Tag Archives: 4G LTE

T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter talks 700MHz acquisitions, says distribution will expand to another 30M to 40M POPs

Over the past week or so, many details of T-Mobile’s recent 700MHz acquisitions have come out. Now CFO Braxton Carter has touched a bit more on the spectrum and the benefits that it’ll bring. Speaking at a recent investor conference, Carter said that T-Mobile has the chance to significantly grow its distribution where it currently has no presence. “We … [read full article]

T-Mobile reports full Q4 2015 results, also reveals recent 700MHz acquisition

After sharing some early Q4 2015 results last month, T-Mobile today spilled all of the details of its end-of-year 2015 performance. In the final months of 2015, T-Mobile added 2.06 million new customers. That includes 1.29 million postpaid subscribers and 469,000 prepaid customers. This makes Q4 2015 the 11th straight quarter that T-Mo has added more than 1 million customers and the third straight quarter … [read full article]

T-Mobile uses colorful balls to compare its LTE coverage to Verizon’s in new ad

After releasing a Pop-Up Video-style response to Verizon’s colorful balls ad a few days ago, T-Mobile today unleashed a new ad of its own. The ad, titled “Verizon’s Secret,” says that it’s giving “the rest of the story” from Verizon’s own colorful balls ad. In the commercial, T-Mobile says that the LTE service that Verizon has added in the past two years covers five million people, while the LTE service … [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]

More band 12 LTE sightings emerge as new coverage is spotted in Michigan, South Dakota

Last week, T-Mobile announced that its Extended Range LTE had officially gone live in and around Indianapolis, Ind. There are plenty of other band 12 LTE sites that are quietly going up in other parts of the country, though, and here’s where T-Mo customers have been spotting the service lately: Seattle, Wash. (Capitol Hill neighborhood) Middletown, Del. Bethany, Pa. Quincy, Mass. Annapolis, Md. (Downtown) Norfolk, Mass. Brooklyn, N.Y. Salem, Ore. [read full article]

T-Mobile Extended Range LTE officially live in the greater Indianapolis area

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Time for another Extended Range LTE expansions. T-Mobile announced today that its Extended Range LTE coverage — aka band 12, aka 700MHz — is now live in the greater Indianapolis, Ind., area. Not only does that include Indianapolis proper, but it also means that residents of Muncie, Anderson, Kokomo, Lafayette, Bloomington, Terre Haute, New Castle, Richmond, Logansport, Franklin, Greensburg, Greenfield, Greencastle, and Martinsville have access to the service, as well … [read full article]

Extended Range LTE officially goes live in greater Atlanta area as more band 12 sightings pop up elsewhere

Good news, Magenta family! T-Mobile has announced that its Extended Range LTE (aka 700MHz, aka band 12) is now live in another major market, and I’ve got lots more sightings to report today, too. First up, T-Mo says that Extended Range LTE is now live in the greater Atlanta, Ga., area. This includes Atlanta and its surrounding Perimeter as well as Marietta, Roswell, Alpharetta, Gainesville, Dalton, Rome, Newnan, Carrollton, Covington, … [read full article]

PSA: Apple iPad Air and iPad Mini Now Available in T-Mobile Retail Stores

Following its first official iPhone launch earlier this year, T-Mobile is experiencing another Apple-related first today. T-Mo is now selling both the iPad Air and iPad mini online and in stores, which marks the first time that Magenta has officially sold iPad hardware that’s compatible with its network. As you can see in the image above, passed along to us by an anonymous tipster, T-Mobile stores are receiving stock of both the space gray and silver versions … [read full article]

Hello Again With Another Round Of LTE Sightings From Across The Country

It’s another day in T-Mobile land and you know what that means, another group of LTE sightings. With yesterday’s activity, T-Mobile’s LTE network is clearly stepping into another gear as these sightings are steadily coming in from every geographic area we’ve posted. This morning the honor goes to Atlanta, Georgia; Birmingham, Alabama; multiple cities in Puerto Rico, Orlando/Kissimmee, Florida; Salem, North Carolina and Cleveland, Ohio. I should also throw Pittsburgh in as a few sightings have also … [read full article]

T-Mobile LTE Sightings Continue With Chicago, Miami, Tampa And Salt Lake City

Good Monday morning TmoNews readers and especially to those residents of Chicago, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and the Salt Lake City areas as a new group of LTE sightings are coming in fast. No official announcement for any of these markets has been discovered as of this writing, but that’s not stopping plenty of T-Mobile customers from spotting the 4G LTE icon on their smartphone displays and hitting up that speed-test app for results. With T-Mobile’s goal … [read full article]