On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:43:49 UTC, Larry <noone@home.com> wrote:

> Mark Crispin <mrc@Panda.COM> wrote in
> news:alpine.OSX.1.10.0807221657120.710@pangtzu.pan da.com:
>
> > Verizon's pending acquisition of Alltel will add 13 million to Verizon's
> > current 68.7 million customers, restoring its position as the USA's
> > leading carrier with 81.7 million customers.
> >
> >
>
> I doubt it. When the Verizon bastards take over Alltel, they won't be able
> to help themselves screwing it up with hobbleware phones and ultra-limited
> data service. Most Alltel customers were former Verizon customers, here.
> They fled Cellular One when GTE Wireless (now called Verizon) took over the
> plant and tried to screw everyone with double rates for half the minutes.
> I hung around GTE until Vodaphone came on the scene and Verizon Wireless
> took over. The regional plans disappeared and we were forced to buy into
> nationwide service at low minutes we didn't want and didn't need. Mass
> churning was the results to Alltel whos system here is much better,
> especially in the country on 800B cellular.
>
> The very instant Verizon tries to shove their shitty service down my throat
> at god awful prices, I'll flee again, even if I have to abandon sellphones.
> God I can't stand it when someone stands right in front of you and lies his
> ass off....and KNOWS IT!.
>

I suspect that many Alltel customers are not "refugees" from Verizon.
Also, there is a lot of Alltel territory where ATT coverage is
marginal or based on roaming anyway. There are a lot of the west
where if I lived I would probably go with Verizon. I could do it here
in Oklahoma, but ATT is farily good here so I stay with SIM based
phones where I can tether if occasionally necessary.