As anticipated, T-Mobile is announcing free 200MB of data every month for life. With the announcement of the new iPad mini with Retina and iPad Air, the timing couldn’t be more intentional as T-Mobile finally joined the club of LTE-ready iPad cellular data partners. “We’ve been waiting for a while to get in this game and stop this silliness,”said T-Mobile CEO John Legere. “People … [read full article]
If you thought T-Mobile’s UnCarrier announcements were over, you’d be wrong! T-Mobile has sent out a note to members of the press and their customers indicating T-Mobile’s “First Tweet Conference for Un-carrier 3.0 Part II.” The announcement is evidently tablet related and with the iPad now available on T-Mobile, I imagine Apple’s tablet will play a big role. T-Mobile CEO John Legere and CMO Mike Sievert will … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s CEO wasn’t teasing when he promised a Magenta announcement coming out of todays Apple iPad special event. For the first time, T-Mobile is now a cellular data partner with Apple’s iPad line and will support LTE on the UnCarrier. While the practice of data coverage on a tablet isn’t “new” news for T-Mobile customers (see: Android tablets), there is one thing that makes todays announcement something special. T-Mobile is offering 200MB of free data … [read full article]
Some great news for HTC One owners out there as the Android 4.3 update is making its way out to your smartphones as I type this very sentence. The update, which was originally set to roll out last week was delayed a few extra days for reasons unknown. Still, we’re just happy that HTC has finally unleashed the update and I’m expecting to see smiles on every T-Mobile HTC One owner this morning. As a … [read full article]
Some good news for perspective T-Mobile USA investors as Goldman Sachs forecasts T-Mobile’s rebound in the subscriber segment of the market will continue. In fact, the company upgraded T-Mobile’s stock to its “conviction list,” a list of stocks the investment bank believes will outperform. T-Mobile’s stock is up about 75% since it began trading with MetroPCS on May 1st of this year. Goldman … [read full article]
HTC One owners patiently waiting for their One devices to receive notification of a new software update will need to extend their patience till after the weekend. In a set of responses on Twitter, HTC America President Jason Mackenzie explained that an unexpected cause had pushed the update back till Monday. Unfortunately, Mackenzie didn’t offer much in way of detail or reasons about the delay, and obviously some of the Twitter responses were less than … [read full article]
Finally, a JD Power poll for T-Mobile that doesn’t show the carrier in last place! All sarcasm aside, the new second volume of the US Wireless Smartphone Satisfaction Study results are in and Samsung takes the top honors on T-Mobile’s network. Overall satisfaction for smartphone devices on T-Mobile ranks them third behind AT&T and Sprint customers, but before Verizon. The poll finds that T-Mobile customers are more likely to select their smartphone choice based on … [read full article]
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere has before hinted that more Apple products would come to the UnCarrier and a tweet this afternoon all but confirms that notion. In a brief tweet sent earlier this afternoon, Legere asked “What has two thumbs and is excited for October 22nd? #thisguy.” Legere’s tweet linked to a USA Today story on Apple’s October 22nd event which is expected to revolve around new iPad hardware and Mac software. As it stands … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s efforts to continue a budget-friendly atmosphere took a step forward today with the announcement of three new smartphones. The Alcatel ONE TOUCH Evolve and ONE TOUCH Fierce mark the return of the Alcatel name to T-Mobile’s lineup with two new affordable smartphones. “The ONE TOUCH Fierce and ONE TOUCH Evolve are compelling smartphone options that fit several types of consumer lifestyles, while eliminating the need to make a choice between looks, performance and price,” … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s JUMP! ad campaign with Bill Hader has met moderate success but now one of the ads is landing the company in some “hot water.” A letter written by San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ask the carrier to pull the ad featuring Hader and an attempted mugging. “This ad is more than tasteless: These robberies often turn violent and have resulted in severe injuries and multiple deaths,” … [read full article]
HTC America President Jason Mackenzie is back on the Twitters updating T-Mobile HTC One owners with some new information on the Android 4.3 update. Thankfully, the news is good, very good as Mackenzie states the update received certification yesterday from T-Mobile and that will mean an update rolling out “within the next few days.” The update will include new lock screen widgets, numeric battery levels in the status bar, a new quick settings panel in … [read full article]
