at&t buys t-mobile

[chris]

there once was a time when i thought i didn't want a cell phone. why would i want someone to have the ability to call me...at any time of day...wherever i am? yeah, well...i no longer think that way. i, like the rest of civilized society, not only have embraced the technology...i can't live without one.

thru the years, i have had nearly every provider. cingular, sprint, verizon and t-mobile. it is my opinion that they are all roughly the same. privately, most will tell you that theirs is the best. but they all have their pros and cons. and i truly believe that one provider is not significantly above any other.

t-mobile has served me well. reasonable prices. great customer service. but a wee bit slow to offer the best phones (i happen to belong to a blackberry). verizon is said to be the most expensive. my sister has at&t. she is somewhat unhappy with the service, but she loves her iphone. so i ask, anyone have at&t? are they happy with their service? is the iphone all it is said to be? does it matter?

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You don't know how bad cell providers are until you've sold your soul to Satan..err...I mean a Canadian provider. I finally gave up and went on a Pay as you Go plan. Now at least the phone goes off when I go over. Those 300 dollar monthly phone bills are a thing of the past now. Stick 25 bucks on the thing, if you run out before the month ends..that's fine. I have no reason to be "connected" 24 hrs a day. When I were a lad we got along without it just fine.

Now get off my lawn. 

[mervap]

LC and I both have ATT and are generally pleased with the service. We both love our iphones....ack! Did I just say that out loud? :)

[chris]

funny, mervap. because...(and i can't believe i am saying this)...i really want an iphone. i am sort of working on a theory. and that theory is cell phones are slowly replacing pc's. when i need to go online, i grab my phone. when i need directions to a place, i grab my phone.

and 2...$300 cell phone bills? what provider was that? drop trousers and take it in the shorts-ular?

[lampie1970]

i have tmobile and a blackberry.

I do not buy apple products...so i could give two hoots about the iphone or being bought by at&t.

grr