“Band 12” has become something of a buzzword among the T-Mobile faithful ever since the company bought a megaload of 700MHz A-block spectrum from Verizon earlier in the year. Since then, T-M0’s [read full article]
I’ll start of this post by saying one thing: I used to be a sales person. I worked for two different companies in the UK. I’ve seen practices very similar to what I’ve been reading about this morning in real life. So this is in no way an attack on T-Mo, but more on the culture that’s grown within the … [read full article]
One of the most curious aspects of today’s Android market is how Sony hasn’t quite managed to crack it. For the past few years it’s unveiled a series of fantastic phones, and yet – for one reason or another – they don’t catch on. Could it be lack of effort in marketing? Low interest from the major U.S. carriers? Lack of ambition? Perhaps … [read full article]
According to Bloomberg‘s “in the know” sources, French carrier Iliad is planning to bid for a larger stake in T-Mobile US than it had originally sought earlier in the year. “The plan for a new bid comes after Iliad had some success signing up financial partners to back its efforts, the people said. The company held talks with potential investors including buyout firm … [read full article]
While many lament the lack of any high-end Windows Phone devices on T-Mobile, there’s no denying that the company does a great job in offering the mid to low-end models. The latest to join its ranks is the Lumia 530 and it’s going to be available from October 15th. And in keeping with its budget philosophy, it’s only going to cost $79.20 full retail … [read full article]
I use “phablet” in quotation marks for one reason: While a year or two back, the term could be used for a specific area of the smartphone market, in 2014 that’s not so easy to do. Where there was once a line of size distinction, it’s now blurred. Device screen sizes range from 4.5-inches to 5.7-inches, and many of today’s flagships … [read full article]
Just a short while ago, Ericsson confirmed that it is involved in helping T-Mobile with its various LTE networks. Today, yet another European company has announced that it is – also – involved in helping T-Mobile with carrier aggregation. Nokia’s … [read full article]
For those of you interested, T-Mobile announced this morning that its Chief Financial Officer and EVP, Braxton Carter would be speaking at 12:25 Eastern at the Deutsche Bank 2014 Leveraged Finance Conference on Wednesday, October 1st. There are often some intriguing tidbits of information shared during these addresses. So if you want to listen in, you can tune in to the live webcast … [read full article]
Financial analysts at Jefferies are predicting strong Q3 for three of the four national carriers. Analysts expect Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile to announce positive results, but despite its competitive plans, expect Sprint to struggle. Of course, it didn’t take a genius to figure out T-Mobile’s third quarter results would be good. In [read full article]
As announced by T-Mobile a few days back, the Galaxy Note 4 is now available to pre-order for delivery by October 17. It costs $749 full retail, or $0 down and $31.24 per month on EIP. I got my [read full article]
