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Tmobile-MetroPCS Merger Updates & Questions

Gman9831 said:
Well before we were talking about the 5GB $30 plan then they announced the new plans so we assumed it was going away but yesterday they showed the new prepaid plans that said the $30 would be available but not promoted, but it's not the $30 5GB 100min unlimited txt that we liked, it's the $30 30mb 1500min & txt instead that they'll be keeping.

Long story short in the pic they're getting rid of the top plan & keeping the bottom one but not promoting it, you'll have to ask for it.
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Ahhhh. Plot thickens
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
Not to mention that 5 Gb of data was at 3G speeds. (It says 5 Gb AT UP TO FoGee! speeds.)

Bruce in Ocala, FL
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It's always been 4G speeds. When I was on it back in Nov/Dec, I was getting the same Data speeds as ST. That's how I made my comparison of ST was by using that plan. ST was an average of 16Mbps. But even on T mob, if it was 3G speeds, it doesn't matter what it's called. It matters what the speed is. So 16Mbps at 3G is no different than 16mbps at 4G speeds. It's still 16mbps. Damn it's tool early, I just woke up. lol
 
Ok, so reading those brochures correctly, basically you can get 2 phones, unlimited talk, text, and web, for $120!??!?!

$50 first line, $30 additional line, and then $20 each line for unlimited data?!?
 
As a GS3 metropcs owner my question or concerns I guess would be the reliability of the gs3 before and after 2015.. After reading this thread and the other.. Plus the official site.. I have concluded that even after the merger... And beyond 2015 the Gs3 will still work on LTE or VoLTE... However I haven't seen much mention of why doesn't metropcs take the gs3 and apply some upgrade and switching it to gsm/hspa+ since as far as I can tell spec wise the gs3 should be achievable...?
 
XtianZark said:
As a GS3 metropcs owner my question or concerns I guess would be the reliability of the gs3 before and after 2015.. After reading this thread and the other.. Plus the official site.. I have concluded that even after the merger... And beyond 2015 the Gs3 will still work on LTE or VoLTE... However I haven't seen much mention of why doesn't metropcs take the gs3 and apply some upgrade and switching it to gsm/hspa+ since as far as I can tell spec wise the gs3 should be achievable...?
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Metro PCS rolls out updates over a year behind. Worse than Verizon. You think they would roll out a hardware upgrade if they didn't have to? Especially after a phone will be 3 years old at that point? :confused:

People worrying about the GS3 in 2015 would have already sold it well before then and got a new phone. Just sayin.
 
 
OcalaFlGuy said:
Well at least we know now what the Special Event is.

T-Mo to announce the first 7 LTE markets; Vegas, Phoenix, San Jose, Houston, Washington, Baltimore and Kansas City.

Oh Snap: T-Mobile's First Seven LTE Markets Detailed For March 26th Launch | TmoNewsTmoNews

Bruce in Ocala, FL
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Next I think is Dallas, NYC, Baltimore, Minneapolis, Denver, New Orleans.

Edit: Didnt see you put Baltimore, I just didnt think they would have that one ready so soon. Knew about all of these before hand ;).
Edit2: Forgot about Denver and New Orleans
 
Look how close T-Mobile and Metro's numbers are compared to everyone else. Other than # of subscribers. ARPU= Average Revenue Per User, Churn= % of subscribers to a service that cancel it that quarter.


T-Mobile {Net Adds __ 0.061M}{Churn__ 3.7%}{ARPU__ $41.31}
Metro {Net Adds __ -0.093M}{Churn__ 3.58%}{ARPU__ $40.86}


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MetroPCS Mails Letter to Stockholders Highlighting Compelling Benefits of Proposed Combination with T-Mobile USA

Its pretty long
RICHARDSON, Texas, March 25, 2013--*MetroPCS today mailed a letter to stockholders in connection with its proposed combination with T-Mobile USA.* The letter describes the significant benefits to MetroPCS stockholders of the value maximizing proposed combination & corrects inaccurate & misleading statements that have been made regarding the proposed combination.*

The full letter follows:
Dear Fellow Stockholder:

The MetroPCS Special Meeting of Stockholders to vote on the proposed combination with T-Mobile USA is on April 12, 2013.* With the meeting fast approaching, we want to reiterate the compelling strategic & financial benefits of the proposed combination to MetroPCS stockholders & urge you to vote FOR the proposed combination on the GREEN proxy card TODAY.**

As you cast your vote at the meeting, please consider these important-& indisputable-facts that support voting FOR the proposed combination:

The combined company will be nationwide, will be larger & stronger & have greater scale & deeper spectrum resources, allowing it to participate in future industry growth & consolidation. PCS stockholders will benefit from the financial strength of the combined company, which S&P has already recognized by issuing a 2 notch upgrade in credit rating compared to MetroPCS' current standalone S&P rating. PCS stockholders will receive an immediate and significant $1.5B aggregate cash payment, or approx. $4.06 per share (prior to the reverse stock split that will occur in connection with the closing of the proposed combination).
PCS stockholders' 26% aggregate equity ownership in the combined company is fair & appropriate & falls above or at the upper end of the implied % ownership & contribution analyses performed by the PCS BOD special committee's financial advisor.
The 26% equity ownership interest in the combined company will allow PCS stockholders to participate in the expected substantial equity upside & future earnings growth of the combined company & the significant projected synergies of the proposed combination.
PCS conducted a thorough & multi-year process to maximize stockholder value, culminating in the proposed combination.* The PCS BOD strongly believes that the economic terms of the proposed combination are extremely compelling for PCS stockholders & that the proposed combination is the best alternative for PCS to maximize stockholder value.
If the proposed combination is not approved, PCS stockholders will not enjoy its compelling benefits, which could lead to a loss of value for PCS stockholders.

METROPCS CONDUCTED A THOROUGH AND EXTENSIVE, MULTI-YEAR PROCESS TO MAXIMIZE STOCKHOLDER VALUE, CULMINATING IN THE PROPOSED T-MOBILE/METROPCS COMBINATION

The PCS BOD & special committee, with the assistance of their independent financial & legal advisors, undertook a thorough, multi-year process to explore all strategic & financial alternatives
 
Apparently (somebody posted this) next month the new Huawei is the last CDMA phone from metro and then come in the GSM Phones from t-mobile. :p
 
T-Mobile talking specifics about future Metro phones? :confused:








I gotta stop staring out the class window at the pretty birdies.

Bruce in Ocala, FL
 
I just have a question about tmobile and metropcs. I went to tmobiles website and saw the price of the plans and also the phone prices. What i like about tmobile now is how they are ditching contracts, but still giving people a way to pay for their phones.. They are letting you pay for your phone either up front or in payments.. I like the paymemt option since paying for a high end phone is a lot. They are keeping both payments separated so you are pretty much in a contract to pay for your phone, but not for your service. Now i want to know if metro pcs is going to do the samething or if i could get a phone from tmobile and pay it in payments, but not have service with them, but with metropcs?
 
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