AT&T to take over T-Mobile

[Martin]

Just last year we switched from AT&T to T-mobile. wwwtttttffff


Discuss.

[Supra]

Att is going to become a giant monopoly.

[Martin]

Att is going to become a giant monopoly.

36 billion fucking dollars dude.

[Supra]

36 billion fucking dollars dude.

yea, and they get all of tmobiles customers. Think about how many people att will have.

[Elliot]

This better not go through. If it does I will loose all hope in our government.

[Supra]

This better not go through. If it does I will loose all hope in our government.

I hope it doesn't. If it doesn't att has to pay mobile 3billion, I think.

[Supra]

Thats late news. Newest news is i dropped my house phone in the fucking toilet while talking a dump and talking to my girlfriend. Thats the new news.

Cool story bro.

[Martin]

Thats late news. Newest news is i dropped my house phone in the fucking toilet while talking a dump and talking to my girlfriend. Thats the new news.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

@Thomas
Already in progress, 12 months is the estimated time.

[CL0V3R]

This better not go through. If it does I will loose all hope in our government.

Already went through chief.
Though I'm not really sure what it has to do with our government.
: O

[Martin]

Already went through chief.
Though I'm not really sure what it has to do with our government.
: O

This .

[Supra]

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there is a time for tits. And this is not the time.

[Taz]

This better not go through. If it does I will loose all hope in our government.

I already lost hope in our gov.
I dont own a phone so i don't mind.

[Elliot]

Already went through chief.
Though I'm not really sure what it has to do with our government.
: O

It isn't a definite deal. The FCC has to investigate AT&T over the next 12 months to make sure that the merger won't cause any monopolies. That's where the government comes into play. If they approve this it will be the last straw. If AT&T merges with T-mobile that would make them the only GSM carrier in the U.S. (aside from the little companies that only have towers in one city). That's all the proof I need to see that this country no-longer cares about the citizens, it cares about the companies.

[CL0V3R]

It isn't a definite deal. The FCC has to investigate AT&T over the next 12 months to make sure that the merger won't cause any monopolies. That's where the government comes into play. If they approve this it will be the last straw. If AT&T merges with T-mobile that would make them the only GSM carrier in the U.S. (aside from the little companies that only have towers in one city). That's all the proof I need to see that this country no-longer cares about the citizens, it cares about the companies.

Oh I guess I miss understood the FCC part. DX My bad.
I just want my phone rates to stay the same. D:

[Martin]

It isn't a definite deal. The FCC has to investigate AT&T over the next 12 months to make sure that the merger won't cause any monopolies. That's where the government comes into play. If they approve this it will be the last straw. If AT&T merges with T-mobile that would make them the only GSM carrier in the U.S. (aside from the little companies that only have towers in one city). That's all the proof I need to see that this country no-longer cares about the citizens, it cares about the companies.

US cellular
Verizon
Sprint.

[Elliot]

US cellular
Verizon
Sprint.

Those are all CDMA carriers, not GSM.

[Martin]

Those are all CDMA carriers, not GSM.

Elaborate.
And don't google it for me.

[Elliot]

Elaborate.
And don't google it for me.

Is it really that hard to Google it?

[Martin]

Is it really that hard to Google it?

It is.
Is it like, sim card vs no sim card. Cause thats the only difference i know for sure.

[missangelachristine]

um can someone please explain this? i have not heard anything about this and I am a proud tmobile customer?? my fiancee and I are actually taking him off his att account to put him on my tmobile account because they are honestly better...and cheaper...

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ok so I finally found what you guys are talking about on google took me a little bit to find someone who actually explained it...but now im fucking extremely pissed off....that is sooo not cool. I am with tmobile for a reason...

1. better service in the bay area
2. cheaper overall
3. unlimited data and cheaper data
4. they HAD fav 5
5. better phones with the one exception of iphone
6. cheaper phones and tabs
7. tmobile prides in being into android
8. android rocks
9. att changed there stupid name and should have left it as cingular
10. Ive had verizon, cingular, metropcs (theyre super cheap and good but there phones suck), and tmobile. tmobile turned out to be the best.
11. when i dont pay my bill it doesnt shut off til a month later when the next bill is due
12. att shuts your phone off quickly if you dont pay your bill
13. att is full of themselves.
14. but on the bright side at least they are being bought by like verizon i hate cdma its sooo inconvienent..

So what happens with phones you have purchased? for those people that actually dont have theres unlocked? will they unlock them ALL or have you get new phones? and will they take over there phone base? because i was about to get the dell streak 7 tab and att's tabs suck ass

[BooBearSH]

Thats late news. Newest news is i dropped my house phone in the fucking toilet while talking a dump and talking to my girlfriend. Thats the new news.

Who the fuck cares?... We're talking about EVERYONE"s problem, not yours. We could give a shit less about your phone, we're talking about AT&T owning everyone in the... world pretty much lol.

[Elliot]

That's the thing. If T-Mobile was bought by Sprint they wouldn't force everybody to switch to CDMA. That would defeat the purpose of the acquisition. It would allow Sprint to be both a GSM and CDMA carrier, which allows for more competition and pushes other companies to innovate.