On August 6th, T-mobile will be introducing two new additions to their current competitive lineup of services. The first is the new parent-friendly Family Allowance, which we talked about yesterday (Yes, it was delayed due to some technical issues). The second new service should bring a lot of excitement to customers … [read full article]
Well not really, consumerist in its usual grand form got a little info from a reader as to who exactly can qualify for this get out of jail free card. Two little rules and we will call them “flimsy” at best to steal consumerists verbage. 1. Can’t have unlimited messaging bundle on your account within the past 3 months 2. Has to have been charged for text messages during the … [read full article]
The day will soon arrive when you can finally block all those messages from the crazy ex’s, annoying friends and hell even your parents (kids)! Thats right T-mobile fans mark your calenders as July 16th is the day. Hallelujah! Here is what we know: Beginning July 16, T-Mobile will offer Message Blocking, an add-on feature that gives customers the ability to … [read full article]
Sorry sports fans I know someone of us are still in vacation mode and the rest of us are sick as all hell. That would be me. Forgive me if the news comes slow today, I’m not even sure what day it is. Anyways, while details seem to be pretty sparse it looks as if there has been a “settlement” in the T-mobile/ATT WiFi war over in Starbucks land. [read full article]
Maybe you’ve heard, maybe you haven’t, but apparently it looks as if T-Mobile is going all lawyeristic on Starbucks. Apparently, they are seeking damages due to breach of contract and unfair competition and really, it seems a bit shady in the first place. The deal originally was going to allow a transitional period over the course of a few years so that current Hotspot subscribers would still get to ride out their plans and hardware could be … [read full article]
As many of you have heard, there are a lot of rumors floating around that T-mobile, and big daddy Deutsche Telekom are looking to acquire Sprint. Key word in that sentence being RUMORS. We can credit this wave of rumors to the German newpaper Spiegel, who posted their article online. Click here to view the Spiegel article translated … [read full article]
The Motorola Rokr E8 seems to be a device that cell phone users either hate or love. But this, you can’t hate: Prorated Early Termination Fees. Thats right folks, it looks like starting June 30th, T-mobile will not only offer you the Rokr E8, but they will begin prorating ETF. For those that don’t know what a prorated ETF is, it means that as you have less and less time in your contract, your early termination fee … [read full article]
Congratulations T-mobile USA! After the Suncom acquisition, and a couple months of pushing MyFaves and Hotspot@Home (Not really though) you have made it to 30 million customers. We might just start calling you the little carrier that could. A while back we wrote a little about our positive outlook for T-mobile, and now with this milestone it looks like T-mobile is heading in the right direction: up, as in … [read full article]
