T-Mobile wants to make sure its customers can get a wireless signal anywhere, especially in two key locations: home and office. The Bellevue, Washington, company said on Monday that it will soon offer the T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot, a low-power wireless radio that provides 3G and 4G cell coverage indoors. The radio, also known as …

Life’s list of tech frustrations has to include discovering that your new smartphone won’t work wherever you need it. That’s especially maddening for world travelers, whether they’re businesspeople, military personnel, students on study abroad programs or vacationers. The advent of 4G LTE promised to unite the globe under a common network technology. But the way different governments have allocated wireless …

T-Mobile may be about to make its boldest move yet as part of its “Uncarrier” campaign. T-Mobile has set the date for its Uncarrier 10 event, which will be in Los Angeles. T-Mobile The Bellevue, Washington, wireless operator is expected to let subscribers use unlimited data when streaming select video services, such as Netflix and HBO, according to leaker Evan …

T-Mobile is closing the coverage gap between itself and larger rivals AT&T and Verizon. T-Mobile is using low-frequency spectrum to extend the coverage of its 4G LTE network to rural regions of the country like Missoula, Montana. T-Mobile T-Mobile executives on Tuesday said the carrier’s 4G LTE service is available to more than 300 million people across the US, roughly …

Get ready for Comcast, your neighborhood wireless service provider. CNET CEO Brian Roberts confirmed during the company’s quarterly earnings conference call Tuesday that the cable television giant will activate an agreement it struck with Verizon back in 2011 to sell Comcast-branded wireless service using its network. Roberts didn’t divulge details about the new offer, but he said wireless is an …

AT&T made a $49 billion bet that consumers are still willing to pay for a traditional package of television channels. AT&T said it added 2.5 million wireless customers and 26,000 new DirecTV subscribers. CNET/Marguerite Reardon It’s counterintuitive thinking, with many industry watchers conceding that more folks are shedding their cable and satellite TV packages in lieu of video found online …

Customers who signed up for unlimited data are going to get it, Verizon says. That means no throttling. Verizon Verizon Wireless’ unlimited-data customers finally have something to celebrate. Subscribers to the carrier’s grandfathered unlimited plans won’t suffer slowdowns, even if they run wild with their data usage, Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said in an interview Tuesday. The nation’s …

If you’ve been thinking about checking out Google’s Project Fi wireless service, now is your chance. The Mountain View, California, Internet search titan said Monday it’s giving out “instant invites” to the service for the next 24 hours. Interested users can sign up directly on the company’s website. Project Fi is Google’s attempt to shake up the wireless industry with …

A price hike on Verizon’s unlimited data service may be the last straw for customers clinging to their grandfathered plans. The company said earlier this month that after November 15, it’s bumping up the price of its unlimited data plan by $20, bringing the cost to $50 a month. With text messaging and voice services figured in, a customer’s bill …

All good things must come to an end. For customers on Sprint’s unlimited plan, the days of free-flowing data are over. Starting Friday, the nation’s fourth-largest wireless operator will begin “throttling,” or slowing down, the connection speed for its heaviest unlimited-data customers, the company said. You really need to work to get in Sprint’s sights, though. Customers won’t see a …