9 [Pro] Better Service

T-Mobile and Sprint both promised consumers that “speeds, coverage and performance” will be increased thanks to their combined networks. Sprint customers, in particular, could see their coverage maps greatly expanded by the T-Mobile network.

That might bode well for the two telecom giants, who lag behind AT&T and Verizon in RootMetric scores in speed, reliability and coverage. (Though T-Mobile John Legere will be quick to dispute those findings in favor of data collected by other research bodies). Of course, we won’t know for sure until or if the merger becomes a done deal.