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Stayin' Alive: T-Mobile's pre-paid operator GoSmart to continue operating after merger with MetroPCS closes 27 Apr 2013, 04:56
T-Mobile plans on keeping its GoSmart prepaid plan active even after the nation's fourth largest carrier...
And they're off: AT&T improves Churchill Downs connectivity for the Kentucky Derby 25 Apr 2013, 11:13
With the running of the Kentucky Derby scheduled for May 4th, crowds of 150,000 or more can fill up Churchill...
FreedomPop switches to Sprint's 3G Ev-Do network in anticipation of future move to LTE 24 Apr 2013, 13:59
FreedomPop is moving its customers over from Clearwire's WiMAX network to Sprint's 3G Ev-Do network which...
Verizon will have Voice-over-LTE in early 2014 23 Apr 2013, 03:22 24
Verizon Wireless’ Vice President and CTO, Nicola Palmer outlined Big Red’s plans to begin providing Voice-over-LTE...
Ultra Mobile offers $19 monthly calling plan with free international SMS messages 22 Apr 2013, 23:39
Ultra Mobile is a T-Mobile MVNO that gives you entry into the T-Mobile network for only $19 monthly which...
Cricket announces a new $40 family plan, tweaks its iPhone plans 22 Apr 2013, 10:15 3
It seems like those businessmen at Cricket never rest! Not only are they getting the Samsung Galaxy S4,...
Report claims Google I/O will reveal just an updated 32GB Google Nexus 4 with LTE support 20 Apr 2013, 00:53 99
Forget about a Motorola X phone or a Google Nexus 5 being introduced next month at the next Google I/O...
Sprint spreads its LTE signal to 21 new markets 18 Apr 2013, 14:01 18
Sprint has sent us a list containing the 21 new markets that are now covered with the carrier's LTE signal;...
WSJ: Verizon offers $1.5 billion for Clearwire's spectrum license leases in major markets 15 Apr 2013, 12:35 9
Lost on a day when Dish Network is bidding $25.5 billion for Sprint is a report that Verizon Wireless...
Verizon offers new $35 pre-paid plan for featurephone users 12 Apr 2013, 03:09
For those of you who want to get back to a time when featurephones, like dinosaurs, ruled the world,...
Sprint to announce 21 new LTE markets on April 12 11 Apr 2013, 02:15 19
Sprint subscribers, this bit of insider information is for you, guys. Thanks to a tip submitted by an...
Video accounts for half of Big Red's traffic says CEO 10 Apr 2013, 22:42 5
Lowell McAdam, former CEO of Verizon Wireless and now the top executive of the parent company, says video...
AT&T expanding 4G LTE in 16 cities, plans to have 250 markets covered by end of summer 10 Apr 2013, 09:14 18
AT&T still has a lot of catching up to do to reach Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE outreach, but it is on the...
$35 Prepaid Basic Phone plan for Verizon to launch on April 11 10 Apr 2013, 02:23 9
Well, well, look what someone anonymously slipped under the door this morning! Apparently, Verizon will...
EE will double 4G LTE capacity, average and top speeds by June 09 Apr 2013, 04:47 2
Everything Everywhere, or EE, the UK’s only 4G LTE carrier has enjoyed nearly half a year of no competition...
Virgin Mobile offers $100 to T-Mobile customers to switch, is it enough? 08 Apr 2013, 13:06 13
Trying to get disgruntled T-Mobile customers to switch carriers, Virgin Mobile is willing to pay T-Mobile...
Test drive the U.S. Cellular network before you sign on the dotted line 05 Apr 2013, 11:40 4
Regional carrier U.S. Cellular is offering a new promotion in an attempt to show mobile phone users just...
Using an unlocked Apple iPhone 5 on T-Mobile? An update will allow you to rock 4G LTE 02 Apr 2013, 22:35 6
There are a large number of people that use an unlocked Apple iPhone on the T-Mobile network although...
It's official: AT&T will have HD Voice this year 01 Apr 2013, 20:04 15
AT&T has hinted at it before, but today the company officially confirmed that HD Voice is on the way,...
No LTE update for T-Mobile's Nokia Lumia 810 30 Mar 2013, 15:58 7
While T-Mobile's version of the Samsung GALAXY Note II received an update that turned on the LTE radio,...
Softbank and Sprint refuse to use Huawei equipment to get their own deal past U.S. regulators 29 Mar 2013, 01:41 5
Apparently, not using Huawei equipment on Sprint's network is one of the conditions that Sprint and Softbank...
iPhone 5 monthly plan comparison: T-Mobile vs AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint 27 Mar 2013, 09:44 88
So, you're planning on getting a T-Mobile iPhone 5, eh? Good choice! That's not only because the iPhone...
OpenSignal: Size matters 26 Mar 2013, 17:20 9
A report from OpenSignal shows that for each square inch on the screen of a smartphone, an extra 75MB...
T-Mobile's plan doesn't handcuff you for two years, but could tie up your new phone for 20 months 26 Mar 2013, 12:47 32
Whether you buy the just released BlackBerry Z10, the upcoming Apple iPhone 5, HTC One or Samsung Galaxy...
T-Mobile's new UNcarrier plans are now in effect 24 Mar 2013, 14:13 44
As expected, T-Mobile has started up its new UNCarier era two days in advance of its media event with...
Leak reveals cities that will be covered by T-Mobile's LTE on March 26th 23 Mar 2013, 10:12 11
On Friday, we told you about 9 cities that were apparently receiving T-Mobile's LTE signals before it...
T-Mobile LTE service working in 9 markets pre-launch 22 Mar 2013, 16:04 9
With a media event planned for March 26th, T-Mobile could be using the opportunity to announce the launch...
Accelerated LTE data adoption means data growth of over 200% in 2013 19 Mar 2013, 21:16 7
In 2012, total mobile data traffic came to a total of 13,412 petabytes. A petabyte is 1 million GB,...
AT&T expands Mobile Share Plans with eyes toward business 19 Mar 2013, 00:17 3
Starting March 22nd, AT&T will start to offer larger Mobile Share plans, new Mobile Share-data only plans,...
T-Mobile sends out LTE update to the Samsung GALAXY Note II as its new service is set to launch this month 18 Mar 2013, 09:37 17
T-Mobile is pushing out an update to its Samsung GALAXY Note II today to allow the device to connect...
AT&T floats idea of selling some wireless infrastructure 16 Mar 2013, 02:22 2
During a dinner meeting with a group of money folks that work on Wall Street, AT&T shared available options...
Verizon details plans for AWS spectrum 13 Mar 2013, 21:42 14
Verizon has been very busy during this "spectrum shortage" (according to all major carriers) to buy up...
Report: Improvements seen with Voice-over-LTE and battery performance 12 Mar 2013, 17:41 4
A cursory examination of voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) by Spirent Communications last autumn revealed what many...
Republic Wireless offers price cut on Motorola DEFY XT teamed with higher priced unlimited plan 07 Mar 2013, 22:34 1
Republic Wireless offers a $19 a month unlimited talk, text and internet service using VoIP and Sprint's...
Solavei now offers nano SIM cards for iPhone 5 users 06 Mar 2013, 14:08 1
Solavei is an interesting idea for a wireless carrier. Solavei is a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO)...
Sprint phones are now welcome on Boost and Virgin Mobile 06 Mar 2013, 04:02 21
Have an idle Sprint phone lying around? Then here's one way to put it to good use. The nation's third...
Sprint flips 4G LTE switch in 9 new markets 05 Mar 2013, 06:43 34
Sprint is one of the carriers that’s slightly behind in terms of 4G LTE adoption after its first misstep...
FCC gets visit from LTE enabled T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III 04 Mar 2013, 23:49 6
T-Mobile said that it would offer an LTE enabled version of the Samsung Galaxy S III once it had started...
O2 TU Go app brings VoIP to selected models, allowing users to make or take calls without a cellular connection 01 Mar 2013, 06:12 3
Carrier O2 is now offering an app to its post-paid customers that allows them to use VoIP to make and...
T-Mobile's LTE pipeline all set to roll in Vegas, and in Kansas City; carrier raises projections 01 Mar 2013, 00:16 8
Besides announcing its earnings on Thursday morning, T-Mobile also had some important things to say about...
AT&T responds to Legere's "crap" comment with full-page ads attacking T-Mobile's network 28 Feb 2013, 23:03 48
You might remember back at CES in Las Vegas this past January when T-Mobile CEO John Legere spoke with...
Clearwire now going to draw money out of Sprint financing, could complicate Dish proposal 27 Feb 2013, 00:12 1
There is no two-ways about it; Sprint has Clearwire over a barrel. The struggling wireless broadband...
26% of MetroPCS subscribers have an LTE plan; 2012 operating profits rise 10% 26 Feb 2013, 10:30 3
MetroPCS just closed out the numbers on what will probably be its last year as an independent company,...
MetroPCS shareholders to vote on T-Mobile merger March 28th 26 Feb 2013, 06:21 1
MetroPCS shareholders will be voting March 28th on whether to allow MetroPCs to acquire T-Mobile in the...
3G subscriber penetration only 22% in China 25 Feb 2013, 01:11 3
China’s three carriers, each state owned, and each bigger than any other country’s single largest carrier...
GM replaces Verizon with AT&T for OnStar; 2015 models will be like smartphones on wheels 25 Feb 2013, 01:07 4
GM has announced that it will replace Verizon with AT&T's 4G LTE network to run its OnStar on board system...
Google Glass will grab 3G/4G data from Android phones or the Apple iPhone 23 Feb 2013, 14:28 31
As we told you, Google is allowing more pre-orders of Google Glass for $1,500, but you first must be...
Boingo expands its Wi-Fi services into airports in Japan & Germany 22 Feb 2013, 14:06
Always expanding their reach, Boingo has shown us that they’re not afraid to go outside of the box to...
North Korea to open up 3G mobile internet connectivity…for foreigners 22 Feb 2013, 01:46 12
Starting March 1st, foreigners in North Korea will have internet connectivity available for their mobile...
FCC to make more Wi-Fi spectrum available on the 5GHz band, sets regulation on boosters 21 Feb 2013, 01:11
The FCC announced on Wednesday that it would go along with its chairman's plan to free up an additional...









