Marcelo Claure, Town Hall Meetings, New Family Share Pack Plan, Unlimited Individual Plan, Discussion Thread

[Johnner1999]

It is a calculated move and will pay off with some, falter with others.

 

"Extended Range LTE" or not -- as many handsets do not support band 12, not to mention, many T-Mobile markets do not and probably never will have band 12 -- T-Mobile is counting on some VZW users being tempted. They may try T-Mobile and find it works as well for them as VZW, much to their surprise. Some will have later regret once they start to enter different buildings and travel outside of cities, but they may be beyond their trial periods, already effectively locked in to T-Mobile device payments. Finally, others will find the T-Mobile network still weak straight away and jump right back to VZW.

 

The first group may become T-Mobile subs for life. It is the second and third groups that could prove problematic. The second group may be stuck with T-Mobile for a while, but once the financial opportunity to leave arises, they may bolt forever. And the third group most likely will not try T-Mobile again. So, T-Mobile hopes at least for short term gain from the second group, and by improving its network in the interim, T-Mobile may be able to retain many of those former VZW subs.

 

We shall see...

 

AJ

Yeah that was my biggest issue - lack consistency.

 

With Sprint service typically was adequate everywhere I traveled. Not great but...

 

Where as TMO was amazing then totally crap so the savings and faster speeds meant less to me.

 

 

 

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[Arysyn]

Hopefully T-Mobile's ad mostly fails. I say this not because I hate T-Mobile, even though I pretty much do (somewhat depends on what their next step is with my phone issue, as my mother has found one person in their Executive Relations department who seems a bit helpful).

 

Although putting that aside and just watching the ad for what it is, along with watching the Verizon ad which the T-Mobile ad mocks, there is nothing in the T-Mobile ad which addresses the Verizon network nor making any comparative claims between the two networks.

 

Other than T-Mobile's typical annoying flashy colors and images of their odd-looking fanboy/fangirl models who appear to be really high on some sort of acid trip drug state (perhaps from partying and getting kicked out of parties with John Legere), the ad's only content is showing some geese while someone with a bad English accent mocks Verizon, and a quick showing of their end of year coverage map while stating their extended range LTE is reaching further and inside better.

 

People with Verizon, etc. at least most of them, won't fall for this cheap ad by T-Mobile. They'll likely at least do some research before making any decisions, which it'll be that research, not the ad that will persuade people one way or another. Doubtful though that this ad is good enough even to get people to do the research.

[twospirits]

 

 

Other than T-Mobile's typical annoying flashy colors and images of their odd-looking fanboy/fangirl models who appear to be really high on some sort of acid trip drug state (perhaps from partying and getting kicked out of parties with John Legere),

I actually lol at that.

 

 

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[NYC126]

http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/colorado-springs-co/2015/2H

 

 

Sprint LTE speed increased.

[jroepcke51]

http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/colorado-springs-co/2015/2H

 

 

Sprint LTE speed increased.

Wow. Median speed was greater than Verizon's.  Spring increased speeds by 2.5 times and Tmo doubled speeds as well.

[nexgencpu]

http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/colorado-springs-co/2015/2H

 

 

Sprint LTE speed increased.

Massive improvement from Sprint and Tmobile, ATT really is in for a rough ride!

[cortney]

Massive improvement from Sprint and Tmobile, ATT really is in for a rough ride!

 

Uh, well it will be interesting to see how AT&T does, along with the others this quarter. But I think they will bounce around in many cities for the next year to year and a half. It's kinda in the hands of how WCS gets deployed. However for suburban, exurban and semirural areas, things are quite the opposite and are doing great. 

 

Regarding T-Mobile, it seems at this pace AT&T will end up having more mid-band than T-Mobile has coverage in certain suburban and rural areas, so for cities that's one thing for sure, but as a whole, not really. B12 areas are the only exception, and like B12 phones, they're quite numbered.

 

I don't have much hope for T-Mobile outside of their city frenzy. I'm more worried that Sprint keeps the balance and doesn't forget the suburban areas after they improve in the cities. I'm sure they'll do fine. 

Edited September 23, 2015 by cortney

[nexgencpu]

Uh, well it will be interesting to see how AT&T does, along with the others this quarter. But I think they will bounce around in many cities for the next year to year and a half. It's kinda in the hands of how WCS gets deployed. However for suburban, exurban and semirural areas, things are quite the opposite and are doing great. 

 

Regarding T-Mobile, it seems at this pace AT&T will end up having more mid-band than T-Mobile has coverage in certain suburban and rural areas, so for cities that's one thing for sure, but as a whole, not really. B12 areas are the only exception, and like B12 phones, they're quite numbered.

 

I don't have much hope for T-Mobile outside of their city frenzy. I'm more worried that Sprint keeps the balance and doesn't forget the suburban areas after they improve in the cities. I'm sure they'll do fine. 

If you fall flat in big cities, eventually the word spreads and even the smaller towns get the word of the bad city performance. 

 

Essentially Tmobile's story, its great in the cities and the total opposite in smaller towns. But that has not stopped their momentum.

 

Whereas Sprint allocated their resources more evenly during NV, so instead of 10 good city markets, Sprint ended up upgrading 100 not-so-good mix markets.

 

Fair to say Tmobile's approach yielded the best short term gain.

[WiWavelength]

http://www.rootmetrics.com/us/rsr/colorado-springs-co/2015/2H

 

 

Sprint LTE speed increased.

Massive improvement from Sprint and Tmobile, ATT really is in for a rough ride!

 

Yeah, I am not sure what is the problem for AT&T in the Rocky Mountain Front Range megalopolis.  The market share data that we have from a few years ago puts AT&T well ahead of both T-Mobile and Sprint but well behind VZW.  So, you would not expect the issue to be oversubscribed congestion.  Regardless, Robert certainly has corroborated the RootMetrics objective testing -- AT&T is in the crapper in Denver.

 

AJ

[shaferz]

Marcelos Twitter machine has now been silent for 4+ days. Marci Carris has been silent for even longer. Seems odd, no?

[twospirits]

Probably hashing out some new deal. Hopefully its the Samsung for life one thats been rumoured about. Speaking of which, if Samsung does go through with a "for life" plan, I wonder how long before the other manufacturers do it also.

 

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[BlueAngel]

Marcelos Twitter machine has now been silent for 4+ days. Marci Carris has been silent for even longer. Seems odd, no?

I figure the man is busy, you know like doing real CEO stuff unlike Mr. Legere.

[dnwk]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-t-mobile-us-merge-202508238.html

Will Sprint & T-Mobile US Merge Network Assets for a REIT?

 

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What do you think?

[Fraydog]

http://opensignal.com/reports/2015/09/state-of-lte-q3-2015/

 

The state of LTE around the world: pretty good.

 

The state of LTE in the US... not so good. 

 

Sprint's performance here still needs work. 

[Arysyn]

I figure the man is busy, you know like doing real CEO stuff unlike Mr. Legere.

Damn right! Spot on!

 

John Legere is one of the worst CEOs I've ever heard of. I'd have more to say about what a disaster I think he is, but I'm getting tired.

[Arysyn]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/sprint-t-mobile-us-merge-202508238.html

Will Sprint & T-Mobile US Merge Network Assets for a REIT?

 

What do you think?

I like the idea quite a bit, except for that it means John Legere will keep his job, rather than Marcelo taking over T-Mobile. If Marcelo had the position of both companies, T-Mobile would be alot better.

[anthony.spina97]

http://opensignal.com/reports/2015/09/state-of-lte-q3-2015/

 

The state of LTE around the world: pretty good.

 

The state of LTE in the US... not so good. 

 

Sprint's performance here still needs work. 

I'm confused as to how Sprint has less LTE coverage than U.S. Cellular.

 

-Anthony

[Fraydog]

I'm confused as to how Sprint has less LTE coverage than U.S. Cellular.

 

-Anthony

Their metric is percentage of time on LTE. Not the same as coverage. It counts the time that a user is on LTE in the field, not the coverage overall that a provider has in the field.

 

Sprint is at 64% where USCC is at 73% because USCC users are staying on LTE more consistently.

[dnwk]

I like the idea quite a bit, except for that it means John Legere will keep his job, rather than Marcelo taking over T-Mobile. If Marcelo had the position of both companies, T-Mobile would be alot better.

I have to say John is a marketing genius

[smooth25]

http://opensignal.com/reports/2015/09/state-of-lte-q3-2015/

 

The state of LTE around the world: pretty good.

 

The state of LTE in the US... not so good.

 

Sprint's performance here still needs work.

The US has way more land and population to cover than those leading countries.

 

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[RedSpark]

Just announced:

 

Not So Fast T-Mobile! Sprint Beats Your Price with World’s Best Offer on iPhone 6s: $1/Month

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/not-so-fast-t-mobile-sprint-beats-your-price-with-worlds-best-offer-on-iphone-6s-1month.htm

 

Nice deal!

 

For a limited time, beginning Friday morning in Sprint branded retail stores, Sprint will offer the iPhone 6s 16GB for $1/month and the iPhone 6s Plus for $5/month with the trade-in of an iPhone 6.

 

Higher memory configurations of the iPhone 6s are also value-priced at $5.77/month for the 64GB and $10.53 for the 128GB with the trade in of an iPhone 6. For the 6s Plus, higher memory configurations cost $9.77/month for the 64GB and $14.53 for the 128GB with an iPhone 6 trade–in.

 

Sprint will also offer a $10/month price on iPhone 6s 16GB or $14/month on iPhone 6s Plus 16GB with the trade-in of an iPhone 5s.

 

Through Dec. 31, 2015, customers on any other carrier who switch to Sprint or existing Sprint customers who are upgrade-eligible and turn in any other smartphone will get a promotional rate of $15 per month on iPhone 6s 16GB, regularly $22/ month without a trade-in.

[derrph]

Emph. A lot of cat and mouse

 

 

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[Johnner1999]

Nice!

 

https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/647049971322130436

 

 

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[Deval]

Just announced:

 

Not So Fast T-Mobile! Sprint Beats Your Price with World’s Best Offer on iPhone 6s: $1/Month

 

http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/not-so-fast-t-mobile-sprint-beats-your-price-with-worlds-best-offer-on-iphone-6s-1month.htm

 

Nice deal!

 

For a limited time, beginning Friday morning in Sprint branded retail stores, Sprint will offer the iPhone 6s 16GB for $1/month and the iPhone 6s Plus for $5/month with the trade-in of an iPhone 6.

 

Higher memory configurations of the iPhone 6s are also value-priced at $5.77/month for the 64GB and $10.53 for the 128GB with the trade in of an iPhone 6. For the 6s Plus, higher memory configurations cost $9.77/month for the 64GB and $14.53 for the 128GB with an iPhone 6 trade–in.

 

Sprint will also offer a $10/month price on iPhone 6s 16GB or $14/month on iPhone 6s Plus 16GB with the trade-in of an iPhone 5s.

 

Through Dec. 31, 2015, customers on any other carrier who switch to Sprint or existing Sprint customers who are upgrade-eligible and turn in any other smartphone will get a promotional rate of $15 per month on iPhone 6s 16GB, regularly $22/ month without a trade-in.

 

Man that's an awesome deal!

[cletus]

Edit: Conflicting sources.

Appears Eligible for it:

 

https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/647086744618209280

@Marceloclaure @AustinsAmused @sprintcare haven't had a chance to update our care reps. Of course this promo will be available to everyone @MarciCarris

Eligible for it:

 

https://twitter.com/sprintcare/status/647123388717252608

 

@Cletuslol Current qualifying customers are eligible. You can get more info here: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/not-so-fast-t-mobile-sprint-beats-your-price-with-worlds-best-offer-on-iphone-6s-1month.htm?view_id=3036 … @marceloclaure

 

Eligible for it:

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Not Eligible for it:

This offer is not elgible for current iPhone forever 6 leases. Sorry to tell you guys. You have to own it outright

 

 

Proceed sir. I'm just letting you know what was released to employees.

 

 

Not Eligible for it:

 We just got info saying you can't be on a lease to qualify for the $1 plan. You can be on an IB and pay that off and then switch to this plan but essentially you have to own your device to switch to this. This is what I'm being told as of right now. I'm sure adjustments and what not will be made as we go along.
Also. You can't adjust a lease due to you signing paperwork for certain pricing and dates. It's not as simple as just moving it over. For legal purposes it has to be a new lease with new paperwork to go with it.

 

Just got something else from our local account manager confirming you have to own your device free and clear to switch to that plan.

 

 

Eligible for it:

 

Jessica: Hi, I'm a live Sprint sales specialist. Would you like any help today?  

You: Hi, I just saw this promotion from Sprint: http://newsroom.sprint.com/news-releases/not-so-fast-t-mobile-sprint-beats-your-price-with-worlds-best-offer-on-iphone-6s-1month.htm for a $1/mo iPhone 6. Does this offer apply for people with a current iPhone 6 lease?  

Jessica: We will use a secure connection for this chat, please hold on for a moment while the connection is established.  

Jessica: One moment please. I will need to look at that promotion.  

Jessica: Thank you for your patience.  

Jessica: This offer is available for upgrade-eligible customers as well with phone trade-in.  

Jessica: This offer starts tomorrow.  

Jessica: You will be required to trade-in an iPhone 6 in order to take advantage of this deal. 

You: so my current iphone 6 lease @$15 a month becomes $1 a month with an iphone 6s? (16 GB capacity version)  

Jessica: Yes that is correct. Also, please note that you need to be leasing your current phone under the iPhone Forever program, or be done with the regular lease that you're on now, in order to qualify.  

Jessica: Yes, it's for the 16GB capacity version.  

Jessica: Is everything okay?  

You: yes sorry  

Jessica: No worries.  

You: I was on the phone with sprint as well because the delay  

You: and they are not sure  

You: maybe ill wait a few days for everyone to be on the same page

Jessica: Please click on this link.  

You: yeah, I just had to spell out newsroom.sprint.com for the phone rep

Jessica: This news just came out. We're all trying to catch up on the details.  

Jessica: Thank you.  

You: yeah I understand  

You: thanks for the help Jessica it sounds like a great deal for us  

Jessica: You're very welcome! Yes, it's a great deal.  

Jessica: May I ask if there are any other questions or concerns that you would like for me to address for you?  

You: nope that is it!