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The iPhone's Role In Crippling T-Mobile

Posted by Soulskill on from the doubles-as-a-ninja-star dept.

GMGruman writes "The feds may be blocking AT&T's buyout of T-Mobile, but T-Mobile is in poor shape to continue as is. Parent company Deutsche Telekom's decision not to invest in U.S. spectrum a decade ago constrained T-Mobile's ability to grow, especially through 4G networks now finally emerging. But from a customer point of view, it was the iPhone that has threatened the company the most. Or, more precisely, its lack of the iPhone."

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  1. Why I left T-Mobile by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I left T-Mobile because their network didn't cover all the areas I needed cell reception in. That's it. T-Mobile's network in the Pacific Northwest is better than Sprint's, but when you get away from the interstates (especially east of the Cascades) there are huge gaps.

    Now, when I originally left Verizon and switched to T-Mobile... that was because Verizon was evil. Verizon had coverage everywhere, but their fundamental evil-tude overrode that.

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    #DeleteChrome
  2. Re:Apple Fans by shutdown+-p+now · · Score: 3, Funny

    Let's just face facts, we like the side we're on and we like antagonizing the other side. There really is no real substance here outside of that.

    I have an Apple tablet and an Android phone.

    And I have to warn you - all that antagonizing myself hurts. Stick to a single vendor for the sake of your mental health! ~