When we mentioned yesterday that Vodafone was considering snatching up T-Mobile UK, we figured that’d be the last we heard of it for a while. They’d go quiet for a while, do some negotiation, and then they’d either make a big deal about the purchase or just pretend the whole thing never happened. As it happens, it’s a bit more heated than that.
According to ElectricPig, there’s a bit of a bidding war going on right now, with O2 and Orange throwing up their paddles alongside Vodafone. It’s all a big messy mess at the moment, though; some claim that Orange wants nothing to do with it, while other say they’re already bidding away. The current rumored price getting tossed around is right around £3 billion pounds, which is just under $5 billion USD.
What say you, UKers – got a preference as to who walks away with T-Mobile UK’s customer base in tow?
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The iPhone truly wrecked the UK phone market by chaining it to the O2 network, and now no network worth it’s salt doesn’t offer an exclusive handset.
This means that once a year I switch providers due to the picky nature of my phone buying. I want THAT one. T-Mobile had really good customer service and Orange (who I am with now) has great handsets, so my preference would be those two.