T-Mobile Customers For Sprint

I am a T-mobile customer and a former one of AT&T. I built my case below and I urge you to support this. AT&T will be the death of the mobile competition. That's why I send my support to Sprint in battling this. If Sprint wins the fight, they will be strengthened more so then before in the mobile business.

Sprint will not be a dominate provider, but will keep competition alive in terms of quality of service, better prices, and will set a standard to Verizon & AT&T to follow suit. Ready my case below, visit the Facebook Page, and "Like" it.

Deutsche Telekom announced on March 20, 2011 that it is selling T-mobile USA to AT&T and will "receive 39 billion USD for US-business."

If you were keeping track of T-mobile stock then you knew that the US branch was in trouble.  Deutsche Telekom told the US based branch to "make money or else."  T-mobile did not have a big opportunity as a few months later the German mother ship sold them away.

The rumors was spreading that Sprint would acquire the business then without notice, AT&T closed the deal, awarding Deutsche Telekom $14 billion in AT&T stock and $25 billion in cash.  This will make AT&T the #1 mobile business in America with the most customers and the most mobile towers across the country that Verizon will have difficulty competing and Sprint will be left with one option - sell.

Is the sale of T-mobile USA to AT&T good for consumers?

NO!  Why?

AT&T is overly expensive and it will only get worse.  With a decrease in competition it will give the landline based company power over the consumer.  It already changed the unlimited data plans to the old ways of minutes (like AOL in the 90s).  AT&T now offers 200 megabytes for $15 monthly or $25 for 2 gigabytes monthly only for an additional $10.00 added for each gigabyte you go over.

I don't know about you but I would average 5 gigabytes a month in data.  That's not much with what is required for mobile internet and applications.  That's an additional $55.00 a month on top of your over priced minute plan.

Yes, T-mobile customers will get the iPhone - but is the costs worth it?
Not Really

For one line, you will average $130.00 per month for 900 minutes and only limited gigabytes with additional costs.  Refer to my average - that is 130.00 and that moves up to an estimated $155.00 - consider taxes and extra fees too.  ONE LINE - 1 - Just 1!  Imagine the costs for two lines. 

Also, T-mobile customers - BAD NEWS - unless you know how to unlock your current phones, you will have to purchase a new phone through AT&T as they are converting the T-mobile towers signals, still GSM, but no longer the frequency that only T-mobile uses.

AT&T admitted themselves that they will raise the prices on T-mobile customers through offering them smartphones.  That's right!  T-mobile customers, you will not only be offered competitive prices for new smartphones but you will need to sign new contracts and pay the monthly costs that comes with it.

If you are with T-mobile now, you are with them for a reason and AT&T does not factor into that reason.

I am with T-mobile because of the highest rated customer service and low cost phone plans.

Why should T-mobile USA sale to Sprint?

Better phones & low cost.  I will admit, T-mobile never sold quality phones but did acquire the best phones they could at low costs.  Sprint is right next door.

Their plans is unlimited starting at $69.99.  That is unlimited to any mobile phone domestic, unlimited data, unlimited e-mail, and unlimited texting.  Truly Unlimited.

If you need two lines or more, the True Unlimited Plans start at 129.99 for 1500 minutes.  Face it, those minutes are only used if you call a land line phone.  EVERYTHING ELSE IS FREE OF EXTRA CHARGE!

If Sprint were to acquire T-mobile USA, they will not be the largest competitor but a strong competitor – enticing Verizon and AT&T to compete with them which will create a more quality service through prices and technology because they will compete for the money.  The money only exists if they have the numbers.

I am a T-mobile customer and I am doing this because I recognize that the merger of the landline based company AT&T and the mobile business T-mobile USA will create a monopoly allowing AT&T more power to raise prices.  I have no affiliation with Sprint but I recognize that Sprint will struggle and will have no choice but to sell.

If Sprint were to acquire T-mobile - it will continue to have a competitive edge for lowering prices and quality service.

Keep competition alive!  Let’s send a message to the FCC to disallow the sale of T-mobile USA to AT&T.

Rebecca Black - YOU DESERVE IT!

I have been following several stories the past few weeks, during my overwhelming schedule.  Rebecca Black is one of the online "sensations" that stood out.  Story after story I have read both fantastic and horrific reviews of this young singer.

With the fantastic stories I would read disagreeing comments from readers.  With the horrific reviews I would read agreeing comments.  I needed to get down to the bottom of this story as to why the press is so hyped up on Rebecca Black and why the readers are not buying it.

Please, watch the following video from YouTube.com.




I don't know what the media was thinking in turning this video into a sensation with "positive" reviews. I will give Rebecca credit, she was dressed modestly, exemplified a "fun, fun; fun, fun" attitude, and showed us that all 12 year old boys are now driving cars (or are they 13, 10, 9?).

Before I took a second look at the youtube hit, I asked my self, WWSCD (What would Simon Cowell do)? With this new perspective of mine, I watched the video, again. I believe Simon would say, what the **** was that? No one would watch this (despite the 49,000,000+ views). I want my 4 minutes back!

With my personal perspective, all I can think of is "what fun?" Who is this girl? What? Huh? I still can't think straight about this.

The media does not know what entertainment is anymore but I'm sure Rebecca is getting her 15 minutes of fame. I know, people are ranting - Rebecca's the next Justin Beiber! NO! She is not. Justin has real talent, and I don't like the kid.

Rebecca, this blog is not meant to be an insult because I still do not know what to say about your video and song. You must be a sweet girl or a spoiled brat with a rich daddy but that's not the point. The point is.............. WHAT?




Because of the media hype and the 49,000,000+ youtube views, Rebecca - YOU DESERVE IT!

From Apple to The Suit - YOU DESERVE IT!

I have some making up to do. I bought my new MacBook Pro towards the beginning of February and then what did I see? Apple released a new MacBook Pro. I figured I would have a good opportunity to get the new one for one reason, my new pro had a faulty battery and could not hold a charge. I told the customer service rep that I would need to return my new MacBook Pro for repairs so I asked him if I could just return it and buy the newest pro that came out. They allowed it! I wasted no time, dropped in the mailbox, and returned home to my 1G MacBook Air which after 30 minutes of working on it, the hard drive crashed.

Talk about fantastic timing! I was left without a computer, unable to do my weekly "You Deserve It!," and the mother of them all hit me. I was responsible to review my class's individual PR projects and I was to combine it for a class PR campaign to be presented to Wasatch Adaptive Sports. It was due the following day.

I know, you are thinking, "Well Dave, you had all this time, why wasn't it done before?" I did have the project close to completion, that's not the problem. The problem was that I used Apple's Keynote to design the campaign and everyone I know here only uses Windows computers -- That's The Problem.

I stayed up for half the night in a pure panic redoing the whole project. It wasn't pretty but it got done.

This has to be a message from Apple to me so here it is... The Suit - YOU DESERVE IT!