Verizon Wireless Finally Buying Alltel
from the get-a-room-already dept
It's only been rumored for about four years, but it looks like Verizon Wireless is finally buying Alltel. It's yet another merger in the space, with this one letting Verizon leap over AT&T to declare itself the largest national carrier. Considering the space, I'm sure there will soon be a flurry of "who's next?" articles showing up -- though most of the big obvious mergers are now out of the way. One assumes this should also mean the end of the ridiculous lawsuit Verizon Wireless had filed against Alltel for misleading advertising.
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There goes my phone service. Wonder if that is grounds to break the contract.
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What would the Wizard say.
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No more Chad, PLEASE NO MORE CHAD!
I'm hoping that that smug prick Chad will be fired.
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unlikely, Verizon, i'm guessing, bought your contract along with the deal. Verizon will, however, be required to honor your agreement.
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Shit!
If that's the case, then I'm ending my service as soon as my contract is up!
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It’s amazing on how ignorant people are when they talk about canceling service, when they don't even know the new company. VZW is the #1 rated cell company in the US, and you don't want their service? ARE YOU CRAZY? There is a reason why they are rated NUMBER 1 !!!!!
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Right... because Verizon is required to do anything. Grease another palm and all of our contracts are tomorrow's fodder. It's all good... I'm sure my atty will have a field day with the verbage of the 'contract', or any ignorance on their part.
Meanwhile looks like it is time to go shopping for a new phone.
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ya... they bought out all of the competition. I had them when they bought Cellular One in Ohio. The only thing that happened was that they shut down the network we were on and force us to purchase a new phone. The best part was that they voided the contract they bought and then expected me to pay the early termination fees. My atty had a field day.
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Sounds like someone needs to just stick to a landline bc they cant understand what a contract is....... good luck!
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are you serious
i read all the comments left and i was amazed on how some people felt about the merger....i am from florida which is basically covered by verizon and i loved their service but until 3 years ago i moved to texas where verizon wasnt covering....which really bummed me out....so i went ahead and went with alltel...which is also a great company....i believe that merging 2 of the best companies will impact everyone greatly....i am so excited for this event...i hope it happens sooner than we think....im looking forwARD TO getting vcast and as well as new plans and phones (with lower prices as introductory prices of the merger)...if you diagree with me thats your problem but im up for it....and i hope this comment turns your views around....and hope that the CEO of each company reads this and take what i said into consideration...
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merger
I would be glad to stay with alltel/verizon if they do not change my current plan, and if they do not get rid of mycircle. Currently i pay 100 dollars for 2 phone lines, with unlimited access to net, pics, and txts and 900 anytime minutes on the nationwaide plan with 10 numbers in mycircle. If that doesnt change and the price doesnt increase then i will not switch however if it does switch then i will more than likely be going over to Cricket wireless which seemed to be about the same price as alltel.
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Re: merger
man Cricket is aimed at the older crowd and the shitpo crackheads that refuse to pay for anything. Much like ghetto PCS (MetroPCS). Good luck with them. Unless you are a part of the demographic they cater to. If that is the case, do us all a favor, and buy a gun and erase your sorry ass.
There is nothing like having to put up with layers of BS because a bunch of shitpo crackheads think it is ok to never pay for anything they have. They have been on welfare all their lives and will never know what it is like to get off your ass and have to work for a living so you can provide for their family. This is why we have pay as you go phones. Because 90% of the shitheads in the 'souf' refuse to pay their bills and have such bad credit that no-one in their right mind would ever sell them anything. Not to mention the got a job and $99 to get a car loan thieves.
It is so funny how you can grow up with the proper values and be around responsible adults all your life and be the poster child for racial equality. You wonder how someone can hate a group of people so much that you want to lynch them and have hanging parties. Then you move from your birthplace and go somewhere like Albany, Georgia and come to find out that roughly 80% of the population there is so friggen ignorant or just blatantly refuses to live their lives with any kind of integrity. The people live as if laws and policies and regulation were never there and that nothing applies to them, unless it means something for nothing for them.
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I've seen the exact opposite. I've seen that the vast majority of people will do the right thing as long as it's not too far out of their way. I guess that old saying is true. You see yourself reflected in the people around you.
And as for Cricket, they seem to be far too expensive to be for the freeloaders. There are always Virgin and Trackphone that cost less. I had Virgin but only because I won’t pay any of the major wireless carriers. Which I guess at this point are AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. At least we have other options like Cricket, Virgin, and Trackphone.
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Suck and Suckier = good?
In this area both companies, served by independet tower operators truely suck. Coverage is poor at best, dropped calls for both are so bad, it is easier to go find a Pay phone, (one of those old large black metal objects sometimes housed in a glass booth, or mounted out on the edge of a parking lot with a corded device called a hand set you stick to your ear and speak into after you drop a few coins into a slot, had to clarify this for the new generations)
I had Verizon one month, dropped them like they dropped my calls, got Alltel, never could get any service after the initial setup in the store. When I wen't back, I still couldn't get service (bars) in the store, I got them to cancel my service but they refused to refund my "setup" fees. Out of Service and out 70 bucks!
Got T-Mobile and can't find any where without service....
Love them...
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Welcome to the Verizon/ATT era
For all you dumb dumbs out there...here's the deal. Verizon and ATT will be the last 2 standing. With this purchase, Verizon has set itself up to now go after its last and final big purchase in Sprint....I give that deal about a year or 2. You know why Sprint bought Nextel..same as why Yahoo is tryin to team up with google, cuz Verizon was about to buy them out (same as MSFT will do to HOO). When the 4th gen LTE Services come out in the next few years ATT will buy T-Mobile and both will finish gobblying up all these little shitty companies...Cricket/Virgin and the like will be no contest since LTE phones will be able to be used in Europe and Asia and can cross the GSM/CDMA differences...read what the outgoing CEO of Vodafone (Worlds largest carrier & 45%owner of VZW) He said VZW will continue to grow and become stronger, o and they won the spectrum purchase earlier this year so better service there as well...O and Devious if you think T-mobile is good come to upstate NY, you wont get srevice, my bet is your in a major city, guess what thats they're only strong markets (They even admit it) The only carriers that are good out here are VZW and ATT, and ive had both and VZW is the best.
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Re: Suck and Suckier = good?
It's just going to depend on where you live. I've never had a problem w/dropped calls. My qualm with VZW is that they block certain features of their phones to get you to pay extra for them. Trying to get something to/from your phone isn't as easy as simply buying the USB cable anymore.
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Your right, companies are blocking ring tones, and other features bc of a simple phrase, copy right infringement! The music industry is do that part of this, NOT the Mobile companies. And the person who likes T-Mobile, WHERE DO YOU LIVE? Must be LA or the west coast, bc that is the ONLY places they work! There will still be a few of the Regional carriers that hang around, but in the end, VZW and ATT will be the last standing. And if you dont have Vcast yet, just wait until you do, ITS GREAT! You can do so much with the service it is unbelievable. And if you were getting those dropped calls on VZW, you cant buy a PINTO and expect it to run like a BMW! No matter what company you are with. Cant wait for the merger!!!!!!
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Re: No more Chad, PLEASE NO MORE CHAD!
He is no prick!!!
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verizon/alltel merger
I am a verizon customer and hate them with a passion. I was going to switch to alltel but not now. Alltel customers beware: high prices, crappy signal, & constant dropped calls await you.
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I just recently expierenced the whole alltel buying midwest wireless ordeal which happened a year ago or so, and very disappointed over everything that happend with the whole merger and all.. What a pain in the A** for almost everyone. Now that alltel has finally started getting stuff straightened out they are once again gonna switch companies and BAM things are gonna get all screwed up again. ( If they don't YAY!) but reality check, things are not gonna go over that smoothly. It's great that were getting such a great company like verizon to take over alltel, but seriously alltel was "supposedly" GREAT too when they took over and look where that has got them.
FRED***** is absolutly correct on the alltel bewares... good luck
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Phone Company Mergers...
Ok, let's all just save some time and return all the baby bells and AT&T to one entity like it was in the 70's so they can have a slim chance not to go out of business. We would even have standardized pricing across the board like it was til big government got in and broke them up.
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so what does this mean?
i live in an area with bad verizon service and good alltel and i have verizon. does that mean that i will now have good service?
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actually there is a website where you can make your own ringtones and it works with verizon...likely they will shut it down soon but you can also send them on texts so if you get a new phone you can still get them
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Response to the coward named dude
Wtf is yo problem with other races. You bring that lynching crap to my hometown of albany and you gon have a problem. You dont want that. Majority here is African American. Anyway people probably on welfare because racist people like u wont give them a job. Verizon and Alltel the best.
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My Alltel contract expires in January! Will I have to keep my phone for 2 more years?!?!?!?!
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Argh
Oh come on! I left Verizon for Alltel. I can't wait to have those ridiculous bills, blocked features and shitty signal again. Huzzah.
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If I have alltel now, does this mean I will have to sign a new contract or will everything just transfer? My contract is up and I was actually going to go with Verizon, should I just wait and see what happens?
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Verizon
I want with Verizon & I don,t have any trouble with them. I can get out with them. I had Alltel one tim & I could not get out where I lived I really like Verizon and would not change for anything.
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Deanna you will like Verizon I do.
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well im on alltel and have the htc and although alltel DOES have the best commercials i hope that verizon because my whole family is on verizon and they have cooler phones.
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Re: Welcome to the Verizon/ATT era
I doubt that it will be Verizon and ATT together... First of all noone will buy out Sprint as they are a shit company, and you get no service with them anywhere. Also Revol.. who would buy them out?
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i hate verizon,
verizon SUX!! my texting does work that good and i hate havin like no service..i was going to change back to alltel cuz they ROCK! screw verizon..
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I am hoping my contract is canceled so I can start a new one with Verizon... SWEET I HATE ALLTEL EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE GOOD prices on their plans they also have crappy service. WHOOOHOOO!!! Dadyy needs a new phone! Maybe the LG DARE!
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He would say, sweet, CHAD'S A SELL OUT! LOL!
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I have had BOTH alltel and Verizon... Verizon COST more ,, alot more per month,, family lines..Dare to compare.. look for yourself,, alltel.com verizon.com it's all the info you need, They both have Flaws..
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You don't have to know the new company first hand if you have enough friends and family telling you how bad it is. One friend, it's probably just them, even two friends, but over a dozen friends and family tell you the same thing at different times, then there's some truth to it. And when you have 3 friends willing to pay the early termination fee b/c it's less hastle to pay the fee than to keep the service, then something isn't right here. You want to talk ignorant. Where are you getting the information that Verizon is number one? Could it be from a "Verizon" commercial or from the posters in a Verizon Wireless Store. You're the customer Advertisers dream of, Verizon of course is going to say it's number one in customer satisfaction. Would you buy a phone or plan from a company that brags it's number 2 or 3. And since "Verizon" says they're number one, then they have to be right? I bet if Verizon told you that they hung the moon you would believe that too right? But then again if it's on a commercial it must be true, despite the fine print at the bottom of the screen.
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VERIZON HAS THE BEST COVERAGE HANDS DOWN AND TEH BEST PHONES AND FEATURES. LETS BE SERIOUS YOU PROBABLY LIVED IN THE DESERT SOMEWHERE YOU DONT EVEN HAVE CABLE INTERNET OR CELLULAR SERVICE. I HAVE BEEN TO ITALY WITH VERIZON AND HAD SERVICE THE UNITED STATES IS A PIECE OF CAKE
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verizon is too expensive
Verizon bills just never add up to what you expect. They always come out higher even if you didnt go over text, minutes, or use any data.
Thats my problem with them. The bills are always higher than expected.
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i have altell and i really going to miss its service. i have never liked verizon but would only want it for its tv phone by LG.
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i have altell and i really going to miss its service. i have never liked verizon but would only want it for its tv phone by LG.
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I have had alltel for 8 years now and there coverage is better that any other company, hand down. Two years ago I did a western US trip with my family and I had alltel, one with at&t, and one with verizon. I got better reception everwhere we went and had reception in alot of places that the other two had none. I know everyone has there favorite, but this was the best for an apple's to apple's comparison you could do.
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yay imm soo happy that verizon bought alltel. now i can talk to my friends that dont have verizon for free!!
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I have been with Alltel for 6 years, and I'm sorry to see them getting bought out by Verizon. I had Verizon before Alltel, and I'm pretty sure I will be shopping around for new service once my contract is up. Verizon = horrible customer service and high prices. I'm sure losing a big competitor won't help either of those situations either. Competition brings innovation and lower prices, this won't be a good thing!!
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