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Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL coming to MetroPCS and T-Mobile with 5.5-inch display

UPDATE: MetroPCS pinged me to say that it will offer a $70 instant rebate with the Fierce XL, which will leave its price at $69.   Alcatel OneTouch today took the wraps off of the Fierce XL, a phablet that runs Android 5.1.1 on a 5.5-inch 1280×720 display. Alcatel OneTouch is talking up the Fierce XL’s camera features, which include 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras as well as Polaroid photo editing software that can apply filters, … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms new Extended Range LTE coverage in Montana

Yesterday T-Mobile gave a bit of an update on its LTE network, revealing that it crossed its goal of covering 300 million people with LTE two months ahead of schedule. Now T-Mo has confirmed some more big network news. T-Mobile confirmed today that its Extended Range LTE network is now live in Montana, starting with Missoula and Kalispell. T-Mo also promises that more Montana coverage is coming … [read full article]

LG V10 now available from T-Mobile’s website, in-store availability coming October 30

As expected, the LG V10 is now available from T-Mobile’s online store. Pricing is set at $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $25, with a full retail price of $599.99. If you’d prefer the JUMP! On Demand route, you can expect to pay $0 down and 18 payments of $25 apiece for the V10. It’s worth noting that if you’d prefer to check out the … [read full article]

T-Mobile continues #AbolishOverages campaign in the skies above AT&T headquarters

Yesterday we saw T-Mobile take its #AbolishOverages message to the sky above Verizon’s headquarters in New Jersey, and today AT&T was the target of T-Mo’s skywriting airplane. T-Mobile today flew over Dallas, Texas, to tell AT&T that it needs to listen to consumers and abolish its overage fees. As you can see below, T-Mobile’s message to big blue read “End overages now AT&T.” Today’s skywriting efforts seem … [read full article]

T-Mobile Un-carrier 10 coming November 10

After first teasing Un-carrier 10 more than one month ago, John Legere today revealed when the next big Un-carrier move will happen. T-Mobile has revealed that Un-carrier 10 — or Un-carrier X — will happen on November 10. That’s 2 weeks from today. The event is happening in Los Angeles, and the tagline reads “We never hit pause.” As for what customer pain point Un-carrier 10 will … [read full article]

T-Mobile adds 2.3 million new customers in Q3 2015

The numbers for T-Mobile’s third quarter 2015 performance are in! T-Mo reports that it added 2.3 million customers in Q3 2015, making it the 10th straight quarter in which more than 1 million people joined the Magenta Army. Of that 2.3 million, 1.085 million were branded postpaid customers, which makes Q3 2015 the 5th straight quarter that T-Mobile added more than 1 million postpaid customers. Q3 2015 also brought with it 595,000 branded prepaid customers. One other … [read full article]

John Legere will use T-Mobile airplane to skywrite a message above Verizon’s headquarters

UPDATE 2: Here’s an image of the message that T-Mobile wrote in the sky above Verizon’s HQ:   UPDATE: Jeffrey Nelson, VP of Communications for Verizon’s consumer and enterprise businesses, has taken a shot at John Legere and his skywriting plan. Nelson just Tweeted “That time when your wireless company’s CEO did a circus act to deflect the real problem: a lousy network … [read full article]

T-Mobile makes calling and texting to and from Mexico free for Hurricane Patricia

Hurricane Patricia is hitting Mexico, bringing with it powerful rain and winds. To help ensure that T-Mobile customers can stay connected to any loved ones that they may have in Mexico, T-Mo is making calling and texting to and from Mexico free for all of its customers. T-Mobile’s free calling and texting to Mexico is valid from October 23 through November 7. That means … [read full article]