Sprint reports 2Q numbers: better, but still bad.

Sprint reports 2Q numbers: better, but still bad.

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Published on: 06 August, 2008 by PhoneArena Team

Sprint reports 2Q numbers: better, but still bad.

Sprint's 2Q08 numbers were released today and they again lost a significant amount of customers, but the dawn may be coming...

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just a reminder, the IDen network is going to be shut down by the FCC in the next year or two. They how will those Nextel phones work. Just a thought.
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First of all, they are not shutting down the IDEN network. Secondly, the new PTT works on EVDO Rev A, just like Verizon. It's called Qchat, look it up. So even if they were shutting down IDEN, Sprint would be converting the Nextel customers over to the CDMA side and that would be that. The new Qchat enabled handsets are very nice and many of them deliver all the multimedia features like TV and Music Store.
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since when vzw known for ptt??? Sprint is the best on thAt without a question. Give me a BREAK all u VZW-FANBOY!
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if you notice vzw gets the more sophisticated hand sets after sprint and then tbey are missing all the glitz n glam that you purchased the phone for in the first place. case n point the htc touch diamond, if you read all the blogs n newsfeeds they state that sprint is making sure that all the apps and more are incorporated in the phone along with rev a right out the gate. how bout that vzw lovers!
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I can't wait for the day when VZW buys Sprint...seems it could be a reality anyday now..after VZW digest ALLTELL
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the only reason vzw would put any effort into purchasing sprint is so they could use sprint's more update and sophisticated software to push their sales.
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Germans
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Yes because if Verizon cannot compeat with the prices they 'digest' them.
And if you DARE say something like, Oh there was no competition between Alltel and Verizon your more than mistaken.
Money talks and Bullshit walks huh?
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For anyone here who's up to date with RECENT Sprint behavior... I don't need 'I had Sprint two years ago and it sucked blauuuuuugh' comments.

The turnaround since Hesse took over has been dramatic. Simply Everything and the Instinct have been the showstoppers, but his CS updates are likely the most important. Let me fill you in on the first serious mandate to come down to us reps here in the call center. We were given a mandatory test, with very clear expectation - 100%. Fail three times, and your job just became extra expense. Granted, I don't know a whole lot about CS management in cellphone companies, but from a (sorta) layman's perspective, this three strikes way of weeding out the trash seems brutal, severe, and exactly what we need.

I don't know that Sprint will come out of this, but I do know that if anyone could level out this nosedive, it's Dan. So, we're in the best possible hands. Let's see how it goes.
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Alright I actually read every single post, the name calling ones, the intelligent ones. Here's my opinion, on the bright side for sprint: great success with devices and they're not limited or "locked" like many VZW devices, very nice and innovative Simply Everything plan, and THE MOST PTT customers. But why with all that would 901k customers leave? And did anyone realize that that was considered good news?! Analysts predicted 906k leaving so yay for the 5k that stayed? I really do hope that these great leaps and bounds are being taken because I don't think anyone wins when a company loses money and customers like this. I mean sure other carriers get their customers, but then people also lose their jobs, and competition gets smaller. Yes I like VZW but not blindly, I know that in order for them to stay innovative and competitive there has to be competition. I mean the whole 3rd release of PTT is because VZW knows they have to get a better PTT product out there in order to compete with sprint. And I'm sure I'll get a lot of angry replies for this but why if there's a company that locks their phones, charges more, and is known as the most expensive and strict company why does VZW post record low churn rates and continuing profits?
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I agree with the post that stated non educated individuals are being promoted over others. I was a vzw employee for three years before I left. I have seen many great salesman stuck in the same store because they were not willing to kiss ass. Given a college degree is not needed for success, most of the managers that I came across could not put together a email that made sense. There were many errors and so on. On the flip side, many salesman had no idea what they were talking about. Case in point, one salesman that was at a store for four years. I had a chance to shadow him when I first started, lets just say that he lied about everything. He basically was great at selling but had no idea about the products. He was not the only salesman that I came across who had no idea about the products at all. In terms of sprint, I agree, change does take time. Change does not happen over night. The only reason that verzion has done so well is that they are co owned by voda phone. The largest cellular provider in the world. They have the funds open to them to invest over 8 billion a year in there network. As well, verizon communications is one of the largest companies out there. Thus vzw has great deals of funds coming in. Overall, vzw is ok but management does not know the difference between their left hands and right hands. With 52 million customers, I don't see sprint folding anytime soon.

Cheers!
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RE: 55 I never said sprint nextel's i-den network isn't the biggest in the world because it is. However i-den technology isn't being deployed anymore throughout the world as a whole. So by sprint saying there the biggest in the world really means they cant find anything else good to talk about it, and pretty much is like saying they are the biggest fish in a tiny pond.
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I believe this is your quote, guess you got caught with your foot in your mouth.

"And for any sprint lover to say nextel ptt is the largest and best in the world is also ignorant. The reason is because no other country or company in the world is stupid enough to deploy crappy i-den technology."
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sprint sucks


plain as day. vzw is better. PTT service is much faster than everyone out there. accept it. move on. come pay the 400 deposit you get through vzw you broke ass motherfuckers.
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Keep you mouth silent please.
You give a horrible name to a great company. PTT with verizon does not surpass PTT with IDEN, does that say Verizon's a bad company? No but get you facts straight.
You sound like every other ignorant sales rep with you lack of product information hindering you sales.
"Why should I go to you company?"
"Because we are the best"
Thats it. Nothing more. No facts. Just your biased opinion. I wouldnt believe a single damn thing if it doesnt have paper to back it up, sorry.
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The reason why Sprint's 2q numbers aren't as bad as it's 1q numbers is because they barely have enough customer's left to do any worse then they already have...
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I dont believe around 52M is barely anything
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Hate on, things will get worse before they get better. You all are seeing churn and defections decrease marginally so that is a small sign of improvement
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