Following in the footsteps of Comcast, T-Mobile and At&t will be sharing the same network to help those customers with both services. Which ever company has to stronger service their calls will be routed though Tmo or At&t to help Sandy victims. It’s good to see these companes helping victims in such a hard time.
There will be no roaming charges for customers of either company, and no need to change any settings, rate plan or service agreements.
Making calls across the Northeast has been difficult following Sandy, and New York and New Jersey seem to be the hardest hit. According to the Federal Communication Commission, about a quarter of cell phone towers in the 10 states were knocked out by the storm.
Repairing these towers will take several days or longer, and continued inclement weather could cause additional issues and repair delays. Some transmission sites that are still working are currently running on backup generators, which carriers hope will last until power is restored.
[CNN]