szh wrote:It isn't a done deal yet, folks! Lots of regulatory hurdles still need to be taken care of ... SEC, FCC, shareholders, etc., etc., etc.
Will take many months to complete the task - assuming it gets past all the hurdles too. Then, the integration process of combining two separate cellular systems will ensure that service will suck for a while for all AT&T customers.
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Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse says he's concerned that AT&T's deal to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion could strengthen the top two U.S. wireless companies at the expense of others, including his.
Hesse says AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless would control 79 percent of the market if the deal goes through. The head of Sprint Nextel Corp. made a keynote speech Tuesday at a cellphone industry conference in Orlando, Fla., which was monitored by webcast.
Hesse says, "I do have concerns that it would stifle innovation and too much power would be in the hands of two."
The head of Verizon Wireless, Dan Mead, was asked whether he had stand on the proposed deal. He replied, "We're certainly very interested in what's going on."
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MinisterofDOOM wrote:That same list includes Kia. Clearly someone doesn't understand the auto industry on this continent.
maybe is Kia is meant to be an abbreviation for Chrysler... I would buy a Kia before most any domestic(and some foreign) vehicles at the moment, without hesitation.
That's a whole different matter from reliability and business viability. Regardless of how poorly run one company may be or how successful another might be, I buy CARS I want to own. I don't buy the badge. I buy the machine. Some badges end up on more machines I want to buy than others, but in those cases the badge owes the car its allegiance, not the other way around. The Corvette isn't great because it's a Chevy. Chevy is great because they make the Corvette. Unless Kia starts building cars with V8s and rear-drive, their quality and financial standing mean nothing to me.A33 wrote:I would buy a Kia before most any domestic(and some foreign) vehicles at the moment, without hesitation.
Switch to Sprint, $69.99 for the same plan over there and they have unlimited mobile to mobile to ANY carrier. Plus they're fixing to release the Nexus S on Sprint tooRobPaulson wrote:great, i was really digging my $60/mnth unlimited text and date with 450minutes. stupid ATT and verizon requiring subsidized devices... WHY CAN'T I JUST OWN MY PHONE!?!?!?
nah i'm just going to sell out and go with verizon.A33 wrote:
Switch to Sprint, $69.99 for the same plan over there and they have unlimited mobile to mobile to ANY carrier. Plus they're fixing to release the Nexus S on Sprint too
Don't get me wrong, I buy cars I want to own too, and not everything Kia makes is to my liking. The Optima is an attractive car to me though, since I will likely be in the market for a 4dr sedan next time around. I'm simply basing it on what I would be interested in buying, and in a NEW 4dr Sedan the only offerings out there that i'm really interested in are the Optima, the Ford Fusion and possibly a Nissan Sentra SE-R for the money I would be willing to spend. The only way I would get a new car would be a lease, because I wouldn't buy a brand new vehicle for any reason, aside from them basically giving it to me.MinisterofDOOM wrote:That's a whole different matter from reliability and business viability. Regardless of how poorly run one company may be or how successful another might be, I buy CARS I want to own. I don't buy the badge. I buy the machine. Some badges end up on more machines I want to buy than others, but in those cases the badge owes the car its allegiance, not the other way around. The Corvette isn't great because it's a Chevy. Chevy is great because they make the Corvette. Unless Kia starts building cars with V8s and rear-drive, their quality and financial standing mean nothing to me.
So, quick as I am to point out the brand's validity, "I'd buy a Kia before [x]" is never likely to be true for me. Even if I were to buy a front-drive V6 sedan, there's a LONG, LONG list of cars I'd rather own before anything Kiyundai makes. And those crazy Koreans don't even OFFER a V6 sedan anymore, falling into the foolish VW trap of "boost equals two cylinders" even though it only adds power, not refinement, smoothness, or well-roundedness.
Kia's a great company, getting better all the time. But I'll never buy one.
You can't go wrong with Verizon, the main reason we went with Sprint is we love their service and since we have 2 lines, it's dirt cheap compared to anyone else. We pay $123/mo for 1,500min/Unlimited Data/Unlimited Text/Free mobile to mobile/and Free Navigation. Plus we get yearly upgrades tooRobPaulson wrote:nah i'm just going to sell out and go with verizon.
the new moto bionic looks dope, plus i can jump on my old mans 'family plan' and my monthly payment will only go up to like $75, considering the coverage of tmob/sprint is in my area compared to VZW, its basically worth the 15 more/mnth.
PS chris, PM'd u that pic.
I've never had one bit of problems with our service, we've been with them for a year now and I have zero complaints. 75% of the fam is on Sprint too and they love it as well, I don't get why other people have so many problems with themAppleBonker wrote:My girl has sprint and I can honestly say I'm happy I am not with them. She's had nothing but problems over the last 6 months. And their customer service is about three notches below awful.
It would be for me as well...IF IT CAME WITH A V6. It doesn't, and won't since there's no room in the engine bay for one. Ford and particularly Chevy both offer EXCELLENT V6 options which make settling for minus-two cylinders about as appealing as being thrown out of a plane without a parachute. Doing a turbo four was a stupid, stupid, stupid decision, especially with the 3.8 from the Genesis being pretty decent. I cannot figure out what they were thinking. A smaller-displacement version of the Genny's 6 (say 3.3-3.6 liters) cranking 260-ish hp is the clearly ideal option for a top-end Optima. And don't throw EPA fuel economy numbers at me. The way to reduce fuel economy is to keep your revs down, NOT to add boost. Turbo four gets both of those wrong.A33 wrote:Don't get me wrong, I buy cars I want to own too, and not everything Kia makes is to my liking. The Optima is an attractive car to me though, since I will likely be in the market for a 4dr sedan next time around.
I agree with you completely there, I would much rather have something else if I were looking at the turbo version. If I were going to buy an Optima, it would be the the N/A version because it gets good fuel economy and has a fairly respectable 200hp. There are much better options that get nearly identical fuel mileage and offer MORE power than the Optima Turbo, I can't buy into the whole turbocharged idea yet. I like what Ford is doing with it, but are they really getting that kind of mileage in real world driving? I highly doubt it.MinisterofDOOM wrote:It would be for me as well...IF IT CAME WITH A V6. It doesn't, and won't since there's no room in the engine bay for one. Ford and particularly Chevy both offer EXCELLENT V6 options which make settling for minus-two cylinders about as appealing as being thrown out of a plane without a parachute. Doing a turbo four was a stupid, stupid, stupid decision, especially with the 3.8 from the Genesis being pretty decent. I cannot figure out what they were thinking. A smaller-displacement version of the Genny's 6 (say 3.3-3.6 liters) cranking 260-ish hp is the clearly ideal option for a top-end Optima. And don't throw EPA fuel economy numbers at me. The way to reduce fuel economy is to keep your revs down, NOT to add boost. Turbo four gets both of those wrong.A33 wrote:Don't get me wrong, I buy cars I want to own too, and not everything Kia makes is to my liking. The Optima is an attractive car to me though, since I will likely be in the market for a 4dr sedan next time around.
If we're talking base-model to base-model, Optima's an appealing car. But start moving up the midsize ranks and it quickly falls off the radar.
^This. It's what I'm rocking. Coverage is good. Even in the Desert I get signal, and there's no town/city that I don't get almost full signal in.A33 wrote:Switch to Sprint, $69.99 for the same plan over there and they have unlimited mobile to mobile to ANY carrier. Plus they're fixing to release the Nexus S on Sprint too
Yep, i've have been very happy as a Sprint customer. Been with them for a year and absolutely no complaints, my phone rocks, my service rocks, and it doesn't break the bankAce2cool wrote:^This. It's what I'm rocking. Coverage is good. Even in the Desert I get signal, and there's no town/city that I don't get almost full signal in.
