gworkman7
join:2005-10-18
Vail, AZ
 ·magicjack.com
 ·Qwest.net
·Broadvox Direct
| The "war" is already over
None of the carriers will vary on pricing. If you compare plans against all carriers, they basically offer the same minutes/features at the same price. Notice that AT&T put their pricing on line as well. Guess what...family share of unlimited minutes is also $99 for second line. These guys are not creative at all. The only competitive plans out there are Sprint SERO. |
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rahvin112
join:2002-05-24
Sandy, UT
| Sprint is going to have to lower prices to stop churn and increase their customers many of whom are disaffected by previous experiences. If it doesn't trigger a price war it's going to hurt subscriber numbers at all the other providers. My guess is V and ATT will resist price changes for a month or two after sprint drops prices but will eventually have to lower them as well to stop the loss of subscribers.
The cellular market is highly competitive and highly profitable, a ripe market for price wars. So far all the national providers have been complicit in raising prices because they have all been gaining subscribers until recently. Now that one of the top 3 (Sprint) is starting to hurt that will change, especially given that the total number of national subscribers is not growing at the rate it was and the only way to sustain growth is to steal subscribers from the other providers. Those conditions are what is required to start a price war, so V can deny it all they want but once it starts they will participate or their stock will drop more than it will because of the price war. |
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OSUGoose
join:2007-12-27
Columbus, OH
clubs: | Lower to keep? no. They still get that couple hundredhow dare you leave us fee when u break contract.
Attrack new customers? Yes but for some so unhappy with their old provider, anything resembeling them being better will snag them. |
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