Walmart Family Mobile launched as a prepaid mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) using T-Mobile’s network way back in 2010. Now, six years later, it’s got a new owner. T-Mobile has confirmed that it’s sold Walmart Family Mobile to TracFone. Terms of the deal weren’t given. Navigating to the Terms & Conditions page on … [read full article]
T-Mobile has been white-listing speed test apps from data allotments for a while now, letting you test the speed of T-Mo’s network without using your monthly data allowance. Now one high schooler has found an interesting loophole related to T-Mobile and speed tests. Jacob Ajit was recently playing around with a T-Mobile prepaid … [read full article]
T-Mobile has the ZTE Avid Plus launching on January 20 and BlackBerry Priv arriving on January 26. And according to a new leak, Magenta’s got some new plans coming between … [read full article]
News from the prepaid side this afternoon, as MetroPCS has announced that it’s adding another country to its World Calling add-on. The $10 add-on now includes Cuba. For those unfamiliar, the $10 World Calling add-on is available to any MetroPCS customers on the $50 or $60 plans. For ten bucks you get the following: While You’re in the U.S. · Unlimited calling to land-lines in over … [read full article]
Along with the message that T-Mobile will be dropping the SIM Starter Kit to $0 for prepaid customers came news that the company is also dropping the price of one of its popular mid-range smartphones. It’s another deal aimed squarely at the prepaid customers, offering … [read full article]
With the past 9 major Uncarrier moves, T-Mobile has gone from being the wounded underdog to being the unlikely hero on the story of U.S. wireless. Every major move has been to remove a customer pain point and address things that somehow became the status quo, despite the fact subscribers hate them. Whether [read full article]
Today, MetroPCS – T-Mobile’s primary prepaid brand – announced a brand new promotional plan for customers who walk in to its stores. For $30 per month (including taxes/fees) subscribers can walk out with unlimited talk, text and data with 1GB 4G data. This is an in-store exclusive which means, sadly, you can’t grab it online. You have to go to a brick-and-mortar MetroPCS … [read full article]
Good news: For all of you on one of T-Mobile’s Simple Choice prepaid plans, Data Stash is coming your way starting March 22nd. T-Mobile’s newly-promoted CMO, Andrew Sherrard announced it on the company’s blog this morning. Every single prepaid customer with a qualifying Simple Choice plan will start with up to 10GB of 4G LTE … [read full article]
Last year, T-Mobile teamed up with Univision to create a new prepaid brand aimed at the Hispanic market. Today, the company announced a new benefit to choosing its affordable price plans. Depending which plan you choose, you’re allotted a specific amount of international … [read full article]
MetroPCS this morning announced that it’s launching the “undisputed best Unlimited LTE data plan” in the prepaid industry. For a limited time, customers can sign up and get unlimited LTE data for $50 per month. And if you sign up by April 5th, there’s no “pre-planned end date”, so you keep it. As well as kicking off these new unlimited plans, MetroPCS is offering a … [read full article]
