AT&T begins transition of acquired Verizon Wireless assets

By on Jul 22, 2010 at 7:44 PM
General July 22, 2010

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Verizon Wireless customers in the 79 markets that AT&T acquired are being alerted that they will soon be AT&T customers. A welcoming letter detailing the initial phase of the transition is being sent out to this lucky group of Verizon Wireless subscribers and one of our readers was kind enough to share the letter with us.  The letter confirms that  AT&T  is activating its service on a market-by-market basis and is working on integrating the two disparate networks. Once integration is complete, AT&T will transition customers over to its service, plans, and handsets shortly thereafter. In a bit of irony, these Big Red customers will be the first to have an iPhone 4. Any Verizon Wireless customers a bit jealous?

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  • Red

    All of this talk about 3G coverage, and not too many even know what the differences are between GSM 3G and CDMA 3G. 3G stands for THIRD GENERATION network. Verizon’s 3G isn’t really much better or different than AT&T or T-Mobile’s EDGE coverage.

    Verizon’s “Rev…” stands for REVISION to the standard which amounts to data speed enhancements. Verizon has different “Revs…” and they’re not all equal. They have “3G” nationwide, but they’re not the same REVISIONS in all locations. So, their data speeds are different in different locations with different REVISIONS for that area.

    CDMA is where it is in technology because it’s pretty much what they’ve used for years with minor revisions for data speed over deployment. Naturally, they have more “3G” coverage, but there really isn’t much benefit for anyone who only uses a cell phone to make calls. CDMA’s data speeds are essentially 2.5G compared to GSM. If CDMA was so advanced, Verizon and Sprint wouldn’t be working to move away from it in favor of LTE (WiMax for Sprint) which is a GSM-based network. CDMA can’t handle voice and data at the same time, like GSM 3G can, which is one of the primary reasons why extremely populated areas on GSM 3G tend to drop calls or have poor quality. Those on AT&T with an iPhone typically have no problems with call quality if they turn off 3G in those areas.

    AT&T’s EDGE vs. Verizon’s 3G: the only advantage to Verizon is data speed. Neither can handle voice and data at the same time. I’ve used my phone in many EDGE areas, and data speed is acceptable, for the most part. It still gets the job done, but not as fast.

    If you need proof and links, do some homework and internet searches. It isn’t found on any one site because there are MANY that spell out the differences.

  • IDIOTS

    So, I am blown away with how people reading this information and commenting on this article don’t have a clue whats going on and making just dumb comments. First off, the individuals that were with Alltel stayed under Alltel contracts and were not handed over to Verizon during the merger. The FCC had demanded that Verizon had a monopoly in these markets and the acquisition of their contracts would have been the monopoly. A 3rd party company still basically Alltel was servicing these contracts. Individuals were never with Verizon and then going to be handed over to At&t. They stayed Alltel essentially. So if you were with Alltel and then given notice that you’re contract is now serviced by Verizon then you are with Verizon. Your contract will NOT be handed over to At&t. If you were with Alltel and never were given notice of Verizon servicing your contract you will now be handed over to At&t. These are select and fairly small markets that Alltel had. I know of 1 market in Iowa where I have friends that said they still have small and very mininal customer service with their alltel reps still and had to continue to stay under the alltel name because their market was deemed a monopoly for Verizon…

    KNOW YOUR FACTS and QUIT ACTING LIKE IDIOTS come on people.

  • Cross

    The above info isn’t perfectly accurate. There are several markets in Michigan, Nebraska, and Minnesota where it appears that Verizon actually solds *it’s own* customers and kept the Alltel customers in these areas.

    Check out http://www.cellularmaps.com/alltel_divest.shtml

    This info is detailed near the bottom.

  • MIke

    Here’s my story: I had an Alltel contract, and after this contract expired in June I ported my account to Verizon, and now I’m being told I’m being transfered to AT&T under a federal mandate. Not completely happy about it, I’m pretty thrilled with my Verizon service and my Droid X, but I guess there is a 30 day grace period where if I’m not satisfied with the service I can be ported to any carrier that I want. I need to read up on it a bit more, but that’s what I’m being told from Verizon.

  • Dana

    One thing I’m concerned about and surprised I haven’t ran across any posts on this yet is pretty much all my friends/family are on Verizon therefore, I have mobile to mobile. Unfortunately, I am the only one in my group that is in an area affected by this change. I will no longer have mobile to mobile with most of my contacts. In fact, I don’t know one person I call that is on AT&T. It’s either Alltel, Sprint, or Verizon with most of them being Verizon. That’s my main concern!

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