Cyrus Afzali <pnsmnyv@lnubb.pbz> amazed us all with the following in
news:s6lv14dm45ij8liu8j2mu9tlm8bsclpc2c@4ax.com:

> On Mon, 05 May 2008 22:05:02 -0500, The Bob <nospam@bob.com> wrote:
>
>>"ps56k" <pschuman_no_spam_me@interserv.com> amazed us all with the
>>following in news:1tPTj.14392$V14.9877@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com:
>>
>>> http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080505/deuts...nextel.html?.v
>>> =2
>>>
>>> what's the problem with Nextel, and why are they loosing customers ?
>>>
>>
>>Simple- Sprint ignored the brand and waited to work on the network
>>until it was too late.
>
> Nevertheless, I don't see how the technology hurdles that would have
> to be overcome make this deal workable. While it's true Sprint did
> ignore the brand and/or manage the integration somewhat poorly, I
> think a large part of that is because integrating two carriers using
> completely different technologies and business models is quite tough
> no matter who tries it.
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
>

Agree 100% and it makes me wonder what magic pill T-Mo has to cure
it.CDMA/GSM makes no more sense than CDMA/iDen.