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Bring your own iPhone to Sprint, get unlimited plan for $25 per month
Sprint has unveiled what is one of the most aggressive deals on unlimited wireless service we’ve seen to date…
Dish Network nears $6 billion deal for T-Mobile, Sprint assets including Boost Mobile brand
Dish Network Corp. is in talks to pay at least $6 billion for assets that T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp….
U.S. FCC makes it easier for phone companies to block ‘robocalls’
Apple also announced this week its revised iPhone operating software will give consumers the ability to allow only calls to ring from numbers in contacts, mail, and messages and send all others to voicemail automatically…
Sprint and AT&T settle ‘5G E’ lawsuit; AT&T will continue to use ‘blatantly misleading’ 5G E logo
AT&T and Sprint have settled a lawsuit over AT&T’s ‘5G Evolution’ branding…
iPhone ‘unlimited’ wireless plans: AT&T vs. Sprint vs. T-Mobile vs. Verizon
All four of the major carriers in the United States offer competitive ‘Unlimited’ plans, but they all vary…
AT&T’s misleadingly marketed ‘5G E’ network not faster than 4G on T-Mobile and Verizon
AT&T’s controversial ‘5G E’ network — really rebranded 4G LTE…
Sprint blasts AT&T for peddling ‘fake 5G’ in full-page NYT ad
Sprint on Sunday took out a full-page ad…
Sprint sues AT&T for peddling fake 5G label on a 4G service
Sprint is suing AT&T over the latter’s decision to push a fake 5G label…
Apple and four major U.S. carriers partner on 200GB iCloud promo ahead of new iPhones
Apple and the four major U.S. carriers are offering iCloud’s 200-gigabyte tier…
T-Mobile, Sprint to file merger application to FCC on Monday
Wireless companies Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US Inc have informed the Federal Communications Commission…
This is the biggest privacy scandal hardly anyone is talking about
We are in the midst of a major and worrying data privacy scandal…
Why regulators should approve the T-Mobile/Sprint Deal
If T-Mobile and Sprint play their cards right, the chances of getting the deal through this time ‘round are much better…
T-Mobile and Sprint merge in $146 billion deal expected to drive significant U.S. job growth
T-Mobile US and Sprint Corporation today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge…
T-Mobile and Sprint are finalizing merger terms, sources say
U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp are finalizing terms…
U.S. Wi-Fi use drops as carriers embrace unlimited mobile data plans
U.S. mobile phone users are slowly reducing their reliance on Wi-Fi as carriers continue…
Sprint and T-Mobile restart merger talks
Sprint Corp. and T-Mobile US Inc. have rekindled merger talks as the wireless rivals explore a combination…
Beleaguered Fitbit’s ‘Ionic’ watch stumbles out of the gate
It was hard to overstate how important the fourth quarter was going to be for Fitbit…
Fitbit shares plunge on earning loss
Fitbit Inc. shares dropped in the extended session Monday after the wearable fitness-tracker maker’s quarterly results and outlook fell short…
Wireless carriers sold over 1/3rd of all Apple Watches in the U.S. last quarter
In the smartphone market, wireless carriers are easily the most important distribution channel for smartphone OEMs…
Beleaguered Tidal subscription music service running out of cash, may close next year
Lossless streaming music service Tidal is reported to be running out of cash..
Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon announce iPhone X discounts, deals, and trade-in terms
iPhone X pre-orders go live in just a few days, and three of the big four wireless carriers…
T-Mobile and Sprint merger expected within weeks, then it’s up to the Trump administration
T-Mobile and Sprint are entering due diligence in a stock-for-stock deal that is expected…
T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks about a merger
Both companies and their parents, Deutsche Telekom and Softbank, have been in frequent conversations about…
Sprint follows AT&T with free iPhone 8 offer for trade-in
Sprint Corp said on Monday it will offer Apple Inc’s new iPhone 8 for free with a qualifying phone trade-in…
Why you might get a deal on a new iPhone after all
AT&T announced a buy one, get one on the iPhone 8…
Apple’s iPhone X re-triggers the carrier wars
It didn’t take long after Apple launched its new flagship iPhone X…
AT&T fires first shot in iPhone price war with buy-one-get-one-free offer
And so it begins. The promised truce among wireless carriers is over…
Verizon’s ‘Go Unlimited’ plan throttles all smartphone video streaming to 480p
Today the biggest US carrier announced that its existing unlimited data plan is being divided into three new options…
Kanye West cuts ties with Tidal as Jay-Z’s latest album pops up on Apple Music
The same day that the Jay-Z album ‘4:44’ exits Tidal exclusivity, Kanye West, one of Tidal’s initial 16 artist-owners…
2017’s Fastest U.S. Mobile Networks: AT&T vs. Sprint vs. T-Mobile vs. Verizon Wireless
With Verison, AT&T, and T-Mobile, it’s clear that all three carriers are pushing hard to improve their networks…
Apple has a lot riding on Verizon’s earnings tomorrow
From Apple’s perspective, the best outcome in the coming weeks would be for Verizon…
No, an LTE-equipped Apple Watch will not come with a physical SIM card
Amidst a lull in Apple hardware releases, an industry analyst on Monday issued a research note…
Big phones weighing you down? Get Apple’s compact iPhone SE for just $300
Flagship smartphones seem to keep getting bigger, but the continued demand…
Sprint buys stake in Tidal Music Service
Mobile phone carrier Sprint is buying 33% of pop star Jay Z’s Tidal and will offer the service…
Apple shares rise on positive iPhone 7/Plus reviews, early preorder strength
Shares of Apple Inc. rose as much as 3.2% Tuesday following generally positive reviews…
How Verizon’s faster download speeds lapped the field
Wireless carriers have been slowly rolling out a new technology for the past few years…
How Apple’s new iPhone could quash wireless price hikes
U.S. wireless carriers are talking about raising prices, but…
Analyst: Apple iPhone 7 launch to heat up U.S. carrier competition; downgrades T-Mobile US
Nomura downgraded T-Mobile US on views that its market share gains vs. AT&T, Verizon and Sprint are winding down…
Tim Cook rules out Apple MVNO, saying company lacks the required expertise
As part of an interview at Startup Fest Europe in Amsterdam today, Tim Cook has ruled out the possibility…
Sprint ad refers to T-Mobile as ‘ghetto’
The ad features a white woman describing T-Mobile as ‘ghetto’ while Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure, sitting beside her, nods and laughs…
Study names the fastest wireless carrier in the U.S.
You’re sitting in a coffee shop, your eyeballs glued to the phone…