MIAMI, FL – LeBron James has ended months of intense speculation by signing a ‘lucrative’ contract with telecoms company AT&T for cable, internet and phone services. His decision ends the biggest drama in ISP switching history since the Verizon guy came five and a half hours late to install Shaquille O’Neal’s new system. James makes the move from former provider Dish Network in a deal that could see him save as much as $8 (£5.2) a month over five years.
The 25 year old has been a Dish customer for seven years ever since living out of his parent’s house, but became a free agent in July and on the look out for well priced broadband deals. His mail box has been bombarded with contract offers from the likes of Versizon, Comcast and Time Warner worth at least $5 monthly savings – plus unlimited data allowances on his mobile.
“Fast internet speeds is a huge thing for me,” James said in explaining his decision. “I want to be able to download movies instantly and I think I can do that with AT&T.”
James said he had made up his mind after discussing the move with his mother.
Dish had been hopeful of keeping their Most Valuable Customer, but hopes where dashed after James privately admitted he was looking for a deal that included cable TV. “LeBron is one of the greatest customers we’ve ever had” said a spokesman for Dish Network. “He always paid his bill on time and never complained when we had outages. We would love to have kept him on for another year at least but I respect his decision.”
Fellow free agents Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh also signed up to similar services as talk now turns to whether the AT&T network can handle such heavy bandwidth users on their network.
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