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Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on April 26 at 4:08 pm PT
MetroPCS Communications Inc. and Leap Wireless International Inc. reported an abrupt slowdown in customer growth during what is traditionally their strongest quarter, raising concerns the sputtering U.S. economy is forcing more consumers to eschew prepaid wireless service or seek even cheaper options.
Ina Fried in Mobile on April 20 at 7:19 am PT
The Huawei phone, due this summer, features the Japanese street-art style inside and out, with custom case, wallpapers, photo program and ringtones.
Arik Hesseldahl in News on April 19 at 6:31 am PT
If you have a machine, you can probably use Splunk’s technology to measure what it does, and to make that data useful.
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John Paczkowski in Mobile on April 3 at 10:07 am PT
Add MetroPCS to the list of carriers throttling data speeds on their LTE plans. This morning, the company said subscribers to its $40/250 megabytes, $50/2.5 gigabytes and $60/5GB plans will find their speeds reduced once they exceed those data caps. For MetroPCS customers who find that idea unappealing, there is another option, though:
A new $70-per-month unlimited LTE data plan, $10 more than the carrier previously charged for the same service.
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Greg Bensinger, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on March 14 at 5:15 pm PT
Clearwire Corp. signed a five-year wholesale deal with Leap Wireless International Inc. to supply the pay-as-you-go carrier with high-speed mobile broadband service, an initial milestone in Clearwire’s effort to reposition itself primarily as a wholesaler.
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Anton Troianovski, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on February 22 at 9:47 am PT
T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS Communications Inc. are pushing the Federal Communications Commission to block Verizon Wireless’ plan to buy wireless airwaves from a group of cable companies for $3.9 billion.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 8 at 4:00 pm PT
The accessory maker will make add-ons that let existing phones access the new Dyle mobile TV service without needing a new phone.
Ina Fried in Mobile on January 4 at 2:05 pm PT
MetroPCS says it will be the first to offer phones supporting the Dyle Mobile TV Service, which will feature content from NBC and Fox along with a number of major local TV station operators.
Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on September 19, 2011 at 7:00 am PT
Machines of every kind — from Web servers to thermostats — generate data that can be useful in ways that are hard to imagine until you start looking at it. Software start-up Splunk makes that process easy.
