Rawvega

2 minutes ago, tyroned3222 said:

Oh of course that why I'm not a advisor

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I wasn't referring to you. I was talking about Moffett.

59 minutes ago, tyroned3222 said:

The difference is TMO turns a profit sprint does not ... When you can pay your bills and take home a nice profit, its a whole different world... there is a reason moffett is an advisor and we aren't .

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Regardless of whatever that nebulous reason is, it doesn't negate Bryce's point that the guy has been more miss than hit when it comes to $S.

An interesting little tidbit from MWC

 

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BARCELONA, February 26, 2018 – Airbus, Delta, OneWeb, Sprint, and Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) announce the formation of the Seamless Air Alliance – which will usher in a new era of innovation for airlines on all routes. By empowering member mobile operators to extend their services into airline cabins, the Seamless Air Alliance will allow them to continuously provide their customers - via satellite technology - with the same high speed, low latency connectivity from ground, to air and back again. It will also significantly reduce costs for everyone involved while creating a smooth, positive user-experience.

 

The alliance – which aims to attract additional industry operators beyond the five initial members – will eliminate the immense costs and hurdles commonly associated with acquisition, installation, and operation of data access infrastructure by streamlining system integration and certification, providing open specifications for interoperability, increasing accessibility for passengers, and enabling simple and integrated billing.

 

“What if the best internet you ever experienced was in the air? Keeping this goal in mind, together, we will enable an affordable and frictionless experience for passengers everywhere,” said Greg Wyler, Founder and Executive Chairman of OneWeb. “With the launch of our first production satellites set for later this year, we’re one step closer to bridging the global Digital Divide on land and in the air.”

 

“Easy-to-use, high-speed connectivity is part of the next revolution in aerospace,” said Marc Fontaine, Airbus Digital Transformation Officer. “We’re excited to create this seamless experience for our airline customers and their passengers. As we showed with our Skywise aviation data platform, Airbus is committed to innovation that creates value across the aviation industry.”

 

“We know that Delta customers have an expectation that their internet connection just works – no matter where they are in their travel journey” said Gil West, SEVP & COO. “Delta is constantly looking at innovative ways to improve the customer experience. We are excited to be collaborating with other visionary companies, and that our existing partner Gogo will be joining the alliance as Delta develops a system that not only benefits Delta customers, but the entire airline industry.”

 

“With our 5G network rolling out next year we’re investing heavily to make sure our customers have the best mobile Internet experience possible,” said Dow Draper, Chief Commercial Officer, Sprint. “As an initial member of the Seamless Alliance, we’re looking forward to enabling customers to experience Sprint’s high-speed connectivity in the air, hassle-free.”

 

 

Gopal Vittal, MD & CEO (India & South Asia), Bharti Airtel said: “We are delighted to be an initial member of this innovative technology platform to bring seamless connectivity to customers in the true sense. Over 370 million mobile customers across Airtel’s global network will be able to enjoy uninterrupted access to high speed data services even while they are in-flight. We look forward to collaborating with all partner members to ensure this platform goes LIVE at the earliest.” Airtel is the third largest mobile operator in the world with operations in 16 countries across Asia and Africa.

 

Michael Small, CEO of Gogo added:  “As the  market-leader in inflight connectivity, Gogo is excited to join the Seamless Alliance. We look forward to working with the Alliance to develop future generations of inflight connectivity, which will provide airline passengers worldwide with simple, fast and reliable connectivity”

 

To learn more about the Seamless Air Alliance, and how to become a member, please sign up at www.seamlessalliance.com.

 

 

10 hours ago, RedSpark said:

The Rock?!

Where/when did you see this?

It's from the recent Baywatch movie.

17 minutes ago, swintec said:

i called another sprint user tonight, with Wifi calling enabled on my account AND connected to wifi for the call and it was done in HD voice, incon showing and everything.  both of which are not supposed to happen base don historical discussions.  big changes afoot or just another bug with the essential?

I've had HD voice when using wifi calling to talk to other Sprint users for at least a couple of months now. I just figured that it was one of those little things that Sprint enabled for everybody with little fanfare. It's a bit inconsistent for me though. Most times it works, other times it doesn't even when calling the same number.

5 hours ago, derrph said:

Now what could set Sprint apart from the rest is if they were able to transition a VoLTE call onto 1x in the event your signal is low.

That would be nice indeed, but I think efforts towards that end were scrapped a while ago.

18 minutes ago, chamb said:

OK, I thought they were gone.  They probably should be gone.  To be fair about it, I do not travel through the Swiftel area or live there, so I should not be commenting about their service, good or bad.

IIRC the general consensus from people who live in the area or have travelled through their territory is that they're quite horrible.

51 minutes ago, chamb said:

The affiliate arrangement of years ago was mostly a failure. Shentel was very very different. The other affiliates cut corners and never done the job correctly.  Shentel was just the opposite. They stepped up, did the job and are the only survivor out of all the affiliates.

 

Not quite. Swiftel is still limping along.

Does this include free calling back to the US from South Korea during the OIympics? T-Mobile is offering free calling back to the US.

Marcelo says that you can connect back to your friends and family back in the United States without worrying about your bill so that leads me to believe that calling back home is included.



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Sprint Tops the Podium at the 2018 Winter Games for the Best FREE High-Speed Data Option

 

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: S) wants customers traveling to South Korea for the 2018 Winter Games to share this amazing experience with their family and friends worry-free! Sprint customers will not run out of high-speed data nor will they suffer bill shock when returning home. With Sprint, customers don’t need to plan for international travel. It simply works around the world when they need it.

"Sprint continues to lead the competition by providing customers free international text and data in more places around the world than any competitor and offers the best options for high-speed data," said Roger Solé, Sprint chief marketing officer. "We want customers heading to South Korea to have the most memorable experience and the ability to capture those moments and share with their loved ones without changing plans, fearing excessive data charges or suffering data caps."

International service is included with all Sprint plans, and customers can stay connected with international texting and basic data coverage in more than 185 international destinations, more than any other U.S. carrier. And with Sprint, customers have the best options for fast data with great rates for one-day or one-week high-speed passes accessible on-the-fly while traveling with just a few simple clicks from their smartphone.

During the Winter Games, speed and staying connected is important. Sprint is giving fast data, voice and text to customers traveling to South Korea for free throughout the games Feb. 1 through March 18. Sprint makes international service simple and worry-free.

Customers can learn more about Sprint Global Roaming and the more than 185 featured destinations that are included in the industry’s largest low-cost service area by visiting www.sprint.com/globalroaming, a Sprint store or calling 1-800-SPRINT1.

 

On 11/5/2017 at 2:59 PM, Rawvega said:

 

Nice! I wish that they'd sign a similar deal with Cox as well.


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Almost prophetic....

Sprint and Cox partnership

 

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January 18, 2018

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., and ATLANTA, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sprint (NYSE: S) and Cox Communications today announced a new multi-year business agreement designed to strengthen each company. The agreement, reached as part of a settlement of patent litigation between the parties, will allow Sprint to leverage Cox’s broadband infrastructure to accelerate the densification of the Sprint network while simultaneously increasing efficiency of its macro backhaul and small cell deployment. Additionally, the agreement will increase and strengthen other business ties between the two companies.

"This is another opportunity to work with a strategic partner to accelerate our densification plans to improve our network performance and experience for Sprint customers throughout Cox’s national territory," said Sprint’s Chief Technology Officer John Saw. "Moving forward, we will continue to look for new opportunities to work with Cox in ways that are mutually beneficial."

"We are pleased to continue our positive, long-term working relationship that benefits both companies and consumers," said Steve Rowley, executive vice president, Cox Business.

Through the deployment of small cells and other solutions, Sprint is working to significantly densify its network to enhance performance and improve the customer experience. Sprint’s Densification and Optimization toolkit includes a variety of solutions from traditional macro towers to small cells including Sprint Magic Box, airpoles, strand mounts and repeaters. Through this agreement with Cox, Sprint will significantly accelerate deployment of that toolkit throughout Cox’s national footprint. With spectrum holdings of 204 MHz of spectrum and more than 160 MHz of 2.5 GHz in the top 100 markets, Sprint has more spectrum capacity than any other U.S. carrier enabling it to keep pace with customer’s growing demand for Unlimited data now and well into the future.

 

Software update. December security patch.

 

 

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If he had combined his Tweet with announcing that Sprint was increasing CapEx by $1 Billion as a result or bringing back US Care jobs, that would be better? I’d be happy about it too. I hope it happens.

I think it would be better to announce those initiatives on their own after they've been completed or at least started and without referencing any hot button issues.

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25 minutes ago, RedSpark said:

Lowering tax expense sets the stage for having more available funds to increase CapEx to improve the network, hopefully bring back Care jobs to the States, and paying down debt faster to accelerate Sprint’s turnaround.

I think Marcelo is simply stating that can now happen.

Again, that's great, but like I previously stated, I just think it'd be better to do it first and then tout the accomplishments afterwards. I'm sure that his intentions were good, but it came off as favoring one side of a heated political issue. I don't think that's a good idea in Marcelo's position.

 

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Not all of Tim Cook’s opinions make his Twitter feed. He also states them in interviews, Earnings Calls and in company letters.

I'm sure that they don't, but if you go back to my original post on this matter you will see that I was specifically talking about social media. Most customers aren't paying attention to Marcelo speaking on earnings calls and Sprint company letters. Most customers and potential customers are probably on social media though.

Moreover, Sprint isn't Apple simply put. The Apple machine is nigh unstoppable at this point so their CEO can afford to be a bit more vocal on some topics. Sprint, not so much.

Marcelo genuinely believes that this will be good for Sprint as a company and for us as customers. If Sprint can devote additional CapEx because of this tax bill and if Sprint’s network and customer service improves as a result and if Sprint’s jobs are brought back from overseas and if employee wages go up and if many of its customers have more money in their pockets due to the tax cut (which they could potentially spend on additonal Sprint Devices or Services if they choose to), I’m trying to understand how that’s a bad thing for us as Sprint customers, for Sprint as a company and for its employees.

There's a lot of "ifs" in there, plus you're strawmanning here. I never claimed that *if* any or all of those things come to pass that it would be a bad thing for anyone. I'll reiterate my point: I don't think that it's a good idea for Marcelo to be on Twitter lauding the outcome of a politically divisive vote. If he's going to do all of the wonderful things that are being claimed then great. Do it first and then tout your accomplishments afterwards.

I think as CEO he was entitled to do that, and the same applies here. He speaks for Sprint’s values and principles. Other CEO’s, like Tim Cook, do the same thing and I similarly support it.

Entitled to? Sure. Whether it's a good idea is debatable. I just think that if you're the CEO of a company whose customers and potential customers are all over the political spectrum then it would probably be best to appear politically neutral on a public space such as Twitter. I simply don't see the benefit in possibly alienating past, present or future customers. BTW I just checked Tim Cook's Twitter feed and I didn't notice anything about the tax bill on there...


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People can post whatever they want on Twitter.

I never said otherwise although your assertion is not entirely accurate, but that's an altogether different discussion.

A substantial number of companies have made public statements (including on Twitter) on what the Tax Bill means for their companies and employees going forward:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/business/corporations-tax-cut-gop-tax-bill
Given these other companies’ statements, why should Marcelo have refrained from commenting on it?

Key word is "companies". If something needed to be said then I feel that it would have been best for Sprint to have said it via a press release instead of Marcelo. Honestly, I think the vehement backlash that he's receiving is answer enough. Sprint doesn't have the cache of an Apple, Exxon, Walmart or a Berkshire Hathaway so in my opinion it's probably not a good idea for it's CEO to invite unnecessary criticism by lauding the outcome of a rather unpopular political vote. I don't see the benefit of Marcelo's tweet in this instance.

I think, if anything, Sprint probably should've given a response similar to Amazon's from the article that you linked and left it at that.



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Those comments on that tweet are brutal. Someone on Sprint's social media team should help Marcelo navigate landmines like this. Racism is a perfectly acceptable and safe thing to denounce. A partisan issue like the tax bill is clearly emotionally charged and it probably would've been best for him not to comment publicly on it one way or the other.

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T-Mobile acquires Layer3 TV

 

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T-Mobile is making a foray into television, announcing Wednesday it is acquiring Layer3 TV to launch "a disruptive new TV service."

CEO John Legere said T-Mobile is going to "fix the pain points" of television "and bring real choice to consumers across the country."

"I can't wait to start fighting for consumers here," Legere said.

 

4 minutes ago, nexgencpu said:

So cnets take away from the conference call is that Sprints service will increase in price..

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/sprint-service-is-about-to-get-more-expensive/#ampshare=https://www.cnet.com/news/sprint-service-is-about-to-get-more-expensive/

Before even clicking on the link I knew that it had to be Legere's boy, Roger Cheng and sure enough...

Yeah it's a good deal but 30 states are left out.

Indeed, hence my comment about also perhaps signing a similar deal with Cox, which at some point was rumored to be an Altice acquisition target.

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Just announced:
http://newsroom.sprint.com/sprint-altice-usa-announce-strategic-mvno-agreement.htm
Sounds good to me!

Nice! I wish that they'd sign a similar deal with Cox as well.


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Okay... Let's be "that way"... if you insist...      Do you really need proof that Masa Son has talked to just about every possible available non-merged Cable and Teleco? !  
Let's see... he's talked or tried with Dish (See below,)
Charter, Comcast, T-Mobile, probably others...
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/01/dish-network-becomes-latest-telecom-stock-to-spike-on-report-softbank-may-buy-it.html

I'm not being any "way". I asked you a simple question.

Btw, taking every anonymous report as gospel might not be the best idea, but hey do you.

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18 minutes ago, dro1984 said:

They (Sprint) already looks incredibly desperate as they've tried  hoping in bed with  just about every available opportunity.   Masa has tried sweet talking to Cable Co's, Dish... T-Mobile... who knows who else.... everyone up until now, has said "No thank you!".   

Dish? When exactly did this occur?

 

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   As an investor... the stock will probably settle around $2-$3 bucks a share if this fails.   

Possible I suppose as it has been there before, but I wouldn't necessarily put too much stock (no pun intended) into what Craig Muppett says.

3 hours ago, 2fastkuztoms said:

Its been crazy here in PR, since Hurricane Maria hit us. 12 days without service, no power, no water, no internet, no local tv channels, a complete blackout on communications. Gas station lines are hours long, few food spots with limited menu's, only cellphone provider up its Claro and very spotty, they agree to bring roam to tmobile and att.

On the sprint side, we don't have any info, if someone here can bring some light or news on repair time will be great. Things don't looks good. 

Update on Sprint Puerto Rico & USVI operations

Update on Puerto Rico Restoration

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 - We continue to make good progress bringing cell sites up in Puerto Rico, but there is still a tremendous amount of work to do. Our recovery teams are on the ground and more personnel continue to fly into the island. We’ve been working aggressively to assess damage and restore service, with engineers conducting reconnaissance of sites both on the ground and from the air via helicopter. Our towers are still standing and largely intact, despite the devastation across the island, and we’re doing everything we can to restore backhaul and power. We are focusing first on restoring the most populous areas and then building out from there.

Over the next several days, air shipments including a chartered cargo flight are expected to arrive with network equipment including satellite (VSAT) equipment for restoring voice and text service, microwave backhaul sets, chargers and battery packs for our customers, and other items such as water and cots. A cargo ship is currently on its way with fuel. And Sprint has chartered a cargo ship to transport additional fuel and larger power equipment to sail early next week.

Our team continues to coordinate with federal and local government agencies on the island, including the Housing and Education Authority of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

 

 

On ‎10‎/‎1‎/‎2017 at 11:26 AM, Nextel49 said:

well it looks like on Oct 30th this will be a Stock merger then next year a start of the Networks which be a huge issue

Just FYI as this isn't really a market specific subject, there is a thread discussing this very topic in the general topics forum: Proposed Sprint t-mobile merger discussion