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Cingular Wins bid for AT&T Wireless

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the game-of-consolidation dept.

Newer Guy writes "Cingular has won the bidding war for AT&T Wireless with an offer of $15 a share, or about $40.5 billion." This means Vodafone is out, and the number of competitors for wireless devices in the US is down by one.

6 of 359 comments (clear)

  1. It also means... by negacao · · Score: 4, Funny

    that I'm canceling my AT&T wireless phone as of today.

  2. Verizon's response. by DarkHelmet · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can you hear me now...
    (wait for it)
    (wait for it)
    NO CARRIER.

    SHIT!

    --
    /^[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}$/i
  3. Re:ARGH! FUCK GSM! by caston · · Score: 4, Funny
    Somebody needs a hug.

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    Beings aspergers AND pulling chicks... I enjoy the challenge!
  4. Re:ARGH! FUCK GSM! by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 4, Funny
    I don't need a cell-data-web-mail-espresso machine-cocksucking device

    Which provider were you with again? The phone I was looking at had a built-in camera, but nothing as extravagant as a cocksucking device and an espresso machine. Wow. Just... Wow.

  5. obligatory posts by davejenkins · · Score: 4, Funny

    Let`s just get these out of the way now...

    "I for one welcome our new Singular overlords!"

    "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Netwerk!"

    and wait for it...

    "All your network are belong belong to us!"

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    davejenkins.com |

  6. Heads Up! by droleary · · Score: 5, Funny

    I go from the company with the absolute worst customer service in the world to the company with the absolute second worst customer service in the world, who just inherited the title of "worst" as the worst is now gone....

    Not to, uh, sound selfish or anything, but who were you thinking of going with next?