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Sprint Close to Buying Nextel

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the stack-and-attack dept.

NateDawg writes "After the recent merger of AT&T and Cingular, it looks like Sprint is close to buying out Nextel. According to CNet, the different networks could bring expensive problems, but that could be overcome by the diversity of the company's clients. Nextel has many corporate clients, while Sprint appeals to families and teens."

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  1. I don't know how it is in the rest of the world... by Lisandro · · Score: 4, Interesting

    ...but here (Argentina), Nextel offers the best mobile comunications solution, bar none. Yes, it can be expensive, but it's worth it - i have friends who work with their celular & sattelite network and have nothing but praise for the service.

    Things always tend to change after a company is bought; i hope they stay doing good.

  2. Re:We'll see ... by nbvb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    iDEN (Nextel) and CDMA2000 (sprint) are about as functionally different as it's going to get.

    If they want to act as one, they'll have to pick a technology and run with it.

    This merger is just a me-too because of Cingular/ATT ...

  3. Re:Buiing companies to grow by nbvb · · Score: 3, Interesting

    well, that depends.

    When the Bell Atlantic/GTE/AirTouch/PrimeCo merger was announced, it made lots of sense.

    For the most part, the technology was the same, and there was little coverage overlap. They basically took 4 companies -- a Northeast, South, West, and Southwest company, and made them one.

    Cingular/ATT is all overlap, but at least similar technology.

    Nextel/Sprint is even worse..... It's all overlap, and completely different technologies.

  4. Re:We'll see ... by krbvroc1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Nextel caters to anybody who's actually trying to get work done

    Nextel caters to self absorbed individuals who think 'getting their work done' is so importatnt that they can walkie talkie their converstation anywhere and everywhere. Blasting their two-way conversation to everyone in the area. Even when they are driving alone, you'll pass them as they drive 10 miles under the speed limit in the fast lane hunchbacked over the steering wheel conversing with their Nextel walkie-talkie. I put Nextel users who behave this wasy one step above SPAMMERS and smokers.