Sprint offers discount in an attempt to get AT&T, T-Mobile enterprise customers to switch
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Sprint is offering a new deal aimed at AT&T and T-Mobile's enterprise customers in certain states |
According to the document, Sprint is aiming the mailer to business customers with 1-99 employees in Chicago, Miami, Colorado, Phoenix, Utah, Houston, Tampa, Minnesota, Kansas, East Michigan, Orange County, L.A. Metro, Orlando, New York City and Dallas/Ft. Worth. Those receiving the offer can pick up the recently launched Motorola XPRT, a BlackBerry-esque Android handset that is similar to the Motorola DROID Pro at Verizon, or the BlackBerry Style, a flip phone loaded with BlackBerry 6 OS and a WebKit browser. The BlackBerry Style is a free device with the offer, while the Motorola XPRT is discounted to $129.99 for those taking advantage of the deal.
The document says that the mailer will be sent out late this month, and that the deal is available through July 23rd. As we closer to government approval of AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile, the more desperate Sprint seems to get.
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2. Gina da gelatina (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 12:58 4 0
Well I would switch but then again no cuz I live in los Angeles and I had sprint an evo and sprint signal is pretty crappy. I always taught sprint worked good cuz it works on cdma people were always telling me that and me like a dumbass believed them. Worse mistake of my life I live in downtown La and in my apartment I had no service. So I went to sprint complained a lot they gave me a brand new phone and still same problems o also I didn't get service in the metro train the one underground so I canceled went to at&t got an iPhone 4 ..man did I regret it it was much worse than the evo. So I returned it got a Samsung infuse 4G best decision ever believe it or not att service is much better in La than sprint and I mean much better. I know have full reception inside my apartment and in the underground train I admit ny reception does get crappy there but I still maintain 1 little bar of service which is better than no bars on sprint and it works to call and it doesn't disconnect the call . Also I know some of u may argue with me that att sucks in other places like new york and stuff and I'm not gunna argue with u cuz I don't know but over here in La it works just as good as Verizon as long as u don't use an iPhone. And that's good enough for me cuz I never leave California ..
17. snowgator posted on 23 Jun 2011, 16:32 0 0
Sprint's biggest weakness by far. Indoor reception. You are not alone, Gina. I would be a Sprint customer right now if I could get bars at all in my workplace.
22. NeXoS posted on 23 Jun 2011, 20:56 0 0
I spent 2 wks working near Hollywood Blvd / Laurel Canyon area and got great 4G signal.
24. Jimmy R (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 21:04 0 0
If you would of looked out the window the tower was right down the block. 4g is really a joke for sprint, hit and miss all the time unless the tower is in close prox.
4. smalltank posted on 23 Jun 2011, 13:13 4 6
I agree..Sprints CS is the worst!..not to mention they raise your bills for their own reasons!..tmo has the best CS but spotty coverage and att just sucks with their network..Verizon is pricier but always worth it..they just work and care if you have any network issues and close @ 11pm
5. Hope 2011 (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 13:22 2 3
Sprint may Suck But need to to Stop the ATT/ T mobile deal if the Att deal pass price will go up
30. stoptalkin (unregistered) posted on 24 Jun 2011, 04:22 0 0
Please stop talking. The prices won't go up. Read before you talk at&t states they will drop $10 off single lines they will use $15 2GB wait that another $10 drop the 4GB with hotspot $25 Thats cheaper. Family lines will will drop of $5-$10 matter the plan with family share plan with data thats cheaper did I say they now have unlimited any cell phones minutes that matches Sprint. Sprint sucks Wimax cleared them out they won't see any of that money back and changing to LTE also yea 4G for Sprint 2012 late fall for rest of country with there weak service. So for all you sprit and Verizon fan boys downing at&t your just mad cause you pay way to much for the same service threw at&t. FOR EVERYONE READ THE DEAL PRICE WILL GO DOWN! IT'S IN BLACK AND WHITE. thank ulyou for your time.
34. dallas90733 posted on 26 Jun 2011, 20:14 0 0
Yes cause at&t likes you so so much.... they will lower your plan, and not only that, they will pay for tmobile buy-out straight out their profit bucket, so they won't raise your bill and make you pay for this merger..please don't look at them being the first to come up with data tier capping or tethering police, all that is just for your safety...so what they Over charge you by up to 300%, it was a error,..like on a lousy 20 million customer, that's all! they will not raise your rate! they promise!!
6. lilbranbran posted on 23 Jun 2011, 13:39 0 0
Well I just bought a Nexus S 4G and it hasn't been 30 days since I ordered it, so I'm ordering the EVO 3D. I just want a future proof phone and I'm burnt out with Samsung, but my only peeve with Sprint is that I don't have 4G in my area. Other than that Sprint's fine with me.
7. biglebronski posted on 23 Jun 2011, 13:55 0 0
Future proof phone? If such a phone existed, do you really think it would be a device featuring a combination of CDMA and WiMax? Also, if you don't have WiMax in your area, you're not going to get it. Sprint's LTE deal was signed a week ago.
Everything else you mentioned is on point. Samsung makes super-flashy yet totally unreliable devices.
9. biglebronski posted on 23 Jun 2011, 14:06 2 0
One more thing:
By being without WiMax, here's what you are missing:
1. extremely spotty coverage
2. inconsistent data speeds
3. battery life of about 2 or 3 hours :-)
23. NeXoS posted on 23 Jun 2011, 20:59 0 1
1. coverage isn't that spotty
2. data speed has been worse lately, but was great before
3. battery life is the same w/3G or 4G. i've had my Evo for 1 yr now and easily get 1 - 1.5 days with 4G on 24/7.
25. Debbie (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 21:53 0 0
If you are getting 1-1.5 with 4g you are getting robbed. I get those speed with 3g.
26. Debbie (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 21:54 0 0
sorry I thought those were speed...please disregard.
31. thankyou (unregistered) posted on 24 Jun 2011, 04:24 1 0
Finally someone see Sprint is switching to LTE.
28. skymitch89 posted on 23 Jun 2011, 22:31 0 0
If you if you want a "future proof" phone, then you should just wait to see if the EVO 4G+ hits Sprint. I believe that they will make it WiMax/LTE instead of WiMax/HSPA+ for Sprint. I think that that is going to be another "first" for Sprint.
8. facts only (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 14:02 1 0
Just to set the record straight, it sounds like the phones you have got are the issue not the carrier. Also please do your research before you speaks about Sprints CS....They are number 1 and have been for 3 or 4 years now. J D Power stands by their awards i'm sure
20. rejoicefulone posted on 23 Jun 2011, 17:55 0 1
Per JD Power and Associates Website TMobile is #1 in 2011. Verizon Wireless was #2 with at&t & Sprint tied for last. Sorry for the news.
http://www.jdpower.com/Telecom/ratings/wireless-customer-care-ratings-(volume-1)/
27. skymitch89 posted on 23 Jun 2011, 22:23 0 0
And if you cared to read at the bottom of the page it says, "Please note that J.D. Power.com ratings may not include all information used to determine J.D. Power and Associates awards.
33. cposey posted on 26 Jun 2011, 15:22 0 0
BOOYAHHHHH!!!!!!!
10. Mr. jones (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 14:16 0 0
@biglebronski- I feel what your saying I have a Epic 4g and if it wasn't for the Mod community i would go crazy. But with the LTE dealing being sign the Wimax will be a secondary or back-up if you will and every phone that have Wimax with in a certain time frame will get a software upgrade to house the LTE radio as well as wimax....at least that's what i was told but a network engr. that works for sprint but that's not 100% true yet so don't quote me on that
11. zafrir posted on 23 Jun 2011, 14:26 1 0
Wimax is software upgradeable on the network side. However, the phones are not software upgradeable from wimax to lte. Therefore, when they switch over to lte, you will need to upgrade to an lte handset to use the lte service. I am sure that at that time however, Sprint will have some time of upgrade offer for customers who want to switch to their lte network. Also, I am sure that their wimax network will not just be turned off while migrating to lte. They will most likely give people time to slowly convert from wimax to lte. As far as wimax is concerned, wimax will continue to expand on coverage as it is owned by Clearwire - not Sprint. Even though Sprint signed a deal with Lightsquared (or something like that) for lte, they still have an agreement with Clearwire to provide wimax to their customers. I think they will have both for quite some time.
14. snowgator posted on 23 Jun 2011, 16:20 0 0
Absolutly correct. Sprint owns 51% of Clearwire stock. WiMax users starting a two year contract this year or the start of next year have nothing to worry about.
12. Tre-Nitty posted on 23 Jun 2011, 15:53 3 0
Don't send it to me because i'll burn it. I get a 23%. Dan Hesse has made me dislike Sprint more than ever with his bitching about AT&T-Mobile. He tried to buy T-Mobile and nobody tried to stop him, AT&T has deeper pockets and he bitches about no more innovation. Hesse makes me sick.
18. snowgator posted on 23 Jun 2011, 16:40 2 0
Respect your opinion, but Sprint never got close to buying T-Mobile. Sprint and T-Mobile never got past the discussion stage. The lack of ANY common tech killed any real chance of that merger. Sprint learned their lesson with the Nextel union. Also, Sprint did not have the cash or the assets to buy T-Mobile outright, so there would have still been the German parent company owning a large portion of the new companies stock. It was a bad deal for Sprint.
13. chapin (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 16:06 0 0
all of you guys talking about sprint is the best all AT&T,Verizon, T-Mobile suck really bad so if you guys dont know how it works please dont say anything
15. Debbie (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 16:27 1 0
Well that sounds great Sprint, but what about you "Gold Members".....I been with Sprint 13 yrs and I pay the same price as someone off the streets. If you really want to keep your long term customers lets reduce our bill. The only thing that my Gold status gives me is that I can get a phone every year if I want. I don''t do your free ring tones etc... since I am not a kid anymore.
So Sprint instead of trying to get new customers, lets try first on keeping your loyal long term customers.
21. AndroidTroll posted on 23 Jun 2011, 18:41 0 0
IMO, yearly upgrades is a really nice reward that no other company offers. For me, that alone would make me feel appreciated.
16. snowgator posted on 23 Jun 2011, 16:29 0 0
"As we closer to government approval of AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile, the more desperate Sprint seems to get."
Gee, Alan F., slant the write up much? Of course Sprint is going after AT&T-Mobile customers who are unhappy with the merger, especially buisness. When Verizon starts rolling out the same incentives, will there be a write up taking a shot at them? That is solid marketing, not desperate. Sprint has taken their best shot at stopping the merger probably knowing they wouldn't be able to. Plan "B" is now in full effect.
Throw in how long it will take AT&T-Mobile to get all the approvals, plan changes, tech set-ups, tower upgrades, Store and employee consolidations, huge logistics with shipping and production, and all the other unnamed crap that will go with this, and Sprint could get a lot of customers out of this.
19. InspectorGadget80 posted on 23 Jun 2011, 17:40 0 0
I WOULD LOVE TO SWITCH TO GET MY UNLIMITED DATA PACKAGE. But I can't cause my mother sister and few cousins have it. plus I still get good service where i live at and every where I go also I need a SIM CARD when I travel. n Sprint still must be piss off after the merge got complete
29. skymitch89 posted on 23 Jun 2011, 22:38 0 0
If you travel overseas, then the Moto Xpert would be a good phone. It is just like Verizon's Droid Pro, but with slight cosmetic changes, and is a world/global phone with a SIM card.
32. vmaster (unregistered) posted on 24 Jun 2011, 16:07 1 0
Wow whoever "NeXoS" is, she is FINEEE!!! If that's her pic of course.....
Sorry for off-topic post....LOL.
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