Sprint was saved by the Android powered HTC EVO 4G
I see them everywhere in this university town. It's very interesting to see so many students switch from iPhones to EVO's en mass.
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AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion
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Sprint was saved by the Android powered HTC EVO 4G
I see them everywhere in this university town. It's very interesting to see so many students switch from iPhones to EVO's en mass.
No, they merged, theres a difference between 2 companies mutually deciding to merge, and 1 bigger company snapping up a smaller one.
Holy bleep!
What will happen to all those users of the Google Nexus One and Nexus S cellphones?
nothing really.
I would imagine that because the voice service is on the same spectrum as the existing ATT network, this will just really fill out any holes in each network's coverage, as they overlap....
There will be concessions made to make the feds happy. I don't have as much of a worry about prices as other people do because the concessions could even include providing cheap access for MVNOs or, even better, opening of spectrum and tower sites for a new GSM provider.
I don't think that would be playing favorites. It would be more like a "you snooze, you lose" sort of thing. Going from 4->3 major networks might not ring many bells for the FCC, but 3->2 probably would. If Verizon really wanted to take over Sprint, the FCC would probably just tell them that they should have acted before AT&T.
If T-Mobile wasn't able to stay in business offering the rate plans that it has been, what sense does it make for the company buying them to continue to offer them?!
What hurts, that I get perfect call quality every were? yup that hurts. In reality it works both ways i couldn't have switched to At&t because i get a better discount on Verizon. You can call the network inferrer, i call it reliable especially in my area.
Nothing.Holy bleep!
What will happen to all those users of the Google Nexus One and Nexus S cellphones?
It's not like AT&T would shut down T-Mobile USA's network in the next ten years.
Assuming the deal is approved, at some point T-Mobile subscribers who upgrade their handsets will actually receive AT&T hardware that roams on T-Mobile's AWS band if AT&T's network is unavailable.
Eventually, there will be so few legacy devices accessing the AWS band, that they would be able to shut it down, just as Sprint is ready to pull the plug on Nextel's iDEN network starting in 2013, eight years after their acquisition of Nextel.
It's Win-Win for both companies. The germans get rid of the business in the US which was loosing more money rather than making it (they actually paid 51 billion 11 years ago and now they are selling it for much less) and AT&T has
one competitor less.
Loosers will be the laid off workers and maybe the customers. I still find it amazing what the US customers pay for mobile phones. I've been visiting for almost 3 months now and so far I have payed more than I usually do in a year in Austria for the same amount of minutes/sms/web. And the coverage sucks btw (at&t and t-mobile)
one competitor less.
Loosers will be the laid off workers and maybe the customers. I still find it amazing what the US customers pay for mobile phones. I've been visiting for almost 3 months now and so far I have payed more than I usually do in a year in Austria for the same amount of minutes/sms/web. And the coverage sucks btw (at&t and t-mobile)
Why would everyone follow the largest network? The only shot at competing with AT&T is providing a service that is cheaper/more affordable. It might force Verizon to actually lower costs rather than raise them. Verizon lowering its rates would force AT&T to lower its rates to attract customers away from Verizon. There will be a price war, but I don't think it will be a horrific price war.
Being from outside the USA, I'd hope any Apple move wouldn't be for US only.
However, Apple enabling any un-activated wifi cards and Using airport extremes as an "open Apple network", such that iPhones and other Mac products automatically use wifi wherever possible - complete with VoIP integration - would be kind of cool.
That and becoming an MVNO in every country.
Lol..your an ATT fanboy. And the verizon fans arent going to use the phone call reliance excuse because everybody knows that AND Verizon will buy Sprint and re-gain the top spot. GG, served, bitch-slapped, cornered, pwned!
I switched from the iPhone to AT&T's HTC Inspire. Would have gotten the Atrix but decided not to.
Well, since we're trading anecdotal tales, I'm going to point out that I've never seen a single EVO in the wild. (I also live in a university town.)
Post merger the wireless landscape would be...
AT&T - 130+ million customers
Verizon - 90+ million customers
Sprint-Nextel - 50+ million customers
I don't really see how Verizon or Sprint can compete on their own against a mega carrier like AT&T. If Verizon and Sprint merge then you are left with 2 carriers that are pretty evenly matched as far as size goes. It would surprise me if they don't attempt the merger in order to compete in the next year or two if this one is approved.
If T-Mobile wasn't able to stay in business offering the rate plans that it has been, what sense does it make for the company buying them to continue to offer them?!
AT&T wants the customers, and especially, they want all their iPhones back...
T-Mobile is awesome, it's the best! Love them!
Hate AT&T - had a horrible experience with them.... down with AT&T!
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Your funny. Delusional but funny. BTW I am not an ATT fanboy. Don't have them for TV, Internet or home phone. But I do love reading Verizon fanboy posts that suggest that Verizon service is anything but an antiquated joke. But keep posting. You make me laugh.
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Your funny. Delusional but funny. BTW I am not an ATT fanboy. Don't have them for TV, Internet or home phone. But I do love reading Verizon fanboy posts that suggest that Verizon service is anything but an antiquated joke. But keep posting. You make me laugh.
But the issue is exactly that. The FCC will not allow there to be 2 major carriers. In the hopes of trying to prevent a monopoly-like situation, they would rather pump millions of dollars into either/both Verizon and Sprint to maintain competition in the market.