T-Mobile’s rise in recent years has been thanks to the disruptive nature of its business model. Various plans and offers, including the ‘Un-Carrier’ initiative, have seen T-Mo gather a strong army of apparently loyal users. Indeed, the last we heard, the firm led by John Legere was outdoing AT&T, Sprint…
T-Mobile and AT&T agree to swap spectrum
AT&T and T-Mobile have never had a friendly relationship really. But, after AT&T tried (and failed) to buy T-Mobile, the companies have had a history of swapping spectrum to create more contiguous spectrum blocks and to fill in gaps in T-Mobile’s coverage. Well, the two companies are at it again…
Sprint and T-Mobile accused by AT&T of offering Wi-Fi calling without a green light from the FCC
AT&T SVP James Cicconi complained today that Sprint and T-Mobile have started offering Wi-Fi calling without receiving the necessary green-light from the FCC. At the heart of the issue is the TTY (teletypewriter) service used by some with a hearing disability, to type out phone calls. AT&T says that neither…
T-Mobile partner gets hacked, hands over the personal data of 15 million T-Mobile subscribers
T-Mobile has just announced that Experian, the company that processes its credit applications, was hacked. According to preliminary estimates from both companies, it looks like the hackers gained access to the personal data of about 15 million T-Mobile subscribers. T-Mobile and Experian said that the hack affects new T-Mobile applicants…
T-Mobile taking pre-registrations now for the LG V10
Just unveiled last night by LG, the LG V10 will be offered in the U.S. by Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. The latter has a web page live for the device, taking pre-registrations. This is not a pre-order. A device is not reserved, and no money changes hands. All you do…
LG Nexus 5X shows up at the FCC with support for Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T LTE bands
We’re just a few days away from Google’s September 29 media event, and it looks like the company and its partners cannot keep the hotly-anticipated LG Nexus 5X and the Huawei Nexus 6P from leaking online. This time around, the LG Nexus 5X was spotted making the rounds at the FCC. If…
Report: T-Mobile is a takeover target again
Earlier this year, T-Mobile and Dish Network were said to be closing in on a merger between the two companies before things stalled in July. Since then, it seems that the two have gone their separate ways with nary a peep about a takeover mentioned in the last few months….
T-Mobile and the CCA ask the FCC to block AT&T’s acquisition of 700MHz spectrum
According to AT&T, T-Mobile and the Competitive Carrier Association are asking the FCC to block its acquisition of 700MHz spectrum without having a good reason to do so. The transaction in question will give AT&T two Lower 700MHz B Block licenses from Club 42 CM Limited Partnership. Once the deal…
John Legere guarantees improved wireless coverage for T-Mobile customers with the new iPhones
T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced on Thursday that customers of the nation’s third largest carrier rocking the new Apple iPhone 6s or Apple iPhone 6s Plus, will have the best 4G coverage ever offered by the mobile operator. And that’s a guarantee. The new iPhone models work on T-Mobile’s low-frequency…
One for British BlackBerry 10 users – My EE for Orange and T-Mobile arrives in BlackBerry World
Unless you’re in the UK this won’t be of interest, so feel free to move on. But if you’re on either the Orange or T-Mobile network I think this one will be right up your street. EE have released a specific app for Orange and T-Mobile users which is slightly…