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T-Mobile US, Verizon trade quips in the sky and on Twitter

by Joey Jackson October 27, 2015
written by Joey Jackson October 27, 2015 Share
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T-Mobile US took to the sky – and to Twitter – to continue its antagonism of its larger competitor, prompting a war of words on social media.

The spat began when T-Mobile US flew a plane over Verizon Communication’s headquarters in Basking Ridge, N.J., and wrote “end overages now” and other phrases in the sky. T-Mobile US said it was writing the message on behalf of consumers who want Verizon Wireless to end overage penalties.

See the messages for yourself below.

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Unsurprisingly, T-Mobile US documented the whole process on social media.

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Verizon responded with a powerful retort of its own in which it stood behind its No. 1 ranked network using an animated graphic that said “#1 in speed, reliability, performance” in a skywriting font.

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T-Mobile US of course responded in kind with the hashtag #VzwAteTheirWheatiesToday.

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Who won? You decide.

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[email protected] Joey Jackson is an editor and production manager at RCRWireless.com and RCRtv based in Austin, Texas. Before coming to RCR, Joey was a multimedia journalist for multiple TV news affiliates around the country. He is in charge of custom video production as well as the production of the "Digs," "Gigs," "How it works" and "Tower Stories" segments for RCRtv. He also writes daily about the latest developments in telecom and ICT news. An Oregon native, Joey graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism and communications. He enjoys telling the stories of the people and companies that are shaping the landscape of the mobile world. Follow him on Twitter at @duck_jackson.

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