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T-Mobile Systems Update Hints At JUMP! Phase 2, Simple Choice No Credit Phase 2

It sounds like changes to T-Mobile’s SIM unlock policy aren’t the only updates we’ll be seeing this weekend. According to this leaked image, T-Mobile will release “several system updates and enhancements…deployed to support the following:” So what are the following things that interest us? Try “JUMP! Phase 2” and “Simple Choice No Credit Phase 2” on for size. What they are is something I’ve yet to learn … [read full article]

Analysts Continue To See Sprint, T-Mobile Merger As Increasingly Unlikely

Well, it’s been a little over a week since we’ve had any stories about T-Mobile and XXXX as a target for a potential buyout or merger. That’s good news (though not a record) and analysts continue to express doubts that a deal with Sprint is likely given T-Mobile’s “revival” and Sprint’s 4G network upgrade. Craig Moffett, of Moffett Research is just one of a many wireless analysts throwing a wrench in the idea that T-Mobile and … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s SIM Unlock Policy Changes Begin Tomorrow, August 24th

You’ll have to excuse the Mr Blurry-cam shot, but some changes to T-Mobile’s SIM unlock policy are set for tomorrow. These changes come after a change to the long-standing unlock policy went into action this past May. T-Mobile then altered the new rules  a few days later after a petition was floated as a small group found the new set of policies to be less than agreeable. With the arrival of Simple Choice, T-Mobile changed up the SIM … [read full article]

T-Mobile Brings Simple Choice Plans To Business Customers In Effort To Boost B2B Offerings

T-Mobile’s made no secret about boosting its B2B offerings to heighten its presence in corporate markets and of course add some black ink to the bottom line. That’s why T-Mobile is officially introducing Simple Choice for Business and Simple Choice Classic Plans. With these new plans, T-Mobile is providing business customers more flexibility and choice about how they buy and use wireless devices, including no annual service contract options with the T-Mobile Simple Choice for Business plan. Both … [read full article]

(Updated) Windows Phone Amber Update Available For Lumia 810, Lumia 521 As Nexus 4 Security Update Drops

Update: Almost forgot about the little phone that could, the Lumia 521 as it received its own Amber update on August 15th. Windows Phone 8 users should be on the lookout, especially if you call a Lumia 810 your smartphone of choice. The “Amber” update launched a few days ago for Lumia devices world-wide and introduces a number of additional features that are well-worth your time. For 810 owners, the update includes a “wide … [read full article]

T-Mobile Stores Begin Receiving ISIS-Ready SIM Cards As Mobile Payment Services Readies For Nationwide Launch

As news broke in late July that the ISIS mobile payment system was finally ready to go nationwide later this year, it was only time before T-Mobile stores started to ramp up as well. As one of the three national carriers supporting the Google Wallet competitor, T-Mobile stores in the Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas areas began receiving this SIM cards last year. However, after a series of delays ISIS appears to be on … [read full article]

T-Mobile CEO John Legere, Best Twitter Account In Wireless?

Ok, if you had the chance to sit down one-on-one with T-Mobile CEO John Legere, you might ask for better phones, (even) cheaper rate, improved service or something else you want T-Mobile to do better. Still, if you’re a social media junkie like me you might recognize that Legere has quickly become the most interesting and active wireless executives in recent memory. With the knowledge that I doubt we’ll ever see Dan Hesse (Sprint), Ralph de le … [read full article]

T-Mobile Now Rolling Out BlackBerry Q10 Software Update With Wi-Fi Calling?

I wouldn’t exactly call this concrete, but according to some early reports on Twitter, BlackBerry Q10 users should be on the lookout for a software update. This update will welcomed with open arms by Q10 owners as it brings a much-requested feature with the addition of Wi-Fi calling. The update itself only seems to be 2MB in size so any other features are likely to be minor, if they exist at all. T-Mobile’s support site … [read full article]

T-Mobile, Pro-Surfer, Bikini, Under Cover Mission, Sony Xperia Z And Well…Just Watch

I honestly have no idea what’s going on with this commercial other than to say it’s totally unlike anything I’ve seen T-Mobile do in recent memory. That being said, am I really complaining about hot CIA-types, a pro-surfer in a bikini and Sony’s flagship Xperia Z Android device now available only as a T-Mobile exclusive? Hell no. Still, I’d love to know which T-Mobile exec personally signed off on this ad and shake their hand for … [read full article]

T-Mobile Is The “It” Wireless Carrier Right Now, But How Long Will It Last?

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  A series of articles have come to my attention lately all of which capitalize on T-Mobile’s second quarter earnings and how the company’s fortune may finally be looking up. Credit can be attributed to a number of factors including T-Mobile’s outspoken CEO John Legere, the new Simple Choice rate plans, the release of the iPhone etc. As Roger Etner from Fierce Wireless points … [read full article]

AT&T Takes Another JD Power Award, T-Mobile Still Has Work To Do

T-Mobile still has plenty of work to do according to a new JD Power award that once again shows the carrier bringing up the rear in Volume 2 of the Wireless Purchase Experience. The semi-annual study evaluates “the wireless purchase experience of customers using any one of three contact channels: phone calls with sales representatives; visits to a retail wireless store; or online. Overall customer satisfaction with both full-service and non-contract branded carriers is based on six factors … [read full article]

Industry Analyst Speculates The Tide Has Finally Turned In T-Mobile’s Favor

With T-Mobile’s first truly positive quarterly results still fresh in the mind of industry analysts, at least one such industry watcher is publicly stating T-Mobile is on the prowl. In a research note last Friday, UBS Investment Research analyst John Hodulik notes that T-Mobile’s second quarter successes means “more upside” for T-Mobile’s share value. Hodulik also insinuated that the successes of T-Mobile are likely to … [read full article]