AT&T may have been behind T-Mobile with its smartphone upgrade program, but it’s managed to squeeze the most out of it. AT&T said it expects Next to account for 3.2 million… Read more »
To meet cost, Ting is selling the Nexus 5 for $96 more than it costs through Google Play. The MVNO wants you to connect a Nexus to its network. It just… Read more »
After a long lull in its home region, Alcatel-Lucent has one a key 4G deal with Telefónica in Spain. Could this be the first step in Alcatel-Lucent’s climb back up the… Read more »
T-Mobile is growing again, and not just from its merger with MetroPCS. With 44 million connections T-Mobile is filling out its seat in the country’s Top 4. Before too long it… Read more »
Verizon’s Edge upgrade program will launch on August 25, giving customers to option of trading up phones every six months after they’ve paid half the full retail cost of their devices. Read more »
AT&T’s new Next program is simple: You pay the full cost of your device off in monthly installments, but at month 12 you can trade in your phone for a new… Read more »
Absolutely need the newest smartphone as it’s released? Then Jump is right for you. It will cost you, but it’s much cheaper than buying a new phone every six months. Read more »
The iPhone has long eluded MetroPCS due to the funky configuration of its networks. But now that T-Mobile is aggressively integrating MetroPCS into it operations, we could see a Metro iPhone… Read more »
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is watching T-Mobile’s new contract-free, subsidy-free mobile strategy closely. If consumers start biting, McAdam says Verizon is willing to shake up its own pricing and contract policies. Read more »
Locking phones down to a specific mobile operator is an unpopular practice, and T-Mobile is maintaining it but only for customers who make use of its device financing options. Read more »