T-Mobile U.S.A. to get spun off by Deutsche Telekom?
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1. rhomaion posted on 20 Oct 2010, 01:45 0 0
Unlike the story before where it was rumored that DT was going to buy Sprint, this actually sounds logical. This would be a very interesting merger in the cell phone industry and this could potentially help both companies out A LOT! More 4G WiMax anyone?
2. BlackberryUser posted on 05 Feb 2010, 00:32 0 0
Could Sprint buy T Mobile and then enable the GSM portion of their world handsets like the Tour? Have the phone roam on both CDMA and GSM for more coverage?
3. corporateJP posted on 05 Feb 2010, 00:47 0 0
Well, hopefully it lands into the hands of someone willing to expand their service coverage and grow their business. Compatibility issues are a moot point in this day and age as well. Sprint bought Nextel some years ago, and they were using different bandwidth and technology. Recently, Verizon had to divest some "incompatible" Alltel networks to AT&T and vice-versa. All they had to do was switch out equipment and blocks at cell sites. Sure, it cost some money, but it was doable.
4. Samot9 posted on 05 Feb 2010, 10:51 0 0
Ill just say if sprint buys tmobile ill be GONE. theres only one thing i HATE worse than VZW and AT&T and its sprint. FU SPRINT
5. JeffdaBeat posted on 05 Feb 2010, 12:24 0 0
Here's the deal. The Sprint Nextel merger was headed by the idiot that ruined Sprint in the first place. I think a Sprint/T-Mobile merger could be done very well as long as it is done correctly. There should be an immediate push towards a certain technology. If WiMAX is what all Sprint phones will be going to nationwide with the fall back being CDMA, then that should be pushed from the start. If GSM and LTE is the plan, then every move should be made to convert CDMA customers to GSM...like completely replace the phones in the stores with GSM. I know they'd lose a lot doing something like that. They'd have to filter through the new phones they have coming through the pipeline as well. But a year out, all the phones should be geared towards one technology. Will this happen, no. AT&T would be a better bet, but I doubt the government would allow that. I still think the Alltel purchase shouldn't have gone through. But if AT&T bought T-Mobile, there would be AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint (still bleeding customers). The last thing I'd want is AT&T and Verizon and just a bunch of regional carriers.
6. 203RichBoy posted on 05 Feb 2010, 12:49 0 0
T-Mobile should aquire small GSM carriers if any still even exist to expand coverage and remain competitive.
8. DOGIEFRESH posted on 05 Feb 2010, 20:52 0 0
Am not sure why tmobile USA is not the same strong carrier like big bro in Germany, DT is provably the 4th larger carrier in the world with presence in many countries but for some reason they haven't done a good job in the states, specially with their 3g frequency....!!!!!!
9. dorky24 posted on 06 Feb 2010, 00:09 0 0
tmo came in too late to the game in the US. Had they come earlier, and made better merging decisions, Tmo could have been a force to reckon with. Now, its more difficult to do so. IF they can merge with Spring in a somewhat logical manner, it will boost their market share, albeit not by much. ATT and Verizon are still the biggest.
11. therygy posted on 17 Apr 2011, 16:33 0 0
And one year later... AT&T is attempting to buy tmobile
