Three of the big four wireless providers in the U.S. have gained customers during Q1 2008. The number four US carrier, however, hemorrhaged a million customers. Sprint, which recently began what was rumored to be a 100 million-dollar campaign for the Samsung Instinct, was rather philosophical about its Q1 results. CEO Dan Hesse admitted it will take :many quarters” for the company to turn the tide. But after the initial response to the Sprint “iPhone Killer” ads have already come in, “recovery” seems like a long way indeed. The Instinct is a great-looking device and all, but an iPhone killer it is not after the 3G version of the Apple Phone comes out.
Update: Thanks to midtoad for pointing out the grammatical error on the title. Sprint did indeed “lose” a million but didn’t let them “loose” on their own choosing.
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midtoad says:
Unless Sprint opened a gate to let them out, they didn’t “loose” any customers. But it’s likely that they did lose some.
CJ says:
iphone 3g sucks ass like your words. Look at every video out there. The instinct dominates in reliability and speed. ATT cant even get a dam music store running. WAY over priced