I really don't see anything wrong with the merger. I really want better coverage and that is really one of the main goals in this merger. AT&T is a good cellular provider. If they weren't they wouldn't be the 2nd largest carrier. Everybody is trying to paint AT&T as a Evil company that just wants your money but they are actually wanting this merger to happen so they can give you better coverage. AT&T isn't a perfect company and yes at times they might seem evil but at the end of the day they are trying to make things better for their customers. I dislike their plans and hope that they get better plans but I still don't see them as an evil company. I understand why many customers are angry about this possible merger but it might actually benefit you. Who doesn't want LTE coverage?? If you really don't want this merger to happen then please go and like that facebook page and sign that petition because I think your opinion should be heard, you have that right and NO ONE should ever stop you. I know you have your reasons and that is great, but I just wanted to let you know that this might actually benefit you. I really don't want T-Mobile to slowly vanish because they had the BEST plans out of the 4 major carriers and had great devices but I do want better coverage even if I have good coverage (which I don't) others might want better and more reliable coverage.
Oh, and all those other merges did benefit many (not all but many) people because more towers were added which gave better signal and better coverage. AT&T was fair in many of the mergers. For example, when AT&T merged with Alltel they offered Alltel customers a free phone, and the customers did not have to sign a new two year contract or give up their current plan. AT&T did give you a free choice of phones that were somewhat comparable to the one you had. If you had a smart phone you had smartphones as your free choice. Some of the free choices for customers were the HTC Aria, Blackberry 3G, or the Samsung Captivate. It all depended on what phone you had. AT&T gave you a free phone, you got to keep your plan, and you didn't have to sign a new contract. If there was a phone you wanted that wasn't offered as a free choice you could sign a new contract and then would have to get a new plan. AT&T also added new towers to many areas where they merged with Alltel. AT&T was fair though when the merger was happening. I know that the Alltel merger and this T-Mobile merger are two different merges but hopefully AT&T will do the same with T-Mobile customers.
As I said if you really dislike the idea of these two carriers merging then I want you to sign that petition and like that facebook page because your opinion should be heard.