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T-Mobile and Metro PCS merger officially complete

T-Mobile and Metro PCS merger officially complete
  • Posted May 1, 2013, 9:30 AM by Dave LeClair | Filed in Industry News
  • A while back, T-Mobile and Metro PCS were all over the news after announcing plans to merge their businesses. Things went quiet on the matter for a while, but now the merger is officially complete, with the two companies becoming one…

Verizon Q1: 677,000 new wireless users, 7.2m smartphone activations

Verizon Q1: 677,000 new wireless users, 7.2m smartphone activations
  • Posted April 18, 2013, 10:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Verizon has posted its financial results for the first quarter of this year, showing strong growth that beat expectations with net income jumping 15.8% on-year to $1.95 billion ($0.68 a share) and revenue rising 4.2% to $29.4 billion. Analysts polled…

AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300

AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T has expanded its shared data services to include several new packages that are better suited for data-chugging businesses and consumers. When the company first introduced its group data plans last summer, it offered bandwidth in blocks ranging from 1GB…

T-Mobile lands deal to sell iPhone starting in 2013

T-Mobile lands deal to sell iPhone starting in 2013
  • Posted December 6, 2012, 3:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Apple, Mobile Computing
  • The fourth-largest mobile carrier in the U.S. has finally secured the rights to sell Apple’s iDevices starting next year. The announcement, made by T-Mobile's parent company Deutsche Telekom AG during an investors conference in Germany, omitted details on which specific…

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst

Survey names Verizon the best US carrier, AT&T the worst
  • Posted November 29, 2012, 4:00 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • Consumer Reports has released its annual cellular service report with findings that are similar to last year's results. After surveying 63,253 cellular subscribers across 23 metropolitan markets, Consumer Reports determined Verizon Wireless to be the highest-rated provider...

Virgin Mobile to offer prepaid iPhones for as little as $30 a month

Virgin Mobile to offer prepaid iPhones for as little as $30 a month
  • Posted June 7, 2012, 4:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Virgin Mobile has revealed that it will be the second US carrier to offer prepaid iPhones starting June 29. The news follows about one week after an announcement by Cricket Wireless, which will sell prepaid iPhones starting June 22. Both providers will sell Apple's handset contract-free...

Cricket offers prepaid iPhone 4, 4S for $55 a month starting June 22

Cricket offers prepaid iPhone 4, 4S for $55 a month starting June 22
  • Posted May 31, 2012, 3:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Cricket Wireless (subsidiary of Leap Wireless) has announced the upcoming availability of the US' first prepaid iPhone. The offer will open on Friday, June 22 and gets you Apple's handset contract free for $55 a month. Naturally, that also means the devices aren't steeply discounted...

Study: T-Mobile offers fastest 3G, AT&T has quickest 4G

Study: T-Mobile offers fastest 3G, AT&T has quickest 4G
  • Posted April 19, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Wondering which wireless carrier has the fastest network? PCWorld set out to answer that question, testing several handsets indoors and outdoors across Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle,…

Republic Wireless will invite more beta users this summer

Republic Wireless will invite more beta users this summer
  • Posted March 23, 2012, 7:30 AM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • Several months after shipping handsets to its first batch of beta testers, Republic Wireless has announced that it will invite a second wave of users sometime this summer. The cellular startup reports that its initial program is "going very well"…

UK government plans to force ISPs, carriers to store web and phone usage

UK government plans to force ISPs, carriers to store web and phone usage
  • Posted February 21, 2012, 12:00 PM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in The Web, IT Security
  • A new report has surfaced that reveals the UK government plans to force British ISPs and mobile operators to keep online communications by internet users, as well as phone call details, text messages and website visits. The proposed anti-terror plans…

AT&T rated worst wireless provider for second year in a row

AT&T rated worst wireless provider for second year in a row
  • Posted December 6, 2011, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News
  • AT&T has been rated the worst wireless provider for the second year in a row according to a new satisfaction survey by Consumer Reports online subscribers. The survey polled over 66,000 wireless customers regarding service and customer support experience with…

Ting: a fair and caring mobile carrier to launch next year

Ting: a fair and caring mobile carrier to launch next year
  • Posted December 6, 2011, 10:30 AM by Lee Kaelin | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • These days most wireless phone carriers take every given opportunity to overcharge customers tied into lengthy phone contracts, but news is beginning to surface of a new provider, Ting, that looks set to change this. According to Cnet the new carrier,…

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