Sprint CEO responds to John Legere’s criticisms, says he’s tired of Un-carrier B.S. [UPDATED]
UPDATE: John Legere has responded to Marcelo Claure’s tweets with a few tweets of [read full article]
What were T-Mobile’s biggest and best moves this year? [Poll]
A few days back, I kicked off a round up of this year’s moves and shakes by T-Mobile by asking which of 2014’s handsets was the best phone in Magenta Stores. So far, over five thousand votes have been submitted. If you haven’t done so yet, [read full article]
Systems issue causes 64GB Nexus 6 orders to be fulfilled out of sequence
Over the past few days we’ve been emailed a number of times by T-Mobile customers who stayed up/woke up especially to order T-Mobile’s 64GB Nexus 6 when the orders went live last month. Many have pointed me in the … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s 700MHz deals with Actel and I-700 approved by FCC
Back in August, several transactions between T-Mobile and a number of spectrum holders were revealed in public FCC filings. Most of which were incomplete or shown as “pending”. That is until very recently. If you check over at the constantly-updating Google sites page, you’ll notice an update for November 4th showing … [read full article]
Nexus 6 coming to T-Mobile, available from November 12
T-Mobile announced this morning that the Nexus 6 will be joining its lineup of smartphones from November 12 for $0 down on EIP, with 24 monthly payments of $27.08 per month. That’s a full retail price of $649, which is considerably more than what it would cost for the previous two generations of Nexus. As many rumors predicted in the lead up to the … [read full article]
Iliad purportedly in talks with private-equity firms to raise cash for T-Mobile bid
According to Bloomberg‘s sources, Iliad is talking to yet more companies in order to raise more capital for its attempt to take over T-Mobile. Iliad is a name which I (and I suspect, many of you) had never come across until it opted to submit an audacious bid to buy a 56% stake in T-Mobile US in July. The move … [read full article]
Uncarrier 7.0 is coming – T-Mobile sends invites for September 10th event
Invites are out! T-Mobile’s next Uncarrier initiative is officially happening the day after Apple announces its next iPhone. The invitation simply states “This time it’s personal”, with the date set for September 10th at 12:30pm local time in San Francisco. That’s 3:30pm Eastern time/2:30pm Central. Oddly enough, T-Mobile isn’t using an iconic theater or conference center to announce its next Uncarrier … [read full article]
Internal memo shows new 6-10 line Family Plan, extra 2.5GB promotion applies [Update: No confirmation yet]
A little while back, we got word that T-Mobile is planning to increase the number of lines available to customers with family plans. Our sources informed us that the change would enable customers to have up to 10 lines … [read full article]
This is T-Mobile’s Device Unlock App [pics]
We’ve reported a number of times on T-Mobile’s phone unlocking app. Its purpose, seemingly, is to allow customers to unlock their devices for use on other carriers without needing to contact a customer care rep. It first showed up on a [read full article]
T-Mobile to acquire more 700MHz spectrum in 38 counties in IL, IN and KY
A ULS filing with the FCC reveals that T-Mobile is set to acquire more A-block spectrum from an investment company named I-700 A Block, LLC. According to the report, the deal only involves the transfer of spectrum and doesn’t involve any transfer of network, other assets or customers. Presuming the request is accepted by the commission it would cover … [read full article]