T-Mobile Pays Customers To Leave Rivals
T-Mobile, the country's fourth-largest wireless carrier, is aiming to lure subscribers from rivals by paying the fees required to break their cell phone service contracts.
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T-Mobile, the country's fourth-largest wireless carrier, is aiming to lure subscribers from rivals by paying the fees required to break their cell phone service contracts.
Verizon will own its wireless business outright after agreeing Monday to pay $130 billion for the 45 percent stake in Verizon Wireless owned by British cellphone carrier Vodafone.
The former AT&T employee found guilty of acquiring hundreds of stolen cell phones, to sell on Craigslist and Ebay, is heading to prison.
AT&T is extending the time it takes for customers on contract-based plans to earn a fully subsidized upgrade to a new phone, from 20 months to 24 months.
The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of U.S. Verizon customers, under a top secret court order. A British newspaper reports the order was granted on April 25 and is good until July 19.
The country's four biggest cell phone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving.
Research in Motion changed its name to BlackBerry on Wednesday, and launched a makeover of its mobile operating system along with two new smartphones.
The iPhone 5 helped AT&T attract new customers in the holiday quarter, but the company posted a big loss because of an annual adjustment to its pension obligations.
Verizon will pay TiVo at least $250.4 million to license its DVR technology and settle a patent lawsuit. It is the third settlement that TiVo has garnered in recent patent cases.
Delivery times climbed quickly as Apple started taking orders for their new iPhone 5 on Friday. Initial shipments sold out within one hour, suggesting stronger demand than expected.
With Verizon and AT&T piling on more restrictions to their mobile data plans, T-Mobile is going the opposite route with a new truly unlimited plan starting on September 5.
MetroPCS, a wireless phone company that targets low-income households, is cutting the price on its unlimited data service, going against the flow of the biggest phone companies.
Phone companies are losing the high-speed internet game. In the second quarter, the landline phone industry lost broadband subscribers for the first time.
Starting August 23, AT&T customers can opt into the Mobile Share data plan, which will grant access from 1GB to 20GB per person or group.
Verizon, the nation's largest cellphone company, is phasing out nearly all of its existing phone plans and replacing them with pricing to encourage customers to connect non-phone devices.
AT&T will start selling home automation and security services nationwide. The installations and services will be sold in AT&T stores, starting with a trial in Dallas and Atlanta.
AT&T is gaining new wireless subscribers at the lowest rate in eight years. The number of people joining the network dropped sharply in the first quarter.
A CBS 11 News investigation into extra charges on your phone bill is getting results. Many viewers will soon be getting money back.
Verizon on Tuesday announced a version of its wireless broadband service that's designed for use in rural and remote homes that can't get DSL or cable.
A U.S. Senate investigation has found that third-party companies are pocketing billions from residents, cities and companies –– basically anyone with a phone bill.
T-Mobile, which just had its acquisition by AT&T blocked by regulators, is now urging the federal government to block another deal in the wireless world.
Phone company Verizon will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service later this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks.
AT&T will pay TiVo at least $215 million through June 2018, becoming the latest TV signal provider to settle a patent lawsuit involving the DVR pioneer.
A faster iPhone with an improved camera went on sale on Friday as hundreds of buyers camped out to be among the first to get one.
History repeated itself this morning, with the iPhone 4S pre-ordering process getting off to what can only be described as a bumpy start.
