TMO was that bad as recetnyl as 4-5 years ago too. They just actively did ( and continue to do) something about it.
I’ve been with Sprint for 17 years with no major issues. I think these days WiFi calling has reduced the “gaps” in service. All I can say is they’ve always worked for me. Shrug. Kind of wished this merger would happen though.