Tag: T-Mobile
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Credit Card Fees Going Up. Here’s What That Could Mean for Cord Cutters
Visa and Mastercard are planning to hike the fees that merchants pay when customers use their credit cards for a transaction. The fee increases, mostly aimed at online purchases, are set to start this October and next April, according to The Wall Street Journal. Online shopping’s popularity – as well as the use of credit…
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Why T-Mobile is Blocked From Using Spectrum That it Bought For $304 Million
On Tuesday, T-Mobile’s president of technology, Ulf Ewaldsson, put out a call to push the U.S. government to unlock a swatch of spectrum that it purchased a year ago, but still remains out of reach. The argument was simple, yet compelling: We paid $304 million on the radio airwaves, so let us utilize them to…
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T-Mobile and Dish’s Wireless Spectrum Deal Looks Doomed
T-Mobile isn’t willing to play games with Dish Network. T-Mobile and Dish had entered into a deal for T-Mobile to sell a swath of its spectrum in the 800 Mhz band to Dish, a move that would help the satellite provider build out its own 5G network. But earlier this month, Dish asked the U.S.…
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T-Mobile and Network Slicing: Everything You Need to Know About “Private 5G Networks”
T-Mobile on Monday touted a term that the wireless industry loves to talk about, but may go over the head of everyone else: Network slicing. While you may dismiss network slicing as another in an endless wave of technical jargon in the wireless world, it’s actually a big deal with ramifications on how you may…
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Verizon and T-Mobile Added 890,000 5G Home Internet Subscribers, Outstripping Total Broadband Growth
The rise of 5G home internet service was evident in the second quarter, with the combined new subscribers from Verizon and T-Mobile outpacing the rest of the broadband industry. The two combined for 890,000 net new subscribers, or the fifth consecutive quarter in which fixed wireless services exceeded 800,000, according to the Leichtman Research Group.…
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Everything We Know About T-Mobile and SpaceX’s Starlink 5G Partnership
A year ago today, T-Mobile and SpaceX unveiled a partnership to combine the former’s spectrum with the latter’s network of low orbit satellites for more comprehensive wireless coverage, an initiative they coined “Coverage Above and Beyond.” But what’s happened since that buzzy announcement? After the Federal Communications Commission approved a proposal to help satellite providers…
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T-Mobile Told To Stop Claim About Watching MLB Games on Tuesdays App After AT&T Complaint
The National Advertising Division asked T-Mobile to stop its claim that customers can watch major league baseball seasons live or on-demand with the T-Mobile Tuesdays app, according to a release from the Better Business Bureau National Programs on Wednesday. The NAD said T-Mobile could modify its claim to clarify which categories of live games are…
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Why AT&T is Late to the 5G Home Internet Party
AT&T on Tuesday made its first big push for its 5G-based Internet Air service, going live in 16 markets. That’s more than two years after T-Mobile launched its own 5G home internet service and five years after Verizon went live with its first 5G Home market. So why the long wait? “We’ve always been working on…
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T-Mobile’s Metro Says it Has the Answer For Comcast & Spectrum’s Hidden Fees and Price Hikes
Metro by T-Mobile launched Nada Yada Yada, a new campaign and lower priced plan that takes a big shot at its cable rivals. In a blog post on Tuesday, the prepaid service’s new campaign promises ‘simplicity, predictability and transparency’ while accusing Comcast and Spectrum of hidden fees and price hikes. The campaign also promises wireless…
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T-Mobile’s New 5G Plan Lets You Get a New Smartphone Every Year
Toda,y T-Mobile announced Go5G Next, a new plan that lets T-Mobile customers upgrade their phones every year at the same price a new customer would. “While the Carriers try to lock you in and limit your choices, T-Mobile continues to double down on value and deliver even more options, so everyone has a plan that…