Sprint head thinks $15.5 billion iPhone deal was the right decision, does not regret it

2. phoenixpr posted on 08 Aug 2012, 04:25 6 0

Just please bring the 4G LTE already, pronto please, before I decide to leave.

3. SonyFTW2020 posted on 08 Aug 2012, 04:28 2 2

To me, part of the reason companies do worst than others is because of these "exclusives" that they keep doing..........People see a really good phone get released and they want it really bad, then later they find out it will be on a carrier that is different from what they are on.....thats part of the reason why they're behind! At&t and Verizon has all the GOOD phones....plain and simple!

4. lubba posted on 08 Aug 2012, 04:48 4 3

Of course he'll say it's the right decision. He even gave up some couple of millions his compensation to even support it. Its his job on the line. Duopoly? How? They're two separate companies.

5. Bluesky02 posted on 08 Aug 2012, 05:32 12 1

I'm not american, never been been to sprint so forgive my comments which may not be accurate.
Since September 2011 I'm following PA and from what I understood
- Sprint main focus is mostly iPhone
- They are partially fair with Android
- They won't support Windows Phone anytime soon
- They are loosing few customers and facing some losses
- They use Android Phone as mean to recover from cost of iPhone by charging higher prices

6. abish1234 posted on 08 Aug 2012, 05:48 4 1

lol.. deep down he is like.. why d hell did i agree xD

9. DFranch posted on 08 Aug 2012, 08:47 8 1

15.5 billion divided by $650 per phone, that's 23,846,154 iphones over the next 4 years. That means almost half of their subscribers will have to get iphones in the next 4 years. A tall order since Sprint doesn't even have 4G, and Apple has about 35% of the overall smartphone market.

10. speckledapple posted on 08 Aug 2012, 08:54 2 0

I like the last comments he made. The gap between the them is way to large. I would prefer a system where at least several companies are competing highly for every text, phone, and megabyte. There are obviously disadvantages to both approaches but I think Att and Verizon has gotten too big to care about how it treats its customers and how they engage in things like bootlocking their devices, offering extreme bloatware, and limiting top releases. At some point either we increase the number of serious carriers so that more competition can ensue or just like youtube we become our own producers of content and leave these carriers in the dust with their own signals.

12. clintius posted on 08 Aug 2012, 10:36 3 1

Ok, you say it is a Duopoly. Why have this companies grown so much? Yes, there is the obvious acquisitions they have made. But also because of their phone lineup and customer service. Verizon has been in the top of customer service for several years! Also when it comes down to it, you can offer unl data to people. But when your phone's are so SLOW, it doesn't matter. Customers will pay the extra $10-20 a month for better phones and service. You have a long way to go Sprint. It will be interesting to see where Sprint is in 5 yrs.

16. DanHesseBlowsDonkeys (banned) posted on 08 Aug 2012, 13:21 4 1

I thought the Kyocera Echo was going to save Sprint?

18. Pdubb posted on 08 Aug 2012, 17:44 1 1

They missed by being a "me too" carrier. When they came out with the Evo they caught fire. They failed to follow that up and instead went with a phone that was popular on another network with which they could not compete. The iPhone is a different phone on Sprint than it is on AT&T. So after getting the phone people start complaining about how it is slow or does not work as advertised. Apple may step in and do something about the way Sprint is hurting their phones perception. Maybe with the roll-out of LTE and the new iPhone being LTE as well(???) things may change. I was truly waiting for the next big thing from Sprint but they disappointed me. They however will continue to dredge the bottom of the Android barrel and sell those phones and EOL them after 6 months. They need a better focus. Customer service has improved now phone selection should follow suit.