gaforces
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join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA | No market cap?
If cable has a cap, telco should too. They are getting too big and this merger/buyout should not be allowed. |
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questionable
join:2005-10-18
Phoenix, AZ | If they do the 33 percent cap that Cable has then Verizon could still buy Altel as 33 percent of 260 is 85.5 Million |
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EPS
join:2008-02-13
Hingham, MA
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said by gaforces  :If cable has a cap, telco should too. They are getting too big and this merger/buyout should not be allowed. The cellular market is far more competitive than the cable market, because for the most part everyone overlaps and you can choose from usually four (sometimes less, sometimes more) carriers, while in cable the best you can hope for is one single cableco and maybe a telco TV service, and in some rare areas an overbuilder- three at most, usually one. The markets aren't remotely comparable. |
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N10Cities
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Looks like it is a done deal (pending regulatory approval)..
»www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24983521/
I am an Alltel customer and I will be P*SSED if Verizon does away with the "My Circle" feature. Will go back to land-lines I guess as I wouldn't touch AT&T and Sprint with a 10 meter cattle prod... 
UPDATE: Looks like they will keep rates and plans in effect according to this article from one of Fort Smith's TV Station websites (KHBS). Will also be keeping the customer support intact, but may lose some corporate support personnel. Verizon is also thinking about making the Alltel HQ a regional HQ for Verizon..
»www.4029tv.com/news/16512330/detail.html |
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hottboiinnc
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Cleveland, OH | They can only do away with it after your contract. If you keep the same contract and just go month to month then they can't take it. Sign a new contract from them. and BOOM! gone.
By this means more cell customers that you can call for free. |
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AZ_OGM
join:2007-01-12
Phoenix, AZ | reply to N10Cities
T-Mobile has a Circle feature called "My Faves" Although it's only for 5 people, its better than what VZW and Death Star have to offer. |
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questionable
join:2005-10-18
Phoenix, AZ | I have to disagree with you. Now you'll be able to talk to 80 million people for free!
LOL |
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gaforces
United We Stand, Divided We Fall
join:2002-04-07
Santa Cruz, CA
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They should add in the land-line, internet, and tv customers with the wireless customers when they consider the caps.
Regardless of their exploiting outdated and engineered US laws by spinning off separate company's for each division.
Internet- wired or wireless, voice, and TV are all data and carriers should all be considered as data carriers and be regulated as such.
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azinator
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Alma, AR | reply to N10Cities
I'm curious about this as well...I'm in Alma, AR and have 4 phones with alltel...i love my circle...!!! |
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iLive4Apple
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said by AZ_OGM :T-Mobile has a Circle feature called "My Faves" Although it's only for 5 people, its better than what VZW and Death Star have to offer. The problem is, that T-Mobile phones won't have service in the places Alltel does to use the my faves feature. |
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supergirl
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Pensacola, FL
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You have the rest of the year to enjoy Alltel. Guess Chad is fired. My Circle caused the Fav 5 from TMobile and unlimited calling from carriers. I'll be getting rid of Alltel in September since I have no contract anyway. I hardly use it anyway. I'll move my number elsewhere.
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N10Cities
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Roland, OK
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We need to sik the Wiiiizard on Verizon!  |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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They can take it away just like a text message price increase, its just usually they have the courtesy to not do it. Alltel already discontinued My Circle in its tiny NorthWest CT territory a long time ago in preparation for the transfer of that market to Verizon (it was a severe odd duck, it was 100s of miles from the nearest Alltel market, Alltel took it over from Cingular when Cingular bought ATT, FCC required selling it away since then in that market A & B blocks would be owned by Cingular, all of B block is Cingular, all of A block except for that 1 market was Verizon, the 1 A block other than Verizon was ATT Wireless, so that market naturally goes to Verizon). |
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
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said by iLive4Apple :said by AZ_OGM :T-Mobile has a Circle feature called "My Faves" Although it's only for 5 people, its better than what VZW and Death Star have to offer. The problem is, that T-Mobile phones won't have service in the places Alltel does to use the my faves feature. Sprint has free in market roaming, which is a major lifesaver for it. T-Mobile is insane they don't do it. I guess DT is too snoobish to admit they need it. |
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iLive4Apple
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| said by patcat88 :said by iLive4Apple :said by AZ_OGM :T-Mobile has a Circle feature called "My Faves" Although it's only for 5 people, its better than what VZW and Death Star have to offer. The problem is, that T-Mobile phones won't have service in the places Alltel does to use the my faves feature. Sprint has free in market roaming, which is a major lifesaver for it. T-Mobile is insane they don't do it. I guess DT is too snoobish to admit they need it. GSM carriers are not good about in market roaming. I have 6 Lines of Nextel and 2 lines of Sprint PCS. And the Sprint phones do go into Verizon roaming sometimes in my basement. I think its a great feature, especially for emergencies. |
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xsiddalx
join:2005-03-11
Chicago, IL
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said by gaforces :If cable has a cap, telco should too. They are getting too big and this merger/buyout should not be allowed. Vz isn't a telco. They are a wireless company. |
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xsiddalx
join:2005-03-11
Chicago, IL
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said by questionable :I have to disagree with you. Now you'll be able to talk to 80 million people for free! LOL Absolutely correct.
We should go back to one telephone company that meets all our needs again!  The technology has changed...from then 30s it makes sense now  |
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burner50
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said by xsiddalx :said by gaforces :If cable has a cap, telco should too. They are getting too big and this merger/buyout should not be allowed. Vz isn't a telco. They are a wireless company. Since when? Hell they started as a telco, and they have always been a telco, they just offer wireless services too.
»www.verizon.com
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diverdan99
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I know I've seen this argument of
"Now you'll be able to talk to 80 million people for free."
But I only want 10 and I don't care what network (if any) they're on. I refuse to by my children cell phones until they get to a responsible age. And part of my family is on USCC for no other choice.
I do most of my calling after 7 and on weekends so no big deal, but when I need to call home (land line) or emergency's or ???? It seems to me that I should have some option to do so.
Anyone who keeps in contact with a person who is in a care facility (nursing home) or relative else where who needs to be in contact via land line, pays 40 cents per minute after their "any time" allotment (usually minutes burned other things quick calls) ... that's outrageous enough ... with the for phones we have now it's a $125 per month bill ...
Sorry, but but if that benefit goes (my circle or some other reasonable replacement) so do I. |
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