On 10/3/2012 7:24 AM, sms88 wrote:
> Should be interesting. T-Mobile is GSM and has no 4G LTE network, while
> MetroPCS is CDMA and has been going gung-ho on LTE. Both have serious
> coverage issues, but MetroPCS has been allowing extra-cost roaming onto
> other CDMA carriers.
>
> <http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-metropcs-to-merge-in-1-5bn-deal-7000005189/>

I find this interesting:
"The deal between T-Mobile and MetroPCS is actually considered a
reverse-merger, in the sense that it is set up for MetroPCS is
effectively “take over” the larger T-Mobile USA. This is being done so
that Deutsche Telekom can receive 74% of the new T-Mobile and the “new
company” can be listed on the stock exchange, as MetroPCS is already a
publicly listed company. This maneuver offers Deutsche Telekom a way out
of the US market, if they wished to do so by selling off their shares at
a later date."

<http://www.tmonews.com/2012/10/opinion-the-t-mobilemetropcs-merger-is-deutsche-telekoms-way-out-of-the-us-market/>

So MetroPCs is taking over T-Mobile, but they will keep the T-Mobile
name for the new company. Reminds me Cyngular taking over the old AT&T
Wireless but then the new company would still be called AT&T.

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On 10/3/2012 8:36 AM, Paul Miner wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:24:21 -0700, sms88 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Should be interesting. T-Mobile is GSM and has no 4G LTE network, while
>> MetroPCS is CDMA and has been going gung-ho on LTE. Both have serious
>> coverage issues, but MetroPCS has been allowing extra-cost roaming onto
>> other CDMA carriers.
>>
>> <http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-metropcs-to-merge-in-1-5bn-deal-7000005189/>
>
> Kind of reminds me of another merger, CDMA + iDen in that case, from
> 2005 that didn't go very well.

The iPhone 5, which is CDMA/GSM/W-CDMA/LTE might be a good fit for
T-Mobile now. There were few CDMA/iDEN handsets ever made. Even though
the iPhone 5 lacks the 1700MHz AWS band, this is less of a concern now
that T-Mobile has been deploying 3G on 1900 MHz, and MetroPCS has LTE.

==========

Do you think they (T-Mobile, MetroPCS) are financially strong enough to
subsidize enough iPhones, or whatever, to make a difference? I don't know
exactly how this works, but I am assuming (yeah I know about ASSUME) that
Apple gets paid 'now', while the service provider has to wait for monthly
contract revenues.


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sms88 wrote:
> Should be interesting. T-Mobile is GSM and has no 4G LTE network,
> while MetroPCS is CDMA and has been going gung-ho on LTE. Both have
> serious coverage issues, but MetroPCS has been allowing extra-cost
> roaming onto other CDMA carriers.
>
>
<http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-metropcs-to-merge-in-1-5bn-deal-7000005189/>

http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/4046/63/

from the article

Following T-Mobiles heels, AT&T was quick to re-brand their HSPA+ as 4G too,
and further added to the confusion. Most new AT&T devices operating on HSPA+
are capable of up to 14.4Mbps download ...

Just wait till they up that to 28.8 then 36.6 eh? ;-)

On 10/3/2012 8:36 AM, Paul Miner wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:24:21 -0700, sms88 <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Should be interesting. T-Mobile is GSM and has no 4G LTE network, while
>> MetroPCS is CDMA and has been going gung-ho on LTE. Both have serious
>> coverage issues, but MetroPCS has been allowing extra-cost roaming onto
>> other CDMA carriers.
>>
>> <http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-metropcs-to-merge-in-1-5bn-deal-7000005189/>
>
> Kind of reminds me of another merger, CDMA + iDen in that case, from
> 2005 that didn't go very well.

The iPhone 5, which is CDMA/GSM/W-CDMA/LTE might be a good fit for
T-Mobile now. There were few CDMA/iDEN handsets ever made. Even though
the iPhone 5 lacks the 1700MHz AWS band, this is less of a concern now
that T-Mobile has been deploying 3G on 1900 MHz, and MetroPCS has LTE.

On Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:24:21 -0700, sms88 <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Should be interesting. T-Mobile is GSM and has no 4G LTE network, while
>MetroPCS is CDMA and has been going gung-ho on LTE. Both have serious
>coverage issues, but MetroPCS has been allowing extra-cost roaming onto
>other CDMA carriers.
>
><http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-metropcs-to-merge-in-1-5bn-deal-7000005189/>

Kind of reminds me of another merger, CDMA + iDen in that case, from
2005 that didn't go very well.

--
Paul Miner

Should be interesting. T-Mobile is GSM and has no 4G LTE network, while
MetroPCS is CDMA and has been going gung-ho on LTE. Both have serious
coverage issues, but MetroPCS has been allowing extra-cost roaming onto
other CDMA carriers.

<http://www.zdnet.com/t-mobile-metropcs-to-merge-in-1-5bn-deal-7000005189/>