Considering a merger has yet to be announced and, even if it was, FCC approval would hardly be guaranteed, I am curious how it may affect grandfathered pricing and plans.
I had Tmobile back in 2014 and loved them as a company. When the Nexus 6 was impossible to get from Google, Tmobile shipped one immediately and I had one the day after release. Their plans, pricing, customer service, and generous promotions made me want to stay long-term. However, their coverage was poor in many local areas, so I left and went back to Verizon.
A few months later, Sprint ran some promotions of their own, so I decided to try them. Coverage was decent and pricing was much cheaper than Verizon.
My grandfathered Sprint plan would definitely make me think twice about leaving them, so I guess you could say I am a happy camper.
I know Tmobile also has many happy campers, and, they have also seemed to be very friendly when it comes to allowing current customers to keep grandfathered plans.
If a merger goes through, I'll give Legere the benefit of the doubt when it comes to managing spectrum, joint assets, and expanding the network to challenge AT&T and Verizon.
On one hand, the thought of keeping my current Sprint plan, grandfathered pricing, while getting better coverage, has me excited.
I also have to assume that many current TMobile customers would also support a merger, if they knew coverage would increase while pricing stayed the same.
However, I know plans and pricing are never guaranteed, and I am sure Tmobile could quickly raise prices and/or find ways to encourage people to change plans if it proved beneficial to their bottom line.
I couldn't fault them. Tmobile is a for profit business, and, while I'm not a current customer, I am a shareholder. Tmobile's stock has been extremely strong in the past 1-2 years and I'd like it to continue, even if it meant the cost of my own cellular service would go up.
Is anyone else excited to see how a merger could lead to increased coverage, while also concerned that it could lead to higher pricing?
I had Tmobile back in 2014 and loved them as a company. When the Nexus 6 was impossible to get from Google, Tmobile shipped one immediately and I had one the day after release. Their plans, pricing, customer service, and generous promotions made me want to stay long-term. However, their coverage was poor in many local areas, so I left and went back to Verizon.
A few months later, Sprint ran some promotions of their own, so I decided to try them. Coverage was decent and pricing was much cheaper than Verizon.
My grandfathered Sprint plan would definitely make me think twice about leaving them, so I guess you could say I am a happy camper.
I know Tmobile also has many happy campers, and, they have also seemed to be very friendly when it comes to allowing current customers to keep grandfathered plans.
If a merger goes through, I'll give Legere the benefit of the doubt when it comes to managing spectrum, joint assets, and expanding the network to challenge AT&T and Verizon.
On one hand, the thought of keeping my current Sprint plan, grandfathered pricing, while getting better coverage, has me excited.
I also have to assume that many current TMobile customers would also support a merger, if they knew coverage would increase while pricing stayed the same.
However, I know plans and pricing are never guaranteed, and I am sure Tmobile could quickly raise prices and/or find ways to encourage people to change plans if it proved beneficial to their bottom line.
I couldn't fault them. Tmobile is a for profit business, and, while I'm not a current customer, I am a shareholder. Tmobile's stock has been extremely strong in the past 1-2 years and I'd like it to continue, even if it meant the cost of my own cellular service would go up.
Is anyone else excited to see how a merger could lead to increased coverage, while also concerned that it could lead to higher pricing?
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