Carriers

Verizon Gets Top Honors for Fastest Mobile Network From PCMag, Followed Closely by T-Mobile

Tim June 12, 2018 17

PCMag posted its Fastest Mobile Networks 2018 report this morning, concluding that Verizon is the overall champion among the four major US carriers. On PCMag's scoring system, Verizon ranks at a 99, followed by T-Mobile at 93, with AT&T coming in at 88 and...

Report: T-Mobile, Sprint in Active Talks Regarding Merger

Tim September 19, 2017 14

According to sources close to the matter, who spoke to CNBC, T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks regarding a stock-for-stock merger. If you feel like you're having déjà vu, don't worry, you're not. Reports such as this have seen light before, but the...

Sprint: LTE+ Speeds Have Increased 28% in Seven Months

Tim August 11, 2017 15

According to Sprint, its LTE+ speeds have increased dramatically over the past seven months, to the tune of 28%. In select markets, 15 to be exact, it holds the fastest download speeds available, according to recent Ookla data. As for which cities those are,...

T-Mobile Announces Plans for Nationwide, True 5G Network

Tim May 2, 2017 121

T-Mobile announced its plan for a true, nationwide 5G network this morning, right on the heels of AT&T firing up its 5G Evolution. In the vlog posted below, John Legere calls out AT&T and 5G Evolution, summing up that its "bullshit." With T-Mobile's...

Sprint Offers Up Fifth Unlimited Line for Free to Unlimited Freedom Families

Tim April 25, 2017 18

For a limited time, Sprint is offering a 5th line of unlimited data to families on an Unlimited Freedom plan. Specifically, this promotion is for those who are new customers that activate four lines via Unlimited Freedom, then receive the fifth line free of...

T-Mobile Offers Scam Block and Scam ID, Fends Off Would-Be Scam Calls

Tim March 24, 2017 58

Available to all T-Mobile customers with a compatible phone (any device capable of displaying caller ID), Scam Block and Scam ID will make sure you aren't picking up the phone when an unwanted solicitor or potential scammer is on the other line. The way Scam...

T-Mobile Thanking Customers With 2 Lines With Free 3rd Line

Tim February 27, 2017 70

T-Mobile announced its latest thanking for customers this morning, being a free line of service for anyone already using at least two lines on a Simple Choice or T-Mobile ONE plan. The way it works is pretty straightforward. Should you already be paying for...

T-Mobile’s New LTE-A Tech Offers Up to 400Mbps Speeds on Select Devices in Select Cities

Tim September 6, 2016 150

Following Verizon's announcement of LTE-A for select markets, T-Mobile is looking to one up the competition, as it always is. To do so, the carrier is launching 4x4 MIMO (multiple input, multiple output), as well as 256 QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) ...