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[DISCUSSION]At&t buys T-mobile

At&t buys T-mobile!
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NNNNNNNNNNUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I haz no GSM alternative now!!!
*gets a Verizon Droid with world phone capablities*
http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/20/atandt-agrees-to-buy-t-mobile-from-deutsche-telekom/

AT&T Merger
Here is a pretty good break down of what I've found on the subject. I think it will be good for T-Mobile Users but think we are going to get the short end of the stick with the government cracking down on AT&T now that they will be the largest Cell carrier in the world.
Edit: Looks like I took too long you beat me to it.

Does that mean we get Catherine Zeta-Jones?

Miami_Son said:
Does that mean we get Catherine Zeta-Jones?
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Hell I am just glad now ATT will get some decent Android phones lol

Miami_Son said:
Does that mean we get Catherine Zeta-Jones?
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I like the new chick too.
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Very interesting indeed.
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at&t network is gonna go to **** (deeper ****) once they finish the merge and we share towers/the network.

does this mean t-mobile turns into at&t and wat about CTIA...like the G2X (optimus 2x) will it be a at&t phone now plus what about the new Nexuses (Nexi?)

Not too shocking. TMO was starting to really hurt. They were looking at some serious customer bailing. Somewhere in the 2.5-2.7%, I think AT&T/Verizon are in the >1% last I heard.
Seems there would be no competition, Sprint probably not even in the running, financially, and Verizon is CDMA, no way they'd cross technologies
The funny part is the new ad campaign TMO has, ripping AT&T and the iPhone
As far as the devices, there is the Galaxy 4G, and the G2. Not too bad I guess

bigbooty said:
I like the new chick too.
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Catherine Zeta Jones knock off

kangi26 said:
Not too shocking. TMO was starting to really hurt. They were looking at some serious customer bailing. Somewhere in the 2.5-2.7%, I think AT&T/Verizon are in the >1% last I heard.
Seems there would be no competition, Sprint probably not even in the running, financially, and Verizon is CDMA, no way they'd cross technologies
The funny part is the new ad campaign TMO has, ripping AT&T and the iPhone
As far as the devices, there is the Galaxy 4G, and the G2. Not too bad I guess
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Could be worse lol. Think backflip and flipout lol.

gephross100 said:
at&t network is gonna go to **** (deeper ****) once they finish the merge and we share towers/the network.
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How so? I'm thinking it's going to make my signal better around here, there are places where T-Mobile has coverage that neither AT&T nor Verizon.

zelendel said:
Could be worse lol. Think backflip and flipout lol.
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Uhhh, I'd rather not think about those again

T-Mobile person here.
I think it would help both. Mostly the T-Mobile people since I'll finally have coverage where T-Mo doesn't (my damn school), but yeah.
So..... what's up future bro's?

T-Mobile guy here and I'm pissed. I NEVER drop calls and have incredible customer service.
If this merge goes through I'm changing carriers.
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Phateless said:
T-Mobile guy here and I'm pissed. I NEVER drop calls and have incredible customer service.
If this merge goes through I'm.changing carriers.
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forgot about dropped calls and T-Mobile's amazing CS. >.>
Please AT&T, don't mess us over with that.

Longcat14 said:
T-Mobile person here.
I think it would help both. Mostly the T-Mobile people since I'll finally have coverage where T-Mo doesn't (my damn school), but yeah.
So..... what's up future bro's?
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Wait until you get your first AT$T bill. You'll wish you were an only child.

Miami_Son said:
Wait until you get your first AT$T bill. You'll wish you were an only child.
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we pay $270 for 3 lines of unlimited everything.... anyone wanna tell me how much it's gonna round out to be on AT&T? :/
EDIT: I am an only child. ROFL

pretty much all carriers equate to about the same for price.

New Phones for tmo does it make sense to get one?

Ok, it's said that we are getting the Pyrimid, We are def getting the G2x and now it seems the LG 3d phone passed the fcc with tmo 3g bands and is the first dual core dual channel phone.. I really would like to get a phone that dual core when they are available but with this att deal it doesnt make sense to buy a new phone. From what I read ATT plans on using the TMO 3g frequencies for it's LTE network which means current tmo 3g phones will no longer work as 3g. Granted this is going to take a while to happen but does it really make sense to get a new device now or even in a few months when there is a possibility it wont fully work in a year? hmmm

graffixnyc said:
Ok, it's said that we are getting the Pyrimid, We are def getting the G2x and now it seems the LG 3d phone passed the fcc with tmo 3g bands and is the first dual core dual channel phone.. I really would like to get a phone that dual core when they are available but with this att deal it doesnt make sense to buy a new phone. From what I read ATT plans on using the TMO 3g frequencies for it's LTE network which means current tmo 3g phones will no longer work as 3g. Granted this is going to take a while to happen but does it really make sense to get a new device now or even in a few months when there is a possibility it wont fully work in a year? hmmm
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I'd look at the HSPA+ bands. I think they are doing to be coming out with ATT and T-Mobile bands included. IF that is the case then jump on board.

Apparently the G2X will have ATT hspa+ bands as well
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Geoi1006 said:
Apparently the G2X will have ATT hspa+ bands as well
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Care to share where you got this info?
Edit: Google is your friend.

joackie27 said:
Care to share where you got this info?
Edit: Google is your friend.
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for everyone else
http://androidandme.com/2011/03/car...ture-proofing-their-new-phones-to-run-on-att/

Lol so when this is all going down (if it does) I might migrate to the G2X..looks like solid hardware to me. I love my mt4g tho. I'm sad to see the big launch phone for their 4G advertising have its life span altered. Granted according to most the fact stands that we have a year before the deal even possibly gets approved and even then we're talking 2013-15 before tmo 1700 mhz is completely shut down.
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@neidlinger:
Thanks for the link. If the same bands will be present on the Pyramid, I won't have any reservations about buying it.

And at&t said we can keep our plans
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/att-says-t-mobile-can-keep-its-current-pricing-structure/
I still wan tmo not to be bought an here is the reason why they buying
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/att-says-t-mobile-deal-necessary-for-spectrum-needs/
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Im jumping on the g2x for sure, hopefully the pyramid will carry att freqs too
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I would be very proud of tmo if this became standard. Nice parting gift imho
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I was planning to upgrading from MT4G to Pyramid as MT4G for me was never official upgrade as it was quick replacement due to my HD2 being stolen. Now don't confuse upgrade and replacement with plan and insurance BS as I do pay my phone direct and paid $750 for Leo1024 got it 4months before it came out in TMoUS officially and paid $450 for MT4G.
I for one will not support TMobile and pay for HTC Pyramid even when if its has quadband radio and will support on AT&T. If the POS panzy dutch mofo's are selling it I for one will do pure boycott and I do hope they lose so much money that AT&T don't buy TMo as it looks very unattractive. I know I am very angry ATM as I am screwed both ways click here for my #1 reason can you call that double penetration?

I dont care, the pyramid will be my upgrade when it comes up in three months the 4.3 size is just the right size for me
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jeepmonster said:
I dont care, the pyramid will be my upgrade when it comes up in three months the 4.3 size is just the right size for me
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With or without contract? Make sure this is what you want as you will soon deal with DeathStar if you don't switch to someone else. I do miss the 4.3" and most device that does have it on GSM are SamSUX based or HTC based on CDMA so I was looking forward to this until the BS merge of at&Tmobile.

Q: Upcoming HTC Sensation 4g worth switching?

Despite the selling of T-Mobile?
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Selling? What selling its all rumors till it actually gets approved...
If you don't like your inspire then have at it.
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Relax homebro geezus.just a mere question. I have simplemobile also,y I asked.
mudknot2005 said:
Selling? What selling its all rumors till it actually gets approved...
If you don't like your inspire then have at it.
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I don't think anyone can truly answer this for you though, which is why the atrix vs inspire threads keep popping up. In the end you'll have to weigh the pros and cons of the features and networks and decide what's best for "you"
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I love the Inspire but HTC with a dual core snap dragon running army 1.2ghz,sounded kinda interesting. But your right. Atrix was a huge fail,thanks for advice.
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I don't think anyone can truly answer this for you though, which is why the atrix vs inspire threads keep popping up. In the end you'll have to weigh the pros and cons of the features and networks and decide what's best for "you"
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When I got my Inspire I knew that there would be more dual core options later in the year. But I've got another upgrade due in August I figured I would sell the Inspire at that time if there was a good alternative then. I bet there will be an At&t variant that will be out by the end of the 3rd quarter. I don't think the Sensation will be the steaming pile of fail that the Atrix is and it will have a 1520 mAh battery.
When I look at the spec's it's basically an Inspire with the DC SD, a better screen and they found the room for the bigger battery. Add Gingerbread and Sense 3.0 out of the box and it looks like a Dev's dream. By then they'll be cooking IC Sandwich roms.

I'm sure it all will be ported to inspire.
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When I got my Inspire I knew that there would be more dual core options later in the year. But I've got another upgrade due in August I figured I would sell the Inspire at that time if there was a good alternative then. I bet there will be an At&t variant that will be out by the end of the 3rd quarter. I don't think the Sensation will be the steaming pile of fail that the Atrix is and it will have a 1520 mAh battery.
When I look at the spec's it's basically an Inspire with the DC SD, a better screen and they found the room for the bigger battery. Add Gingerbread and Sense 3.0 out of the box and it looks like a Dev's dream. By then they'll be cooking IC Sandwich roms.
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haha I just read the last replies and i think, it's so funny how most guys here from the states always worry about the network . I mean who cares what phone you can get with At&t and which one with verizon. You can get pretty much every single phone to work with every single carrier. Just buy a phone without simlock and buy the plan from whatever network you want.
Anyway, dont know why i just brought that up again, i guess cause im german and i never ever bought a phone directly from a carrier before

xaboren said:
haha I just read the last replies and i think, it's so funny how most guys here from the states always worry about the network . I mean who cares what phone you can get with At&t and which one with verizon. You can get pretty much every single phone to work with every single carrier. Just buy a phone without simlock and buy the plan from whatever network you want.
Anyway, dont know why i just brought that up again, i guess cause im german and i never ever bought a phone directly from a carrier before
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It doesn't work like that.
AT&T and T-Mobile phones are not compatible with Verizon or Sprint. The opposite is true.
Verizon phones are not compatible with Sprint. The opposite is also true.
Even within GSM (AT&T and T-Mobile), they use different frequencies. AT&T is 1900MHz, while T-Mobile is 1700MHz. It's exceptionally rare to find a 3G GSM phone that works on both carriers.
So, yes, it is important to consider the network in the US, because you probably won't be able to take that phone to any other carrier and still get 3G.

Inspire for iphone 4

One coworker wants me to trade inspire For his 16gb
Iphone 4 plus boot 75 dollars he is giving me 75 I realy like inspire so im asking 100 plus his phone what do you guys think?
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Iphone 4 is worth more than inspire, i ll go for it depending on the condition...
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Get the money, the phone, sell the iphone 4 for 425-450. You end up with ~500. Inspire is 325 on craigslist.
Check online for iphone 4 prices, just to be sure. Last I had looked, it was 425.

No Brainer. Inspires sell for 250 on here so even if you want to stick with one you are a couple hundred ahead for your trouble.
Personally though I would make the deal, sell the iphone, and grab a bell htc sensation for an additional 100!

newter55 said:
No Brainer. Inspires sell for 250 on here so even if you want to stick with one you are a couple hundred ahead for your trouble.
Personally though I would make the deal, sell the iphone, and grab a bell htc sensation for an additional 100!
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Get the dollars. it's cool you both be happy.

newter55 said:
No Brainer. Inspires sell for 250 on here so even if you want to stick with one you are a couple hundred ahead for your trouble.
Personally though I would make the deal, sell the iphone, and grab a bell htc sensation for an additional 100!
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thanks i know i can save some cash, plus now i am thinking about bell htc sensation will it work with att ?

nismax said:
thanks i know i can save some cash, plus now i am thinking about bell htc sensation will it work with att ?
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Yeah Bell Mobility uses the same WCDMA bands as AT&T, you just need to carrier unlock it if the one you buy isn't already unlocked. Other than that you'll need to put in some APN settings but it's all a pretty easy process.
Just make sure you get the 850/1900 model (Bell, some others) and not the 700/2100 model (T-Mobile)

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Yeah Bell Mobility uses the same WCDMA bands as AT&T, you just need to carrier unlock it if the one you buy isn't already unlocked. Other than that you'll need to put in some APN settings but it's all a pretty easy process.
Just make sure you get the 850/1900 model (Bell, some others) and not the 700/2100 model (T-Mobile)
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Carrier unlock is not possible yet afaik.

Sdobron said:
Carrier unlock is not possible yet afaik.
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Thanks guys I seen some posts that u cant use 3 & 4g eith sensation on att
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Sdobron said:
Carrier unlock is not possible yet afaik.
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It is possible. Can't dig up the thread ATM but plenty of people have done it. It started being possible in the last week or two, the unlockers had to wait for an update of the database for HTC.

nismax said:
Thanks guys I seen some posts that u cant use 3 & 4g eith sensation on att
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If you buy the T-Mobile version, correct, no WCDMA data will work. That's why it's silly to buy the wrong model. Canadian carriers use the WCDMA bands that AT&T uses. Even better, the Bell HTC Sensation doesn't even have a carrier logo slapped on it like the T-Mobile version does.

its awesome phone but its over 500 on ebay. where can i find one for 350?

U cant unless its broken or someone needs money in emergency
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nismax said:
its awesome phone but its over 500 on ebay. where can i find one for 350?
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Thats why I suggested adding 100 to the iPhone/inspire deal and you would wind up with a great phone for a small upgrade cost.

[Q] 4g signal

if the att tmo deal goes down will we still have 4g on our sensation sorry if this is a stupid ? i was jus thinking about it

I would think so, wouldn't see why not.

IrishStyle said:
I would think so, wouldn't see why not.
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but att dont have the same 4g bands as tmo

AT&T is planning on using the tmobile frequencies for their 2nd 3rd and 4th carrier LTE.

If they come together it wont affect T-Mobile as much as AT&T. It would mostly just be better for the AT&T users

kripwalk said:
If they come together it wont affect T-Mobile as much as AT&T. It would mostly just be better for the AT&T users
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I just hope they keep T-Mob's customer service. I've dealt with both companies and T-Mobile wins hands down.

momentarylapseofreason said:
I just hope they keep T-Mob's customer service. I've dealt with both companies and T-Mobile wins hands down.
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Prepare to be disappointed... I don't have a good feeling about it.
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