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Well, I have criticized root metrics when Sprint was having a bad showing and I am certainly not going to jump on the band wagon now that the results are better. I have always questioned its accuracy and methodology as well as their technical expertise(are they separating or counting all of the LTE bands) as well as the possible conflict of interest. I take everything they say with a large helping of suspicion.

I will leave that question to the members who are constantly claiming/posting speeds well above 20 mbps. I find it very hard to believe that there is not a single sprint market that averaged over 20 mbps. This leads me to believe that either our members are mistaken or the methodology is flawed. Guess which one I am going with?

No Sprint markets over 20 mbps? And people wonder why I don't like root metrics.

The Nextel name probably has less value then Sprint at this point. I am also not sure how receptive the market would be to a "new" entrant, although Spark could work with a massive advertising campaign.

They are really going to have to pour some brain power into this one. The primary colors are spoken for so it will be difficult to use a power color that is acceptable. They need to present something that either is directed towards a specific demographic or conveys inclusiveness.

It probably did not play into their strategic vision at the time. It is easy to have 20/20 hindsight.

I misread the 3 g part and just read low band spectrum. I still stand by my opinion. Verizon and Sprint did not have 800 mhz fall magically into their laps. They made decisions that landed them those frequencies. T-Mo did not.

Decisions made in the past. Some people can and will complain about favoritism by the FCC but when it comes to it, T-Mo because of decisions that it made and its predecessors made put it in a position where it was unable or unwilling to effectively compete in the auction. Or maybe they just undervalued the future importance of lower frequencies. Likewise, I won't give Sprint a pass on that situation either. Some may say that cash was tied up in the Nextel merger debt or the Wimax roll-out. Still comes down to decisions. Every company is free to make their own and live by the consequences. T-Mo is no different.

Flags on the field! You and I cannot have it both ways. Each company is where it is because of decisions that have been made. Period.

When I get a chance I will look for it and post but a couple of years ago the State of North Carolina scrapped local franchise agreements and instituted statewide franchise agreements with the goal of increasing internet availability, service and competition.

Thats not exactly true. It really depends on the state. I know all of those services are on the state government radar in North Carolina in reference to franchise agreements.

It has been 6-8 months IIRC since Google placed the Raleigh area on its short list of Google fiber candidates. I find it very interesting that Century link called me about 5 days before Raleigh was confirmed to get google fiber to let me know that Prism was available in my area. Coincidence? Hmmmmm.

Thats no longer true. You can be under your credit limit and past due and they will limit or disconnect service. The ASL as it is constituted now is nothing more than a money grab.

Never say never. I agree that it is unlikely but I would not say impossible.

Even if I was to concede that very flawed point the fact remains that there is a price point. I would be more concerned with how long Google will remain in the MVNO market.

Yes I did. The point still stands. Google has built one of the worlds largest and most profitable business on a model of giving services away. They know how much of a loss they can take on each customer. Keep in mind, that whatever Google believes that it can make in data collection will be used in part to subsidize each customer. Another thing to remember is that Google has also been looking for other avenues to bolster its data collection as it faces more competition in areas such as web browsers.

You do realize that Google built a business model of giving services away for free and making billions off of the information gained from those services? I'm sure that Google has already worked out how much they can "lose" per customer and still make a profit.

Only if they were using voice also. If they are using data only as has been suggested then Sprint/T-Mo makes sense.

"I would end arguments way quicker if there were more 16+ year-olds on here instead of 10-12 year olds boys and tweens." Mr. Paul This dude is awesome!

Lets put it this way, whether it was done purposefully or not it can be considered part of a Public relations strategy which also points to a weakness in T-Mobiles public relations strategy. Will it by itself cause people to leave T-mo? Probably not. But Sprint needs to continue to craft a positive Public Relations image and this is a nice piece of that puzzle.

Radio shack has a failed business model. There is no coming back for them unless they radically change how they do business. They may manage to keep a few retail locations but I think their best hope is in becoming a full fledged internet business like the Sharper Image.

The last six phones that I have bought with the exception of my step sons iPhone were bought at Best Buy. I was cured of buying directly from Sprint after an atrocious buying experience.

Interesting.

Agreed. On all points. Cadillac was in trouble and Lincoln has darn near become an automotive footnote because they were arrogant. While the premium European brands, or the most part, have listend to the consumer and gave them what they wanted at a price.