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.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Filed Under: mergers, mobile phones
Companies: alltel, verizon wireless
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Meanwhile looks like it is time to go shopping for a new phone.
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No more Chad, PLEASE NO MORE CHAD!
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Rude
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are you serious
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merger
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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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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?
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
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verizon/alltel merger
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FRED***** is absolutly correct on the alltel bewares... good luck
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Phone Company Mergers...
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so what does this mean?
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Verizon
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i hate verizon,
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verizon is too expensive
Thats my problem with them. The bills are always higher than expected.
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cell service
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finally!!!
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When?
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it's gonna be interesting
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they'll probably just flash the phones with verizon software
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Get over it!!!
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You should really read what "In" calling is...
Also AT&T offered one number you could call for free (i.e. Home) Verizon does not - that I'm aware of.
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Chad got owned by Verizon!
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Looking forward to Verizon Wireless
"CAN U HEAR ME NOW?" But hope the serive will be great, live in South Carolina
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bad bad bad service
I tried Verizon on a thirty day trial no questions asked when Verizon came to Florida back many years ago, what a mistake. after 10 days of countless dropped calls nonexistent customer service I canceled. All was well they picked up ALL!! of my equipment and then charged me for ALL of the equipment. numerous letters and calls no luck, pay up or else. I took the or else and that knocked my credit.Great company If they were on fire I wouldn't peeeee!!!!! on them CROOKS & VANDALS
Very sorry to see alltel go. WE WILL SWITCH of course.
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albany ga alltel
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BEWARE!!!! YES YOU HAVE SERVICE BUT SEE HOW YOU ARE HANDLE!
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