ChadBroChillz

True but doesn't softbank have three totally distinct networks? (hey why not lol)

They own WillCom, Softbank Mobile, and E-Mobile/E-access. WillCom uses the PHS network, which is collocated with their AXGP(TD-LTE) network, if my memory is correct. I think e-mobile is just standard 3GPP carrier like Softbank Mobile. 

Well my statement was that industrialize nations tend to have four major carriers. France: orange sfr Bouygues and free mobile, uk: EE voda o2 3 Spain: movestar voda orange yoig Italy TIM voda wind 3 and it keeps going, almost all western European countries have 4 major carriers. Luxembourg has two. If your going to through in regional carriers in to them mix to argue that the US will still be competitive after a sprint tmobile merger, the thing you have to remember is regional carriers generally serve areas that don't have all of the national carriers competing in them. Japan has 4 also.

I am against this move. I think buying regional carriers like USCC and Cspire while increasing coverage organically would be a smarter move. I feel this move would only be for customers, since spectrum does not really match up.

I also think this could force the FCC to reconsider plans for limiting the big two in future auctions as well as lead to restructuring of how 2.5Ghz spectrum is counted against the spectrum screen.

I think we are getting ahead of ourselves. Even with Verizon, Tmobile, and Att's 700Mhz A, it would not be anywhere close to nationwide.  It would not completely solve the IBEZ problem at either border. 

I wish apple would have stuck to their word and released FaceTime for all platforms. I heard they got hit with some patent lawsuit, which forced them to change how FaceTime works, which caused them to drop those plans. I wish they would reconsider. FaceTime/iMessage on all platforms would actually be good for apple. I do think apple would benefit from becoming more open. I do not believe the iPod would have been as popular if they had not released iTunes for windows. 

The EPRP plans are really screwed up now.  I was looking at the website again and now they add some BS "3G data add-on charge" of $5/line on top of the $20/line "required data add-on charge".  Two lines would cost $150 which is exactly what the regular My Way plans are if you go through the normal Sprint website.  What is the point of having this website available if the 2nd line voice is not discounted and there is an additional 3G data add-on charge of $5/line.

I tried recreating what happened to you, but was unable.  I tried with an iPhone, Galaxy S4, and Galaxy s3, but was still unable to find the 3g data add-on charge.  Sprint is probably going through some bugs with the changing of the plans. It charges you 50 per line no matter how many lines you have. I am sure Sprint will solve the bugs. 

Is there something wrong with the EPRP web sight?  I thought it was suppose to be cheaper going through it. If you go to check out it charges you $50.00 per phone for basic. that is $20 more per month than just walking in as a regular customer!  And I use it under the family plan. It almost work like individual plan. Or maybe I'm just missing something here.

Nope. EPRP has been killed off and replaced with Everything Plus Unlimited My way, which are the plans you saw.  Those old(Everything Data/Everything Plus/Everything Share) plans were officially killed off yesterday, so you could not get the old 30 dollar plan even if you walked into a store. They do not exist anymore.  Also EPRP has always been more about savings for smartphone customers. I do not even remember them offering discounts on basic phones. 

I am on the site now, and it seems like they updated the EPRP with my way style pricing. It is called Everything Plus Unlimited, my way.(EPUMW)

I did not know that EPRP would stay even after they retired everything data. I assumed they would all get killed off at the same time.

Smart move. Corner the enterprise market and build a strong ecosystem. I always thought BB should go WP. They could own the enterprise market and be a strong third option in the consumer market. They could probably even over take apple in a few years, if they ecosystem is strong enough.

iphone 6 or 5s or whatever its going to be called might support ALL LTE bands?

 

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/08/21/one-iphone-6-to-roam-all-the-worlds-4g-lte-networks-it-could-happen-in-2014-thanks-to-intel/

First, This chip is coming out in 2014, so the iPhone 5S would not be getting it. Second, Apple currently uses Qualcomm chips. Third, Qualcomm has already stated they are coming out with a chip that supports 40 different LTE bands as well as CDMA/TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE/ETC, so that is not the problem. The problem is likely to be from getting the antennas and other parts to support all those bands into the phone. 

http://9to5mac.com/2013/02/21/qualcomms-latest-chip-could-end-iphone-lte-band-fragmentation-by-putting-40-bands-into-one-chipset/

I think Motorola would be smart to corner the qwerty market. If they release a qwerty slider on all major carriers, they would probably see huge sales. No one makes Qwerty phones these days,especially high end ones. They would own the market.  

Finally! Thanks for posting this article. Confirmation of coverage plans.

 

If the network isn't good, customers are going to complain, Mr. Son said, adding that Sprint will seek to pull even with Verizon in high-speed coverage in about two years.

I thought they were band 38? You could be right though, I don't know much about China's operators.

I am not sure, but I assumed they were band 41 because of their work with Clearwire. 

Yeah, what I think will it end up happening is instead of putting in bands 2 and 5 they'll put on 25 and 26 and will then leave off 41, but we'll know soon enough.

The way Apple and China Mobile have been talking, I believe Apple's iPhone already support Band 41, so now they want the largest possible customer selling it. 

Please link to where sprint stated they'd support band 12.

They've sold to VoiceStream before. Aerial Communications was the TDS' primary GSM venue (notwithstanding USCC Maine GSM). They could sell US Cellular to T-Mobile or Sprint. I suspect that a sale of US Cellular would be piecemeal. For example, the 700/850/AWS network would probably go to T-Mobile, while the 1900 network would go to Sprint (with maybe some swaps or whatever with T-Mobile for better contiguity and PCS block sanity).

I do not believe Sprint would be interested if it did not include USCC coverage and 850Mhz. PCS wise, USCC does not fill many gaps for Sprint after Chicago and other areas buyout. They could use it for swapping, but I do not believe that would make it worth the money for them.  I would be surprised if Sprint even let Tmobile get the 700Mhz, since they have stated that they will support 700Mhz A for roaming.  

  Also, didn't Tmobile already buy USCC's AWS?

I am also for this merger, but only because I feel that it is either Sprint or the duopoly. I would much rather sprint gain rural coverage that see ATT/Verizon eat up competition to keep them on their pedestal.  

My more relevant point is that sprint won't match the price.

Seems like this document from Verizon actually disproves your discount calculation. It states that discount only applies for the data portion, and not the line access portion, so the .22 in your calculation would only apply to the 60 dollar portion.  

How is sprint supposed to compete when sometimes it's prices aRe higher for exact same service? 2x iPhones, 2x 1GB data, 1x slider phone Verizon after 22% discount: $133 Sprint after 22% discount: $151 And they won't even match Verizon's total price FOR THE EXACT SAME THING.

Your math is off.

I know that's why I don't get them buying them I guess only for 1900 and does sprint even use 850? I know 800smr is being used from Nextel but to my knowledge sprint isn't using 850 celluar nowhere else.

 

I guess they can sell 1700/2100 and 700 to AT&T or vzw in trade for 1900 pcs or trade 1700/2100 to tmobile and 700 to the other two.

Logically, Sprint should ignore Ergen and Dish. But given Sprint's management's decision history (e.g., Nextel), I wouldn't put it past them to make a deal with Dish. Beggars can't be choosers, unfortunately...

You do realize that the management in charge of the Nextel deal is long gone, right?

they have good food. 

 

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It may be that he is working through the kinks of his new method. The previous way he would update the maps got borked, and he now has to comb threw the data manually. 

edit:

I was wrong. It seems like his map is missing the 817/861mhz that Sprint is suppose to own.