Comments on: Rumor: Helio and Virgin to merge? http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/ The Ultimate Resource for Everything Helio Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: cosmo.lesbox http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3029 cosmo.lesbox Mon, 12 May 2008 20:20:39 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3029 I hope SKT is being legit with this statement.... I really don't want VM & Helio to merge.... http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/12/sk-telecom-says-talk-of-virgin-mobile-takeover-of-helio-is-grou/ ""SK Telecom says talk of Virgin Mobile takeover of Helio is "groundless" I hope SKT is being legit with this statement…. I really don’t want VM & Helio to merge….

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/05/12/sk-telecom-says-talk-of-virgin-mobile-takeover-of-helio-is-grou/

“”SK Telecom says talk of Virgin Mobile takeover of Helio is “groundless”

]]> By: MR.ADAM http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3028 MR.ADAM Mon, 12 May 2008 19:28:03 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3028 @ K M Wireless - If you think Helio takes their internal business plan in the same light hearted hip cool way they advertise towards those indivuduals then you sir should not be selling Helio. Agreeing with we will just HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. This conversation is just draining my happiness and to drag it on even more is pointless at this time. You sell to Helio in the excitement of being different and new and interesting, you take business for Helio as serious as you handle your own money. You've seen alot go down in the wireless industry, here's a cookie. You or I aren't in the meetings addressing the future of Helio LLC. @ K M Wireless - If you think Helio takes their internal business plan in the same light hearted hip cool way they advertise towards those indivuduals then you sir should not be selling Helio. Agreeing with we will just HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. This conversation is just draining my happiness and to drag it on even more is pointless at this time. You sell to Helio in the excitement of being different and new and interesting, you take business for Helio as serious as you handle your own money. You’ve seen alot go down in the wireless industry, here’s a cookie. You or I aren’t in the meetings addressing the future of Helio LLC.

]]> By: K M Wireless LLC http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3027 K M Wireless LLC Mon, 12 May 2008 17:54:14 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3027 TJ your an idiot. For one I dont complain about making money, I do decent and my stores do ok. What I do complain about is the credit, how hard it is to get somoene approved with Helio. You have to have near perfect credit to get approved, and in todays society who has perfect credit, I dont and I own my own business. I been doing this for 5 years (Cellphone Business) and I have seen "ALOT" of things happen. I know this business inside and out and Have seen so many MVNO's fail. I think for Helio to succeed, they dont need to merge with another MVNO, they need to partner up with another well branded post paid company to get a footing in the market, Not saying it has to be sprint, or verizon, could be US Cellular, or Cellular South, Alltell, Suncom, so many of them. The only two MVNO's that have survived in the U.S. are VMUSA and Boost, both aquired by sprint. You have to remember, Virgin isnt the only company who owns VMUSA, Sprint Owns about half of VMUSA. I say if your going to merge with a company, merge with a company that A. doesnt have a financial issue, B. Merge with a company with more US footing, variety of post paid and pre paid plans with a phone line up on the CDMA 3g network with a customer base variety. I know Helio is all about being different and hip and cool, but we want to target young "professionals" as they say, and i dont find anything professional about it. TJ your an idiot. For one I dont complain about making money, I do decent and my stores do ok. What I do complain about is the credit, how hard it is to get somoene approved with Helio. You have to have near perfect credit to get approved, and in todays society who has perfect credit, I dont and I own my own business. I been doing this for 5 years (Cellphone Business) and I have seen “ALOT” of things happen. I know this business inside and out and Have seen so many MVNO’s fail. I think for Helio to succeed, they dont need to merge with another MVNO, they need to partner up with another well branded post paid company to get a footing in the market, Not saying it has to be sprint, or verizon, could be US Cellular, or Cellular South, Alltell, Suncom, so many of them. The only two MVNO’s that have survived in the U.S. are VMUSA and Boost, both aquired by sprint. You have to remember, Virgin isnt the only company who owns VMUSA, Sprint Owns about half of VMUSA. I say if your going to merge with a company, merge with a company that A. doesnt have a financial issue, B. Merge with a company with more US footing, variety of post paid and pre paid plans with a phone line up on the CDMA 3g network with a customer base variety. I know Helio is all about being different and hip and cool, but we want to target young “professionals” as they say, and i dont find anything professional about it.

]]> By: kobuu http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3026 kobuu Mon, 12 May 2008 15:14:51 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3026 @mcbride @laci, i think you both have valid points. we'll just have to wait and see. @heat wireless, its my understanding that amp'd is already out of business. along with xe mobile, they both flopped last year as for the other stuff, im standing by my support for helio to dominate over virgin. if skt buys vmusa then i thinkk they'll bring a unified front to the us market (think cingular/att) i mean, both cingular and att stores exist, just running on the same net. plus, helio's 3g and future 4g should soound like an insurance plan for the vmusa subscribers. but remember, this is all speculation. i think we've got a long way to go yet before we hear some facts. @mcbride @laci, i think you both have valid points. we’ll just have to wait and see.

@heat wireless, its my understanding that amp’d is already out of business. along with xe mobile, they both flopped last year

as for the other stuff, im standing by my support for helio to dominate over virgin. if skt buys vmusa then i thinkk they’ll bring a unified front to the us market (think cingular/att) i mean, both cingular and att stores exist, just running on the same net. plus, helio’s 3g and future 4g should soound like an insurance plan for the vmusa subscribers. but remember, this is all speculation. i think we’ve got a long way to go yet before we hear some facts.

]]> By: TJ http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3025 TJ Mon, 12 May 2008 14:31:26 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3025 Hahahahaha - if Kevin McBride really knew anything about the wireless business, his own independent dealership would be making money. Check the forums, all he does is complain about not making money with Helio when it's his business plan that's the problem. Hahahahaha - if Kevin McBride really knew anything about the wireless business, his own independent dealership would be making money. Check the forums, all he does is complain about not making money with Helio when it’s his business plan that’s the problem.

]]> By: MR.ADAM http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3023 MR.ADAM Mon, 12 May 2008 08:37:04 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3023 I'm cool with that. ,,@McBride.. be real. @Heat Wireless.... wtf? I’m cool with that. ,,@McBride.. be real.

@Heat Wireless…. wtf?

]]> By: svargas05 http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3022 svargas05 Mon, 12 May 2008 07:53:31 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3022 this is retarded..... lets just wait and see what happens....it doesnt matter what we THINK is going to happen....what matters is what WILL happen, but its not happening now...so everyone keep your pants on! this is retarded…..

lets just wait and see what happens….it doesnt matter what we THINK is going to happen….what matters is what WILL happen, but its not happening now…so everyone keep your pants on!

]]> By: Heat Wireless http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3020 Heat Wireless Sun, 11 May 2008 23:53:03 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3020 If Helio merges with anyone, they will merge with Amp'ed If Helio merges with anyone, they will merge with Amp’ed

]]> By: K M Wireless LLC http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3019 K M Wireless LLC Sun, 11 May 2008 17:29:30 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3019 ya speculation does not equal truth but the numbers i gave you are real and you cant get anymore truth than that.... why do you think ampd mobile failed..... they went through 365 million in one year.... and went in debt around another 100 million. I am a dealer and i wanna see it work out, but when you have those same customers that ampd mobile attracted, what makes you think they will pay this bill? ya speculation does not equal truth but the numbers i gave you are real and you cant get anymore truth than that…. why do you think ampd mobile failed….. they went through 365 million in one year…. and went in debt around another 100 million. I am a dealer and i wanna see it work out, but when you have those same customers that ampd mobile attracted, what makes you think they will pay this bill?

]]> By: MR. ADAM http://www.heliocity.net/2008/rumor-helio-and-virgin-to-merge/#comment-3018 MR. ADAM Sun, 11 May 2008 15:00:46 +0000 http://www.heliocity.net/?p=314#comment-3018 @ Laci @ McBride I was gonna say he's just blowing a bunch of depressing smoke up ur a$$e$ right now and everytime i read an entry from him it just brings me down.... Down because this is all just TALK! so McBride = TEH SUCK HAPPY MOTHERS DAY! @ Laci @ McBride I was gonna say he’s just blowing a bunch of depressing smoke up ur a$$e$ right now and everytime i read an entry from him it just brings me down…. Down because this is all just TALK!

so McBride = TEH SUCK

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

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