AT&T Takeover Will Cripple T-Mobile 3G Phones

[Guest]

@lamorpa

so what adjective would you use for a 3G phone that wont be able to access the 3G network of it's carrier?

 

[jimsocks]

A dumbphone

 

[milktea]

[citation][nom]Stryter[/nom]lol Sprint may end up being the biggest winner here, since ATT seems to be driving all their customers (and now T-Mobile customers) to Sprint.[/citation]
Not true. There are lots of loyalist who'd stay with AT&T. Because the coverage is really good in certain areas within the AT&T network. Now that they took over T-mobile network, the coverage would be even greater. But I do feel sorry for those existing T-mobile customers.

 

[bustapr]

congress should make the monopoly law more strict. These big companies are getting carried away with buying the competition.

 

[Zingam]

[citation][nom]bustapr[/nom]congress should make the monopoly law more strict. These big companies are getting carried away with buying the competition.[/citation]

And who's paying the congress?

Well things always work like that in the nature. Things grow and grow and swallow and grow and swallow until they burst and there is a crisis.
Look at the Roman empire, and many more Empires that grew beyond they were controllable. Does anything improve the lives of the average human? No never! The peons always get it. They are always f...d. There was never a single society that was able to provide equal rights to all its member, even socialism.
Yeah, I like how they always kill and oppress int he name of the people/nation.

 

[invlem]

Interesting, so US mobile networks are going the way of Canada,

Be prepared to see increases in your bills, here in Canada we have 3 companies (Rogers, Bell, Telus) that rule the entire mobile market, we also pay the highest fees in the world.

Less companies = higher premiums

 

[MasterMace]

@invelum We know.

AT&T's takeover of TMobile is violating anti-trust laws. Consolidation has not helped lower costs, it has raised it. AT&T's data prices have risen every year for the past 4 years. Their citation of the past 10 years ignores the growth and expansion of networks in the first 6, which increased availability and with so many companies, the prices dropped.

Since these companies have bought each other out, prices have risen. Much like their previous deal with the iPhone, this will create a monopoly on a service. The only GSM carrier left will be AT&T. I hope the feds block this.

 

[thebrickhouse]

"AT&T said that it has plans to help T-Mobile customers replace phones when the switchover happens, but that will be still several years out."

7 years out!?!? No way in F-ing hell are they waiting 7 years! Think about phone, silicon, or any other technology advances in the past 7 years (2004 for those of you who can't count). My old Moto E815 on VZW didn't even come out till July 2005! There is no way AT&T could afford to stay competitive by giving a 7 year span to move LTE on AWS. Sure, they already have some of the 700 MHz spectrum, but they will have to ax 3G on AWS bands to just keep up with VZWs continued LTE growth. T-Mobile died on Sunday, and even if this whole AT&T deal falls through with its federal approval, it simply means the burial has simply been postponed to a later date.

 

[kilo_17]

I wonder how much AT&T will actually "help" T-Mobile customers replace phones.

 

[dark_lord69]

I'm not happy about this whole deal. I was getting a good deal at T-Mobile. That's why I never switched, the price was so much lower than anyone else would offer. Instead AT&T will jack up the prices it's not a maybe, it's just a when and how much.

 

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[SirGCal]

[citation][nom]thebrickhouse[/nom]"AT&T said that it has plans to help T-Mobile customers replace phones when the switchover happens, but that will be still several years out."7 years out!?!? ...[/citation]

SEVERAL; not seven...

 

[Timberwolf_CLT]

"We're from AT&T, we're here to help you."

 

[thebrickhouse]

[citation][nom]SirGCal[/nom]SEVERAL; not seven...[/citation]

You're missing the point. I know it can't happen overnight, but it would have to start ASAP and as quick as possible to have Absolutley Terrible & Trashy an oppertunity to catch up with and compete solidly with VZW.

 

[porsche6714]

[citation][nom]thebrickhouse[/nom]"AT&T said that it has plans to help T-Mobile customers replace phones when the switchover happens, but that will be still several years out."7 years out!?!? No way in F-ing hell are they waiting 7 years! Think about phone, silicon, or any other technology advances in the past 7 years (2004 for those of you who can't count). My old Moto E815 on VZW didn't even come out till July 2005! There is no way AT&T could afford to stay competitive by giving a 7 year span to move LTE on AWS. Sure, they already have some of the 700 MHz spectrum, but they will have to ax 3G on AWS bands to just keep up with VZWs continued LTE growth. T-Mobile died on Sunday, and even if this whole AT&T deal falls through with its federal approval, it simply means the burial has simply been postponed to a later date.[/citation]

It says "several" NOT "seven"...chill out

 

[SirGCal]

[citation][nom]thebrickhouse[/nom]You're missing the point. I know it can't happen overnight, but it would have to start ASAP and as quick as possible to have Absolutley Terrible & Trashy an oppertunity to catch up with and compete solidly with VZW.[/citation]

Hu? You specifically said 7... no where in the news was the word or number 7 mentioned... But as for competing with Verizon, AT&T doesn't have a problem there. As of last year, Verizon held ~31% market share, AT&T ~ 25%, T-Mobile & Sprint ~ 12% each. The rest spread over the various minor dealers.

If Sprint had acquired T-Mobile, this would have been a three-business race. But now AT&T will be the clear leader unless a huge amount of people jump ship (if the merger goes through that is...).

 

[Guest]

@soldier37

yes cause now we have to pay as much as you do to get the same level of service we got before.....

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]attlol[/nom]ROFL, "ATT will help users transition to new phones". Yeah, help me by charging me $200 + additional 2 year contract right? lol fuckin ATT. Hopefully a democratic oversite committee blocks this bullshit before some republican tea party fuck face steps up and starts screaming free market and "vote with your wallet!".[/citation]Good work proving you're a rabid frother.

1) The democrats aren't going to do anything about this. The FCC on the other hand, might, but probably won't. Either way feel free to demand the government wipe your own mouth for you.
2) Voting with your wallet is one of the few things that you can do (as an individual consumer) that will have an impact. If you don't like this deal, skip out to Sprint or Verizon.

 

[Jay_83]

[citation][nom]thebrickhouse[/nom]"No way in F-ing hell are they waiting 7 years! Think about phone, silicon, or any other technology advances in the past 7 years (2004 for those of you who can't count).[/citation]
"Several" doesn't mean seven. Kinda funny how you decided to condescend to people with the date. Some suck at math, others at vocab, I guess 😛

 

[razor512]

Estimated AT&T plan of attack

Step 1: buy t-mobile
Step 2: now that t-mobile is out of the picture, we no longer have to undercut verizon in order to compete with t-mobile; prices will then rise to that of verizon
Step 3: For t-mobile customers wanting to use 3g, charge them a fee to replace their phones at an inflated price if they agree to a new 2 year contract, if they refuse, charge them 4 times the inflated price to upgrade their phones

Step 4: ???

Step 5: Profit