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What does T-Mobile Sprint merger mean for Sprint customers?
T-Mobile successfully acquired Sprint as of April 1, becoming one company and effectively bringing the total number of major US cell carriers from four down to three. At least for now.
What happens to my Sprint plan after merger?
Your plan and billing will also stay the same for now. Sprint is still your network, and you’ll receive the same perks and privileges that you did before the merger. You might even see increased network coverage in areas that are covered by T-Mobile.
Will Sprint customers become T-Mobile?
It’s an expected move as T-Mobile continues to absorb Sprint’s network and customers into its own base, and comes six months after its contentious planned January 1, 2022 shutdown of Sprint’s 3G CDMA network. A third of Sprint customers have already been moved onto the T-Mobile network, according to T-Mobile.
Does Sprint use T-Mobile towers?
T-Mobile is building a 5G network that uses Sprint spectrum and towers, and it is aiming to shift Sprint customers to the T-Mobile network instead of the Sprint network. At the current time, T-Mobile has transitioned approximately 33 percent of Sprint customers to the T-Mobile network.
Can I switch from Sprint to T-Mobile for free?
Eligible Sprint customers can now take advantage of the full T-Mobile network with a simple SIM swap. Your Sprint account remains the same, with the same price, plan and billing experience, but now you’ll access the T-Mobile network as your primary network.
What happens to Sprint customers after T-Mobile merger?
For now, all customers will stay with the same Sprint and T-Mobile network and service they’ve been using. Sprint customers can now visit a T-Mobile store for service; most T-Mobile branded stores can now serve both Sprint and T-Mobile customers.
Are Sprint plans going away?
The latest step in the merging of the carriers.
How do Sprint customers switch to T-Mobile?
Will T-Mobile-Sprint merger help or hurt the company?
In the judge’s view, allowing the merger will in fact help “to continue T-Mobile’s undeniably successful business strategy for the foreseeable future.” To that end, T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert promised to press ahead and try to complete his company’s acquisition of Sprint by April 1.
What does the Sprint-T-Mobile deal mean for T-Mobile?
The deal, which followed multiple unsuccessful attempts at consolidation among carriers in the last decade, created a company with a vast spectrum on which to build its next-generation network. T-Mobile is now second only to Verizon Communications Inc. in phone subscribers, a result of both its marketing blitz and the Sprint deal.
Are AT and Verizon a joint venture?
See our ethics statement. All four major US carriers — AT, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint — have each issued the same joint press release announcing the formation of “a joint venture” called the “Cross-Carrier Messaging Initiative” (CCMI).
Is T-Mobile the new Verizon for 5G?
Verizon has long trumpeted its advantage on speed and reliability, leaving T-Mobile to offer customers lower prices and more flexibility. “T-Mobile has an opportunity to position itself as the new premium 5G network in this country,” says BitPath’s Javid.