Official: SoftBank to acquire 70% of Sprint for $20.1 billion

3. ajac09 posted on 15 Oct 2012, 07:07 2 3

First things first. No one better expect an instant change for sprint. They have ALONG way to go. Thousands of towers in need of repair,the horrid customer service and the crappy coverage all need to be fixed before they can compete with the big boys

5. snowgator posted on 15 Oct 2012, 07:47 1 0

An interesting deal, that will mean very little until the end of next year. But, be truly amazing to see how the carriers shake themselves out. Does this go smooth, or does Metro/T-Mo merger go quicker and beat out Sprint? Do either of these mergers threaten the big two? How does US Cellular respond and survive?

Interesting.....

6. jayfienix posted on 15 Oct 2012, 08:28 1 0

This merger could help them in the long run but honestly in down for any company to take down the big two. Verizon is stupid high and Att call clarity sucks balls i switched for the unlimited data but i was smart and got a epic 4g not a itoy 5

7. moofoodooloo posted on 15 Oct 2012, 09:17 2 0

Softbank isn't doing this for the sake of spending money. They are in the business of making money. To do that, they have to improve the Sprint we know now, meaning better coverage, faster data speeds, and accelerated LTE rollout. It's going to be 12 months before we begin seeing the affects of this deal, but as long as Sprint doesn't have a crew of incompetents at the helm, this could be very good for Sprint and the wireless marketplace as a whole, in terms of competition.

9. InspectorGadget80 posted on 15 Oct 2012, 19:08 0 0

I still don't see why would a Japanese Bank would try to buy Sprint when they don't even have ENOUGH MONEY to FULLY BUY THEM out plus their a JAPANESE CO.