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  1. WiWavelength
    Dog. The other white meat. Wait, that does not sound right. But the dog is white, correct? AJ
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    Eh, "to-may-to," "to-mah-to." Pronunciation is subjective... On the other hand, RF is objective. Screw that up, and I will rip you a new one. AJ
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    LTE from the Airave or macro cellular network? Regardless, if you have a broadband Internet connection at home, then LTE should be irrelevant in that context. AJ
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    Maybe SoftBank will buy out Sprint, but then SK Telecom will buy out SoftBank. The Koreans will know what to do with that dog... AJ
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    I think I understand the consternation. Joplin people are Royals and Chiefs fans. They do not want to be lumped in with those Cardinals and Rams fans, no matter their teams' *short lived* successes. AJ
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    Excuse me, but that is a highly simplistic point of view -- one that assumes nearly perfect information and competition, neither of which exist. In actuality, the competitor-consumer relationship is far more complex. In many ways, it can be akin to a chess match, and the truly informed consumer has to think many moves ahead. To use this relevant example, a Sprint sub decides that Sprint sucks and ports to VZW instead. If enough think the same way, then Sprint fails, its assets absorbed by banks, the FCC, and other wireless carriers. Under the "free market," at least one other competitor emerges from the ashes. But wireless is not a free market, cannot be a free market due to the dictates of physics, and competition further collapses. So, because of the short sighted decisions of some consumers, everyone ends up with fewer choices, and VZW, et al., exploit consumers further and further. That is a worst case scenario, but it is still illustrative. The lesson: do not be a stupid consumer. Think before you make purchasing decisions. And, yes, before you complain, that is your responsibility. AJ
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    Well, Darth, take that up with the "Soft-uh-Bank" announcer. Or maybe the dog will see you to address your complaint. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od3nBvG59iA AJ
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    Aw, my deadpan was comedy gold. I thought of it while in the car and could barely contain my laughter all the way home. AJ
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    You like "Spank," do you? AJ
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    Keep in mind that SoftBank by itself is still the #3 Japanese mobile carrier. For the past several years, it has beaten the new sub adds of the big boys, NTT DoCoMo and KDDI, but has not surpassed them in total subs. And during much of that growth, SoftBank -- à la AT&T here in the US -- had a national exclusive on the iPhone. Coincidence or not? AJ
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    I hear you. You just want something to "grease the wheels" to get LTE there in Lardo. AJ
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    Joplin is part of Sprint's Kansas City MTA PCS A block license and uses Sprint's Kansas City SID 04139. But not all market definitions match up. And Joplin, like Springfield, was an affiliate market -- first Roberts Wireless, then Alamosa PCS. AJ
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    If Japanese companies get American actors to shill for them, will Sprint now get Japanese celebrities to appear in its commercials? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY1Vns5M8Lw AJ
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    Wiimax? Is that the partnership between Clearwire and Nintendo? AJ
  15. WiWavelength
    And when SBC renamed both itself and Cingular as AT&T, many uninformed consumers assumed that AT&T, as in the AT&TWS that Cingular acquired in 2004, had returned. Many would erroneously think the same about a Nextel rebrand. Nextel. Done. Dead and buried. AJ
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    Like "Soft-uh-Bank," Japanese phonetic pronunciation shall now apply to Sprint. Welcome to "Sprint-uh." AJ
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    I could have a little bit too much "fun" with the conceit of this thread, but I will keep it clean. Two lanterns hang in the steeple of the Old North Church. LTE is coming! AJ
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    Speaking of which, I just started catching up on back episodes of "J-Pop America Fun Time Now!" so I realistically know what to expect from our new Softbank sensei. AJ
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    Yes, lest anyone think that Softbank Mobile is some Japanese telecom powerhouse, it has long been the #3 player in the Japanese market. Whether Softbank or predecessors Vodafone KK and J-Phone, it has been behind NTT DoCoMo and KDDI. Only with its recent decision to acquire competitor eMobile has Softbank surpassed KDDI -- just barely. Even then, Softbank is the size of T-Mobile USA, significantly smaller than Sprint because the Japanese market is relatively small sashimi. AJ
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    Are you having an affair with a Network Vision site? AJ
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    The new name will be Splint. A new name for Americans but the same pronunciation for the Japanese. AJ
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    Yep, just checking to see if Robert was fully awake yet... AJ
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    Like flying torpedo, Kamikaze fast... AJ
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    The joke requires thinking even 40 years earlier than that. AJ
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    I think that you missed the point. On what grounds could VZW, AT&T, and/or T-Mobile object to the deal? My take: other carriers would have little, if any standing to oppose an equity investment. AJ
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