Tag: T-Mobile
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Check the Fine Print on Those $1,000 iPhone 15 Trade-In Offers
It happens every year: Apple unveils a new iPhone and big carriers like T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T shortly after roll out their big trade-in offers, all in a bid to get you to switch. A few hours after the iPhone 15 debuted, the carriers followed with several big offers, touting a $1,000 towards Apple’s flagship…
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T-Mobile is Improving its 5G Service By Spending $3.3 Billion to Buy 5G Spectrum From Comcast
Yesterday, T-Mobile agreed to buy some, if not all, of Comcast’s 600MHz spectrum holdings. In a Securities Exchange Commission filing, T-Mobile disclosed the transaction valued between $1.2 and $3.3 billion depending on how much spectrum T-Mobile acquires. T-Mobile said it expects to close the deal in the first half of 2028. For $1.2 billion, Comcast…
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Is 5G Home Internet the Future of Broadband or Next DSL? T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Charter and Comcast Weigh In
Everyone in the broadband industry is talking about the explosion of 5G home internet service. But virtually no one seems to agree on where it’s going. That was evident at this week’s Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference, a rare opportunity to hear from the CEOs of the three major wireless companies, Verizon, T-Mobile and…
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Check the Fine Print: T-Mobile Changes its Rebate Program
T-Mobile is changing how customers receive rebates, so it pays to be mindful of the details. Depending on the promotion, customers will get one of two prepaid cards: Magenta or Black, and there’s a big difference between the two. The Magenta prepaid rebate card sports the company’s traditional color and logo but can only be…
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T-Mobile CEO Offers Hint on Possible US Cellular Deal
With rural wireless carrier USCellular putting itself up for sale, T-Mobile has been floated as a potential acquirer. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert offered a vague hint when asked about whether he would consider accelerating his rural strategy if an asset were available. “Maybe, but I like our Plan A a lot,” Sievert said at the…
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Charter CEO Throws Shade at 5G Home Internet, Calls it the “Next DSL”
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey isn’t impressed with 5G home internet service. The service, often referred to as fixed wireless access, has seen tremendous growth over the last two years. In the second quarter alone, new subscribers to 5G home internet service accounted for virtually the entire broadband industry’s growth, with nearly 900,000 net new customers.…
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Why T-Mobile’s CEO Doesn’t See 5G Home Internet Replacing Cable
The number of new customers signing up for 5G home internet service is expanding so rapidly that it’s essentially outstripped total broadband growth. Given that trajectory, it’s easy to assume that everyone will eventually have a 5G home internet connection. But Mike Sievert, the CEO of T-Mobile, the leader in 5G home internet service, doesn’t…
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How Connecting Trailer Parks With Ultra-Fast Internet May Lead to Faster Service For You
A tiny internet provider has made a lot of noise supplying ultra-fast internet to a community few people – including those in the broadband industry – pay little attention to: mobile homes in RV parks. Kwikbit Internet is an internet service provider that solely supplies service to recreational vehicles and mobile homes in trailer parks,…
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Dish and T-Mobile’s Spat Over Spectrum Sale Is Just Getting Uglier
T-Mobile’s sale of a swath of spectrum to Dish Network was supposed to be a simple transaction. But instead it’s devolved into a war of words and legal filings, with Dish firing the latest salvo and accusing the wireless carrier of stomping on the little guy. Dish had previously agreed to buy a chunk of…
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When is 6G coming to T-Mobile, Verizon, & AT&T?
Numerous 5G networks are still launching around the world, but that isn’t stopping the industry from talking about what’s next with 6G — even if it isn’t quite real yet. If you’re looking forward to upgrading to 6G, you’ve got quite a bit of waiting ahead. At the IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung said it…