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T-Mobile’s new promo videos: Uncarrier 4.0, faster networks and a wrap-up on 2013

During last night’s press event, T-Mobile played a selection of promotional videos. Each designed to highlight a key element of the Uncarrier movement. “Welcome to Contract Freedom” The video that announces the exciting new move by Tmo. The one everyone is talking about. It uses dramatic music, bold fonts and real-person tweets all complaining about their carriers and being unable to escape. How fast is fast? T-Mobile will show you Another of T-Mobile’s promotional videos showcases the … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Uncarrier 4.0 plans – ETFs covered, $0 down on great phones and break-up letters written

As we heard a while back, this is T-Mobile’s next phase of Uncarrier. It’s not just a promotion that last just a few weeks. It’s here to stay. According to some surveys, 78% of customers would switch if someone paid their ETF. Legere made a joke about AT&T customers who could leave, take advantage of Uncarrier 4.0, then if you don’t like it, go back  and take advantage of AT&T’s $450 to switch offer. You’ve lost nothing. … [read full article]

T-Mobile Uncarrier 4.0 event – ETFs paid off, Wideband LTE and New Devices

Today at its Uncarrier 4.0 event, T-Mobile announced a handful of new products and services. John Legere took to the stage at an incredibly intimate event. His style was typically relaxed, addressing members of the audience personally at times. He even took time to pay tribute to Verizon for addressing spectrum issues. But, the most important was the new promotion. We heard a while ago we heard that Tmo was planning to release families from contracts early … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces 1.6 million net adds in Q4 2013, 4.4 million over the year

Uncarrier is officially working. John Legere announced last quarter’s results, a little earlier than planned. In the event at CES 2014, he ran over the most important figures and it makes for incredible reading. The chart above says it all. 2013 was a massive improvement on the year before, and customers are jumping to T-Mobile in huge numbers. In the last quarter, Tmo added an impressive 1.6 million subscribers, that’s 60% more than it did in the … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s CES Uncarrier 4.0 keynote will be available as live webcast from 12:30 PST

If you’ve been counting down the days, weeks, minutes, hours since we found out Uncarrier 4.0 was happening, you’ll be glad to know you won’t be restricted to reading live blogs. Obviously, there will be some good ones out there. The Verge is going to be covering it, and their live blogs are generally always a good read. However, T-Mobile’s going to be making it available as a live Webcast. If you hit the … [read full article]

Sony Xperia Z1S and LG F3Q device launches scheduled for January 22nd on T-Mobile

We heard rumors that Sony would be releasing a T-Mobile variant of the Xperia Z1. Indeed, Sony confirmed as much at its press release at CES this year. The Z1S is a T-Mobile exclusive and features slightly different specs compared to the Z1. It has a 5-inch, 1080p Triluminous display (not IPS), a larger 3,000mAh battery, 20.7 megapixel camera, Snapdragon 800 processor and 32GB storage. Because of the bigger battery, it’s also slightly bigger in size and … [read full article]

Leaked ad confirms T-Mobile’s plan to pay families’ early termination fees

When John Legere teased Uncarrier 4.0 last month, our sources were quick to come forward with information. They suggested that the 4th phase of T-Mobile’s wireless industry shake-up was directed at freeing families from their current contracts with other providers. From what we’ve heard, Tmo will offer up to $350 for each line (maximum of 5) to pay the early termination … [read full article]

4G LTE goes live in 14 new markets

T-Mobile is on a massive push to get LTE rolled out to as many people as possible, as quickly as possible. It’s now added a further 14 markets to its list of areas covered. There’s a handful of markets in Florida and Michigan as well as a couple in other states. List below: Ocala, FL Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Punta Gorda, FL The Villages, FL Valdosta, GA Coeur d’Alene, ID Twin Falls, ID Bay City, MI Holland, MI … [read full article]

Legere proves yet again he is the “Un-CEO”, gets thrown out of AT&T’s party at CES

Last night, long after I’d gone to bed, John Legere decided he’d crash the AT&T party at CES 2014. The party was being thrown by AT&T for its developers at the Palms Hotel. According to a quick chat with Re/code, he “just wanted to hear Macklemore”, and wasn’t looking to make a scene. Although he did arrive with an “entourage” of other Tmo execs. It didn’t take long for him to get noticed and he was promptly … [read full article]

Sony Xperia Z1S on its way to T-Mobile?

A leaked image from the ever-prolific public informant, @evleaks, suggests that the smaller version of the Xperia Z1 will be landing on U.S. stores. The Sony Xperia Z1S may be smaller than the flagship, but its specs still pack a punch. Featuring a quad-core 2.2GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB of storage, a 20.7 MP camera and a 2,300mAh battery. Most of these specs match the larger Z1, with the main difference being the 4.3″ display. It has … [read full article]