# Things aren't looking good for sprint... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 2, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788 "2008-05-02T06:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/1 "2008-05-02T06:18:31Z")
[http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014) [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a5B54sB05zvI&refer=technology](http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601204&sid=a5B54sB05zvI&refer=technology) > May 1 (Bloomberg) – Sprint Nextel Corp., the U.S. [wireless](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014#) [company](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014#) that lost more than a million contract customers last year, had its credit rating cut to junk by Standard & Poor’s. > > The carrier’s corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings were lowered two levels to BB from BBB- because of its deteriorating operating [performance](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014#), S&P said today in a statement. > > Sprint lost $29.6 billion last year as customers moved their [business](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014#) to larger rivals AT&T Inc. and [Verizon Wireless](http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1365014#). edit: i’m waiting to see their Q1 reports… ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/2 "2008-05-02T06:22:58Z")
ohhh noooo … i like sprint ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/3 "2008-05-02T06:23:21Z")
I don’t know why I still have Sprint. Well. One reason is because the service is better than AT+T. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/4 "2008-05-02T06:27:41Z")
> [@sureshot!](#): > > I don’t know why I still have Sprint. Well. One reason is because the service is better than AT+T. Maybe before AT&T and Cingular merged but definitely not now. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/5 "2008-05-02T06:28:42Z")
regardless of who you use, if sprint closes its doors that will not be good. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/6 "2008-05-02T06:43:01Z")
Meh, it will probably just result in a merger of some sort I’d imagine. Followed by a ton of I hate Verizon/AT&T posts. ---
**Author:** ![rdandy5875](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rdandy5875/32/7511_2.png) [@rdandy5875](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rdandy5875)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/7 "2008-05-02T09:50:45Z")
Damn I’ve had sprint since phones had black and white screens… ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/8 "2008-05-02T10:08:49Z")
the only reason i stick with sprint is cheap data rates…their phone selection is VERY poor ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/9 "2008-05-02T10:10:03Z")
> [@rdandy5875](#): > > Damn I’ve had sprint since phones had black and white screens… x2 love my treo on the sero plan. its like $50 a month unlimited everything ☹ ---
**Author:** ![matter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/97f17d/32.png) [@matter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/matter)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/10 "2008-05-02T10:18:49Z")
sprint better pull around I’ll miss my $37 bill ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/11 "2008-05-02T10:24:53Z")
> [@matter](#): > > sprint better pull around > > I’ll miss my $37 bill WTF I want a $37 bill! I’m paying 60! How you do dis?:eyebrow: My star-tac owned all cell phones D: ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/12 "2008-05-02T10:53:15Z")
I have a 50 bill for 3 lines now… free text ,free interweb ,and a 10credit each line i add… ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/13 "2008-05-02T11:18:04Z")
competition is good. sprint dying is bad for the industry. and say goodbye to wimax ever coming around, that was a cool idea ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/14 "2008-05-02T12:08:35Z")
i like text to land line :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/15 "2008-05-02T12:32:25Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > x2 love my treo on the sero plan. its like $50 a month unlimited everything ☹ QFT :tup: ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/16 "2008-05-02T13:10:47Z")
Verizon\>\* IMO ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/17 "2008-05-02T13:12:58Z")
I should put up a scan of my $27.20 monthly sprint bill. 30 dollar sero plan with a 28 percent corporate discount. They sent me a free phone and 150 dollars to sign a two year contract well over 3 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/18 "2008-05-02T13:17:41Z")
> [@justa4door](#): > > ohhh noooo … i like sprint Funny this thread came up now, I was just talking to my bro the other day and was like "y’know… I don’t know anyone that likes Sprint… Hell… I can’t even think of anyone I know anymore that uses Sprint!" ---
**Author:** ![rage87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rage87](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rage87)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2008, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/19 "2008-05-04T21:16:28Z")
I just want sprint to lose more customers before they beg us (Verizon) to buy them out. That way I can keep getting all these port-ins that I get. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/20 "2008-05-05T06:07:50Z")
> [@Viper966](#): > > the only reason i stick with sprint is cheap data rates…their phone selection is VERY poor unlimited data FTW…thats why i’m with em [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788.md?page=2)