It was Nextel that took over Sprint to find the way out but fail.


"larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
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>> http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...1181120DOWJONE
>> SDJONLINE000751_FORTUNE5.htm
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> "That is because consumers can't understand or don't relate to the ads,
> Passikoff said, adding that Sprint needs to more clearly communicate the
> advantages of its services.
>
> "It's not about eyeballs anymore," he said."
>
> I don't think any of them actually understand what's wrong with Sprint....
>
> People want a SELLphone that WORKS when they press SEND, not sit there and
> blink. Sprint really sucks outside the major metro areas, here.....
>
> The other problem is to take the dog collars off the employees answering
> the phones and let THEM make the customers happy when they dial 611. A
> customer with a little concession to make him happy is MUCH more
> profitable
> than a customer standing in line at Alltel waiting the churn!
>
> Stupids......LESS ADVERTISING.....MORE INFRASTRUCTURE!
>
> At least they could do is change the PRLs to allow roaming onto Alltel and
> Verizon in the DEAD ZONES in SC until they get the towers completed....
>
> They bought Nextel, which has NEVER worked good here. Even the
> construction boys with no-dialing walkie talkies can't be called by their
> bosses.......for twice the money.
>
> Nextel was a big mistake.