JustinRP37

Network-wise I would agree. However that debt load is staggering and they are going to have to do some major rebranding. I have been talking to a lot of friends around NYC about having them give Sprint a shot and none will even consider Sprint. It is always shocking to me how many people are actually afraid of using their phones on Verizon and AT&T for fear of data overages. There are better ways of living folks! Hopefully people do start enjoying the network and spreading their positive user experiences, unfortunately people with unhappy experiences talk more frequently and louder than those with positive experiences.

Thanks, and I am comfortable posting. I guess it is the mind tricks that occur when writing a dissertation for a PhD. I'll try to post more as it is good to clear my head and get away from science. Does anyone still use the lounge?

Yes, sorry about the misinformation earlier. Too many plans to keep track of, especially since Marcelo took over!

No, I'm not afraid that you might disagree with me and no I'm not afraid of debate. We used to have a great time in the chatroom together way back in the day. A lot has happened in life since then. You are very open and honest with pretty much everything. I rarely do post anymore and I do feel bad about it because I do miss the site. I just am getting increasingly nervous about this company and its forward progress. The financials are really not looking good and public perception is still in the toilet. Somehow they need to get the message across. If T-Mobile can do it, there is no reason why Sprint can't!

They did not move forward with a hard throttle of streaming video.

I don't know if I would agree. He got the tech industry talking about it since the weekend, the Twitter hashtag was trending for a bit, and there were plenty of investor notes about it. You can also see the stock steadily increasing as more people wondered what it was going to be. While it was only a couple of days, there was a lot of hype about it. Just type in Sprint in a news search in Google. Apple has even updated hardware with less fanfare. I'm most upset because of the implications it has as an investor. I will say that the one thing T-Mobile has figured out is marketing. While I think the Sprint network is leaps and bounds above where it used to be, none of the commercials and announcements truly show this. If they had somehow turned Mr. Saw's LTE Plus blog post into an announcement stating that Sprint was going against the big two by getting rid of access fees and something else, that may have been a bigger announcement while appealing to Wall Street. Also, getting rid of activation fees for current subscribers would probably spur a lot of people to enter the leasing world, thus selling more phones. I have been on this site since the initial WiMax days, but I have to say, I have been afraid to post some of my thoughts in the past because of how anything negative can be perceived. However, Sprint needs to figure out a way to rebrand themselves without seeming silly (the gimmicky countdown clock was silly). Right now the marketing team has just been horrible, and I'll be honest, I'd take the hamster advertisement over the 50% child ad from today. I'm sorry a 7 year old cannot read that much fine print. T-Mobile has done great with UnCarrier, and Verizon with the best network ads; while AT&T, well the number of people leaving speaks to their current marketing. The marketing for Sprint needs to focus on value and networking strength, with a much increased focus on the network. Sprint can throw all the freebies it wants, but the bottom line is when I recommend Sprint to people they still say 'that network is horrible'. Even though my phone is now faster than Verizon in many places around NYC. This is now the second 'major' announcement by Marcelo that has the tech world and the investment world scratching their collective heads. The last flop was MyWay, which thanks to this site was revised.

I would have been happier if they just announced LTE Plus and that for now there will be no activation fees. Activation fees are literally the easiest way to increasing satisfaction. Why should I have to pay $36 if I buy a phone outright for the privilege of you providing me service? I understand there being a fee for buying the SIM card or porting your number, but the $36 for current customers should be waived.

Sorry, but looking at the website it does not look like anything else is coming. Except fine print. Maybe he discusses the network some in the phone call, which I hope he does as the network is really getting strong. Listen, I love Sprint they have been great for me, but when you hype something up, you better deliver in the tech world. Hence why I am very careful when I play tech stocks. One miscue during a presentation an plummet the stock.

He did! Just yesterday he was saying even current customers will love it! I thought it would have been something not he device side! I don't care about the rate plans. I am fine with mine, but all the hype for this?! A) it is not revolutionary, will decrease ARPU, C) it won't be enough to change a name that is badly damaged and may in fact make the name worse as people say "that was the hype"?

Yes, but what about current customers? You know the ones that stuck it out with a sub-par network? This was billed as something major, and sorry but this is the second HUGE letdown that Marcelo has pulled out of his hat during his time as CEO. The first one required a letter from S4GRU users to change! Sorry, but I was expecting major changes today. You know changes that would have lived up the the HYPE!

Oh God.... It's a celebration paint me underwhelmed. What about current customers?! The Twitter world is not impressed. Why was this a big secret?