While the New England Patriots were busy taking down the Atlanta Falcons at this year’s Super Bowl, mobile carriers T-Mobile and Verizon decided they had better things to do than watch the game – like throwing shade at each other on Twitter in the strangest way possible.
A bit of background: T-Mobile just launched a new campaign starring comedian Kristen Schaal that hits out at Verizon over its various overages.
❤️ you @Kristenschaaled but if you want the pain of overages, @Verizon can provide lots of it. #TMobileONE =no pain! #TheSafeWordisUnlimited pic.twitter.com/7MiwtbnuCN
— T-Mobile? (@TMobile) February 5, 2017
That was followed by a tweet from Schaal that was likely aimed at kicking off a war of words between the two brands:
.@Verizon overages hurt so bad. Do you punish your customers that way, @TMobile? #TheSafeWordisUnlimited
— Kristen Schaal (@kristenschaaled) February 5, 2017
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Then came this reply from T-Mobile:
Sorry @Kristenschaaled but with our UNLIMITED network, you won’t feel the pain of overages. Can we still be friends? #TheSafeWordisUnlimited https://t.co/ZpZpMqMqdS
— T-Mobile? (@TMobile) February 6, 2017
Not to be outdone, Verizon returned fire with these zingers (cover your eyes, kids):
Unfortunately no one will hear your safe word if you're on @Tmobile. ?
— Verizon (@verizon) February 6, 2017
Yes @Tmobile, we're into BDSM. Bigger coverage map, Devastating Speed, and Massive capacity.
— Verizon (@verizon) February 6, 2017
T-Mobile CEO John Legere wanted to have the last word, so he went with this:
.@verizon guys… it can't go any further. calm down. pic.twitter.com/jINXguIUAD
— John Legere (@JohnLegere) February 6, 2017
And that’s why you only follow your mobile carrier’s Twitter account when you need customer support.
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