Virgin Mobile is owned by Sprint. I'm pissed at them because they haven't been picking up my texts for the transit company's bus and train trackers in Chicago (I don't have a smart phone). They seem to be taking their own sweet time about fixing this.
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Melissa P <[email protected]>wrote: > Appreciate that information. If I’m not mistaken, I think Virgin Mobile > uses Sprint towers, and my MiFi hot spot barely functioned on a recent trip > to visit my mother.**** > > ** ** > > My neighbor across the hall actually works for Sprint, and I’ll try to > pick his brain next time I see him.**** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Steve Timko > *Sent:* Monday, April 15, 2013 1:20 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [TV orNotTV] Dish wants to buy Sprint for some reason...*** > * > > ** ** > > Sprint's coverage has gone to hell. I hope someone buys it soon and > invests money into infrastructure. It bums me knowing Sprint put all that > money into NASCAR and the two cell phones I use are both Sprint based and > both have lousy coverage as Sprint drops leases on towers.**** > > Spring bought Clear Wire, or a big chunk of it, and it dried up > and withered away. **** > > ** ** > > On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Wesley (in Colorado) < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > http://techmeme.com/#a130415p5**** > > According to the WSJ, Dish just doesn't want Softbank of Japan to buy it.* > *** > > Quote from the WSJ...**** > > The unsolicited offer is Mr. Ergen's most audacious attempt yet to move > from the slow-growing pay-television business into the fast-evolving > wireless industry. The satellite TV pioneer eased into the industry by > amassing spectrum and winning approval from regulators last year to use it > to offer land-based mobile-phone service. But he lacks much of the rest of > the operation, including a cellphone network, which would be costly and > time-consuming to build.**** > > Combining his company with Sprint would allow Dish to offer video, > high-speed Internet and voice service across the country in one package > whether people are at home or out and about, Mr. Ergen said. People who > don't have access to broadband from a cable company would be able to sign > up for Internet service delivered wirelessly from Sprint cellphone towers > to an antenna installed on their roof, Mr. Ergen said.**** > > > **** > > > -- > Wesley McGee > http://www.ambivi.com > http://sterlingnorth.vox.com > http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com > > Twitter: @westwit > G+: http://plus.google.com/113413697748381364954 > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wesleymcgee**** > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... 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