How will phone number portability affect cell phone rates?

Rex wrote:
>
> Any thoughts on the above topic?
>
> I'm currently in the market for a new carrier, and rates seem to have gone
> down. I guess carriers are trying to lock people in before the number
> portability ruling goes into effect next month.
>
> Do you guys expect another price war after its implemented?
>
> Rex

The carriers are always competing. The next "price wars" will
be during the Christmas holidays, that's when they will battle
for your business. I have had most of the carriers at one
time or another .... and some aren't worth having.

ATT: I have them currently - fair to good. (8pm non-prime plan)

Cingular: Coverage wasn't that good; kept losing the signal

NEXTEL: Problems at the switch (phone co.) and the phone didn't
always ring. Direct connect worked very well.

SPRINT-PCS: Probably the worst experience in my life!

VERIZON: Never had service -- but I'm interested.

VOICESTREAM: Who are they?

(KM)

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Rex wrote:
>
> Any thoughts on the above topic?
>
> I'm currently in the market for a new carrier, and rates seem to have gone
> down. I guess carriers are trying to lock people in before the number
> portability ruling goes into effect next month.
>
> Do you guys expect another price war after its implemented?
>
> Rex

The carriers are always competing. The next "price wars" will
be during the Christmas holidays, that's when they will battle
for your business. I have had most of the carriers at one
time or another .... and some aren't worth having.

ATT: I have them currently - fair to good. (8pm non-prime plan)

Cingular: Coverage wasn't that good; kept losing the signal

NEXTEL: Problems at the switch (phone co.) and the phone didn't
always ring. Direct connect worked very well.

SPRINT-PCS: Probably the worst experience in my life!

VERIZON: Never had service -- but I'm interested.

VOICESTREAM: Who are they?

(KM)

poboxdc@ix.netcom.com wrote:

> Rex wrote:
> VOICESTREAM: Who are they?

Rebranded as T-Mobile
http://www.voicestream.com/

poboxdc@ix.netcom.com wrote:

> Rex wrote:
> VOICESTREAM: Who are they?

Rebranded as T-Mobile
http://www.voicestream.com/

<poboxdc@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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> Do you guys expect another price war after its implemented?
>
> Rex

The projected losers in LNP will likely be in a price war to
keep customers.

The projected winners probably will avoid a price war, as
it is not in their best interest.

I think that a lot of subscribers have matured and that they no
longer look only at price, since so many have been burned by
the carriers with lousy coverage (at least this applies to me and
many colleagues and relatives).

I have two relatives waiting for November 24th to dump AT&T
and move to Verizon, even though Verizon is more expensive.
One is actually happy with AT&T TDMA, the other has no signal
at all at her house in the East Bay (SF Bay Area), and they share
a plan so both will switch.

<poboxdc@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:3F9C4C90.80791271@ix.netcom.com...

> Do you guys expect another price war after its implemented?
>
> Rex

The projected losers in LNP will likely be in a price war to
keep customers.

The projected winners probably will avoid a price war, as
it is not in their best interest.

I think that a lot of subscribers have matured and that they no
longer look only at price, since so many have been burned by
the carriers with lousy coverage (at least this applies to me and
many colleagues and relatives).

I have two relatives waiting for November 24th to dump AT&T
and move to Verizon, even though Verizon is more expensive.
One is actually happy with AT&T TDMA, the other has no signal
at all at her house in the East Bay (SF Bay Area), and they share
a plan so both will switch.

> I think that a lot of subscribers have matured and that they no
> longer look only at price, since so many have been burned by
> the carriers with lousy coverage (at least this applies to me and
> many colleagues and relatives).

You know, it's funny, but I'll bet 99 percent of cell phone users overall,
make 99 percent of their calls within their own metro city and hardly notice
the lousy coverage of some carriers outside of a metro area.

-Frank

> I think that a lot of subscribers have matured and that they no
> longer look only at price, since so many have been burned by
> the carriers with lousy coverage (at least this applies to me and
> many colleagues and relatives).

You know, it's funny, but I'll bet 99 percent of cell phone users overall,
make 99 percent of their calls within their own metro city and hardly notice
the lousy coverage of some carriers outside of a metro area.

-Frank

"Frank S" <Frank@REMOVEALLCAPSitcreek.com> wrote in message
news:YqGdnczCKMOrhACiRVn-jg@giganews.com...
> > I think that a lot of subscribers have matured and that they no
> > longer look only at price, since so many have been burned by
> > the carriers with lousy coverage (at least this applies to me and
> > many colleagues and relatives).
>
> You know, it's funny, but I'll bet 99 percent of cell phone users overall,
> make 99 percent of their calls within their own metro city and hardly
notice
> the lousy coverage of some carriers outside of a metro area.
>
> -Frank
>
>

You just described T-Mobile's business model.

Tom Veldhouse

"Frank S" <Frank@REMOVEALLCAPSitcreek.com> wrote in message
news:YqGdnczCKMOrhACiRVn-jg@giganews.com...
> > I think that a lot of subscribers have matured and that they no
> > longer look only at price, since so many have been burned by
> > the carriers with lousy coverage (at least this applies to me and
> > many colleagues and relatives).
>
> You know, it's funny, but I'll bet 99 percent of cell phone users overall,
> make 99 percent of their calls within their own metro city and hardly
notice
> the lousy coverage of some carriers outside of a metro area.
>
> -Frank
>
>

You just described T-Mobile's business model.

Tom Veldhouse