Tag Archives: USCellular

T-Mobile Quietly Rolls Out New Deals for Former UScellular Customers

T-Mobile is starting to give former UScellular customers a reason to make the jump a little sooner. The carrier has rolled out a new set of device promotions aimed specifically at UScellular subscribers, offering discounts on phones, tablets, and mobile hotspots as T-Mobile continues folding those customers into its own service. According to PhoneArena, the new offers are now live and are limited to UScellular customers. The report says each promo can be redeemed once per … [read full article]

T-Mobile Waives All Philippines Charges for Customers Following Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi

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T-Mobile is stepping up to help customers stay in touch with family and friends in the Philippines after Typhoon Kalmaegi, locally called Typhoon Tino, made landfall with catastrophic results. The storm has caused widespread flooding, power outages, and displacement of hundreds of thousands of people. According to T-Mobile’s official announcement, the carrier is waiving all international long-distance calls, text messages, and roaming charges for the Philippines starting Wednesday, November 5 through Wednesday, November 12. The relief applies … [read full article]

Free Calls and Texts to Jamaica Through November as T-Mobile Responds to Hurricane Disaster

T-Mobile is stepping up to help customers stay in touch with loved ones after Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica and surrounding islands as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday. The carrier is waiving all charges for international calls, texts, and roaming in the affected areas through November 12. According to T-Mobile’s announcement, the free service covers not just Jamaica but also Turks and Caicos and the Bahamas. The relief applies to all of the company’s brands, … [read full article]

UScellular Acquisition Already Exceeding T-Mobile’s Expectations

T-Mobile is getting more bang for its buck from buying UScellular than it originally thought. The wireless giant now expects to save $1.2 billion per year from the deal – that’s $200 million more than initially projected when the acquisition was announced. As announced by T-Mobile, the company is also moving faster on combining the two networks. What was supposed to take three to four years will now be done in about two years. T-Mobile completed … [read full article]

Report: Is T-Mobile Planning to Acquire USCellular?

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Is T-Mobile hinting at acquiring another rival?  As reported by PhoneArena, T-Mobile’s CEO Mike Sievert has been hinting at purchasing USCellular, which has recently been put up for sale. If the Un-carrier is able to purchase the carrier, it will give them more spectrum and significant assets in the rural markets.  Currently, T-Mobile’s rural wireless market share in the country has increased to 16.5% from 13% in 2021. Still, Sievert is hoping to increase this to … [read full article]