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Sprint and Verizon phone are VERY compatible with each other. Both are CDMA networks. Sprint's is slightly more advanced, but it's pretty much minor. PCS = Brand name, not a technology.



PCS isn't a Technology?

PCS is the technology that everyone uses. Everyone digital anyhow which is most everyone thesedays. It encompasses everything from CDMA, TDMA, and GSM. It's a fancy term for "Digital Cellular". And, yes, Sprint leads the way in the US in digital (PCS) technology and the research of new technology. Particularly in regards to 3G.

PCS is a brand-name, yes. But the technology was aroung long before Sprint decided to use it as a brand-name. It would be like if Western Digital wanted to start calling their hard drives "WD RAID Drives" -- that doesn't mean RAID isn't a technology anymore.

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Cingular and VW are very close to one another in size, the difference is just a few million. Sprint is far behind, and while the Nextel will pretty much double their numbers, they're still a distant 3rd.



Not close if "a few million" equals about 10 Million -- almost 25% more. And growing incredibly fast. Much faster than any other provider is growing. Verizon could buy out Sprint and still not be as big as Cingular/AT&T (or right at, hard to tell exact numbers). Although with the addition of Nextel with Sprint provided everything goes as planned they will be about 10M bigger than Cingular AT&T.

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And no, Verizon is not buying Sprint. They can't. Competition will be down to 2 major players (Cingular will have no choice but to respond with buying T-mobile, and they'll want to sell, they'd be a speck at that point)



Competition being down to 2 players has nothing to do with it. Lots of industries are down to 2 players. And throughout the nation many people only have a choice of one provider of household utilities like cellphones. Power, Cable, Water, Gas -- throughout much of the nation these are absolute monopolies. The government isn't going to step in at all if there's at least 2.

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AND Verizon's parent company has said many many many times they will not allow a bid on Sprint.



Really?

Didn't take long to bring up these two snippets from Wall Street Journal.

In the wake of the SBC and AT&T announcement, people close to Verizon say information gathering and due diligence has begun this week, though no formal discussions have been initiated. Representatives from Verizon have declined to comment.

Verizon Wireless has gotten the OK from partner (and wireless giant) Vodafone to make a bid for Sprint. Verizon Wireless and Sprint use the same wireless technology (CDMA) making a merger seemingly more simple than with Nextel.

Couldn't find anything about Verizon management stating otherwise. On the contrary, they've been discussing this with their partner company (who would have to pay almost 50% of the outlay) for some time.






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