So here it is, T-Mobile’s JUMP! upgrade program “designed to provide customers with total protection for one of their prized possessions: their smartphones.” JUMP! will offer customers a chance to upgrade to a device twice every 12 months, not just once every two years. Existing customers can get the same phone prices as new customers and trade-in their old phone when you … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s LTE lineup expands yet again today with the news that the Sony Xperia Z is now available direct from Sony stores and on July 17th direct from T-Mobile. Xperia® Z from Sony. T-Mobile will be the exclusive U.S. wireless company to offer Sony’s flagship water-resistant Android(TM)-powered smartphone to customers this summer.2 The Xperia Z will be available for $99.99 down, with 24 equal monthly device payments of $20 for well-qualified buyers for 0 percent APR … [read full article]
This is huge, huge, as T-Mobile drops better LTE market news than we could have possibly hoped for. Blowing past their target goal of 100 million POPs before the end of the first half, T-Mobile might be 10 days past their stated goal but we can forgive them based on just how far past their goal they hit. Developing… T-Mobile’s 4G LTE … [read full article]
According to a new report via Bloomberg, T-Mobile will report a key milestone — the addition of contract customers for the first time three years next month. The subscriber gains will be reported when T-Mobile announces its first post-Deutsche Telekom quarterly results. Bloomberg’s source asked not to be identified because the information wasn’t public, but the writing has been on the wall. Of course this [read full article]
Whoa, could it be, might it be, will it happen? A new six-second vine short from everyone’s favorite T-Mobile marketing bombshell teases a return into the Magenta mix. That’s clearly the motorcycle outfit playing in the very last frames of the vine and a “stay tuned” from Carly herself. There’s even a #tmobile hashtag in the tweet which all but solidifies something is going to happen. It was back in March that word came down … [read full article]
Update: See Tweet below. In a move that confirms our intel that T-Mobile “upgrade upgrades” at their media event taking place later this afternoon, The Verge has confirmed that intel via a newly leaked image. An earlier report by CNET had suggested that T-Mobile might want a monthly fee or a survey that went out to customers suggesting the company would consider requiring customers to trade-in their existing handsets. Ultimately any such program would allow existing … [read full article]
While Kantar Worldpanel announced yesterday that the addition of the iPhone 5 to T-Mobile’s network has bumped up Apple’s total market share, the same can’t be said for T-Mobile directly. According to their findings, T-Mobile’s share of the wireless space was 10.1 percent in the last three months against 13.5 percent over the same period last year. However, all is not … [read full article]
The newest Android distribution chart has been released to the world and there’s some good news as Jelly Bean takes the lead as the most used Android operating system. Jelly Bean now runs on 37.9% of devices, with 32% of those running Android 4.1.x. Those numbers increased from an even 33 percent last month. As for the former Android frontrunner, Gingerbread fell from 36.5% down to 34.1% and into second place as the top Android … [read full article]
With yesterday’s image of a newspaper ad that ran over the weekend taking pot shots at AT&T’s lengthy upgrade period, a thought occurred to me. If we can take ourselves back in time to March 26th, T-Mobile hinted to CNET that they were considering a “club” that would allow for “anytime upgrades.” The club, which would require a “very small” membership fee would allow … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s Wednesday event continues to be shrouded in secrecy and has the privilege of being considered a “Project Dark” event. For those of you who can remember back to the launch of T-Mobile’s Even More, and Even More Plus plans that’s one of the last times I’ve seen that codename attached to something. There’s little question on my end that T-Mobile … [read full article]
In a move that is likely to surprise no one, its once again being reported that Samsung will unveil their upcoming Galaxy Note III at September’s IFA 2013 conference. Citing industry sources, the Korea Herald claims that Samsung won’t make the announcement at a pre-IFA Unpacked event, but during the show itself. The conference begins on September 6th and runs through September 11th in Berlin. Along with this news comes a new report that the Note III … [read full article]
A little break from the T-Mobile-centric world today as we highlight the release of the Galaxy S 4 on MetroPCS. The important piece of news here is that the MetroPCS Galaxy S 4 integrates a GSM/HSPA+/LTE radio designed for its parent company in T-Mobile. That’s great news for T-Mobile as the sooner the Magenta carrier can move MetroPCS customers off their existing CDMA network, the faster T-Mobile can put that spectrum to use for LTE. … [read full article]
