# 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:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/21 "2008-05-05T06:10:09Z")
I’ll wait for Q1 reports also… I have no qualms with sprint ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/22 "2008-05-05T06:10:26Z")
i would ❤ a verizon, sprint merger. ---
**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 5, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/23 "2008-05-05T06:29:02Z")
> [@Anonymity](#): > > i would ❤ a verizon, sprint merger. that would be bad news for the consumer. Then, besides regional carriers, you really only have big red or big orange for choices, and they could do what they want with little regard for the customer. (ok, ok, and t-mobile) I don’t know all the specifics, but I wonder if it would even be worth the trouble to take over sprint. They are so far in gone it would be such a task to turn it around. ---
**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 5, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/24 "2008-05-05T06:32:58Z")
ok, so, _t-mobile’s_ parent company to buy sprint? > **[Deutsche Telekom to buy Sprint...](https://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php/1365625-Deutsche-Telekom-to-buy-Sprint)** > > Discuss your favorite mobile phone carriers and cell phone manufacturers > **[mobile articles on Engadget](https://www.engadget.com/tags/mobile/)** > > Everything you need to know about the latest smartphones, tablets, smartwatches and more. > **[T-Mobile looking to acquire Sprint?](http://bgr.com/2008/05/03/t-mobile-looking-to-acquire-sprint/)** > >   This one will stay firmly in the rumor pile for the time being, but a report out of Germany points to an impending T-Mobile takeover of Sprint Wireless. On the surface, the move would make s… ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/25 "2008-05-05T08:48:10Z")
interesting… i hope not… sprints pricing and all that they offer have made them appeal to me for the past 4 years… ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2008, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/26 "2008-05-05T11:31:00Z")
Aw boo. I like sprint. ---
**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 12, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788/27 "2008-05-12T06:10:00Z")
Sprint Q1 numbers. Over 1 million post-paid customers lost. > **[Sprint Loss Widens as Subscribers Depart](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121059055029984859?mod=googlenews_wsj)** > > Sprint Nextel posted a $505 million quarterly loss as its long-term subscribers continue to defect, but CEO Hesse indicated things were slowly improving. Revenue fell 8%. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/things-arent-looking-good-for-sprint/47788.md?page=1)