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AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion
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promising coverage and after you sign a 2 year contract they do not keep their end of the contract.
all I want is that ATT is forced to deliver the coverage that they promised and that they signed a contract for. if they don't then they should be fined for every day they don't.
also when ATT licensed the frequencies that are (owned by the american people in the USA) they had the obligation of a certain amount of coverage and quality. I highly doubt they fullfill that obligation. lets threaten them to take the frequencies away and auction them off to someone who can provide coverage and quality.
You saved yourself the charge you would have incurred to port your T-Mo number to ATT... That is, if you wanted to keep your old
number!
Would not be surprised if the companies merged in the future as one and be called that.
Oh no... Not good when the two GSM carriers combine. Less competition is good. I think that Sprint will need to find a new way to survive and thrive.
It seems like you are pretty excited about this merger, but know it won't be long until Verizon buys Sprint so then they will be about equal in size again. Verizon will sit back and see if this gains regulatory approval. If it does then I would assume they will proceed with purchasing Sprint. If this is approved it then sets a precedent and the government will pretty much be forced to approve a Verizon-Sprint deal.
I don't see how deals like this are good for the consumer. AT&T had to be broke up once... It looks like we are going to need a break-up again in the future or things are going to get pretty expensive for consumers.
I might be wrong but I highly doubt it. Judging from AT&T's recent announcements - warning customers who are tethering, and the dsl data cap just announced, I would gather not.
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Who's going to "Rule The Air" now? Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!
Who's going to "Rule The Air" now? Ha Ha Ha!!!!!!!!
At&t has 71 million plus
T mobile
So At&t will have 1/3 the country at over 100 million customers
Or 1/3 the country?
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T-Mobile USA - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
So At&t will have 1/3 the country at over 100 million customers
Or 1/3 the country?
I am surprised so many people on here support this merger. The only person that benefits is AT&T. If AT&T owns 1/3 of the country they also own all of the pricing power. You WILL see your cell rates go up.
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I sent this tip in to MacRumors over 3 weeks ago. My father is dating the top exec of AT&T and informed me of this acquisition. MacRumors didn't want to post it since I had no proof, I guess they should have believed me!
I sent this tip in to MacRumors over 3 weeks ago. My father is dating the top exec of AT&T and informed me of this acquisition. MacRumors didn't want to post it since I had no proof, I guess they should have believed me!
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Actually once this merger happens AT&T will create a new plan that's more competitive with Verizon. From what I've been told data remains capped but now at 4gb instead of 2gb. Minute plans will be (individual) 1100, 1600 and 2100 then unlimited. Family will be 1800, 2400 and unlimited. Prices: 49$, 59$, 69$ 89$ (ind) fam: 79$, 89$, 99$. If you don't believe me no worries like I told MacRumors when they said they couldn't post I told them they'll see soon enough.
DakotaGuy said:
Actually once this merger happens AT&T will create a new plan that's more competitive with Verizon. From what I've been told data remains capped but now at 4gb instead of 2gb. Minute plans will be (individual) 1100, 1600 and 2100 then unlimited. Family will be 1800, 2400 and unlimited. Prices: 49$, 59$, 69$ 89$ (ind) fam: 79$, 89$, 99$. If you don't believe me no worries like I told MacRumors when they said they couldn't post I told them they'll see soon enough.
If you really are telling the truth tell her to stop charging for tethering if someone is under a cap! Double dipping is unethical.
When our cell towers combine! lol
Woah, Captain Planet! That's blast from the past...lol!
When did I ever say this was a bad deal for T-Mobile?
Stop talking out of your butt.
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Oh wow a Verizon fanboy! When this merger is completed AT&T will be the biggest company. Oh wait. Aren't you going do the "duh at least with Verizon I can make a call" crap?. How sickening.
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Oh wow a Verizon fanboy! When this merger is completed AT&T will be the biggest company. Oh wait. Aren't you going do the "duh at least with Verizon I can make a call" crap?. How sickening.
Where did you hear this from? As I stated before, recent announcements from AT&T point to their pricing becoming higher and restrictive. They're basically saying, were going to charge you more, so get used to it now.
Is verizon bigger than 100 million customers? I didn't think so, but I could be wrong.