<![CDATA[Grab your iPhones]]>http://www.physorg.com/news161054214.html
Maybe I'm blind but I didn't see any threads on any forums about this yet...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/17078/grab-your-iphonesRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 11:06:32 GMTFri, 15 May 2009 03:52:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Sat, 16 May 2009 08:14:32 GMT]]>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....

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263344https://fargostreet.com/post/263344Sat, 16 May 2009 08:14:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 17:03:43 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263283https://fargostreet.com/post/263283Fri, 15 May 2009 17:03:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 15:04:31 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263276https://fargostreet.com/post/263276Fri, 15 May 2009 15:04:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 14:57:34 GMT]]>

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:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263275https://fargostreet.com/post/263275Fri, 15 May 2009 14:57:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 14:25:48 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263274https://fargostreet.com/post/263274Fri, 15 May 2009 14:25:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 13:38:04 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263273https://fargostreet.com/post/263273Fri, 15 May 2009 13:38:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 05:24:48 GMT]]>If you are an actual verizon customer nothing is changing for you.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263247https://fargostreet.com/post/263247Fri, 15 May 2009 05:24:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 05:14:51 GMT]]>ok so No worries then?????

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263246https://fargostreet.com/post/263246Fri, 15 May 2009 05:14:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 05:13:27 GMT]]>

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.

...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263245https://fargostreet.com/post/263245Fri, 15 May 2009 05:13:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 05:05:54 GMT]]>

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

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263244https://fargostreet.com/post/263244Fri, 15 May 2009 05:05:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 04:37:57 GMT]]>

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...?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263239https://fargostreet.com/post/263239Fri, 15 May 2009 04:37:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 04:34:33 GMT]]>^^^ Yup.

Don't you remember that lawsuit that was filed against Verizon? The only way they would drop it is if they sold XX% of their newly acquired Alltel crap.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263238https://fargostreet.com/post/263238Fri, 15 May 2009 04:34:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 04:26:48 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263235https://fargostreet.com/post/263235Fri, 15 May 2009 04:26:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 04:26:35 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263234https://fargostreet.com/post/263234Fri, 15 May 2009 04:26:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Grab your iPhones on Fri, 15 May 2009 04:08:37 GMT]]>No shit.

hmmm

Well what the hell does that mean. I just bought a blackberry storm. I know I can sell it on ebay, But is at&t gonna offer us new phones at discount? I mean like a iPhone? I dont want to have to pay full retail price for it?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/263226https://fargostreet.com/post/263226Fri, 15 May 2009 04:08:37 GMT