haha, i live in Columbus as well, I call for a lynching

I had no idea there were so many people from Columbus on here.

Wait!!! I stand corrected. Its not a cult its the Mafia 😁

Ha good one. I actually really don't care about the whole VZW/ATT/Alltel/Sprint competetion. VZW signs my checks so obviously I am going to back them. I just hate when people like BB come on here and just make stuff up and start the most ridiculous threads. He is probably a 14 yr old boy who hasn't gone through puberty and isn't sure if he likes dude without their shirts on or not.

vzwutter said:
Who you calling troll? At leasrt avg joe tries to defend his socialist views. You are plain retarded. Me and Midnight live in Columbus and would love to meet up with you and just talk

SOCIALIST views. Did you forget my Carrier is a GSM carrier becasue I DON'T want

The SAME GUI the carrier deems appropiate on my phones

I don't want to have to pay everytime I upload a picture or download a ringtone

I Don't want to pay $10 a month for Voice Nav.

I don't want the carrier to decide which phone I can use and which phone I cannot use on their network

No I would say freedom and flexibility are terms only a GSM carrier could claim.

Verizon is the Socialistic Carrier controlling ev...
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There is the Verizon attitude again

Are you serious? I don't have a VZW attitude. I have a nextel 18 attitude. He comes off like a know it all and misquotes alot of info.

Powerdown.

Please tell me you aren't going to be trolling around now. I think we are all booked on the trolls, we have AvgJoe and BB2709. They are annoying enough without their little mindless minions following them around.

vzwutter said:
Please tell me you aren't going to be trolling around now. I think we are all booked on the trolls, we have AvgJoe and BB2709. They are annoying enough without their little mindless minions following them around.

No one is more mindless than those who believe Verizon is the next coming. I mean really look at what you give up to claim Verizon as your carrier as if its some kind symbol of success.

You are hooked on a controlling carrier who dictates everything you can do with your phone and how.

Nokia just said no to ATT when ATT wanted to eliminate the free voice nav on the N95, But at least ATT does not charge me extra to use the phone on their network, nor do they bother me to sign ...
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Sorry bud, your pleas and tree hugging views are hitting deaf ears. I have a nice cushy job for the company so they win the battle.

If you would like, we can be friends still.
I enjoy: sports, lifting, hot chicks, beer, etc etc.

I don't enjoy: my mom's basement, dudes with their shirts off, van's with their windows blacked out, Josef Stalin,etc etc. Any questions feel free to ask.

On a serious note, I really don't care about Nokia's or unlocked phones or free GPS or saving the whales. My main concern is my paycheck and making calls when I need to. I had AT&T for 4 long years and I'll tell you what, I hate GSM, I hate their cust service, and most of all, I hate those shady reps that assured me Motorola made the best phone.

vzwutter said:
Sorry bud, your pleas and tree hugging views are hitting deaf ears. I have a nice cushy job for the company so they win the battle.

If you would like, we can be friends still.
I enjoy: sports, lifting, hot chicks, beer, etc etc.

I don't enjoy: my mom's basement, dudes with their shirts off, van's with their windows blacked out, Josef Stalin,etc etc. Any questions feel free to ask.

On a serious note, I really don't care about Nokia's or unlocked phones or free GPS or saving the whales. My main concern is my paycheck and making calls when I need to. I had AT&T for 4 long years and I'll tell you what, I hate GSM, I hate their cust service, and most of all, I hate those shady reps that assured me

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Pull the switch, Igor!

vzwutter said:
Pull the switch, Igor!

Got to love the modern HYPE machine...The film has not even been released and already the kids are using catch phrases....LOL

You forgot to mention Cingular buying out AT&T Wireless. Nonetheless, there were major divestitures and conditions set by the regulatory bodies in order for them to go through. Read the orders you can see. I will just show the Cingular/AT&T Wireless one. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/26/109 8667725412.html “Cingular must offload assets in 11 states to ensure the takeover does not lead to higher prices and reduced innovation for customers, the Justice Department's anti-trust division said.”

Actually, SWB bought both the ATT Name (that was all that was left of the company) and Bell South and Cingular. But other than that, you are probably right, they will approve, but until they do, there is still Alltel, and they are still separate from Verizon. The process will probably not be complete (though it could be) before Christmas, but probably will be completed before this time next year. That's just my humble observations of similar buyouts and such, that is all....

Oh, I do not think so either but I was just saying you never know these days when it comes to the regulatory bodies. If you can see by the slide show, I put up on the Verizon forum you can see that there are many overlaps so they have to obviously see those assets and disperse them.

word is - no issues with FCC or DOJ - check out Ford's video
http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/article.aspx? aid=105771.54928.117900
Good stuff

Of course, there will be issues. They overlap 15% and they have roaming agreements, well Alltel has, with many of the other companies like AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint. Therefore, the regulators have to work on those issues.

in the big scheme of things - 15% - plus they have about 6 months to work out the roaming - but you are right. I was talking about no issues getting the deal closed anyway - both parties working towards that. They'll figure out the details.

Well roaming and divestitures are huge issues that the regulators have to go through. I haven’t seen any papers but I think it’s more than 15% that they overlap. Some analysts say 20-25%.

There is also a $500m breakup fee that if the divestitures and roaming agreements will give X amount of loss in value to the transaction then the transaction won’t go through.