AT&T buys T-Mobile

[thefunkbot]

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/atandt-agrees-to-buy-t-mobile-from-deutsche-telekom/

pretty irrelevant to the fascinate but i find it interesting. What can this mean for Verizon?

 

[gkirby11]

Well speaking from being a former part of the Alltel/AT&T merger....


I see Verizon gaining thousands of new users. The whole merger was sloppy, a real pain in my arse. No transparency, terrible communication when I had questions, and the numerous setback for the transition actually made it cheaper for me to pay my ETF with Alltel, start a new contract with Verizon, and pick of a fascinate then to stay and wait.

AT&T is really disconnected from their customers and I'm sorry but this is a huge loss if AT&T attempts to merge the two companies.

Kind of funny seeing the T-mobile commercials poke fun at AT&T now.....

 

[Longcat14]

T-Mobile Fan here.

I'll most likely be joining the Verizon family, but I'm still deciding over the Thunderbolt or the Fascinate. I love Galaxy S phones, but the Thunderbolt is newer + by HTC.... I'll wait a bit.

 

[thefunkbot]

T-Mobile Fan here.

I'll most likely be joining the Verizon family, but I'm still deciding over the Thunderbolt or the Fascinate. I love Galaxy S phones, but the Thunderbolt is newer + by HTC.... I'll wait a bit.

If you're gonna switch now is a good time, while you can get a good deal on the t-bolt. The thunderbolt is definately better than the fascinate if you are coming from a different carrier.

 

[imnuts]

So much for T-Mo having the best phones and good pricing options...

 

[Longcat14]

So much for T-Mo having the best phones and good pricing options...

That's the sad thing. I love T-Mobile, but will switch to Verizon before they become AT&T-Mobile.

 

[ezas]

If this goes through there will be only 3 nation wide Carriers. This won't be good for 'us'. Even less incentive for the carriers to be competitive. As it is they practically have a license to steal (along with Credit card companies and Broadband providers).

 

[thefunkbot]

If this goes through there will be only 3 nation wide Carriers. This won't be good for 'us'. Even less incentive for the carriers to be competitive. As it is they practically have a license to steal (along with Credit card companies and Broadband providers).

not to mention gas companies.....

 

[CrucialBT]

Absolutely nothing good, if anything, will come of this merger except a whole bunch of consumer raping. And to make matters worse, these 3 companies are so big no new company stands a chance.