Comments on: Sprint/T-Mobile Merger Rumors Continue

By: Tangluther

Tangluther — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:28:00 +0000

I switched from t-mobile to sprint and I haven’t had any customer service issues, I also pay my bills ontime…… wonder if that makes a difference, hmm… I will say that the only thing I hate is that I cannont remember my pin, where I used to be able to just switch sim cards I now have to call and have it done. I like both companies I think it would only help them both!

By: shawn1224

shawn1224 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:19:27 +0000

Damn Sprint & their CDMA network. I want to know when Android 2.0 updates will roll out to existing T-mobile android customers. Take care of home 1st before you try to broaden your horizon.

By: ladybug1011

ladybug1011 — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:33:13 +0000

I switch from tmobile to sprint i really didn’t have any problem with sprint customer service and i been with them for four years now but tmobile on the other hand doesn’t have alot or coverage where i live tmobile have no coverage i think its a big mistake sprint would be better off going with US celluar but we will see how this plays off…

By: Lilwill13

Lilwill13 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:26:50 +0000

T-Mobile should buy MetroPCS and get its LTE spectrums. Then T-Mobile should buy Sprint and combine Sprint’s CDMA network and MetroPCS’s CDMA network. So, then Clearwire merges with T-Mobile. At the end Clearwire and Sprint engineers would take care of WIMAX towers and T-Mobile and MetroPCS engineers would take care of LTE towers. And T-Moible would take care of the GSM network. MetroPCS and Sprint engineers would also take care of the CDMA towers. And T-Mobile can get help from Clearwire to boost their @home services. There’s enough money to go around with those 4 companies.

By: Sprint on 042410

Sprint on 042410 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:51:56 +0000

I did the opposite, left t-mobile for sprint since t-mobile has the worst network ever. Maybe in a few years t-mobile will have a network worth talking about.

By: antthony

antthony — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:34:37 +0000

Tmobile sucks why would they wanna merge with that train wreck? This rumor needs to go away not gonna happen. Funny how this website talks about sprints bad customer serice and lose of customers.. sprint doing so bad they went above tmobile funny how that happens? BTW tmobile customer service sucks ass I thought sprints was bad but omg… Tmobile though does do 1 thing right.. Keeps hill billys and trailer trash with cell phones!

By: Bill48105

Bill48105 — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:03:31 +0000

Seeing the lights go on makes me smile. :) Funny how sometimes you wonder if rumors are started to see how people react to the idea or unofficially help them brainstorm scenarios. Just from people’s comments in here it should give TMo & Sprint something to think about. Now if we could just get these beat down dead horse rumors to stop & have some real solid info it’ll be all good and give us something real to talk about.

By: Danta

Danta — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:41:10 +0000

It will be good for both providers and here is why. T-Mobile needs to increase their data speeds and coverage on their data network. Sprint actually has the best domestic wireless data network (based on 3g and 4g speeds and coverage) in the industry. However Sprint’s international presence is greatly lacking; that is where T-Mobile’s international network really shines.

The greatest hurdles to this merger will be combining the various technologies and perhaps FCC approval.

By: kershon

kershon — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:06:54 +0000

If I remember correctly, when earlier merger rumors were flying it was stated by some big wig at Clearwire that it would be an easy conversion for them to switch from their wimax technology to lte. So if this is true, if T-Mo does buy Sprint this would give them a big jump ahead of the other carriers in terms of early lte deployment and Sprint-Nextel technology would not have to be maintained for as long a time frame with a much sooner lte deployment.

By: NoBrooks

NoBrooks — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:33:10 +0000

First I don’t think T will touch Sprint until they absorb their last two affiliates. They only represent about 400,000 subscribers, but they can be a real pain.

Second, Sprint only owns the Spectrum, Sprint sold it’s physical towers to Sony a year or two ago and are leasing it back. This would make it easier to transition Sprint to GSM. And sell their 4G assets to Clearwire, and make the jump to LTE. It actually makes a lot of sense. And while there will be several transactions involved the sticker price won’t be as much as you might think.

I think Sprint customers would enjoy the TMO culture and while they would have to migrate Sprint customers slowly and gently, they will still lose those OLD school IDEN folks. But I think their loses will be mitigated by an influx of AT&t and the evil V customers that would have an incredibly strong third party candidate!