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  • JoelJ Offline
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    Joel
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    Jim;274817 wrote:
    It doesn't mean shit. AT&T operates on a GSM network, and so you only are going to be affected if you currently have a rural small company GSM (like old school unicel) phone.
    But Verizon doesn't own any GSM networks...?

    no race car? becuz homeowner...

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      Joel;274822 wrote:
      But Verizon doesn't own any GSM networks...?

      All Verizon phones are CDMA, with the exception of "global" edition smartphones which may have a SIM card slot for roaming internationally

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        Joel;274822 wrote:
        But Verizon doesn't own any GSM networks...?

        integra_gsr98;274818 wrote:
        AT&T bought the Alltel networks in ND, SD, and various other places. There won't be "AT&T" coverage here for at least another 15 months or so either. They have to convert every alltel tower to GSM in order to provide service.

        ...

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        • RexwagonR Offline
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          ok so No worries then?????

          legacy image

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          • integra_gsr98I Offline
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            integra_gsr98
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            If you are an actual verizon customer nothing is changing for you.

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            • JoelJ Offline
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              Joel
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              The way Jim made it sound, it will never change. I understand it takes time to build new towers/ set up a network. I just want to know if were getting AT&T service in place of our verizon service in the next year or 2 so I can decided whether I want a new phone or not.

              no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                Joel...CellularOne was around here for like forever and then got bought out by Alltel. Alltel then got bought out, nationaly, by Verizon. People flipped out beacuse Verizon would have a 'monopoloy' on service in the Midewest so they were threatened with a huge class action lawsuit unless they got rid of ___ assests. They decided that the *extra *assests in the Midwest, ND/SD/ect, were expendable so Verizon pretty much just sold their Alltel rights to AT&T. It's pretty cut and dry...if you have Alltel service, expect to *sometime *soon be 'switching' over to AT&T. You have nothing to worry about.

                ps. My mom had a contract with CellularOne for a long ass time, and when they got bought out they have to honor exsisting contracts...so once again she will be transfering her contract over to AT&T. idk why i just shared that.

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                  DelSlow;274857 wrote:
                  Joel...CellularOne was around here for like forever and then got bought out by Alltel. Alltel then got bought out, nationaly, by Verizon. People flipped out beacuse Verizon would have a 'monopoloy' on service in the Midewest so they were threatened with a huge class action lawsuit unless they got rid of ___ assests. They decided that the *extra *assests in the Midwest, ND/SD/ect, were expendable so Verizon pretty much just sold their Alltel rights to AT&T. It's pretty cut and dry...if you have Alltel service, expect to *sometime *soon be 'switching' over to AT&T. You have nothing to worry about.

                  ps. My mom had a contract with CellularOne for a long ass time, and when they got bought out they have to honor exsisting contracts...so once again she will be transfering her contract over to AT&T. idk why i just shared that.

                  So your mom has like a 100 minutes a month for 50 bucks then huh...:icon_rabbit:

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                  • DelSlowD Offline
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                    haha Actually i think its around 1400 mins. But i do know its like 20 a month

                    It's like crazy cheap because its some State Employee discount for the government.

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                      actually it means that you'll be able to get a local phone number and still use GSM hardware.

                      It may mean that AT&T makes some GSM investments in the area as well. There are plenty of people [myself included] using GSM phones in fargo, but none of us have local phone numbers.

                      If At&T does some infrastructure build out, it will be a net-win for all GSM customers currently in fargo. If they just start selling new GSM handsets here and don't do anything with coverage or capacity, it will probably be a net loss for existing GSM users like myself.

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                        who cares...at&t's contract with apple is up in september and apple is going to have a contract with verizon now...

                        its been in the fargo forum the past 4 days....

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