yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Topics] Black6spdZ:
Lets see what service plan and options you have and what you pay. Not necessarily a negative shot at you. The only reason I can fathom someone using AT&T over T-Mobile is if T-Mobile is completely unavailable in their area. And someone correct me if I am wrong.. but for AT&T to utilize T-Mo's 4G network it would require new devices capable of all bands? So you existing AT&T users can't expect the iPhone4 or even 5 to use our current very fast network.. wait, just make sure you hold your phone correctly and you might get close! ;)
[General Topics] lainvalenajr:
Lol created a thread there now. I totally forgot
[General Topics] :
You do know it's a total buy out. There will be no more T-Mobile. In the end business is business. T-mobile bands will be gone and we be forced to leave or get an at&t phone if and when the merger is complete. I doubt we will keep our cheap plans and such.
[General Topics] lainvalenajr:
Yes true... AT&T and thier monopolies
[General Topics] sino8r:
I'm sure there are a few that aren't being bribed by at&t. Sadly, they are the 2nd highest campaign contibutor in US. This doesn't look good for us after I read about that.... poor tmonews lol! They are freaking out over there. Well, it sucks for everyone, frankly. Except DT and at&t:mad:

Oh yeah... I signed it too! It doesn't long and it might help a bit.
[General Topics] T-Macgnolia:
I will admit this is a good idea, but it will not make a bit of difference to either company as T-Mobile's mother company is in bad finacial shape and really need this deal. I also think no amount of complaining about this is going to change anything. But please feel free to ads everyone has that right. Trust me I am not happy about this buy this deal probably involves a lot more then what is being reported on about it. Plus it is a huge amount of mo.eyes involved here, so thevoice of the common man and consumer holds no presadent in the corperate world.
[General Topics] cam_hamlin:
I'm hearing my HD2 (along w/ my other T-Mobile smartphones) are going to be paper weights in a year...is this true..?? Should I pay my early termination fees now and get out early ?? I'm confused...
[General Topics] sLiKK:
Im officially hating the ATT-tmo merger right now. It seems like every tmo customer who stays with att will have to pay an additional $20/30. ATT also charges you more taxes. Plus im not sure if we will be able to keep our unlimited data plans with tethering.

All of this sucks big time.
[General Topics] lainvalenajr:
Like I always say lol we can always try
[General Topics] Longcat14:
Thank god I'm on a contract, and believe me, I'll do just that to get a phone.

$@@%$#@ think they'll screw me over, I think not. ;)
[General Topics] SamsungVibrant:
good idea if they listen
[General Topics] BAleR:
Singed. .:Crosses fingers:.
[General Topics] darkfire2040:
Signed. Hope it helps
[General Topics] icy56:
I'm on contract for the next two years so if I need a replacement it better be the galaxy s 2 or iPhone 5 and they better not change my contract and get rid of my unlinited data just because of the replacement.
[General Topics] lainvalenajr:
Hopefully... Ah just to think of AT&T makes me want to cancel my contract.
[General Topics] darkdata:
Signed.........
[General Topics] frankwhitten:
Unless you get tens of millions of signers I don't think you can dissuade them from a 39 billion dollar deal.
[General Topics] J-Hop2o6:
Yea I know.. actually every website post relating to AT&Tmo with commenters are freaking out and are mostly pissed.. But hopefully the Feds block this and Tmo will get 3B, AT&T AWS spectrum, and a new Roaming Agreement if this fails.
[General Topics] hkbladelawhk:
It would make sense to just keep all the same bands, and not completely screw everyone over. They are likely going to lose a majority of the customers they were trying to gain in the case they destroy T-Mobile.
[General Topics] mustk1ll20:
Our plans will be grandfathered from what I read. But when it's time to renew we are boned.
[General Topics] I Am Marino:
I've read that AT&T is going to work on pushing TMobile customers to use their phone, I don't remember seeing a reason or the reason however.
[General Topics] hkbladelawhk:
Their as in ATT or Their as in the customer's current phone?
[General Topics] lude219:
AT&T has the better spectrum and they're going to use Tmobile's cell tower to brodadcast their spectrum for both 3G and LTE.
[General Topics] zerolgk5:
I'm just glad it wasn't Sprint. Though I would like to know what they'll handle EM+ customers...
[General Topics] lainvalenajr:
We can always try my friend
[General Topics] ld006:
an online petition won't do anything, just like all the other petitions that have never worked
[General Topics] csdalporto:
SIGNED!!!!!
[General Topics] rr5678:
The bull**** detectors are at full alarm. If AT&T had the best spectrum, they would NOT need T-Mobile's network. All AT&Crap is doing is looking for a way to become monopolistic so they don't have to lower prices. Have fun paying double.
[General Topics] ohshootrawr:
Signed. God I hope this doesn't go through ._.
[General Topics] lude219:
and the moron detector is going off on this one..

You have close to 1000 posts, so the least you should know is the difference between spectrum and network.
[General Topics] sino8r:
I hope that was the plan the whole time lol! But it might hurt tmobile a bit (customers/employees still in fear of DT still trying to sell Tmobile to someone else) but for 3 billion, spectrum, and roaming for 2G would be worth the gamble.
[General Topics] XPerties:
rofl.....It's so you can be one of the first on the "forced to pay higher prices" once the merger starts.
[General Topics] pulser_g2:
Closing this thread due to a persistent troll.
[General Topics] dmacrye:
At least T-Mobile's network will add some integrity to at&t's HSPA+ network. Just saw that T-MOBILE us pumping up their speeds: technobuffalo.com/blog/mobile-devices/t-mobile-announces-42mbps-network-rocket-3-0-usb-stick/

Sent From My Inspire 4G by the XDA Premium App
[General Topics] Effdee:
I think switching carrier would be more effective than some silly petition

besides, the goal is way too low to be taken seriously, come on 3k sigs what proportion of tmo customers is that, 0.01% ?

do you think a petition signed by 0.01% of customers is worth anything?
[General Topics] quicksite:
When I read this yesterday I wanted to puke.

T-Mobile USA: -- great network, pretty decent customer service, tier 3 support actually knows smartphones very well, pricing is good.

AT&T -- coverage in San Francisco sucks. Customer service is reknown for being the absolute worst of all coroporations in the United States. terrible phone menus, first line/ tier 1 support totally ignorant people never know ANY product knowledge, only read from screens, always force you inot stupid loops like

AT&T - pricing terrible

AT&T - domestic spying on all Americans, and continue to do so to this day, from Folsom Street switching station in San Francisco -- major fiber optic hub to whole USA phone & web traffic. (google: Wired "Mark Klein" NSA )

AT&T - ruined PacBell Park in San Francisco. Now it's named AT&T Park -- though thankfully nobody calls it that.

PUKE. Just pure puke. This is like some cosmic punishment on a nation of people --- hell, T-Mobile USA Customers didn't authorize the Iraq War. why do WE have to pay with the worst indignation of all? That last thing I want to do is go CDMA... But if they rebrand as AT&T, as you know they will, awww ****t.

If AT&T were to let T-Mobile keep their brand, and that hot new chick selling myTouch 4G, i could live with it. Not likely chance in hell.
[General Topics] quicksite:
Exactly.....
[General Topics] shoutzzz:
I saw this on Tmonews, signed. I made a twitter RT. Spread the word!
[General Topics] Nicgraner:
Every article I have read has said that T-Mobile plans will stay the same.
[General Topics] xriderx66:
Yeah i agree, money > 1,000 people who don't want it....

I signed it anyway but w/e
[General Topics] carlcj5:
I signed aswell,hope it helps

Using Bionix V-1.3 w/a Splash of Color,Bionix Dark Market,Linda's voice,& few more fantastic mods from the worlds greatest Devs @ XDA
[General Topics] nomadrider123:
They already made up their mind. They spent millions on research. Going to spend 39 billion to buy. I like the fight in you and wish you well. How many ppl say they will quit tmobile and how will do it? I think with tmobile out of the way they all will raise their rates. Sad but true
[General Topics] epsix:
That's because you're an idiot. How lame can you be thinking everything gonna be the same. Everyone SIGNED the petition everything counts don't let this idiots think everything gonna be ok.
[General Topics] rr5678:
And now the stupidity radar is picking up on some nonsense because the last time I checked, AT&T wasn't just buying the spectrum. They were buying everything. Everything = the network.
[General Topics] RobBull69:
Now if we can only get an amateur rapper to lead the movement with a class action suit :D If my memory serves me right, I think the FCC has a law/rule in place that requires a carrier to allow customers to terminate contracts early without an ETF when a merger like this happens. The moment that I can, I'm out the door and on my way to Sprint. I like being able to take care of any problem with T-Mobile on my lunch break and my brother has similar results with Sprint. Dealing with AT&T and Verizon is the equivalent of standing in a Soviet-era bread line. I used both carriers before and will never deal with them again.
[General Topics] tomasitoc:
I signed my name
[General Topics] Binary100100:
Signed with:
[General Topics] CrackerJacks:
I'm thinking about getting the iphone are there any discounts for it?
[General Topics] RoseBuds:
Is the link not working? Why can't you get it?
[General Topics] wang1404:
Done ! :D And I'm just writing some random stuff because I'm not allowed to post anything under 10 words or chars. *sigh*
[General Topics] mrsbelpit:
Worst news ever. If I wanted AT&T I would have signed up with them. So your TMO phone doesn't work with our network? Well here's a free phone, but you have to sign this contract, the one that says we get to eff you up the a for data. Thankfully I have a Vibrant and wouldn't need to sign on the dotted line.

And the only other carrier I would go to is Sprint, but if this goes through, what's to stop Verizon from buying Sprint?
[General Topics] mykegger:
Done!

This message approved by Skynet.
[General Topics] GnatGoSplat:
It's not TMO the petition is trying to dissuade, it's the FCC. I don't know if that's the best people to target or not since the DOJ and also the FTC also have a say in the matter.

Anyway, it's those 3 groups that offer us any hope!
[General Topics] zeorai:
I think ATT, or Tmobile for that matter, can make a change to your contract at any time, but they need to give you advance warning and if it is a "materially adverse" change then you can break out of your contract without paying the ETF. I think.

I know they grandfathered in all the iphone users who had unlimited data, but I'm not sure what hoops they made them jump through to keep it. I would be nice to keep the plan on the sim and just upgrade phones! I paid full price for my Vibrant anyway.
[General Topics] z33dev33l:
It's android, the phones are pretty much "obsolete" by the time they hit shelves.
[General Topics] theebest:
Signed.
[General Topics] TheRomMistress:
Guys, this is not G2/DZ related. These kind of things should go XDA's General Discussion. I am moving it there and will provide a 24 hour redirect. Thanks.
[General Topics] dhkr234:
Its really funny. As a Canadian, I used to be envious of the cell phone service that was available in the US. The tables have totally turned though.... now we have the better options and yours are drying up.
[General Topics] wrench115:
Signed it even though I really think this is just shaking our collective fist at the moon :(
[General Topics] Black6spdZ:
Thats the beauty of GSM.. I have NEVER signed a contract extension to get a phone! I just buy one off ebay.. some I've had to unlock over the years but just pop in my SIM and away I go. To think you are getting a subsidized price of $99 for a phone that supposedly retails for $400-500 is a joke when we know damn well it cost maybe $75 to manufacture. Its like believing those prescriptions that cost $200 but insurance magically gets them to you for $20.. thats a laugh.. they produce those pills by the millions and I bet they're not 1 cent a piece!!! Rant off..
[General Topics] znender:
I'm mostly concerned about losing my unlimited data plan since I switched over to T-Mobile just for that instead of AT&T's lousy tiered data plans.

2GB/Month is far from being adequate!
[General Topics] Step666:
No need to start two threads roughly an hour apart.

edit: make that three.
[General Topics] orb3000:
Closing thread we have another one with same topic

MOD NOTE: Kindly do not start more than one thread for a new topic. I have merged the 3 threads on this topic into one thread. Hope this is not repeated.
[General Topics] :
Of course they said it's going to be the same. Trying to keep us. I have good feeling it won't fall through. We all know how At&t works. I doubt they'll let at&t be a total monopoly. Because that what at&t will be.
[General Topics] mrsbelpit:
Which makes it even worse that there's only going to be 1 GSM carrier. This just sucks.
[General Topics] galaxys:
Signed sealed and delivered :)
[General Topics] graffixnyc:
Do you really think a petition is going to do anything? I mean 39 billion dollars is on the line.. you think they really care about a few thousand or even a few hundred thousand signatures? They are just thinking how they will spend all that cash...

As far as our plans, I read they will be grandfathered as well.. Even for renewals I believe. if ATT buys TMO they are basically buying our contracts and I think a carrier must give the option to renew that same contract to the customer as is after it expires I could be wrong though.. anyone have a TMO contract handy? :D
[General Topics] neidlinger:
1) they will grandfather our plans. Legally they have to honor them.

2) Facebook is not viewed as a place for legal action. If you want to sign a petition get with your local congress man/woman and see what you have to do to voice your opinion as a consumer with questions.

3) it will not be a monopoly, at the beginning they will only own 43% of the market share and that's granted that 100% of everyone with T-Mobile stays. To be considered a monopoly there needs to be 50% +1 at the very lowest end of the spectrum.

last night i just came to the idea that this isn't going to suck and if it does, i'll just bite the bullet and move on. What doesn't kill me will make me stronger. Plus i've been married for a few years i'm accustom to having my mind made up for me, why should my cell phones be different. ;)
[General Topics] devolvix:
If Sprint's 4G Network can take all the new customers! Run to Verizon please, I want my precious throughput on my unlimited data plan.
[General Topics] :
A petition might or might not who knows it might sway a decision. We aren't the Fcc. At&t will change things alot of things like set pricing and upgrades. No one is grandfathered in since tmobile phones won't work after a while. Forcing you to leave or renew a contract with at&t. Which will probably add its own little things to charge you overages and such. Sprint pretty much has me to them since they have google voice intergration and no etf. Is pretty much no contract plan.
[General Topics] PhillyFlyer:
changes?

What are the major changes we, as existing AT&T customers, will see? im confused why so many are pissed off about this...if its all about customer service who really cares - i used xda for just about every phone issue.
[General Topics] Phateless:
ATT folks will see a much faster and more reliable network. T-Mobile folks will see the opposite.

Customer service matters for warranty exchanges and ACCOUNT ISSUES. That's gonna suck....
[General Topics] KROMO50:
In good deal
[General Topics] BereanPK:
I say...

BRING IT ON...

(as we hear that ominous music swelling with Ralph de la Vader ('cuse me, de la Vega) standing atop a heap of old retired iPhones, saying:

"Today will be a day long remembered. It has seen the death of T-Mobile, and soon the fall of the rebellion!"

- BereanPK

(apologies to anyone who's never seen/heard of Star Wars)
[General Topics] hkbladelawhk:
I say we all call and tell T-Mobile customer service that if the merger goes through, they lose a customer. Isn't the idea to GAIN customers, and not lose them? None of us like ATT....I'll sooner lose GSM and switch to Verizon than deal with a 2gb data cap. Even their 4gb plan is junk, it's $15 more per month than I'm paying now, with overage charges....
[General Topics] Olizzz99:
Same here !!
[General Topics] bootwala:
so when they merge, does this mean for ,me that my nexus one that is incompatible with atnt, 3g will start working on atnt network after they merge? because i have N1 that is compatible with only 3g of t-mobile... neone know?
[General Topics] Olizzz99:
What do you think will happen to our discount with AT&T buying T-Mobile. Hopefully they will still honor it. That would really suckkk
[General Topics] iphonebaby:
I was intrigued so I called TMobile, it does extend your contract by 2 years so I wasn't sure that it was worth it for me... but I ended up just going for it.
[General Topics] drummr8:
That's awesome, I'll have to try this!

thanks
[General Topics] emceerayd:
Can this be used in addition to any other discount you get? I already get 10% from my job, I wonder if they can be combined for 20% off?
[General Topics] TheBiles:
Just a note: Does not work for Flex Pay plans. So if you're like most students without any credit, you won't be able to get this discount until you've been with T=Mo for 6 months and gotten a standard post-paid plan.
[General Topics] tbaggz:
I can confirm both methods do work. my cousin renewed his contract with the time warner method,and i started new service with the cox page.credit check is instant and my **** credit passed somehow.use the save50 coupon code too.htc evo 4g for 62.50 a month + tax. 339 for phone with 150 mail in rebates.rooted my cousins white evo and havent got mine yet.thanx xda.
[General Topics] StarlightML:
That's a shame... Oh well I m sure some people will still find it worth it
[General Topics] bachopin:
Good deal indeed.
[General Topics] Solitaryangel:
thats gread:D
[General Topics] cathy007:
I don't think you can stack the discounts according to what i have read on other forums... but I would still call and ask
[General Topics] darenihill:
I'll definitely look into this
[General Topics] Misterjunky:
Sounds like a very good Deal!!!
[General Topics] cathy007:
Glad it helped :) I actually got my first discounted bill today and I wanted to confirm that. never believe it until you see it on paper hehe
[General Topics] tismon:
tbaggz, were you able to get your phone? Has anyone else had any success with the cox link?
[General Topics] RoseBuds:
I'm going to switch to T-Mobile when my current plan is up. When I'm at the store buying a new phone and getting a new plan, can I mention this studentrate.com/t-mobile discount?
[General Topics] Jjday7:
If I was to purchase a phone on the 11th or 12th when they are free. How would I take advantage of these options? I know the steps to take on the first post but will I be able to get the other options.

FREE waived activation

FREE car charger with selected device through 866# only

FREE and/or Discount Devices with new activation
[General Topics] StarlightML:
It shouldn't be an issue but if u call them they re usually decently helpful at tmobile
[General Topics] Jjday7:
Still weighing my options on dropping Sprint. I will definitely keep this in mind. Sounds like a good deal and with the phones being free on the 11th and 12th it seems like a no brained
[General Topics] RoseBuds:
completely agree with you
[General Topics] worker1:
I want to do this but I don't have a .edu address. I attended one of the schools but that was 15 years ago. :sadpanda:

edit: can someone pm me their email address so I can tag onto their account as a friend?
[General Topics] kvNN_:
sounds great
[General Topics] Nicgraner:
Granted prices will most likely increase but the amount of service (not customer service cause AT&T's Customer Service Sucks lol) will grow by at least a small percentage. So having Like 6 different unofficial facebook pages *****ing about the merge won't do anything, like the poster above me said go talk to a person with a legal standing. Not trying to piss anyone off just the truth :(
[General Topics] BereanPK:
Well, as a nurse, it amazes me that some pharmacies (there are a couple in my area) who are offering things like diabetic medications for FREE and others for only $4.00 -- still wonder why they're doing that (though I have a good idea HOW).

But I agree with the SIM deal -- it is just as easy to buy one that you like, unlock it (if even needed) and pop in your SIM. What gets me is that AT&T had a good thing going before iPhones came out, with the $30.00/month UNLIMITED data plan. Now with iCraps (geez, I love Apple, huh?) chunking up so much bandwidth on the network, they scrapped the unlimited data plan and now the highest you can get is a 2GB/month for $25.00... thank God I'm grandfathered in, my next phone will be an Android and I'd hate to have to be capped at Internet usage...

Maybe the gobble-up of T-Mobile and the resultant spike in bandwidth capability that will cause, may bring AT&T back to offering the unlimited data plan, particularly since the millions of existing T-Mobile customers will want what they've been used to, and (correct me if I'm wrong) T-Mobile still has an unlimited data plan...

- BereanPK
[General Topics] RangerLG:
This article disagrees with you:

AT&T: T-Mobile 3G phones will need to be replaced

I also feel that an online petition will not mean anything. The government members that need to hear the voice of the people are the Attorney General (head of the DOJ) and the FCC members.
[General Topics] hkbladelawhk:
Only thing is, if you are wrong and all of us sign a new contract, not only are we stuck being capped on data, with ATT's crappy customer service, but we are also likely to pay more for it, especially if ATT's current rate sticks.

Our phone contracts are up June 2011, if I haven't heard anything good, I'm gonna be tempted to pay the cancellation fee on my line (Feb 2012) and switch to Verizon. :eek:
[General Topics] Phateless:
I called and told them that the day the news was released. Really they want the network more than the subscribers.
[General Topics] quicksite:
Nothing but PLUSSES for you; You'll be very happy.
[General Topics] lude219:
And yet you still don't know the difference between the two. go educate yourself before you use the two terms interchangeably and make an even bigger moron.