Tag Archives: T-Mobile

WSJ: No rush for Sprint, T-Mobile merger announcement due to its public nature

Yesterday we read that any announcement of a T-Mobile and Sprint merger could be pushed back to September so those involved had enough time to prepare a robust case to put forward to regulators. Today, Wall Street Journal reports that there are many reasons for the purported waiting game.  In an enlightening article, it reveals code-names given to four parties and to the deal itself. “Project Oregon” – … [read full article]

Deal: T-Mobile Lumia 635 plus Fitbit for $178.95

Only recently, Fitbit finally launched a Windows Phone app for its popular fitness tracking wearables. To coincide with the app launch Microsoft is offering up a great deal through its online store. You can pick up a T-Mobile Nokia Lumia 635 and a Fitbit Flex together for $178.95. (We’ll try to ignore the fact you can get the AT&T variant and Flex together for just $148.95). Still, it’s a decent offer if you’re already in … [read full article]

Ownage Pranks targets T-Mo customer in its latest prank video

We all love a good prank to keep us entertained every once in a while. Something about the balance of power and knowledge makes watching or listening to a prank so entertaining and suspenseful. That feeling that we know more than the subject of the prank is delightfully cruel. On YouTube, one of the most popular prank-specific channels is Ownage Pranks, and in his latest call, the host turns his attention to an unsuspecting T-Mobile customer. Claiming … [read full article]

T-Mobile Q2 earnings conference call subject to time change

T-Mobile announced this morning that its financial earnings conference call for Q2 2014 will be pushed back 30mins. The call was originally scheduled for Thursday, July 31st at 8:00am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), but has been changed to 8:30am EDT. That’s 5:30am Pacific, or 7:30am Central. As usual, you’ll also be able to tune in to the call online. The live webcast will be available to stream over at investor.t-mobile.com. For those who … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces new limited-time family plans: 4 people get 10GB LTE for $100, from July 30

T-Mobile has just announced a new, competitive family plan which it’s going to launch on July 30th. A family of four will be able to get 10GB of LTE data (2.5GB each) until 2016 for $100 per month. The plan includes all the usual Un-carrier benefits, including unlimited talk, text, free international data and unlimited music streaming. John Legere announced the new offer in a blog post this morning and – in his usual style – calls AT&T … [read full article]

T-Mobile customers can now text-to-911 in Collier County, Fla

Collier County has become the first in Florida to switch on the text-to-911 system for T-Mobile customers. Initially in Collier, it was only available to Verizon customers, but now T-Mo subscribers can also shoot a text message to 911 in emergency situations. It’s expected to roll out to other carriers’ users in the near future. Since mid-June when the service launched first, 2 reports have been taken via text. The first was a report of a careless … [read full article]

Cell phone unlocking bill passed by Congress

Ever since a specific exemption in the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) made phone unlocking illegal earlier this year, a movement has been underway to make sure consumers had the right to unlock their devices once their contract period is up. A bill was proposed to make it legal, and was passed by the Senate fairly recently. Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the bill, making phone unlocking legal. Known as the … [read full article]

Masked gunmen rob T-Mobile store in NW Harris County, make off with $30k in devices

Whenever I’ve written in the past about stores being robbed – whether they’re Apple or T-Mobile stores – it’s almost always been a case of smash and grab, in which nothing much is taken, and no one got hurt. I was taken aback then, when I read a report over at the Houston Chronicle detailing a robbery at a Harris County T-Mobile store at 11260 West FM 1960. At 1:20pm local time on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Q2 2014 earnings call scheduled for July 31

T-Mobile US has officially confirmed that its financial earnings report conference call will take place on July 31, 2014 at 8am Eastern Daylight Time (5am Pacific). A couple of hours before that, the company will also issue a press release with all the ins and outs published in it. You can listen in to the call by heading over to the T-Mobile investor site, and logging in to the publicly available webcast. We’ve heard previously … [read full article]