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Sprint, Metro PCS merger

Well it was metros plan to move away from cdma and go volte. Metro will be taking charge just under tmobiles branding, while tmobiles parent company will be getting out of the us market by slowly selling off stocks. A reverse merger so metro didnt just get bought out.
Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS agree on $1.5 billion T-Mobile merger (updated) - Engadget

Oh come on, dude. I have a business degree.

I don't care how the accountants are STRUCTURING the deal. T-mobile is buying MetroPCS.

T-mobile CEO stays in charge, not Metro's management. MetroPCS name is going away and they are receiving $1.5 billion. They were sold. They got bought out.

From your article:

The new larger carrier will maintain the T-Mobile branding with new CEO John Legere at the helm.

MetroPCS will have a 26 percent stake in the company and receive a $1.5 billion check for its troubles
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Sprint rejected Metro because they wanted $8 billion in compensation, which was ludicrous. So, lower price for T-Mobile. SALE!

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Part of the reason it's being "structured" the way it is because T-Mobile is a subsidiary of a German company (Deutsche Telecom), not an independent company. So, technically it's DT that is buying Metro, then DT is combining T-Mobile and Metro into one company, which will have the T-mobile name.
 
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Oh come on, dude. I have a business degree.

I don't care how the accountants are STRUCTURING the deal. T-mobile is buying MetroPCS.

MetroPCS name is going away and they are receiving $1.5 billion. They were sold. They got bought out.

From your article:



Sprint rejected Metro because they wanted $8 billion in compensation, which was ludicrous. So, lower price for T-Mobile. SALE!


True. T Mobile has the capital ownership of MetroPCS. So In a sense they did bought metro, indeed. But Its not so much of a loss, both of them are kinda on the same goal page. By buying metro, they now are a step closer to producing better and true fast network. While metropcs needed a lift because of spectrum and coverage . I think they will help each other.

Plus check this out :

Update 2: As part of the strategy moving forward the new company plans to move customers off MetroPCS' CDMA network and on to T-Mobile's GSM frequencies for 3G service by 2015. The spectrum would then be repurposed to build out an LTE network.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/03/deutsche-telekom-and-metropcs-boards-approve-t-mobile-merger/
 
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Yeah, it's a blatant "I told you so". :p

This guy supposedly works for Metro corporate but denied the whole Sprint merger attempt -- said it was a figment of the media's imagination, even though Sprint board members officially voted on it. (and rejected Metro) :rolleyes:

He said Metro would never sell out, that Liar Linquist said so. (CEO Roger Linquist who never keeps any of his promises).

It's one thing to be afraid your job is going away if Metro is sold, but another to just say it's all a lie. I mean, it's easily proven facts, and even when I proved it he still would't believe it.

So, believe it now? HA!;)

Amazing. Lmao

Nothing wrong with i told you so's. :D
 
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True. T Mobile has the capital ownership of MetroPCS. So In a sense they did bought metro indeed. Its not so much of a loss, both of them are are kinda on the same goal page. So buying metro, they now are a step closer to producing better network. While metropcs needed a lift because of spectrum and coverage . So I think they will help each other.

Plus check this out :



http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/03/deutsche-telekom-and-metropcs-boards-approve-t-mobile-merger/

All i wanna know is well i be forced off my og $40 plan at some point?
 
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All i wanna know is well i be forced off my og $40 plan at some point?


That's one of my biggest concerned , in this case tho it seems T-Mobile is the one that has to make some changes. Metro was already planning on going VoLTE to get rid of their CDMA, but in the other hand T-Mobile seems to be dumping their GSM frequencies and converting their network for 4G. Plus more shared spectrum for both and devices collection , yay.

but don't mess eith the plan prices :(
 
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To be honest, the Sprint/MetroPCS merger attempt made more sense. Both CDMA, both LTE. :rolleyes:


Problem is, any Metro phone you buy now will be obsolete. Like the EXPENSIVE SIII? Yes, you can use it right now, but you may not be able to SELL it -- unless you find someone dumb enough to buy it? :)
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But here ya go:

MetroPCS Subscriber? What the T-Mobile Merger Means to You
MetroPCS Subscriber? What the T-Mobile Merger Means to You | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

MetroPCS Subscriber? What the T-Mobile Merger Means to You


October 3, 2012 01:16pm EST

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You're one of the brave, the proud, the 9.3 million Americans who subscribe to MetroPCS - and you've heard your wireless carrier has just been bought. What's going to happen to you now?

The T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger will have mostly good effects for subscribers, but a few bad ones. MetroPCS users will get much better phones on a national network, and prices will still stay lower than the other big, national carriers. But they may be higher than the super-low rates Metro has been charging until now on its limited 14-city network. Here's what will happen year by year:

Nothing until mid-2013.
These kinds of mergers take a while to go through, and until then, it's business as usual at MetroPCS. Expect more new LTE phones, voice-over-LTE and an aggressive move to get people to give up those old 2G flip and texting phones. Those plans all fit with Metro's strategy whether or not the merger goes through.

2013: GSM phones and nationwide 4G arrive. In 2013, Metro will start offering phones on T-Mobile's network. T-Mobile has a much nicer array of smartphones than MetroPCS does; you'll also be able to use unlocked GSM phones with your plan, including unlocked iPhones. With these new phones, you'll be able to roam the nation on T-Mobile's HSPA+ network, and even travel around the world with world-compatible GSM phones.


2013: Service plan prices may rise. MetroPCS's service plans are even cheaper than T-Mobile's right now. In exchange for nationwide coverage and better phones, prices for many MetroPCS customers may rise by about $10 per month. Right now Metro's 2.5GB, $50 plan is most similar to T-Mobile's prepaid 2GB, $60 plan. Metro's 250MB, $40 plan matches up with T-Mobile's prepaid 100MB, $50 plan. T-Mobile's plans would still be considerably less expensive than Verizon's or AT&T's, though, and I see the merged company keeping MetroPCS's affordable international add-on plans.

2014: Stragglers get discounts. About a year before the company turns off the old MetroPCS network, it'll start offering incentives to pry old phones out of people's hands. They'll probably come in the form of trade-ins - bring in your MetroPCS CDMA phone and get a big discount on a shiny new HSPA LTE smart gadget.

2015: A network to be proud of. By mid-2015, T-Mobile will have "20x20" LTE in many cities, which means very fast, high-capacity 4G. The new network will cover more areas and have better in-building coverage than MetroPCS's network does now.

2015: The end of CDMA. All those old MetroPCS CDMA phones will go dead at the end of 2015 as the company turns off its CDMA network, but by then, hopefully, everyone will be on the fast new LTE models. MetroPCS and T-Mobile say that since Metro users tend to change phones relatively quickly, it won't be a problem moving everyone to 4G.
 
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any where lol i can afford a $100 dollar bill a month i might get the optimus g or the galaxy note 2:) do you think current metro pcs 4g customers would be grandfatherd in at the current price $?
prices are stated to stay lower than Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T. ;)

I see this as a good move. ;)

Prolly not, but there prolly wont be any changes in pricing for a few months at least.
 
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this article:
Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS Announce Merger (Phone Scoop)

totally contradicts this one:

MetroPCS Subscriber? What the T-Mobile Merger Means to You | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

the PCmag article seems to be based on the assumption that Tmobile USA is purchasing metroPCS. the phone scoop article states the opposite. according to the phonescoop article Deusche telekom and metroPCS are(or have) worked out a deal where metroPCS is purchasing Tmobile USA.

according to the phonescoop article tmobile isnt making any moves in this deal. this is between DT and metro in how they're gonna divvy up tmobile USA and how Dt wants to give up ownership of tmobile.

metro is not being bought or sold, Tmobile USA is.

quote from the phonescoop article:
The transaction would be a reverse merger, wherein the smaller MetroPCS will acquire the larger T-Mobile USA. Deutsche Telekom would then have time to reduce its ownership of the firm through gradual equity sales rather than all at once. Initially, Deutsche Telekom will own 74% of the merged entity and MetroPCS will own 26%.
 
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this article:
Deutsche Telekom and MetroPCS Announce Merger (Phone Scoop)

totally contradicts this one:

MetroPCS Subscriber? What the T-Mobile Merger Means to You | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

the PCmag article seems to be based on the assumption that Tmobile USA is purchasing metroPCS. the phone scoop article states the opposite. according to the phonescoop article Deusche telekom and metroPCS are(or have) worked out a deal where metroPCS is purchasing Tmobile USA.

according to the phonescoop article tmobile isnt making any moves in this deal. this is between DT and metro in how they're gonna divvy up tmobile USA and how Dt wants to give up ownership of tmobile.

metro is not being bought or sold, Tmobile USA is.

quote from the phonescoop article:


We already covered that, higher up. Pay attention. T-mobile is buying Metro. The company is called T-mobile, they get Metro's spectrum, Metro gets 1.5 billion. Metro is sold. T-mobile's CEO stays in charge.

Understand, so far?

However, to keep it "legal" because T-mobile is owned by a foreign company and there's also tax issues.... T-Mobile's parent company (DT from Germany) is "partially" buying Metro, then "combining" the two companies, blah, blah, blah. It's an accounting trick.

Metro goes away, all the licences and spectrum goes to T-Mobile. CDMA goes away and becomes HSPA+ (along with LTE).

Please don't make us have to discuss all this again.

If Metro was acutally buying T-mobile, all the reverse would be happening. Metro would get all the spectrum and licenses, all the T-mobile stores would become Metro stores, etc., T-mobile CEO would be gone.

If I pay you $15,000 for your car, and my name is now on the title, and I'm driving it all over town -- and you no longer have any car to drive -- didn't I buy your car?
 
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We already covered that, higher up. Pay attention. T-mobile is buying Metro. The company is called T-mobile, they get Metro's spectrum, Metro gets 1.5 billion. Metro is sold. T-mobile's CEO stays in charge.

Understand, so far?

However, to keep it "legal" because T-mobile is owned by a foreign company and there's also tax issues.... T-Mobile's parent company (DT from Germany) is "partially" buying Metro, then "combining" the two companies, blah, blah, blah. It's an accounting trick.

Metro goes away, all the licences and spectrum goes to T-Mobile. CDMA goes away and becomes HSPA+ (along with LTE).

Please don't make us have to discuss all this again.

If Metro was acutally buying T-mobile, all the reverse would be happening. Metro would get all the spectrum and licenses, all the T-mobile stores would become Metro stores, etc., T-mobile CEO would be gone.

If I pay you $15,000 for your car, and my name is now on the title, and I'm driving it all over town -- and you no longer have any car to drive -- didn't I buy your car?

Thank you thank you thank you.
 
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