Thinking about switching to a new cell service? AT&T and T-Mobile will do whatever they can to make sure they keep you as a customer.
Last night, an inquisitive AT&T customer named Jay Rooney posted this question to twitter asking his followers if he should switch over to T-Mobile after hearing about its international data plan reports The Next Web. (T-Mobile gives away free 2G data internationally.)
A few minutes later, the twitter accounts of T-Mobile and AT&T began tweeting at him hoping to either persuade him to switch or keep his current service.
To end the ongoing war of words, T-Mobile CEO John Legere steps in to save the day. Rooney decided to transfer over to T-Mobile, but you can see the full conversation below.
This is how it all started:
@RamblingRooney You know there is an alternative to old-school wireless carriers, right? It’s called @TMobile, the #uncarrier ^ Lisa A
— T-Mobile (@TMobile) November 26, 2013
Here is AT&T's response:
@ATT Hmmm... I could be persuaded by a discount on my data plan
— Jay Rooney (@RamblingRooney) November 26, 2013
T-Mobile started to get combatitive:
@ATT Did your kindergarten panel write that for you? @RamblingRooney Global data at no extra charge vs. $$$$$$ #ItsNotComplicated
— T-Mobile (@TMobile) November 26, 2013
AT&T defends itself:
@RamblingRooney No gloves out over here, Jay. It's too close to the holidays to be so disgruntled. #HappyCarrier
— AT&T (@ATT) November 26, 2013
T-Mobile CEO John Legere tweets in to end the bickering:
@JohnLegere You definitely caught my attention, good sir. Going to a @tmobile store to inquire tomorrow!
— Jay Rooney (@RamblingRooney) November 27, 2013