tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post2947701913175750832..comments2024-03-12T00:16:08.021-06:00Comments on Wireless Noise: News, Rumors and Arguments: Losing More CarriersOz Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298717393298238178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post-80168240542154072492011-03-10T16:15:11.978-07:002011-03-10T16:15:11.978-07:00Such a merger would force the new company to jump ...Such a merger would force the new company to jump to LTE. It would be very impractical from a fiscal standpoint to operate so many different networks; iDEN would obviously be the first to go, but after that, it would be difficult to move 35 million Sprint or T-Mobile customers to GSM or CDMA. The parent company would have to choose one or the other until a a full scale LTE network would become available. If Sprint would do to T-Mobile what they did to Nextel, they would bleed off tens of millions of customers; and vice versa if T-Mobile did the same to Sprint customers. And sadly, these customers would likely all switch to the Big Two. It's conceivable that the combined company would lose several hundred thousand to possibly a few million customers right from the beginning; I know of many T-Mobile and Sprint customers whom refuse to switch from one company to the next. We'll see if anyone learned something as Bill mentioned. At the very least, this is a very risky move, but it can be pulled off if Sprint learned it's lesson from the Nextel debacle. Such a merger will either be a gold mine if done right, or a money drain if botched.Williamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post-10462337069148433522011-03-09T08:33:55.783-07:002011-03-09T08:33:55.783-07:00Ah yes. Sprint couldn't integrate the Nextel ...Ah yes. Sprint couldn't integrate the Nextel iDEN network into their operation. Now they think they can add a GSM network? Some of us <i>learn</i> from our mistakes.Oz Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298717393298238178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post-5700075046639803452011-03-08T10:53:40.077-07:002011-03-08T10:53:40.077-07:00GSM, HSDPA, CDMA 1X/EVDO, WiMAX, iDEN, and maybe L...GSM, HSDPA, CDMA 1X/EVDO, WiMAX, iDEN, and maybe LTE all from one company! That is a crazy concept.Benjamin Anoreply@blogger.com