The largest MVNO in the US has been acquired by largest wireless provider in the US to the tune of $6+ billion. That’s right, Tracfone is joining Verizon, as announced earlier today.
If you weren’t aware, Tracfone serves a ton of people — it’s the largest reseller of wireless services in the US, serving about 21 million customers through a network of over 90,000 retail locations. Currently, more than 13 million Tracfone subscribers use Verizon’s network through an existing wholesale agreement, so for many, not much will change.
According to Verizon’s announcement, “Following the acquisition, Verizon expects to bring its award-winning 4G LTE and 5G networks and other innovative technologies to Tracfone customers, further develop Tracfone’s distribution channels, and expand Tracfone’s market opportunities.”
The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2021.
// Verizon
Because less choice is better for you.
Switch to Total Wireless because it was the same Verizon 4G, but MUCH cheaper.. kiss that goodbye next year!
Glad I switched to Mint.
Let’s hope with fingers crossed that there will be much better customer service. 80% of the time if you need help with something & need to talk you need an interpreter to understand the agents. Half the time they like to repeat things like there practicing there English with you & that annoy’s the living hell out of me. Like, no problem, no worry’s, yes sir, you have nothing to worry about! I’m saying in my mind who the hell said anything that I was worried. I just want to know we both know that we are on the same level of understanding of what I want. Lol geez!
TF isn’t bad if you need no help… If you know what’s wrong and need them, it is terrible. The right hand doesn’t know what the left is doing. I attempted to switch from Tracfone TM to Tracfone AT&T and they bungled the “port”.
Because tracphone has a total of 850 employees.
Well Straight Talk had a decent run…
So they aquired a bunch of burner phone lines which they were already servicing…total vz move.
But of course..
i’m a net10 user, one of the tracfone subsidiaries. interesting to see what will become of everything. i’ve been happy with them though, verizon coverage, 2gb LTE for $20/month. Not as good a value as something like visible, but for $20/month it’s great.
Visible is TERRIBLE.
sooo….the kiosk in Walmart for Verizon is about to get more black/red branding?