AT&T bought T-mobile...

[Tx Redneck]

My Verizon phone has as a faster data connection than what AT&T is offering for Uverse in my area and almost double their fastest DSL service. The LTE network is blazing fast if you can get it. 12+ megs both directions with two bars is the average but I've seen 18-20 with 4. The speedtest.net app lies by the way, it'll show 25-30 down and upwards of 40 megs up. I know it's not that fast.

Ookla on the speedtest app and Verizon's LTE.

"We've been told by Ookla that the Thunderbolt's massive send buffer is responsible for the erroneously high uplink speeds -- they've got a fix in the works and it'll be available as an update to the Speedtest.net app soon."

[Blue88Coupe]

Well I figured it was going to be full blown pandemonium in the office today but its pretty calm

[scootro]

AT&T is the fucking devil

[BP]

Ookla on the speedtest app and Verizon's LTE.

Figured as much, it's still a crapload faster than what I was seeing on their 3G network. If it weren't for netflix streaming and some random torrents I could almost ditch my home internet all together.

[Tx Redneck]

Figured as much, it's still a crapload faster than what I was seeing on their 3G network. If it weren't for netflix streaming and some random torrents I could almost ditch my home internet all together.

No doubt, it's stupid fast compared to the other providers. The question is, how well will the speeds fare when LTE starts getting saturated?

[Lason]

The question is, how well will the speeds fare when LTE starts getting saturated?

Thats what Im wondering!

Another thing, if ATT is going to do this merger is it a safe assumption that current Tmobile antennas will be able to send/recieve on both ATT and Tmobile frequncies? In other words, could ATT be doing this to essentially steal Tmobiles HSPA+ for use on ATT phones?

Im sure it will be more than a year before anyone see's any real changes though. ATT has a battle now with the FCC and washington to prove they are not trying monopolize the market again.

[Tx Redneck]

Thats what Im wondering!

Another thing, if ATT is going to do this merger is it a safe assumption that current Tmobile antennas will be able to send/recieve on both ATT and Tmobile frequncies? In other words, could ATT be doing this to essentially steal Tmobiles HSPA+ for use on ATT phones?

Im sure it will be more than a year before anyone see's any real changes though. ATT has a battle now with the FCC and washington to prove they are not trying monopolize the market again.

And that's the crux. I can see both sides to this coin for us. One benefit would be greater coverage, a downside would be loss of competition and or one GSM provider dictating devices...

I still feel like it'll work out ok if they do make the case for not trying to monopolize, considering what Verizon is doing with their LTE deployment.

[Lason]

At the end of the day, i think they should all build one network and compete using phones and prices. Helping each other would benefit everyone but we all know that would never happen. Having 3 antenna's on one pole is a bit redundant.

[TorchRedStang]

AT&T is the fucking devil

LOL. It all makes sense now. I get laid off in December because they are "streamlining operations to reduce operating costs" and my e-mail informing me of my severance package was sandwiched in between one email from my VPGM saying that our market had the best year in the history of the company and another from the CEO talking about how we blew away our goals. I was like WTF? Why am I being laid off then?? Well, it takes some screwing people over to scrape $39 billion together. Fuckers.

If anyone remembers the at&t/cingular buyout then you should know how this is gonna go down. I worked for Cingular who purchased at&t wireless so I got a front of line look at what happens. Basically, the deal is going to take at least a year to finalize and it will be "business as usual" and the two companies will operate independantly as competitors. Tmobile is going to see a loss in sales because a lot of people are going to look at it like if they are going to have to go to at&t eventually anyways they might as well sign up with them now instead of tmobile. The good news is that in order to continue to generate sales you will most likely see Tmobile giving away the farm near the later part of the 12 month closing time. Some of the best deals I have ever seen in wireless were in the last 90 days that at&t wireless was in business. They just needed to generate revenue and didn't really need to worry about long term profit. Once on one of these great plans you will get to keep the plan throughout the current contract. If you want to upgrade and receive discounted equipment they will most likely make you change to an at&t plan. That is exactly what happened before. I saw this one coming pretty much as soon as Verizon bought alltel. at&t has a shitload of money to buy anything.

The next thing I can pretty much guarantee is within two years of this deal closing, Verizon will buy Sprint. Verizon has a lot of cash too and this deal is only going to slow Sprints rebound from their problems.

[BP]

At the end of the day, i think they should all build one network and compete using phones and prices. Helping each other would benefit everyone but we all know that would never happen. Having 3 antenna's on one pole is a bit redundant.

That's kind of what's happening, well with AT&T and Verizon at least, and of course T-mobile now. Sprint is going to be on their own.

[Lason]

That's kind of what's happening, well with AT&T and Verizon at least, and of course T-mobile now. Sprint is going to be on their own.

Verizon and ATT will have seperate LTE networks though.

[90GT50]

I honestly wouldn't give a shit what happens if I didn't work for tmobile, fucking worried as shit right now.

[Tx Redneck]

I honestly wouldn't give a shit what happens if I didn't work for tmobile, fucking worried as shit right now.

Cracker, you get the job and didn't lemme know. You lost a sale...

[90GT50]

Cracker, you get the job and didn't lemme know. You lost a sale...

I don't start making commission until April 1st, I told you I'd let you know when I could make money off of it, lol.

[helosailor]

Soon, T-Mobile 3G phones no-worky.
Fucking bastards!

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/03/21/att-says-t-mobile-3g-phones-will-need-to-be-replaced/

NEW YORK (AP) – AT&TInc. said Monday that its deal to buy T-Mobile USA goes through, T-Mobile subscribers with “3G” phones will need to replace those to keep their wireless broadband service working. But there will be plenty of time to do that.
Dallas-based AT&T said Sunday it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA for $39 billion. If approved by regulators, the deal would close in about a year.
AT&T said that some time after the closing, it plans to rearrange how T-Mobile’s cell towers work. The airwaves they use for third-generation services, or 3G, will be repurposed for 4G, which is faster.
That would leave current T-Mobile phones without 3G. They would need to be replaced with phones that use AT&T’s 3G frequencies. Ralph de la Vega, AT&T’s head of wireless and consumer services, said this will happen as part of the normal phone upgrade process.
“There’s nothing for them to worry about … it will be done over time, in a way that’s good for customers and good for AT&T,” de la Vega said in an interview.
The whole process will take several years, he said.
AT&T shares rose 27 cents to $28.21 in midday trading Monday.


Yeah, especially good for AT&T.