John Legere makes End of Year Predictions

[Bateluer]

http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/issues-insights-blog/2015-predictions.htm

1. The wireless revolution has not only been sparked, it’s become a movement – and it’s not slowing down, it’s speeding up....to warp speed.

2. We’ll go toe-to-toe with Verizon’s network almost everywhere … and win.

3. The competition will continue to bumble along.
- AT&T will find new ways to cause their customers pain
- Sprint will continue throwing out campaigns, offers and promotions – anything to see if it sticks.
- Verizon will keep trying to baffle American wireless customers with BS(Bait&Switch) promos

4. Wearables and phablets will be the big device stories of 2015 (and maybe some connected cars!)

5. I’ll be in conversation with nearly 2M Twitter followers (at the very least 1.5M...) by the end of the year.

6. DC is going to be very busy on regulatory issues for the Wireless Industry. Like it or not!

7. MetroPCS will pull even further ahead of the prepaid pack.

8. We’ll bring Un-carrier to whole new groups of people.

T-Mobile will - officially - become the No. 3 wireless company in America in 2015. This summer, I said we’d blow by Sprint by the end of 2014 to become the No. 3 wireless company in the US. They have been swinging the bat since I made that statement, so we won’t know where things stand until we get the final score after we both report Q4 earnings, but whether it is now – or soon – I’m telling you, it’s a done deal!

I snipped out a lot of his details, but thats the gist of it.

 

[quikah]

#2 is a bold statement. I like T-Mobile, but you have to admit their network is lacking in a lot of places.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

I'm surprised they haven't taken over Sprint at #3 already. Sprint has been horrible for years.

 

[pm]

#2 is a bold statement. I like T-Mobile, but you have to admit their network is lacking in a lot of places.

Yeah, I'll echo this. I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile back in November and I've been doing a bit of travelling and I'd say that #2 seems utterly improbable to me. T-Mobile is working out ok for me, but compared to Verizon it's definitely lacking in the network coverage and I can't imagine that changing in one year... if ever. I like Legere a lot but this strikes me as being a straight-up impossibility in one year - especially given the relative amount of bandwidth allocation for each company.

 

[Sid59]

Yeah, I'll echo this. I switched from AT&T to T-Mobile back in November and I've been doing a bit of travelling and I'd say that #2 seems utterly improbable to me. T-Mobile is working out ok for me, but compared to Verizon it's definitely lacking in the network coverage and I can't imagine that changing in one year... if ever. I like Legere a lot but this strikes me as being a straight-up impossibility in one year - especially given the relative amount of bandwidth allocation for each company.

yeah - classic spin job. I read in another write up, he's gonna compare POP count with LTE and counting on completing EDGE to LTE to bring TMO LTE POP served to match Verizon. The other part is having 700mhz rolled out to certain markets.

In no way, am i believing rural coverage or highway coverage is going to match Verizon, just not happening. But LTE metro areas by Population will match Verizon.

Even as a TMO fan and customer, he's playing the spin job. Ill take 700mhz and fast LTE in metro areas.

 

[kyrax12]

I wonder who still have sprint? Most people that I know have either AT&T or T-mobile.

 

[Sid59]

I wonder who still have sprint? Most people that I know have either AT&T or T-mobile.

Most people who think their coverage is ok and dont really leave their area or dont think about moving service.

I have friends on family plans that hate sprint but because their family is paying, they stay on.

 

[podspi]

Yes, #2 is pretty improbable. When I switched to StraightTalk on AT&T (from VZW), I figured I would be fine - and for the most part I am - but even VZW->AT&T I can tell a difference in some marginal more rural areas.

Does anyone know if their music service deal (not counting towards the cap) applies to their low-end data plans? Thinking of putting an N7 in the dash of my car, would love to see how their service actually measures up on the road.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Oh how I wish #2 was true. I loathe VZW but there's something to be said about at least being able to make a phone call pretty much everywhere. I think it's a joke they only have 2G coverage along the 15 from LA to Vegas, and frankly there are a lot of random dead spots in both Vegas and LA as well. When I left TMO, most of Vegas did have good 4G coverage, but the speeds were laughably lower than bad 3G speeds.

 

[pm]

Yes, #2 is pretty improbable. When I switched to StraightTalk on AT&T (from VZW), I figured I would be fine - and for the most part I am - but even VZW->AT&T I can tell a difference in some marginal more rural areas.

Does anyone know if their music service deal (not counting towards the cap) applies to their low-end data plans? Thinking of putting an N7 in the dash of my car, would love to see how their service actually measures up on the road.

My daughter is on our family plan and has the lowest end tier you can get which is 1GB. She streams music to her phone pretty much non-stop, doesn't use WiFi ever and I went to check her bandwidth and it was 0MB. I'm not sure what you mean by low-end plan, but definitely the 1GB family and individual plans support it.