The only bright side to the merger was that T-Mobile inherited Sprint's permanent contract with Mobile Citizen, and now nonprofits can get extremely low prices

The only bright side to the merger was that T-Mobile inherited Sprint's permanent contract with Mobile Citizen, and now nonprofits can get extremely low prices on uncapped, unthrottled 5G hotspots from T-Mobile, something you can't get as a normal consumer. Before the merger, you were stuck with Sprint's not-so-great network, but after the merger you end up with all of T-Mobile's coverage and speeds exceeding 1gbps in some urban areas. If you meet certain income requirements, you can get one from one of Mobile Citizen's resellers (such as PC's for People) for around $15/month. Or, for like $400-500/year you can get one through the Calyx Institute as a "gift" for donors. There's no getting out of this contract either. It's part of a deal Sprint made when they took over $1B in taxpayer money to build out their LTE infrastructure. This is how they pay it back - forever. If you needed something to help swing the pendulum back towards the consumer, still, the merger wasn't good for wireless competition in the U.S.