There’s no question now that 2013 was a historic year for T-Mobile. The company reported Wednesday that it added a total of 4.4 million new subscribers to its network in all of 2013, turning around a business that had steadily been losing customers. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get …
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T-Mobile claims it now has the fastest wireless network in the United States. At a press conference at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Wednesday, the wireless operator said that its newly deployed 4G LTE network, which now covers 209 million people in the US in 273 metro areas, is the fastest wireless network in the United States. …
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T-Mobile said Wednesday that it will pay early-termination fees for customers who are switching to the carrier from rival phone firms. The bold move is the next phase of T-Mobile’s so-called “Uncarrier” strategy. The company says it will pay early-termination fees for customers when they trade in their devices with T-Mobile and sign up for T-Mobile wireless service. T-Mobile said …
Read More »Sprint’s new ‘Framily Plans’ offers big savings
Sprint announced Tuesday a new family plan, which the company claims will help customers save money the more people they add to their plans. The new Sprint Framily Plan is available to new and existing customers. and it allows customers to add up to 10 individuals to a given plan. The more customers are added to the plan the bigger …
Read More »Panasonic moves beyond TVs at CES to focus on businesses
Panasonic is more than a TV maker. That’s the message the Japanese electronics maker wanted to get across on Monday during its press event at the Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas. Related stories Best Toaster Oven for 2022 Best Vlogging Camera for 2022 25 Great Tech Gifts for $100 or Less Best Headphones for Sleeping in 2022 Best Rice …
Read More »AT&T covers more than 270 million with 4G LTE
AT&T is continuing to add new markets to its 4G LTE coverage. On Monday the company announced it was expanding the faster wireless data service to more than 20 additional markets. The wireless operator now covers more than 270 million people with the 4G LTE service. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier …
Read More »Is Republic Wireless too good to be true?
How much would you sacrifice for cheap smartphone service? That’s a question a lot of consumers are asking themselves these days as they shop for a better deal on their wireless service. Some consumers don’t want to sacrifice anything. They want rock solid reliability, a wide selection of the hottest new phones and stellar customer service. But all those things …
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T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere gave his Twitter followers a hint of what to expect from the company’s next phase of its “UnCarrier” strategy in a post about New Year’s resolutions. In a picture he tweeted on New Year’s day, Legere showed his New Year resolutions for 2013 and 2014 and offered a glimpse into what people can expect from …
Read More »Finding a good deal on wireless
If saving money is one of your new year’s resolutions, then I suggest you start shopping for new smartphone service. Service providers like T-Mobile and Republic Wireless shook up the wireless industry in 2013 with truly competitive service pricing. Bigger players, such as AT&T, have already started to respond. And I suspect the market will get even more competitive in …
Read More »Top 10 predictions for the mobile market in 2014
This past year was a busy one for the mobile market. And next year will likely be just as intense. Wireless operators were busy wheeling and dealing to get more wireless spectrum. And they were busy upgrading their networks to 4G LTE service, truly making 2013 the breakout year for faster wireless service. There was also a lot of deal …
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