Some good news for prepaid fans as Walmart stores have begun carrying the iPhone 5 for T-Mobile. The caveat is that T-Mobile’s sale of the iPhone 5 is only good for T-Mobile’s prepaid accounts and it’ll set you back a cool $629 dollars to do so. The offer is good for any of T-Mobile’s current prepaid … [read full article]
T-Mobile has confirmed via a brief quote to PhoneScoop that “network management” techniques will be used to contain network congestion with the launch of GoSmart Mobile. While it’s not an unknown fact that carriers prioritize postpaid users ahead of prepaid and MVNO customers during times of network congestion, T-Mobile confirmed it once again with … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s continued foray into prepaid offerings is expanding a little more this afternoon as their new GoSmart Mobile prepaid network launches nationwide — for real this time. GoSmart Mobile will now be available … [read full article]
After an initial test period in “select markets,” T-Mobile has confirmed they are prepping to roll out their low cost GoSmart Mobile prepaid brand nationwide in February. According to people “familiar with the matter,” Fierce Wireless has learned that Magenta is seeing strong demand in the various test markets and decided a nationwide launch was the next step. T-Mobile’s … [read full article]
T-Mobile has confirmed to FierceWireless that a new prepaid brand, GoSmart Mobile is available in “select markets.” T-Mobile also told the publication that the carrier will be using results from the trial period to “make a decision about a potential national launch sometime in 2013.” T-Mobile reps wouldn’t clarify the markets GoSmart is being tested in, nor the type of devices or prices … [read full article]
Say hello to GoSmart Mobile, a brand new ______ operated and trademark licensed to T-Mobile USA. I’ve intentionally left a blank space in the sentence before because I’m honestly not sure what this is… It’s not an MVNO in the traditional sense. It’s a prepaid carrier, that much looks clear, and ownership records tell us that Deutsche Telekom used a “Corporation Service Company” to … [read full article]
T-Mobile is making a second major announcement today on the heels of the Verizon spectrum exchange with report of a partnership with Dollar General to sell T-Mobile Prepaid and Monthly 4G services in stores. With this new … [read full article]
America Movil’s U.S. based MVNO, TracFone has announced the purchase of T-Mobile MVNO Simple Mobile for an undisclosed amount. TracFone is the nation’s largest MVNO with around 20.1 million subscribers, Simple Mobile counts 1 million subscribers. Simple Mobile uses T-Mobile’s 3G/4G network for their roughly 1 million customers and the reason for the purchase was partly due to T-Mobile’s future … [read full article]
T-Mobile has announced a partnership with electronic payments provider Vesta, officially rolling out their “T-Mobile Refill” Android app. The new app lets pay-as-you-go customers “refill” their prepaid credit directly through their Android device. Launched via Google Play a few weeks before CTIA, T-Mobile Refill allows T-Mobile customers to initiate one-time refills, or sign up for auto refills by customizing their payment amounts, frequency and start … [read full article]
Well, well, well, what have we here. According to a tip-off thanks to an eagle-eyed Walmart shopper, T-Mobile appears set to introduce some exclusive prepaid plans for T-Mobile’s Mobile Broadband network on May 21st. We’re running a little thin on info, but given the appearance of these plans on Walmart’s own website, it’s hard to argue … [read full article]
