T-Mobile Phones Unlocked on AT&T

[ndh777]

I hear that if and when the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is complete, all former T-Mobile users will be required to get new phones.

I know this is a bit early to ask, but would that include AT&T users who have unlocked T-Mobile phones? I ask because I'm wondering if it will be worth it to unlock this G1 I got for free and put it on my dad's AT&T Go Phone plan.

 

[colnago]

I hear that if and when the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is complete, all former T-Mobile users will be required to get new phones.

I know this is a bit early to ask, but would that include AT&T users who have unlocked T-Mobile phones? I ask because I'm wondering if it will be worth it to unlock this G1 I got for free and put it on my dad's AT&T Go Phone plan.

You probably won't "have" to get a new phone, but given that most T-Mo phones do not have AT&T 3G bands (some do, such as my T-Mo Defy), if you want 3G service, "then" you would need to get a phone which supports them. AT&T released their tentative plan to do away with HSPA/HSPA+ on T-Mo's 1700 band, in favor of LTE...killing off the plan to move to 168Mbs on HSPA+ mad: because I have T-Mo $10/mo. data).

Not knowing how it will all go down, "if" I lose my EM+ T-Mo plan, I will move my Defy to my $15/mo. MediaNet AT&T plan. However if AT&T incorporates all T-Mo branded phones and considers them as their own, I'll just continue to use my non carrier branded Nokia, or some other unlocked phone. If Android, maybe the Nexus?

 

[fangorious]

The 3G Vibrant has 1900 MHz UMTS for AT&T 3G in some areas (AT&T also uses 850 MHz UMTS), and the upcoming G2x has all frequencies currently in use by both AT&T and T-Mobile so it will have 3G anywhere AT&T has 3G.

 

[AndreaCristiano]

The 3G Vibrant has 1900 MHz UMTS for AT&T 3G in some areas (AT&T also uses 850 MHz UMTS), and the upcoming G2x has all frequencies currently in use by both AT&T and T-Mobile so it will have 3G anywhere AT&T has 3G.

I don't get one thing about the g2x it has vanilla Android but has some tmobile crap on it. Then they only have froyo why's that?

 

[ndh777]

My dad isn't too techy although he is a bit impatient...really, I think he'd be fine using a phone without 3G if it would allow him to still use the network and download apps and such.

Thanks for the answers though. It seemed to answer my question a little better.

 

[glg]

However if AT&T incorporates all T-Mo branded phones and considers them as their own, I'll just continue to use my non carrier branded Nokia, or some other unlocked phone. If Android, maybe the Nexus?

I can't see why they wouldn't do that. *maybe* they'd ignore the ones that don't have AT&T's freqs since they can't do any 3G, but those that have AT&T's freqs I would think they'd certainly get into their system as smartphones and hit you for data.