If you’re considering jumping ship to Sprint to take advantage of its “half-off” promotion, don’t dawdle. The promotion, which promises to cut your existing rate plan at a competing carrier in half, has been a hit with consumers. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier said it added 173,000 post-paid customers, or folks who pay at the …

Perhaps AT&T didn’t thank its customers hard enough. Fierce rivals AT&T and T-Mobile have battled on many fronts. In June, the latest was over how much appreciation each carrier could show its customers. AT&T fired the first volley in early June, unveiling “AT&T Thanks,” a program that offered perks like a buy-one-get-one-free offer on movie tickets (on Tuesdays) and a …

The price of the Netflix’s most popular plan is going up by $1, and folks don’t like it. The video streaming service posted its worst subscriber growth in three years, but took the unusual move of blaming media coverage of the price hike for its disappointing performance. The company warned that things wouldn’t pick up next quarter either. We also …

ZTE continues to press its advantage on big, affordable phones. The Chinese handset manufacturer on Monday unveiled the ZMax Pro, an exclusive jumbo-sized phone for prepaid carrier MetroPCS. The phone costs $99 after a MetroPCS instant rebate. It will be available on August 1, and preorders begin today. It’s the latest attempt by a low-cost phone vendor to make its …

The Federal Communications Commission just brought the reality of a superspeedy 5G world a little closer. The agency on Thursday voted to make available a block of spectrum for use in the next generation of cellular technology. It had introduced the proposal in June as a way to help drive innovation in the wireless industry. The spectrum, which runs at …

Are you on T-Mobile? Get ready to play Pokemon Go to your heart’s content. The nation’s third-largest carrier said on Thursday that data consumed while playing the viral hit sensation Pokemon Go wouldn’t count against a customer’s high-speed data plan for the next year. The perk takes effect July 19 and is part of the carrier’s T-Mobile Tuesdays freebie program. …

The Pokemon Go bubble can’t last forever. If Nintendo isn’t careful, it could hasten the game’s demise. After all, server issues and app crashes abound, and we debate whether that will have an impact on the longevity of the game. Also: We compare our pathetic Pokemon count to our producer Bryan’s, who has a much more impressive collection. In addition, …

I first encounter the problem after spotting and catching a Bulbasaur a block away from my office. Instead of a screen confirming the digital monster is mine, I get a white Poke ball-like icon in the top left-hand corner that spins and spins and spins. Later that day, I encounter two men taking turns posing for photos next to a …

The reality of 5G, wireless connectivity that’s faster than our speediest home internet service, is years away. But that isn’t stopping Verizon from making its presence felt now. The nation’s largest wireless carrier said Monday it has worked out the radio specifications for its 5G deployment with its vendor partners, providing a common blueprint for everyone regarding the network infrastructure, …

Now playing: Watch this: Pokemon Go: Have you caught the fever? (The 3:59, Ep…. 13:32 Have you caught them all? Pokemon Go launched last week, and it’s a legitimate phenomenon, with people taking “Pokewalks” around their neighborhoods to find the digital monsters and power-ups on their phone. Nintendo and its developer partner, Niantic, have struggled to keep up with demand …