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calebg

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  1. Yes, I'm aware that Sprint has to consider the network as a whole and I was not implying that my area is "representative of the national network"- quite the opposite. I just hope that Sprint is concerned about more than just cutting costs but ALSO increasing coverage whether that be through converting some Nextel towers in strategic iDen only areas to CDMA/LTE or through leasing new towers after they decommission iDen for good. Obviously cutting costs is a big deal for someone in Sprint's financial position but they also HAVE to be competitive to survive in the long-term and coverage could be a differentiator between them and T-Mobile and to a lesser degree AT&T.
  2. Well I can only speak for myself and my area. Around here Nextel towers outnumber Sprint probably 5 to 1. But then again I live in the South and iDen is still used pretty extensively between Nextel and SouthernLINC. I'm sure things are different in other parts of the country.
  3. All good points and make a lot of sense. But, for me I think a lot of it is just wishful thinking - I think about the potential. If only money weren't an issue- imagine converting let's say 1/3 of all Nextel towers to CDMA/LTE (completely unrealistic I know). You would have a network that would likely surpass VZ but with Sprint's pricing! The problem is the more rural parts of America are primarily controlled by the Big Two. Many Americans don't have access to Sprint coverage and even more don't have access to T-Mobile. So for those that don't live in a big city or the suburbs, they have to put up with AT&V (see what I did there?). And now that VZ has unveiled their new family data plans, I see that prices are only going in one direction But I guess I'm getting off topic. Hopefully Sprint will, through a combination of the ESMR and either utilizing existing Nextel towers or re-leasing the towers later, be able to create a more robust network with greater coverage. Hopefully it's not just wishful thinking..
  4. Well as much as I would like to be excited by this, something tells me that these sites won't be used to increase coverage in rural areas but to add capacity to urban areas. That's if they choose to keep them online at all. Let's hope that I'm wrong- I do.
  5. That would be awesome. I understand they are wanting to cut down on operating expenses and it makes perfect sense in areas where CDMA and iDEN overlap but it just seems like they could utilize some of the Nextel towers they ALREADY HAVE to give Big Red, also known as the Devil, some real competition in the coverage dept. PLUS, if they take them down now it will be significantly harder to add them back later.
  6. So this may be a stupid question and may have been answered a thousand times over, but is Sprint planning on utilizing ANY of their Nextel towers? It seems to me like they would take down the Nextel hardware and install CDMA/LTE in areas where they have coverage gaps. Like in the town where I live, Sprint has 1 tower! And when you leave town you start roaming. It makes no sense either because just a couple of years ago there was NO sprint coverage but then they installed the one lone tower and stopped there
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