AT&T to acquire T-Mobile USA

**Dr Tran** · 03-20-2011, 01:35 PM

http://www.businesswire.com/news/hom...utsche-Telekom

Sorry folks!

**ilvla2** · 03-20-2011, 01:36 PM

It looks like we posted at the same time

**tyronewheatley** · 03-20-2011, 01:43 PM

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

**johncase3** · 03-20-2011, 01:49 PM

So much for competition.....AT&T&T

Well, now you guys will finally have an iPhone.

**tyronewheatley** · 03-20-2011, 01:50 PM

that is real bad news.... i hope we will get to keep our current plans.....

poor tmobile... I liked them a lot.....

and to think tmobile was making fun of AT&T in those cheesy mytouch 4g commercials...

**Gorilla** · 03-20-2011, 01:50 PM

Bahahah this is funny, but HORRIBLE for competition.

**Dr Tran** · 03-20-2011, 01:51 PM

I wonder if in the future my N8 will be able to roam on 1700

**ilvla2** · 03-20-2011, 01:53 PM

Yeah, it takes the number of carriers in my market (RSA 344) from 5 (AT&T,VZ,T-Mo,USCC,Metro PCS) down to 4, though we won't lose any coverage, in fact, AT&T users will now have the advantage of both networks. T-Mobile already roams in market onto AT&T here in bad spots, a benefit of being a former Edge Wireless market

So now, minus T-Mobile it'll be-

1.Verizon
2.U.S. Cellular
3.AT&T
4.Metro PCS

**nexus14** · 03-20-2011, 02:01 PM

Oh god no.

**newyork4me** · 03-20-2011, 02:03 PM

Wow. Whoever said AT&T was going to buy T-Mobile in the Sprint/T-Mo thread was correct. I was dead wrong in assuming it would never happen.

**omegajb** · 03-20-2011, 02:04 PM

I have to say I didn't see this coming. I really thought there was going to be a merger with Sprint. I wonder if the government would allow this bing there would be only one true GSM carrier (it will all be LTE soon anyway so the point may ne moot)

**tyronewheatley** · 03-20-2011, 02:05 PM

you think AT&T will allow us to keep tzones, myfaves, and @home service??? Please AT&T ???

**johnhere** · 03-20-2011, 02:05 PM

next thing you know vz will buy sprint.

**Telekom** · 03-20-2011, 02:07 PM

I'm not crazy about it but from compatibility it's a good match. 2G is completely compatible. AWS is not.

**josue68684** · 03-20-2011, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by newyork4me

Wow. Whoever said AT&T was going to buy T-Mobile in the Sprint/T-Mo thread was correct. I was dead wrong in assuming it would never happen.

This is just crazy, Im a little shocked. I cant wait to see the final outcome between the mergers. I personally think it would of been a bad idea if Sprint/Tmobile merged. Sprint has way to many issues they need to fix before they try to purchase another company.