This is really funny. You may remember a few months ago I was asking about Android phones and Python-programmable phones. My phone was dying and AT&T has spotty coverage in my current apartment. Less than a month ago I switched to my roommate's T-Mobile account and we got a 3-phone family plan with unlimited texting and more minutes for less than twice my old plan. Then today I wake up to this:
On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:41 AM, NYTimes.com News Alert <[email protected]> wrote: > Breaking News Alert > The New York Times > Sun, March 20, 2011 -- 2:40 PM ET > ----- > > AT&T to Buy T-Mobile USA in $39 Billion Deal > > AT&T announced on Sunday that it has agreed to buy T-Mobile > USA from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion in cash and stock, > in one of the biggest mergers since the onset of the > financial crisis. > > The deal will dramatically bolster AT&T's footprint in the > country, adding an additional 46.5 million customers. > > Under the terms of the deal, AT&T will pay $25 billion in > cash and the rest in stock. Deutsche Telekom will in turn > gain an 8 percent stake in AT&T and a seat on the American > telecom giant's board. > > Read More: > http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/att-to-buy-t-mobile-usa-for-39-billion/?emc=na Ha ha ha. For the first time in my life I thought about switching to Verizon. I've always stayed away from non-GSM systems to avoid rewarding companies that don't participate in open standards, but this may end up overriding that. Although I'll wait to see what actually happens before doing anything. By the way, I ended up going with the minimum phone again instead of android. Email and web and OneBusAway everywhere and custom programs would be nice, but it's not quite necessary enough for me yet. -- Mike Orr <[email protected]>
