For the first time in eight years, the Federal Communications Commission has declared the mobile wireless market to be competitive. FCC The findings were outlined in the FCC’s 20th annual report on the state of the mobile wireless market. The FCC is required by Congress to examine the state of competition in the wireless market …
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T-Mobile and Sprint are quickly becoming the Ross and Rachel of the wireless industry. The nation’s third- and fourth-largest wireless carriers are in active discussions for a merger, according to a person familiar with the talks. It could take anywhere between three and five weeks before the deal might be made official, although there’s no guarantee it will go through. CNBC’s …
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Those of you on T-Mobile’s unlimited data plans will soon get to use at least 50 gigabytes of data each month before you face a possible speed reduction. T-Mobile, the third-largest wireless player — well behind Verizon and AT&T — previously warned that it may reduce customers’ download speeds once they’ve consumed 32GB of data each month. The wireless carrier …
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Update, Sept. 16 at 6:50 a.m. PT: T-Mobile CEO John Legere took to Twitter late Friday to announce that the carrier is adjusting its earlier plan to include faster 4G LTE speeds on the Apple Watch Series 3 at the $10 rate. The Apple Watch Series 3 plan on @TMobile will be $10/m for unlimited 4G LTE. Thanks for your …
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Wireless service is being restored to millions of people recovering from Hurricane Irma, but for areas hardest hit by the storm widespread outages persist. The nation’s largest wireless carriers — Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile — have worked around the clock to restore service to millions of customers in Florida and other areas affected by Hurricane Irma. Now playing: Watch …
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The new Apple Watch Series 3 can double as its very own wrist phone, complete with LTE cellular data, for just $70, £70 or AU$100 more upfront. Apps, maps, streaming music and the ability to take calls from your own cell number, all without carrying your phone. But you won’t just be paying for that cellular radio. The LTE-equipped Apple …
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In what might be considered an upset, T-Mobile beat Verizon and AT&T in a nationwide speed score. The 2017 US Market report by Ookla used 14 million tests across 3 million devices to judge cellular speeds in the first half of the year. T-Mobile came in first overall. Ookla used Speedtest intelligence for its report, and determined that overall cellular …
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Mobile phone carriers typically compete in three key areas: price, coverage and network speed. T-Mobile does as well, but adds a fourth area to the list: freebies. The self-proclaimed “Uncarrier” offers a wealth of extra goodies to subscribers — so many, in fact, that I thought it might be worthwhile to gather them in a list. Full disclosure: I’m not …
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The Galaxy Note 8 is a great phone, but there are some reasons for you to give it a second thought. It’s the Android phone out there, but it’s unclear if it will remain the champ, according to CNET reviewer Jessica Dolcourt in her full review of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. It’s got a ton of features and a …
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August marks several annual events: the end of summer, the start of school and the beginning of flagship phone season. On Thursday, Samsung announced its Galaxy Note 8 flagship. Just a week before, we got our hands on the Essential phone from Android co-creator Andy Rubin. And within the next couple weeks, it will be Apple’s turn to announce the new …
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