AT&T to buy T-Mobile
Mar 20, 2011, 12:48 pm
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AT&T to buy T-Mobile
AT&T Agrees to Buy Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile USA Unit for $39 Billion
I hope it doesn't get approved... Last thing we need is a monopoly on the GSM spectrum..
I hope it doesn't get approved... Last thing we need is a monopoly on the GSM spectrum..
Mar 20, 2011, 2:19 pm
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Some additional analysis here
T-Mobile is known for the industry’s best customer service and lowest prices, although the latter is likely to change as contracts expire and customers are faced with a choice of only the more expensive AT&T plans.
Mar 20, 2011, 2:19 pm
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I think this is a move by T-Mobile to get Sprint to pony up more cash for a takeover..
Mar 20, 2011, 2:26 pm
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As an AT&T user in NYC I would love to
- Get access to UMA. But I think this will go away, to the mircocell
Not a fan of those.
- The 1700 band (AT&T does not have enough spectrum in the major metropolitan areas to support excellent service quality)
That said, the lawyers and ibankers on this deal made a killing, I'm sure.
- Get access to UMA. But I think this will go away, to the mircocell
Not a fan of those.
- The 1700 band (AT&T does not have enough spectrum in the major metropolitan areas to support excellent service quality)
That said, the lawyers and ibankers on this deal made a killing, I'm sure.
Mar 20, 2011, 2:35 pm
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Highly unlikely. They signed a definitive agreement with AT&T
Mar 20, 2011, 2:36 pm
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Too many issues, most revolving around the incompatible network technology.
Mar 20, 2011, 3:29 pm
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Bad news. The ONLY reason I've kept a blackberry on TMo is international roaming and TMo being the only carrier that still offers a flat international email plan for the BB. Time to move totally over to VZ or Sprint.
Mar 20, 2011, 3:41 pm
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I've lived through one ATT transition where they cut service until we were forced off the old plans - that's why I don't have personal service on ATT any more.