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T-Mobile Pooh-Poohs Shared Data Plans

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 18 at 12:19 pm PT

The No. 4 U.S. carrier, like Sprint, is focusing on per-device unlimited plans instead.

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T-Mobile Expands No-Contract Mobile Broadband Plans

Bonnie Cha in Product News on May 17 at 12:15 pm PT

Starting on May 20, T-Mobile will offer four additional no-contract data plans for its 4G tablets and mobile broadband devices, including laptop sticks and mobile hotspots. The new Mobile Broadband Service Passes expand on the carrier’s current offerings, starting at $15 per week for 300 megabytes of data, and $50 for five gigabytes per month. To take advantage of the no-contract plans, you will, however, have to pay full price for a mobile broadband device, which run between $175 and $650.

T-Mobile Cutting Another 900 Jobs in Wake of Failed AT&T Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 15 at 12:17 pm PT

CEO Philipp Humm notifies workers of another round of job cuts as the company looks to remake itself amid continued customer defections and a failed deal to sell itself to AT&T.

Nvidia, Intellectual Ventures Scoop Up Some Wireless Patents as Land Grab Continues

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 14 at 9:58 am PT

Nathan Myhrvold’s patent firm teamed with the graphics chipmaker to buy approximately 500 wireless patents.

Yep, the Wireless Industry Actually Lost Contract Customers Last Quarter

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 14 at 5:30 am PT

Subscriber gains at AT&T and Verizon weren’t enough to make up for defections at Sprint and T-Mobile. The prepaid industry, meanwhile, gained two million customers in the first quarter.

T-Mobile, Rural Carrier Group Team Up to Help Fight Verizon’s SpectrumCo Deal

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 11 at 4:15 pm PT

T-Mobile, Sprint a public interest group and an association of rural carriers are joining forces to encourage regulators to take a tough look at Verizon’s effort to purchase spectrum from several cable companies.

MetroPCS and T-Mobile: Oh My, What an Ugly Baby

John Paczkowski in Mobile on May 11 at 3:31 am PT

Combing two wireless weaklings just leaves you with a bigger weakling.

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T-Mobile Customer Losses Continue to Mount

Greg Bensinger and Shara Tibken, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 10 at 3:50 pm PT

T-Mobile USA said it lost more than a half million of the most lucrative customers in the first quarter, casting doubt on whether the company can regain momentum after regulators blocked its sale to AT&T Inc.

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Deutsche Telekom Earnings Get Boost From T-Mobile

Philipp Grontzki, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Mobile on May 10 at 3:32 am PT

Deutsche Telekom on Thursday reported stable first-quarter operating profit after a better-than-expected performance by its large U.S. mobile business, and said it remains on track to meet its outlook for the full year.

T-Mobile CTO: Network Should be Ready for iPhone Users by Q4

Ina Fried in Mobile on May 7 at 7:29 pm PT

While T-Mobile USA doesn’t expect to offer LTE service until next year, another part of its network modernization efforts should allow iPhones to run at full speed on its networks later this year.