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T-Mobile is currently concluding its acquisition of US Cellular. In fact, T-Mobile customers can already roam for free on US Cellular towers. So does that mean that US Cellular is no longer available for new customers? Actually, no. As with the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, there’s going to be a transition period where US Cellular stores and services still operate semi-independently before integrating with T-Mobile more directly.
The bigger question is if there’s really any good reason to sign up for US Cellular right now. I’ll be honest, in most cases, you’d be better off taking a look at the best T-Mobile deals. While US Cellular will continue to operate for a while, you’ll eventually have to switch plans to T-Mobile anyhow, though your mobile devices shouldn’t be majorly impacted by the transition.
That said, US Cellular does have a few offers of its own that might better appeal to you than T-Mobile’s current deals. Switching to US Cellular now also means you could be grandfathered into better rates than you’d get from T-Mobile for a while during the transition. For example, some customers were still clinging to their old Sprint pricing years after the Sprint network was officially shut down.
Get US Cellular’s Best Price Ever promotion
With US Cellular officially heading the way of the dinosaur, this might literally be one of the best deals you’ll ever find with this carrier. Simply put, you can get 4 lines for just $15 per line. As you might expect with such a bottom-barrel price, there are some hoops you have to jump through here.
First, you must call or visit a store to get this offer. You’ll also need to have Auto Pay and Paperless billing, and must be a brand new account with the full four lines to qualify. You’ll also need to be on the Unlimited Data-Basic 3.0 or Unlimited Data-Even Better 3.0 plan to qualify.
One important catch is that this pricing only applies for the first year, after which you’ll have to cancel or it will go up. Considering US Cellular’s limited shelf life, this probably won’t matter much to you, as it gets you a good deal throughout the whole T-Mobile transition process.
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