JustinRP37

Right on!

All of the "loyal" Sprint users are chomping at the bit to jump to Verizon because of the more expensive unlimited offering.

 

I would like to see Sprint let existing customers move to the promotional price but in their last earnings call Robaitti was talking up the future increased revenue when promotional pricing ends.

Many are also chomping at the bit because Sprint just simply isn't keeping up with the top 3 carriers in terms of performance and coverage. Even if Sprint continues to be the cheapest many are seeing that Verizon is not that much more expensive but you receive a whole lot more. I am currently on a train using my iPad in Mount Vernon, NY heading into the city. My Sprint speed right now on my iPhone 6s is 0.33 megabits up and 0.45 megabits down and I am on LTE, right next to the Bronx River Parkway. I have complained to Sprint for months now. The iPad on T-Mobile on the other hand is over 35 megabits down. I'm seeing this type of performance in more locations now more than ever. Yes Sprint is awesome in the cities, but their network enhancements have really slowed down the past few years. I realize they are struggling financially, but this might be the nail in the coffin. They could only compete on price, not network.

I guess the market likes it that Sprint isn't saying much.

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Can't really say that is the reason right now. It might be up because Songs aid he would be interested in merging or selling. Springs spectrum is still worth more than their stock is valued at imo. Sprint is still a good buy.

WOW, hope Marcelo's latest Tweet isn't what he thinks will work for a response. If so I feel they are going to loose a lot of customers.

 

https://twitter.com/marceloclaure/status/831507181040177152

 

He just doesn't get it. These promos he is touting are just that, promos and available only for new customers. Nobody and I mean NOBODY is going to jump ship right now form Verizon for Sprint. It just doesn't make any sense to. Sprint's name is still damaged: http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/01/10/americas-most-hated-companies-sprint.html. Until they can repair that, we will still only see unimpressive adds. Further it seems that Son is getting more and more interested in moving away from Sprint: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-sprint-merger-deal-options-20170209-story.html. I can see why people are upset with Sprint. They always keep trying to do business as usual in a fast moving sector. 

 

 

Where the normal price for that plan is 5 lines for $180. So your getting 50% off

 

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Yes, but that is only for a year. Verizon's plan is the plan price, not a promotional rate. And it is only available for new customers. The problem with Marcelo's plan is it doesn't help current customers who can now get a better rate with T-Mobile or Verizon. There isn't much loyalty in this business. It is cheaper to retain customers than it is to gain new ones. By not acknowledging this churn will increase this quarter. Churn is a major metric for investors.

Sprint's response needs to be for all customers. Not just new ones, and I'm concerned that's what we've seen from Marcelo so far. But I'll give him the benefit of the doubt they're devising a response... I certainly hope so. I don't care about TIDAL Exclusives at this point.

 

Heck, look at Legere's Twitter feed as well. He's not sure what to say... or do. Seriously, look at his replies/retweets. He's got nothing. "Slow Cooker Sunday" has turned into "Fire Pit Monday".... and no one's talking about how great T-Mobile Tuesday's are.

 

It's true. He tried to spin it off as Verizon still charges more, but then his customers sounded off. There are a ton of people posting about how bad T-Mobile is along major western interstates. Will have to see how Sprint and T-Mobile respond. They cannot really decrease prices much without hurting the bottom line even more. This move by Verizon was strategic and will definitely increase churn this quarter. Maybe Sprint can bring back their cheaper iPhone lease. I have a 64gb iPhone 6s from $19 and change per month through September from Sprint. Current prices are not as competitive, especially for the middle storage tier and higher.

Just told walked a coworker through switching to the unlimited plan. He has Verizon and will save close to $30 a month with this new plan! He tried calling because he is old school, but the time to reach an agent would have been way too long. Chat on the website is also down. He was able to switch easily from the website. But I must say they have to be swamped at Verizon. Hopefully Sprint responds an responds quickly. I have Verizon FiOS at home, which I absolutely love, so I would definitely consider switching. Never thought I would say that, since I hated Big Red wireless for price gouging. It would be nice though to just have one bill cover all telecommunications as well for me.

I am just shocked that they included the 10GB of mobile hotspot. The pricing is really good. I really do not know how Sprint can compete. This is a major shock to the system. Love them or hate them, you cannot say Verizon does not have the best network in the country. 

I am literally speechless. Even on the most Sprint friendly sites, people are speaking about switching to Verizon. I have to say it will be tough to stay with Sprint. Sprint will have to respond and respond fast. No more tiny CAPEX with all the glaring issues. If Son really wants to compete, now is his time. Unfortunately this will definitely increase churn for Sprint.

You can apologize for Sprint all you want, but even you know they still have a lot of work to do. And Sprint lowering their spending is not good, especially in a wireless industry that moves so fast and is aggressive at touting peak speeds. Just look at Open Signal's latest results.

 

 

Sprint should definitely be spending more in order to catch up. Their overall native footprint is also falling behind as T-Mobile grows. You can argue that growing the network into new markets is a waste of money, but this is an industry based on perception and T-Mobile is winning it big.

 

This article has been giving me a lot of pause today. It really shows T-Mobile is still pouring it on, while Sprint is once again beginning its decline. I have both T-Mobile and Sprint and in Manhattan, Sprint is definitely better than T-Mobile, but T-Mobile does win in some areas. Outside Manhattan, T-Mobile's data is not only more consistent in the Bronx and lower Westchester, but there are no gaps in coverage. Sprint's LTE speeds are terrible from about Botanical Garden on Metro North to about Fleetwood. T-Mobile though has no gaps. Recently I have seen Sprint speeds slow down in areas where it used to be highly reliable. I was hoping it was because of upgrades, but it has been going on for awhile now. To me, it really does look like Sprint is looking for a merger. I hope not, but we shall see. I love the company and have been with them for awhile, but starve the network and it will suffer and fall behind once again. 

Thing is, there already are plenty of people saying things are so hostile in this country now, that they are protesting it in different ways, just as they have different reasons and different claims for those reasons. Those protesting corporate power, already realize how hostile it is, and a major reason they are protesting it, is because they are trying very hard to change it, so that they don't have to feel like they don't want to live here in the U.S. anymore. As it is, many people have said they don't, because they are terrified of Trump. Not to get political here, and everyone has their own opinion, though I think we can all "silently" agree that regardless of our opinions, it is sad people are made to feel this way by a politician.

 

Yet, this leads to a point I know many people seem to not want to acknowledge, and that is these corporations are just as powerful in many ways as the politicians they fear, worry about, dislike, hate, protest, etc. When they get around to thinking about it and admitting it in some way, even to themselves, then they an start to open up to the notion of whether their interests are more important to the politicians, or are business interests more important. This country being setup into two political parties that are divided on this issue to a degree. Democrats tend to side more with consumer interests, while Republicans tend to side more with business interests The country now is being led by those siding with business interests.

 

Regardless of the political climate though, there is one thing that does not change, and that is the goal for every business to make money and to grow larger. The way which that best is done is through mergers and acquisitions. They will try to do that as best as they can regardless of politics, but of course its a lot easier when their is a political landscape which favors them, and certainly this is it. From all reports lately, it seems so long as businesses agree to stay in the U.S. and grow here, they will be favored in their quest for expansion through m&a.

 

Now, to the AT&T deal I've been talking about. I'm not saying its just going to happen, with AT&T going after T-Mobile. I think AT&T is going to wait and see, watching if Softbank does make a move for T-Mobile. If they do, then yes, I believe AT&T will try again for T-Mobile, as they have a lot to lose from a combined Softbank/Sprint/T-Mobile. So does Verizon, though I expect they won't try for T-Mobile (not saying it isn't possible, just my opinion for now that they won't). Verizon ought to try for Comcast, as many analysts have talked about, and I think its possible for them to get Dish along the way, competing with AT&T's combined Uverse/Directv service, which is landline internet, landline television, and satellite service. However, my opinion isn't as confident in Dish going to Verizon as I am about AT&T going for T-Mobile with a Softbank bid for T-Mobile. I see it possible for AT&T to try merging satellite service by going after Dish as an alternative if they do not go after T-Mobile, or possibly Softbank going for Dish.

 

What you are failing to realize is this would drastically reduce competition, increase prices, and lead to a stagnation in innovation. Yes this is a business wet dream. But Trump has also stated that he is against allowing the 'media' keep merging and getting more powerful. By itself Comcast owns and controls a ton of content. You just seem to making what would be really complex business dealings into something that is just minor. And I will disagree that the best way for companies to grow is done through mergers and acquisitions. The Sprint Nextel merger is a good example of how some mergers can be the death of a company. The best way for a company to grow is to innovate. Why do people typically hate their cable providers? Could it be that the cable box that they have spent $19.99 a month of x number of years still looks like the same Motorola box from 2004? 

I'm beginning to wonder if Verizon might decide to intervene in an attempt by Softbank to get T-Mobile. I'm pretty confident AT&T will, but as I've been saying until now that I doubt Verizon will, I'm starting to think otherwise since the talk began regarding Verizon looking into Charter. I heavily agreed with analysts mentioning Comcast, as Verizon has been close with them on many occassions, but now knowing they are looking elsewhere makes me wonder.

Still, the best thing to happen is AT&T getting T-Mobile, Verizon getting Dish and Comcast, while Softbank/Sprint gets Charrter.

You have some of the strangest ideas when it comes to mergers. I know you have been pumping up a T-Mobile and AT&T merger for a long time, but I honestly do not think it will happen. Regulators, yes even in this administration, might blink again. Verizon getting Dish and Comcast?? That is just insane. Comcast is already massive along with Verizon. And I do not see SoftBank necessarily getting into the cable business in the USA. Basically under your ideas we would have a big cellular company, AT&T and T-Mobile merged company; one absolutely MASSIVE telecommunications (cable, internet, cellular, satellite, and television) under the merged Verizon, Dish, and Comcast; and one very large telecommunications company with the SoftBank/Sprint and Charter merge. That would be so consumer hostile I wouldn't even want to live in the country anymore.

I imagine they're wanting good coverage and good speeds at a reasonable price, pretty much like the rest of us. I think we can agree that there is a HUGE difference between visiting somewhere and actually living there when evaluating a network's performance. If the rumors are to be believed then stock would be used for the acquisition as opposed to cash.

 

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Yes and you can clearly see from the threads here there are far more lucrative markets that also need a performance boost. I am always open to Sprint expanding and I am NOT against this move IF it adds to their bottom line and helps them compete better. So far Sprint has begun to round that corner, but I still feel their ultimate goal is to merge, which I think is unfortunate. And stock still has to be accounted for in financial reporting. The USVI area is also a very complicated network build and one that can be costly. Don't forget the vast majority of St. John's is protected land and towers cannot be built. As for the visiting somewhere, I'm not sure I would make that argument without knowing the person and how long the 'visit' was and what he/she did during that visit. Visitors are much less likely to have WiFi options available to them as compared to residents and more likely to spend the vast majority of their time on cellular. Again though, I am NOT against this move if it adds to the bottom line and helps improve the overall quality of the network. 

Not according to the people that live there and post in the Puerto Rico/USVI thread.

It depends on what they are wanting. I have traveled there and never had a problem. I'm sure just like in the states that once you get into the more rural areas coverage is not as good. I'm just saying Sprint has limited funds and needs to use them wisely. It would be much more prudent for them to expand coverage where suburban and urban sprawl has outpaced the current network. There are many areas in the south like this. Even in the NYC market there are still parts along Metro North where service comes to a crawl. I do think that Sprint is positioning itself for a merger right now and worrying about the upcoming debt.

Over in the Puerto Rico thread someone found an article stating that Sprint might be buying Open Mobile to expand their operations in Puerto Rico.

 

As far as U.S. Cellular, they don't want to merge with anyone.

 

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That would not be the best use of funds. Sprint already has quite good coverage in Puerto Rico.

I thought this update prevented the device from holding a charge at all.

Correct. But they can still use it plugged in supposedly.

I don't think it's a bad move, it's the consumer that's being an idiot. It isn't a good idea to suddenly cut people off from even being able to make emergency calls.

Except here in America when the consumer is an idiot, they can usually sue and end up winning. Besides if their cell phone catches fire, how would they reach emergency services anyway??

Um, last I saw someone mentioned a "fun" or "cool" announcement coming, not a "MAJOR" announcement. So whatever you are worked up about, try to get over it. It's a fun little pet project is all it sounds like. It's probably not costing Sprint much at all, if anything. Who knows, maybe Niantic paid Sprint for this. 

 

Not worked up. Just seems they tend to be behind the eight ball with what is 'cool' too often. This rumor, which is now reality, has been floating around almost since the launch of the game. It could have been done early to capitalize even more on it. It is a fun project. But hey I guess I was wrong earlier, I'll eat crow. The stock is up nearly 8% today on the news, or the Masa news, or both.

You should call up Sprint and Verizon and let them know advertising on TV is a huge waste of money because it does not allow for an immediate transaction and nobody changes providers anyway.

 

Also, WTF does Charmin keep advertising with those damn bears? Its toilet paper. We have no choice, we have to buy it.

 

Dude not my point at all. All I'm saying is they once again said a major announcement was coming. This is NOT a major announcement. It builds up an expectation. Television ads are successful as Sprint's new ads have worked out quite well. You also get to pick your demographic when you choose what channels and time slots to target with ads. Further, you do not have to buy Charmin toilet paper. They are trying to convince you that you do so it will be soft on your butt. Toilet paper is very easy to change brands, cell phones not so much. But to your point about not many people changing providers, take a look at the churn rate for the top 4. That is what I mean. It is getting increasingly difficult to gain new customers, hence why spending is up trying to get new customers. It is much easier to retain a customer than it is to pry one away from a competitor. 

 

But since they did not say how much the deal is costing Sprint, I suppose I should be quiet. It could cost them next to nothing. It is just odd though seeing how Sprint signaled in the past that deals like these do not do much for the bottom line. But again, it might have been a very cheap move. 

People playing the game will see a new gym or pokestop and click on it.

 

It will then say "Sprint store"

 

Player says "Huh, I didnt know there was a Sprint store there!"

 

Or "Huh, I didnt know Radioshack was still in business!'

 

Advertisement successful.

 

Except that the advertisement is only successful if the trainer actually buy something from the store. Again, it is VERY difficult to convince a person to change wireless providers. It is almost a fixed good. I know many people that are overpaying a bunch to be with Verizon, and they will not change even if Sprint offers the same coverage for them. I just do not see this being a huge selling point in all honesty. I am not against it though. I am just against them saying this was some sort of huge announcement because it is not.

1. Millions still play

2. Starbucks is launching Pokemon themed drinks

3. 100 more pokemon are being released soon

 

I realize that. Starbucks is not a valid comparison. A drink that is $4-6 in range versus a wireless provider. People will gladly go to Starbucks to catch a Pokemon while sipping on a nice drink. People will not be wiling to go through the hassle of visiting a wireless provider store. I just do not see this being a major announcement for Sprint and I do not see it brining in much business.

Even in my small sized city I still see several players (I sure can't hold a gym for long). It just gets less attention now since the initial hype had died. Since my local mall has a gym and many spawns but no Pokestop, it will definitely drive traffic to the Sprint store there.

 

It has to be a fraction of what it was like. I'm in New York City and work at a University. When the game first came out, people were everywhere. My point is I do not see how this will drive growth at Sprint. People will not switch to a carrier for Pokemon, especially since I am willing to bet the majority of the ones playing are on a shared account. Further, I see you are from Iowa, I am sure you will be able to hold your gym much longer next week with highs in the teens.

Wow "huge" announcement... How many subs will this bring in? How will this enhance revenue? This would have been great news in September back when there was the "craze". I personally cannot say when the last time I saw someone playing the game. I assume this number will decrease even further with freezing weather in the forecast for a large chunk of the USA in the coming weeks. 

This is not AT&T buying Time Warner Cable. TWC was already bought by Charter. This is Time Warner the media company which owns HBO, CNN, etc. I do not see how this would have an effect on Sprint as Sprint does little business in media. This merger is similar to Comcast and NBC/Universal. It does signal that in the future there could be some changes in content delivery since you now have ISPs buying media corporations. Those carriage disputes we all see with cable could become more common with potentially exclusive content on other carriers. Although the courts did not allow a similar dispute in NY when Cablevision tried to prevent Verizon FiOS from getting the rights to MSG HD the home of the Knicks and Rangers.

Everyone has their own opinions and preferences. I can't speak for everyone, nor do I expect any one individual to do so. However, from reading websites such as Head-Fi and others, there are many people very interested in HiFi audio on smartphones. Otherwise, companies such as ESS would not be contracted to make such amps/dacs for smartphones as the LG V10/20 and so on as I mentioned previously.

 

I respect that it seems many members here on S4GRU don't care so much about HiFi audio or just not so much on smartphones, but again it doesn't mean that this site or any site for that matter necessarily speaks for everyone, even those audio enthusiast sites such as Head-Fi where if I were to go on there and say the seemingly majority opinion over here of HiFi audio not being important on smartphones, etc., many people there would denounce that. Still that doesn't make it speak for everyone on the matter

The problem is not HiFi, it is your incessant complaining about the new Sprint plan because of limits on audio. You get into these patterns where you just complain and complain about the same thing. The Sprint limits are even not bad for HiFi. You have been told this repeatedly over the last few pages. If you need better quality pay the $20 more per month, after all these HiFi people can afford the greatest headphones, so they should be able to afford the $20. Also, if you are trying to convince me that a smartphone is going to give you HiFi sound through it's speakers, well then I have a bridge to sell you. You just simply cannot and will not get studio quality sound through ANY smartphone speaker currently or even in the future. You just cannot get the depth of sound from tiny speakers. Furthermore, NOBODY on here said we do not care about HiFi sound. Many of us do. You are make a ridiculous argument that people will complain about the new plans because of the audio limiting, which you have repeatedly been told that will not be the case. So just let it go. End of discussion.

People are far more likely to be able to tell the difference between SD video resolution and HD video as compared to the difference in the audio being discussed here. Especially in MOBILE situations. If you are an absolute audiophile, then listening to headphones while commuting will still not give you a wonderful experience with distractions all around. Sure be an audiophile at your work desk, home couch, or on the toilet. All of those areas should have WiFi and much quieter surroundings than a mobile environment. I do not get why this discussion has been going on for so many pages. Arysyn, this is a non-issue. There are still millions of people that listen to Sirius XM and FM in their cars and portable radios, and guess what millions pay for Sirius XM, which via satellite is very compressed.

I get both sides of the arguments I am seeing on this thread. On the one hand, Sprint has continued to get better with speeds, but the main problem I have had and still have is the consistency. You can have great speeds and then a mile down the road or train track have terrible speeds even with full service. These are the things that affect how people view the company. Yes Sprint is great in most locations but it still lags in many, and many of these areas are heavily populated areas. For instance, I still have issues streaming radio on Metro North coming from lower Westchester into NYC. The financial results last quarter were good but not great. I believe 2017 will be the year we see if Sprint will make it or if it will be bought out.