Ha ha, you can't get away. In theory, the new coverage should be more-or-less equal to the union of AT&T's and T-Mobile's old coverage. But the new bill may be equal to AT&T's old bill. This may be bad for Android in general, as it will open up even more potential customers to the iPhone.
-Mike On Mar 20, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Mike Orr wrote: > 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]>
