Comments on: Sprint Considering Merger With T-Mobile http://www.talkandroid.com/6263-sprint-considering-merger-with-t-mobile/ Google Android News, Reviews, and Forums Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Danny http://www.talkandroid.com/6263-sprint-considering-merger-with-t-mobile/#comment-9959 Danny Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:51:04 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=6263#comment-9959 If this actually happens, I would imagine that they would keep both GSM and CDMA networks running for at least a couple of years while they decide which network they want to keep and then phase out the phones that work on the network they want to drop, possibly offering upgrade incentives as well to get everyone on either GSM or CDMA (whichever one they want to keep). Then I figure they would either dismantle or convert the towers (depending on redundancy) to support one standard once they finish switching all of their phones to that same standard. This would probably take at least two years in order to minimize the negative impact on customers, and leave them with a denser and more wide-spread network than either had to begin with. I very seriously doubt we'll see any GSM+CDMA phones if the merger happens. They'll have to decide on one or the other. If this actually happens, I would imagine that they would keep both GSM and CDMA networks running for at least a couple of years while they decide which network they want to keep and then phase out the phones that work on the network they want to drop, possibly offering upgrade incentives as well to get everyone on either GSM or CDMA (whichever one they want to keep). Then I figure they would either dismantle or convert the towers (depending on redundancy) to support one standard once they finish switching all of their phones to that same standard. This would probably take at least two years in order to minimize the negative impact on customers, and leave them with a denser and more wide-spread network than either had to begin with.

I very seriously doubt we’ll see any GSM+CDMA phones if the merger happens. They’ll have to decide on one or the other.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.talkandroid.com/6263-sprint-considering-merger-with-t-mobile/#comment-9928 Bryan Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:18:33 +0000 http://www.talkandroid.com/?p=6263#comment-9928 I spent too much time and too much money breaking my contact with sprint so I could go to T-mobile.. hopefully T-mobile "has some tricks up it's sleeves" I spent too much time and too much money breaking my contact with sprint so I could go to T-mobile.. hopefully T-mobile “has some tricks up it’s sleeves”

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