John Legere Predicts Big 2015 for T-Mobile

T-Mobile’s off the wall CEO John Legere has treated us to his predictions for the US smartphone market in 2015, and no surprise he sees his company continuing to take the fight to carriers with the Uncarrier movement. Legere says that he expects T-Mobile to surpass Sprint as the third largest carrier in the States, something it has been predicted would already have happened.

There are plenty of other little titbits in there, I have included the first point Legere makes here, but make sure to check out the source to see all of his blog.

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.

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I said we would change wireless for the better and we are. Revolutionizing this industry has always been about truly reinventing it. The other guys will keep trying to fake their way through – with their eye on their own bottom line – but we will keep shaking things up and forcing change. Unfortunately, I don’t see any real behavior changes coming from the carriers in the year ahead and I’d be missing an opportunity to keep the pressure on them if I didn’t remind you of the pathetic efforts these guys have made to keep up with us so far.

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So let’s break it down. Over the past 20 months - and eight industry-rocking Un-carrier moves later - we’ve built massive momentum and ignited this revolution. Millions and millions of Americans know T-Mobile is changing wireless for the better.

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Already in 2014, analysts estimate that 41% of devices are purchased without subsidies. The Un-carrier started that in a major way. In 2015, two-thirds of devices will be sold without those confusing subsidies, and more than half of US wireless customers will be contract-free.

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But, other changes won’t get traction. Overages will still be rampant. People will still have to turn off their phones when they land in a foreign country (unless they are a T-Mobile customer…). ETFs will still exist – and some carriers may make them even more onerous.

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