http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/ the philosophy of technology Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:32:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/#comment-32806 fishwreck Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:54:09 +0000 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/#comment-32806 Agreed, on both counts. Although, I do look forward to the day I can tell Comcast to blow chunks. Agreed, on both counts. Although, I do look forward to the day I can tell Comcast to blow chunks.

]]> http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/#comment-32784 Jackson Miller Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:50:53 +0000 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/#comment-32784 Yeah, I am disappointed that WiMax seems to be targeted at devices and not phones. I even heard they are thinking about spinning off their WiMax effort into a new company. Seems like a mistake to me. Yeah, I am disappointed that WiMax seems to be targeted at devices and not phones. I even heard they are thinking about spinning off their WiMax effort into a new company. Seems like a mistake to me.

]]> http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/#comment-32774 fishwreck Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:43:03 +0000 http://jaxn.org/article/2007/11/04/why-sprint-is-losing-customers-and-market-share/#comment-32774 As expensive smartphones become more popular, more and more people must be doing the math your way. Unfrotunately for Sprint, they're still doing the math that says they have to re-capture the handset subsidy and make some profit before subsidizing you again. This wasn't a problem when the phones were cheap (or free) -- who would pay $200 to get a free phone? Sprint needs to wake up to this before they run out of subscribers because their WiMax initaitive doesn't appear to address it all. As expensive smartphones become more popular, more and more people must be doing the math your way. Unfrotunately for Sprint, they’re still doing the math that says they have to re-capture the handset subsidy and make some profit before subsidizing you again. This wasn’t a problem when the phones were cheap (or free) — who would pay $200 to get a free phone? Sprint needs to wake up to this before they run out of subscribers because their WiMax initaitive doesn’t appear to address it all.

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