Deval
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Does not work from iOS 10 Beta to iOS 9.3.4 Just tried it on my wife's phone and the only way HD Voice worked is if we disabled it on our accounts.
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That's what drives subscriber growth. Give them a simple plan choice that a 3 year old can do, and you'll be in good shape. 60+40+30x8
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How is it confusing? $60 a month for a single line, unlimited, no access fees or anything. If someone wants < $60, go prepaid. Doesn't take a genius...the whole notion of expiring promos and limited time offers makes it complicated for the long run. Much easier to give a flat rate deal and call it a day.
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Actually the industry was always making the most money on every line, regardless of single or family. It just took much longer due to subsidies. Consider for a second that in 2003, Sprint's Fair and Flexible plan was $35 a month for 300 peak minutes and unlimited nights/weekends. That was prior to the data explosion so 2G/3G was irrelevant at that. In the last 10+ years we've seen networks explode in coverage and upgrades, and devices become much more than something you talk and text on.
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Sprint is already charging $60 for the first line, $40 for the second, $30 for the rest up to 10. Enough with the significant complicated plans and pricing and usage. Flat rate for unlimited is the way to go, it's the way of the future. I've been in the industry since 1999, have seen all the changes and offerings from every carrier, even back when Verizon was still Bell Atlantic Mobile and only offered unlimited weekends and your day and night minutes came from the same bucket. The industry shift needs to continue towards a single type of plan "Unlimited" with whatever traffic shaping and QoS the carriers need to do in order to keep their networks running. It comes down to price.
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I'm not sure the part of your post makes any sense, since the same applies to existing Sprint customers as it does for existing T-Mobile customers. No one is being forced off their plans, everyone stays happy, can switch if they feel the new ones offer more value. It's a win-win.
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You don't see an issue because you're ignoring how expensive it is to run a network. Single line plans have to be priced higher because you're not buying in bulk. If you notice the trend, it gets cheaper per unit when buying additional lines. Ever been to a BJs or Costco? They stay in business because everything is sold in bulk which has a cheaper per-unit cost associated with it.
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$60 is still a reasonable single line rate, $10 less that T-Mobile's exact same offering. $50 isn't sustainable or feasible, borderline prepaid territory at that point.
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Exactly! Meanwhile Sprint's ready to go live tomorrow, and have been testing them for a few months prior.
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You've been on this forum for years, so you should know what the old Sprint was like.
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I think it's geared towards new subscribers, not existing. That's the key difference and it makes sense from an acquisition standpoint. The real question is what happens when someone wants to upgrade their phone or make account changes?
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You and me both.
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Yep, and this is how T-Mobile will try to make more money. They created the welfare economy by offering heavy discounts to attract customers and now have to raise prices to offset the network burden.
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Goes to show that Marcelo isn't afraid to take risks with these kind of offers.
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Except that T-Mobile's plans are not available till 9/6 and Marcelo is saying starting tomorrow 8/19 for Sprint.
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Right across the street, brand new ALU triband site. I believe they moved it months ago.
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New plans announced going into effect tomorrow: Unlimited Freedom 2 lines $100, 4 lines $160 https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/766273400046247936
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I disagree, they are actually doing all video traffic control unless you pay more, so it falls under network management.
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That's what they bank on, most users can't tell the difference and don't want movies on their phone all day long.
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Well yes and no. The unlimited 2G is for hotspot data, but the language is grey for how video streaming while using the hotspot would be. I read it as all hotspot data is 2G which means video is useless.
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Un-carrier 12 Announced New plans called T-Mobile One are essentially Sprint's Freedom plans being trailed, just priced differently. 1 line = $70 2 lines = $70+$50 3 lines = $70+$50+$20 4 lines = $70+$50+$20+20 Up to 8 lines at $20 if you sign up for autopay, otherwise there is an additional $5 per month per line fee. $25 buy-up per line for HD video streaming. No more LTE bucket hotspot, only 2G unlimited hotspot. $20 for unlimited LTE on a tablet as an "add a line" Plans available 9/6/16
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I always consider AT&T and Verizon's network to always be on par, especially in markets like mine where every carrier is reasonably strong.
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Looks like the industry is finally getting to that simplified point. What's T-Mobile's next "uncarrier" move going to be? At this point a lot of the BS points that used to be expressed have been removed, so what's next?
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Not really, Sprint has a business to run. This isn't T-Mobile in 2010/2011 which turned off all their lights when AT&T was taking out to dinner and back home. Sprint's also deploying new macro sites, but the full focus is densifying the network in which small cells plays a huge role in. Over the last few weeks a ton of small cells went on-air in Manhattan, expanding capacity 10x for those customers who walk by them daily.
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That makes no sense.
