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HTC One M8 for Windows is available, on sale for realsies this time

At some point between November 9th and today, T-Mobile decided to quietly release the HTC One M8 for Windows. Again. But this time, for real. I hope. Just 10 days ago, the device quietly landed on the T-Mobile online store, and looked like it was available for sale. But, someone – it seems – pushed the button too soon. We were told soon afterwards that it wasn’t actually available to buy. Fast forward to today, and … [read full article]

New Stateside International Talk plan announced, $5/month for your entire account

T-Mobile is continuing in its generous pre-Black Friday spirit and from today you can sign up to a new Stateside International Talk plan. For $5 per month – for the entire account – Simple Choice customers can call from the U.S. to international landlines in more than 70 countries. To make that clear, that’s $5 per month, per account – Not per line. So if you … [read full article]

T-Mobile wants to give you a free tablet, from November 21st

T-Mobile announced just a short while ago that it’s kicking off a special offer in the run up to Black Friday, and plans to give customers the chance to grab a free tablet. Existing customers get Early Access and can get the free Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 from November 21st. Other customers can grab one from November 22nd. It’s a good job they did just announce it, because we were seconds away from leaking the heck out of … [read full article]

RootMetrics: T-Mobile and Verizon joint top performers in Denver

With RootMetrics network reports these days it seems each tells the same tale, regardless of location: T-Mobile is the fastest, Verizon is the most reliable. And that’s certainly true of the most recent report published by the independent network testing company. After performing over 25,000 call, data and texting tests in Denver, RootMetrics found that T-Mobile was – on average – the fastest of all four major carriers with average download speeds of 10.53Mbps and upload speeds … [read full article]

You can now purchase T-Mobile Wi-Fi CellSpot Routers to own in-store

Along with a memo revealing that T-Mobile will be offering a generous discount on the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note, the company also announced that Wi-Fi CellSpot Routers will be available for purchase, to own, from today. Now, while you may have been able to get the free router (with deposit) previously, until today, you haven’t been able to purchase one to own in … [read full article]

$100 off T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5 and Note 3 from November 21

T-Mobile is set to kick off its holiday sales season in style later this week. From Friday, November 21st, the company is going to be offering the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with $100 discount. What’s more, the carrier is “keeping it simple”, it’s not a “pay full price, get rebate later” kind of deal. It’s a straight $100 discount which should show up automatically on retail systems whenever a customer is attempting to … [read full article]

T-Mobile to acquire more 700MHz, AWS and PCS spectrum in North Dakota

T-Mobile is doing all it can to acquire more spectrum to expand its LTE network in order to compete with Verizon and AT&T on a coverage scale. In the most recent application, T-Mobile is seeking to acquire a mix of spectrum from BEK Communications Cooperative in North Dakota. In various counties across the state, T-Mo is looking to get its hands on 700MHz, 1700/2100 (AWS) and 1900 MHz (PCS) spectrum to bolster its network portfolio. The transaction … [read full article]

First 700MHz sites live in Long Island, as deal with Frontier for more spectrum is approved

Rumor has it, that the first 700MHz spectrum sites are already going live. Although a lot of what we hear is hearsay, we have strong reason to believe that one site has been switched on in Riverhead, New York (Long Island). Milan03 on Reddit submitted a post on the popular forum last week, and we’ve been in discussion with him for the past few days. When the post went live, the site was yet to … [read full article]

T-Mobile to raise SIM Starter Kit price to $15

Along with yesterday’s news that T-Mobile has changed its credit class requirements for EIP, we’ve been informed of another way the company is attempting to improve its revenues. While the EIP change was to ensure that really low credit customers couldn’t sign up to an EIP unless they’ve been with the company as a subscriber for three years. Today’s information is all about short-term income improvements. … [read full article]