T-Mobile & AT&T ink temporary deal to share networks in Hurricane Sandy aftermath
Written by: Tony Simons on October 31, 2012. Hurricane Sandy — aka ‘Frankenstorm’, aka ‘The Perfect Storm’ — has come and gone, leaving much of New York and New Jersey destroyed in its path. Not only has she accounted for at least 50 deaths thus far, but it’s predicted the storm did billions of dollars worth of damage in the affected areas, and there are still a great number of people trapped in the areas worst hit. To make things worse, cellphone coverage has been affected to the point where networks have struggled to keep up with the high amounts of communication being attempted in these areas. To help lighten the load a bit and provide some much-needed relief, T-Mobile and AT&T have struck a deal to share their GSM and 3G networks in the area with no roaming fees or plan changes while the networks come back, with the best-functioning network taking precedence in any given connection. We’re not sure when networks will be up to full speed again, but obviously they’ll be worki...