Any News on T-Mobile and Sprint Merger in Feb. 2007
Andr...@gmail.com
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061113/20458_id.html?.v=1
http://www.fool.com/news/commentary/2006/commentary06112012.htm
http://biz.yahoo.com/indie/061120/437_id.html?.v=1
http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061120/20967_id.html?.v=1
Comcast wouldn't need to buy sprint because they are already business
partners in a Joint Venture program as more information can be seen
online here @ Sprints website:
http://www2.sprint.com/mr/news_dtl.do?id=8961
This leads me to believe that they will be purchasing T-Mobile
as many though in 2004 this would occur, I am trying to obtain as much
information as I can about the subject. Any news that you have would
be wonderful to share with us. Online Hot Topics about Comcast Buying
T-mobile to sell to sprint.
Does anyone see any other updated news on this subject?
Thanks.
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Steven J. Sobol
> This leads me to believe that they will be purchasing T-Mobile
> as many though in 2004 this would occur, I am trying to obtain as much
> information as I can about the subject. Any news that you have would
> be wonderful to share with us. Online Hot Topics about Comcast Buying
> T-mobile to sell to sprint.
That would piss me off, big-time.
From a customer-service perspective -- they screwed up the Nextel merger.
Badly. I'm now with T-Mobile, and T-Mo's service was quite good... as good
as Sprint pre-merger customer service, and I never had any major issues with
Sprint customer service before the merger.
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Isaiah Beard
> Comcast wouldn't need to buy sprint because they are already business
> partners in a Joint Venture program as more information can be seen
> online here @ Sprints website:
> This leads me to believe that they will be purchasing T-Mobile
> as many though in 2004 this would occur,
Trying to pump up some stock, are ya?
Your claim is entirely unsubstantiated. And from a technical
standpoint, very cost-prohibitive.
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Thomas T. Veldhouse
> Andr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> Comcast wouldn't need to buy sprint because they are already business
>> partners in a Joint Venture program as more information can be seen
>> online here @ Sprints website:
>
>> This leads me to believe that they will be purchasing T-Mobile
>> as many though in 2004 this would occur,
>
> Trying to pump up some stock, are ya?
>
> Your claim is entirely unsubstantiated. And from a technical
> standpoint, very cost-prohibitive.
Sprint PCS could not possible manage a three technology company unless they
plan to divest the parts in the future. Clearly sprint does not have the
ability to "take them private" and then sell them off as a later public
offering. In short, I believe it would be a disaster for T-Mobile if they did
this.
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Steven J. Sobol
> Sprint PCS could not possible manage a three technology company unless they
> plan to divest the parts in the future. Clearly sprint does not have the
> ability to "take them private" and then sell them off as a later public
> offering. In short, I believe it would be a disaster for T-Mobile if they did
> this.
Let me be blunt here: As much money as Deutsche Telekom has pumped
into T-Mobile USA over the past couple years, and as huge an investment
as it's making over the next couple years, I'd be utterly shocked if they
sold to anyone.
knight...@gmail.com
that there is no talk of Sprint and T-Mobile merging that is ACTUAL.
What you will find in these articles is speculation nothing more. The
2 companies as mention in this forum have completely non compatable
networks, allowing that did not stop Sprint and Nextel from merging,
but Nextels iDEN at least is original. I will offer though that Sprint
would definitely benefit from gleaning the customer service expertise
from T-mobile's higher ups in that part of their organization. The
real question here would be besides a shearly monstrous amount of
money, why would DT, want to sell T-Mobile? It has even been rebranding
its overseas operations with the T-Mobile brand.
Andr...@gmail.com
> Your claim is entirely unsubstantiated.
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Can you please elaborate on why you would say "Your claim is entirely
unsubstantiated."
I just found these documents online, I'm not saying it.
I just read online at yahoo business that a shake up may occur.
I am study the subject very, very close. Keeping an eye on things
I found another news story that is new as well in USA Today.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/2006-12-04-sprint-ceo-struggles_x.htm?csp=34
Something is in the works, I know it.
Steven J. Sobol
> I have connections within both of these companies. Let me assure you
> that there is no talk of Sprint and T-Mobile merging that is ACTUAL.
Thank you! That's what I've been saying
> What you will find in these articles is speculation nothing more. The
> 2 companies as mention in this forum have completely non compatable
> networks, allowing that did not stop Sprint and Nextel from merging,
> but Nextels iDEN at least is original.
If Gary Forsee hadn't been a complete flaming idiot, there *were*
benefits to be found in the Nextel merge. I see no such benefits with
T-Mo.
>I will offer though that Sprint
> would definitely benefit from gleaning the customer service expertise
> from T-mobile's higher ups in that part of their organization.
Ok, I stand corrected, there is that.
> The
> real question here would be besides a shearly monstrous amount of
> money, why would DT, want to sell T-Mobile? It has even been rebranding
> its overseas operations with the T-Mobile brand.
Yes. Plus, they have invested, and are investing, an assload of money
in their US network.
Isaiah Beard
> The
> 2 companies as mention in this forum have completely non compatable
> networks, allowing that did not stop Sprint and Nextel from merging,
> but Nextels iDEN at least is original.
Not to mention, iDen has no direct upgrade path, and Nextel had been
speculated to be migrating in the long term to CDMA anyway. Not that
the Nextel/Sprint merger made any sense anyway, and we're now seeing the
disastrous results of this.
Sprint should be loathe to make the same mistake again.
> I will offer though that Sprint
> would definitely benefit from gleaning the customer service expertise
> from T-mobile's higher ups in that part of their organization.
In theory yes. In reality? Sprint couldn't deliver good CS even by
accident.
Isaiah Beard
> Isaiah Beard wrote:
>
>> Your claim is entirely unsubstantiated.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Can you please elaborate on why you would say "Your claim is entirely
> unsubstantiated."
You obviously don't follow usenet discussions well. The reasons are
manifold and have already been addressed by myself and other people in
this thread.
> Something is in the works, I know it.
Good luck trying to dump that stock. ;)
Mij Adyaw
about quickly locating CDMA equipment on existing Nextel towers here in
California especially in areas that have a high nimby count. Kudos to
Sprint. They kick-ass!
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> knight...@gmail.com wrote:
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> In theory yes. In reality? Sprint couldn't deliver good CS even by
> accident.
Methinks things have been improving in CS quite a bit, as I had to deal with
them with a plan change (found out I was eligible for a 20% discount). For
that discount, I had to get a new account number and a new billing cycle.
Was a bit confused on the prorations on the old and new account, and they
helped yours truly to understand them in very short order.
I for one can't complain, especially with the new lower price on the plan.
1200 Min. N&W starting @ 8:00PM.
3 phones on the account.
Vision picture pack on primary phone and on one secondary phone.
$5 F&CA roaming option.
Sprint to Home & M2M options included.
Am still getting 5% credit off all line item charges.
Old cost, including taxes, surcharges etc - $94/mo.
New cost - $68
Bob
Steven J. Sobol
> Methinks things have been improving in CS quite a bit
If so, cool. It's about time.
Isaiah Beard
> I don't consider the merger disastrous!
That would make one person. And a not very informed one, at that.
> Sprint is being very aggressive
> about quickly locating CDMA equipment on existing Nextel towers here in
> California especially in areas that have a high nimby count.
And in the meantime, they have failed to attract any net adds worth
mentioning, are still losing Nextel customers, and have not fixed
customer service. Yeah, real progress.
Isaiah Beard
> Sneaking in here ...
>
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>> knight...@gmail.com wrote:
> <snipped>
>> In theory yes. In reality? Sprint couldn't deliver good CS even by
>> accident.
>
> Methinks things have been improving in CS quite a bit, as I had to deal with
> them with a plan change (found out I was eligible for a 20% discount).
The problem is that for every good experience, there are tons of bad
ones. Take me for instance. Once again, Sprint screwed up my data
provisioning and I first was charged overage for unlimited data use (I
have the plan that allows tethering), and THEN was forced to deal with
not having vision access at all.
Two two weeks and 7 calls to fix.
Thomas T. Veldhouse
> Mij Adyaw wrote:
>> I don't consider the merger disastrous!
>
> That would make one person. And a not very informed one, at that.
>
>> Sprint is being very aggressive
>> about quickly locating CDMA equipment on existing Nextel towers here in
>> California especially in areas that have a high nimby count.
>
> And in the meantime, they have failed to attract any net adds worth
> mentioning, are still losing Nextel customers, and have not fixed
> customer service. Yeah, real progress.
>
Verizon just gave me 100 complimentary "churntool" minutes for 3 months on
each phone because I was about to exceed my minutes and I asked them what I
can do. It was very nice. Further, I can still view my balance online; with
Sprint PCS, their balance becomes completely unavailable with even the
slightest change to an account. I don't know what kind of rinky dink
operation they run in IT ... but it is less than adequate by all means.
Jerome Zelinske
antenna site locations, the frequency, as in the new frequency that the
FCC says iden has to move to. Those are all assets. Whether Sprint
paid a fair price, I do not know.