OK, so I have wasted the first 3 hours of my day (subjectively, not that being here is a waste) reading through countless threads in relation to all things Clear/Sprint/Softbank/T-Mobile/MetroPCS/USCC/Dish and all other potential minor carriers and the various iterations on merger potentials, technology clashes and incompatibilities, spectrum interference and about 25 other variables.
I would like to collectively have all of our (very large) brains looking at these issues from a few fresh angles. Certainly there is not one among us who can honestly say they know the intent, future plans and growth opportunities for every company, its subcontractors, the semiconductor provider's chipset capabilities(or potential) to make a conclusive prediction on where we will end up here.
Instead of looking for the reasons that things cannot work, why not look at how, with presently developing standards, we could find a way to come up with a win-win out-of-the-box solution. (F U Tony Robbins, sorry had to put that in here) Surely the onus is not on us to fix or resolve the many problems inherent with the TELCO company of our choosing, but I still do believe that we all get mired in the details at times and don't see the forest for the trees.
Basically, if we can get a consensus on possible synergies and on where interoperability can work (even with a minor or moderate adjustment) a few things may click into place on what the future can hold or promise.
I know that sounds like a lot of fluff, wishful thinking or overly optimistic garbage, but do believe we are the perfect combination of technical specialists, free thinkers, insider evangelists and otherwise zealous knowledge seekers of all things wireless. Let's get less reactive and more proactive in the Sponsor/Premier Sponsor forum and see what wild @!#$$ we can come up with.