Will AT&T-T-Mobile deal be good for consumers?

AT&T's wireless service has been named 'worst carrier' by Consumer Reports. How can service improve and prices go down if it combines with T-Mobile USA, leaving fewer competitors, David Lazarus asks.
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[Reconseal4050]

LESS COMPETITION IS ALWAYS BAD BAD BAD!!! THEY MAKE U PAY MORE 4 LESS!!! + THEY INNOVATE MUCH LESS.

[str8out]

Oh really? Well who cares about what the CR says? On the other hand J.D. Power and Associates ranks it at the top. Should we take only that into consideration? OK, let's not. Let's call it even right there. Now go on and ask the customers directly, in forums or people you know. You'll see how satisfied people are. It is the best value for the money. You sound like that guy in the NYT that was just plagiarizing publications, instead of searching into the matter itself. Sir, you fail.

[xChalasx]

@bieberhater1 Att wants a merger, not a grandson relationship. In the automobile industry there are a great number of choices that keep the market healthy, you know, healthy Capitalism. We only have 4 and look how they all have been following ATT's censorship and "cap" trends. Imagine when they are the biggest and only 2 competitors. Start thinking bro.

[xChalasx]

@bieberhater1 So, let me see if I understand. You think that it is a better idea to buy the neighbor's house fore the sole purpose to use their garage instead of expanding the one you already have. If AT&T wanted to give you any extra perk, they would take those 39 Billion dollars and invested it in their network. This is not about consumers of quality of service. It is about corporate control of the market. Are you always naive like that or this was just a bad day?

[xChalasx]

If AT&T cared about coverage they would invest 39 BILLION dollars in their network instead of buying competitors. Start using your brain instead of your remote controller, please.

[bieberhater1]

I want to know how att Sucks. I've been with them for 5 years and have had one dropped call and have had service everywhere it mattered, and I live in Oregon. My grandmother on Verizon has worse service than me, pats more and gets less on her plan. The only reason why t mo is better than att in my mind is because they offer wifi calling which att will acquire shortly after they adopt t mo. So in my mind. This merger is very much a good thing.

[markjohnston73]

T-Mobile does NOT cover much in the rural areas... AT&T will only add some density to their coverage in some cities, but also add a LOT of users, until the spectrum and towers are fully integrated 1-2 yrs after the merger is approved. Maybe service get's better, If you want to know if this merger will help u, AT&T customers, travel to those areas that coverage is bad, with AT&T, use a Prepaid T-Mobile phone with u & see if it works better if not there is your answer!

[honeybeaful]

@rahmanroni

Me too. I hate AT&T they take away our choices. They wave iPhone around like they will actually let any T-mobile customers have it for what they can get a cool HTC for. Soon we will be giving our tax dollars to "too big to fail" cell companies. AT&T will be at the Hill with their hand out. Normal people who 1) like predictable billing & service 2) want more option for the money 3) want a nice affordable phone, will all be on a pre-pay plan.

[honeybeaful]

I had Cingular, before AT&T took it over. This is the 2nd time I will be going through this. I don't need any reports to tell me that this is a bad idea. AT&T could build a better network for the same money it is paying to eliminate the lowest priced competition. I am expecting lots of dropped calls, lost bills and payments, and finally bad service at a shirt of my children's back price. If they are too tired to compete in the market or come up with some new innovation get out of the market.

[rwalford1979]

T-Mobile constantly rates highest in customer satisfaction, based on customer service. Verizon all around ranks highest, and Sprint and AT&T rank lowest, all around. However having two bad companies of any sort combine = more bad company only larger.

[thewarzoneking]

fuck at&t

[rahmanroni]

@bieberhater1 Are you high? ATT is absolutely horrid. I was a Cingular customer, they said the same thing. That nothing would change, next thing i know, Cingular no longer exists and Im given the choice to leave or get a more expensive contract. After 2 painful years, I left for tmobile and their affordable plans and great customer service. Now its back to them again?