The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

T-Mobile takes a swipe at AT&T

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In December, T-Mobile announced it would give AT&T customers one free year of DirecTV Now when they activated two lines and brought their number to T-Mobile ONE.

Now they’re getting ready to sweeten the pot again for those customers who took them up on that offer.

T-Mobile offers AT&T refugees a free year of Hulu — in addition to the free year of DirecTV Now they’re already getting.

Back in late 2016, DirecTV Now launched with a lot of ballyhoo thanks to an amazing initial price point — $35 a month for 100+ channels.

But customers of AT&T’s new streaming service quickly became disenchant­ed thanks to a lot of technical snafus that made it hard to watch the service. They’re especially upset if they got in after the introducto­ry offer ended and are now paying $60 for those same channels!

Now, T-Mobile is offering those same AT&T refugees a free year of Hulu in addition to the year of DirecTV Now they’re already getting. Hulu’s basic service costs $8 a month, so that’s a savings of almost $100 this year for eligible customers.

If you are eligible, look for a notificati­on from T-Mobile in the coming weeks with a unique code good for your free year of Hulu Limited Commercial­s service.

“Every former AT&T customer who took us up on our offer now gets a free year of Hulu on us — and they get to enjoy it on a faster, more advanced network with unlimited data!” said John Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile, according to a news release.

Clearly, the battle of the wireless carriers rages on and it’s getting ugly for them — but great for you and your wallet!

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