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Verizon this... Verizon that... How about Sprint?

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bbplayer5

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If Apple is actually considering making a CDMA phone, wouldnt Sprint be another obvious market? They have a great data network and they roam on Verizon towers due to their contract for free roaming on Altel towers. Plus their plans are FAR more affordable etc...

Anyone else hoping for this?
 
Lets see.

Verizon is the largest mobile carrier with what 40-50% of the market.

Sprint is what, 3-5% of the market?

Yeah, that makes perfect business sense.
 
I had Sprint for several years before I got my iPhone
Their customer service was so-so, but their coverage in my area was poor
And I have had very spotty results with a Sprint Overdrive Mobile Hotspot

I have had no issue with AT&T at all, and I am happy with them
Every user has their own opinions based on experience, coverage in their area, etc.
 
I think sprint is a bigger reality than some admit. Verizon is pretty far up Google's ass at the moment. Sprint has been pretty quiet about the whole thing. Verizon CEO said "no immediate plans to carry apple products" etc. etc.

All speculation but as a very recent former Sprint customer: I had great coverage, great executive customer care and great prices. I only left after many many years because I really wanted an iphone and my wife's sprint phone broke.
 
14% of the worldwide market is CDMA so that means that Apple are building a phone that doesn't work for 86% of the world's networks. It's also exceptionally unpopular in Europe.

Why would they bother?
 
bbplayer5 said:
If Apple is actually considering making a CDMA phone, wouldnt Sprint be another obvious market? They have a great data network and they roam on Verizon towers due to their contract for free roaming on Altel towers. Plus their plans are FAR more affordable etc...

Anyone else hoping for this?
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No. Because Sprint Service is not as good as Verizon on where I live. Also, AT&T almost stands close to sprint. Their 4G coverage is the worst yet. So, no.
Stay with AT&T.
 
I have to agree with some of the other posts. Sprint is just an awful provider. So far, I'm very happy to be rid of sprint and very satisfied with AT&T.
 
RuggedPro said:
I think sprint is a bigger reality than some admit. Verizon is pretty far up Google's ass at the moment. Sprint has been pretty quite about the whole thing.
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How come no one these days knows how to spell the word quiet?
 
Rooskibar03 said:
Lets see.

Verizon is the largest mobile carrier with what 40-50% of the market.

Sprint is what, 3-5% of the market?

Yeah, that makes perfect business sense.
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What orifice did you pull those numbers out of?
 

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I can't stand sprint after walking into their store and saying I'm just looking but being pestered no less than 4 times anyway
 
Sprint seems to manage to get the first shot at some new phones... thinking Pre, Pixi, EVO, Epic, etc... so it would not be surprising if Apple opened up to them as well.

Sprint's rep around people I know, has gone up in the past year or so, due to price, coverage, 4G, and better customer service.

An iPhone on Sprint's all-you-can-eat package would be pretty tempting.
 
Rooskibar03 said:
Lets see.

Verizon is the largest mobile carrier with what 40-50% of the market.

Sprint is what, 3-5% of the market?

Yeah, that makes perfect business sense.
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...and I guess it made "perfect business sense" for Verizon to turn away the iPhone when it was first offered..?

"Business sense" is relative. Its about which carrier can offer the best terms to the other party.
 
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deannnnn said:
Wait -- Sprint still exists?
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Unfortunately, yes they do. :D
 
Actually the best bet for Apple is to have unlocked iPhones...no carrier exclusives. Imagine Apple having iPhones on AT&T, T-Mob, Verizon and Sprint. They would pretty much dominate all of those carriers phone sales.
 
jrodsep said:
Actually the best bet for Apple is to have unlocked iPhones...no carrier exclusives. Imagine Apple having iPhones on AT&T, T-Mob, Verizon and Sprint. They would pretty much dominate all of those carriers phone sales.
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Only if it was that simple.
They would have to put like 3 different unlocked versions that even though unlocked they won't work with every US carrier.
 
Applejuiced said:
Only if it was that simple.
They would have to put like 3 different unlocked versions that even though unlocked they won't work with every US carrier.
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Actually they could make one GSM version that supported both AT&T/T-Mob bands, One with Verizon bands and one with Sprints bands. Just enough to cover the major networks. I think this has been done with other phones like the RAZR and BB Pearl/Curve.
 
rdowns said:
What orifice did you pull those numbers out of?
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12.1%? Not enough to matter. You should know something is wrong when you see the CEO on TV every night begging for customers. Sprint along with the nearly invisible Palm/HP Pre are comatose. If not for Android coming along, they'd probably be weighing chapter 11 or 13 scenarios. LOL
 
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