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For heavy unlimited data customers, life just got harder

Depending on who you ask, this is either a new age for unlimited data or the end of a really good ride. Verizon and AT&T are playing hardball with legacy unlimited data customers, people who signed up for all-you-can-eat data in the early days when it was cheap, and never gave it up. AT&T said …

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When T-Mobile has held an Un-carrier event to shake up the industry, consumers have typically applauded the outcome. Then came this past summer and Un-carrier 12. In what could arguably have been its biggest move, the company said it was switching to a single unlimited-data option. For most people, the internet on their phone IS the internet, T-Mobile CEO John …

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T-Mobile is giving you a tax break. As part of its Un-carrier Next press conference at CES, the nation’s third-largest carrier said on Thursday that it would simplify the pricing of its T-Mobile One plan. The $70 plan for an individual, for instance, will cost exactly $70 after taxes and fees. Typically, consumers pay more than the advertised rate on …

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Four years into its turnaround, T-Mobile is celebrating another big year in customer gains. CEO John Legere on Thursday bragged about the wireless carrier’s success at adding new customers and offered a glimpse at subscriber growth results for the fourth quarter and all of 2016. The company held a press conference at CES 2017 in Las Vegas to announce its …

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T-Mobile‘s bombastic CEO, John Legere, brought out his crystal ball to offer some bold predictions for the wireless industry in 2017. Speaking at the company’s CES press conference in Las Vegas on Thursday, Legere rattled off eight possibilities for 2017. These predictions include everything from big cable companies entering and quickly exiting the wireless market to the unseating of three …

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T-Mobile, the nation’s third-largest wireless provider, is setting the stage for its 2017 with yet another “Uncarrier” event — this time at CES in Las Vegas. Watch the event live in the player above, or at this link, and stay tuned for additional analysis and coverage. Stay with CNET for complete CES 2017 coverage. All the cool new gadgets at …

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The top tech as CES opens

Now playing: Watch this: Noted everyman Nick Offerman warms up the CNET stage… 11:59 OK, now CES has finally started. Despite how busy the show’s press days were, it’s hard to believe that the doors of the Las Vegas Convention Center opened only hours ago. As attendees swarm in, there’s still very much to see, touch and tell you about. …

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T-Mobile is making the case that you should be on its unlimited data plan — even if all you do is view photos of your grandchildren. At the CES 2017 show, the nation’s third-largest carrier on Thursday introduced its “Kickback” program, designed to give customers who don’t use a lot of data a credit of $10 a month. It only …

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T-Mobile is the first major carrier to push an update to remaining Samsung Galaxy Note 7 handsets that will prevent the phone battery from charging. Once updated, the phones will display an on-screen notification about the recall with instructions and they will no longer have the ability to charge. The update, which will essentially make the phones unusable, will also …

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Should you get month

Paying an extra $5 to $11 per month for month-to-month phone insurance might sound tempting — especially now that the big wireless carriers have ditched contracts and subsidized phones, and you’re paying upfront for a new iPhone 7. But it’s not that simple. First of all, month-to-month phone insurance isn’t the great deal it sounds like — that relatively low …

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