AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion

[ufcrules1]

Switching to Verizon now...

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Originally Posted by in_newengland

I have T Mobile without a contract, meaning that I buy minutes as I need them. I like it that way. I also like having the option of using my phone when I travel--just get a SIM card for it when you get there.

So--do you think we'll still be allowed to buy minutes?
And will we still be able to use our SIM card when we travel out of the country? (I used to have AT & T once but got rid of it.)

My guess is ATT will reduce options (like buying minutes) that are less profitable to them. Regarding using SIM cars, once the phone is unlockes, you can use it with a different sim card anyway. If ATT does not unlock it for free, chances are you can get it unlocked for $20-$30 on the internet.

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Originally Posted by in_newengland

I have T Mobile without a contract, meaning that I buy minutes as I need them.

Me too, T-Mobile's prepaid $100 for 1000 minutes that last a year. Comes out to a little over $8/month for a cell phone that usually sits in my glovebox.

[bradykp]

Originally Posted by captain_hug99

I'm not happy about this, I love my t-mobile plan, we still have the fave-5 plan since we have been subscribers for a while. We actually left AT&T to go to t-mobile. sigh

with verizon, i have 10 people i can call unlimited. tmobile's plans are slightly cheaper, but their coverage is significantly worse. lol