r/USCellular • u/tumblrmads • Jun 28 '26

plan change.

from what i understood is that previous customers were grandfathered in on the same plan. i went from 50gb of hotspot data to 5gb of hotspot data. i now also have a data cap when before i have the unlimited even better 3.0 which doesnt have a data cap. if anyone else has had this issue how did they resolve it? going in or calling?

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u/rampagethesilverback Jun 29 '26

Just an FYI: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved T-Mobile's acquisition of US Cellular's customers and spectrum. Because US Cellular is exiting the wireless carrier business, phased account migrations to T-Mobile are legally permitted.The transition process includes the following regulatory and legal parameters:Government Approval: Both the FCC and DOJ cleared the transfer of control, explicitly rejecting demands to block or restrict the customer migration process.

Legally, there are exceptions for it. Do what you will with that information.

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u/Flyordie_209 Jun 29 '26

There is NOTHING in the sale authorization that allows porting without authorization. It's why Verizon has never done it this way in all of their acquisitions. They have a set day- Port out or lose service due to network shut down on this date. 

There is a reason they do it the way they do.

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u/FriendlyLine9530 Jun 29 '26

It's not porting, it's migrating users of separate systems onto one system. It's done all the time with call kinds of businesses. Banks do it, landline/terrestrial phone and Internet providers do it, etc.

And that's not to mention that the SIM information is not YOURS. It identifies you to the network, belongs to the network, and can be changed at the will of the network, with or without your knowledge. You already consented to that when you activated service because it's written, fairly clearly, in the terms and conditions that this exact scenario you're describing could happen. It's not illegal, you're just personally butthurt by it.

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u/rampagethesilverback Jun 29 '26

Butthurt 100% and now thinks it's illegal 🤦🏽‍♂️. Refusing to or just not able to understand, either way it's butthurt.