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from the maybe-other-carriers-should-try-and-treat-their-customers-right dept.
Who would have thought that providing good service at a reasonable price could be good for business?
T-Mobile continues to rack up customers:
As T-Mobile waits to hear whether it'll be able to consummate its marriage with Sprint, the company is still racking up new customers. T-Mobile also beat analysts' expectations for revenue and profit when it reported quarterly earnings Thursday.
The third-largest U.S. wireless carrier by subscribers said it added 1 million new postpaid customers, or customers who pay their bills at the end of the month. Such customers are considered valuable in the wireless industry. The figure was in line with estimates from research firm FactSet.
[...] T-Mobile's strong growth is in stark contrast to that of Sprint, which has been limping along, losing customers and generating less revenue than analysts had expected. During the fourth quarter, Sprint reported it had [lost] 115,000 postpaid phone subscribers.
T-Mobile's subscriber growth in the fourth quarter is also outpacing that of rivals AT&T and Verizon. Last week, AT&T said it had added 229,000 postpaid mobile phone subscribers during the fourth quarter. Verizon added 790,000 new postpaid phone subscribers in the fourth quarter.
(Score: 1) by Quicksilver on Monday February 10 2020, @01:55PM (5 children)
I wonder how many people will bail on T-Mobile if it gets gobbled up by Sprint?
Sprint's deceptive practices have put them on my lifetime "do not buy" list.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 10 2020, @02:28PM
And go where? AT&T and Verizon aren't exactly good companies to get service from.
The correct answer remains to break up the bigger 2 into manageable sized companies.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Subsentient on Monday February 10 2020, @02:36PM (1 child)
Actually, looks like T-Mobile will be eating Sprint, which can only improve Sprint's quality.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 2) by KilroySmith on Monday February 10 2020, @10:48PM
>>> Actually, looks like T-Mobile will be eating Sprint, which can only improve Sprint's quality.
Like Boeing ate McDonnell-Douglas, and it all turned out OK?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 10 2020, @04:23PM
I have had horrific customer service experiences with all of the carriers. The reason I avoid Sprint is that within 50 miles of my house (in Pennsylvania) they have the worst signal reception. So if I want to do something crazy like send and receive calls and texts when I'm anywhere near home, Sprint is not an option.
Of the other three, T-Mobile is the cheapest. I'm using Ting.com, a MVNO that allows customers to use either the T-Mobile or Sprint networks. I started on Ting/Sprint and switched to Ting/T-Mobile. I'm thinking of switching to Mint Mobile, which also uses the T-Mobile network but is cheaper than Ting if you use anything other than a very tiny amount of mobile data.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday February 10 2020, @04:35PM
Sprint is the one in the death spiral, not T-Mobile. T-Mobile would be acquiring Sprint, not the other way around.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"