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.
