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T-Mobile Will Stop Customers Abusing Unlimited Data

T-Mobile’s ‘unlimited means unlimited’ policy is good for consumers, but it’s also a boon for less scrupulous users who use cell data to replace broadband, with the help of a few dubious workarounds. Starting today, the endless data gravy train is going to stop. T-Mobile’s top-end plan does actually offer unlimited LTE data — but…

Connected States: Living Out of a Van in the Badlands

Connected States: Living Out of a Van in the Badlands

My Time With Google’s Cellular Service Was Mostly a Disaster

I glimpsed the future before it collapsed into bullshit. I wanted Project Fi, Google’s new and experimental cellular phone service, to be amazing. The idea sounded so superior to the status quo that it just had to be destined for greatness. But like the Star Wars prequels and most food with black olives, it let…

The Triumph of the Cheap Phone

Buying a cheap phone used to be a little depressing. You bought one because you had to. Now they’re finally becoming the phones you want to buy. And carriers are responding by ripping up their old two-year contracts. Freedom—at a price. The contract era is over When I bought an iPhone 5s two years ago,…

AT&T’s New Plans Come With a Crap-Ton of Data

AT&T and T-Mobile are in a data pricing war, and the result is good news for you, the customer. Today, AT&T sweetened its data deal to help entice new users over to its Mobile Share Value plans, but even with these plans—which are better priced overall—it seems AT&T is making you choose between a teensy…

T-Mobile’s Whole “Uncarrier” Thing Might Actually Be Working

CEO John Legere has long asserted that T-Mobile’s been No. 3 carrier in the U.S. for some time, but now he has the officials stats to back it up. According to new Sprint quarterly numbers, T-Mobile is now the No. 3 wireless service based on subscribers., gaining two million additions last quarter compared to Sprint’s…

T-Mobile’s US Phone Plan Is Expanding Coverage to Canada and Mexico

When T-Mobile started this whole Uncarrier thing, it began with the introduction of a Simple Choice phone plan, meaning free international data and texting when you signed. Almost two years later, T-Mobile is upgrading that original phone plan by expanding coverage to Mexico and Canada. It’s called “Mobile Without Borders” and this is how it…

Has Your T-Mobile iPhone Started Crashing?

If your T-Mobile iPhone has begun to freeze, crash and even show a static blue screen of death, don’t worry: you’re not alone. Apple forums—along with Facebook, Twitter and Reddit—are abuzz with stories about iPhones that are running on the carrier’s network crashing. According to MacRumors, the problem seems to affect the iPhone 5S, iPhone…

Of Course Comcast Is Interested In Buying T-Mobile

Can this list get any longer? The number of eligible suitors—including AT&T, Sprint, and foreign telecoms—have all expressed interest in acquiring T-Mobile, the company that prides itself on being the rebellious teenager of the phone carrier world. Now only weeks after a rumor of a Dish Network merger, Comcast has come knocking. According to a…

T-Mobile And Dish Considering Merger, Says WSJ

2015 has already seen a number of attempts from telecoms companies to merge; according to the WSJ, you can add another multi-billion-dollar deal to the ‘maybe’ column. The WSJ quotes “people familiar with the matter” saying that T-Mobile and Dish are in talks to merge, a deal that would create another leviathon telecoms company. T-Mobile…

T-Mobile Gives Verizon Users 2-Week Phone Trial, $650 Contract Buy-Out

T-Mobile is known for aggressive plays, so here’s another to add to the list. If you’re a Verizon customer, T-Mobile will lend you a free phone for two weeks. If you’re happy with the service, it’ll then buy out your contract, up to a price of $650. The new Never Settle promotion is pretty simple.…

Pro/Con: Why Google’s Fi Could Be Awesome and Terrible

Today, Google announced its very own wireless network. Just $20 a month for unlimited call and texts, plus $10 per gigabyte of data. No contracts or termination fees. Google will even refund your unused megabytes. Sounds awesome. So what’s the catch already? The catch is that if Google becomes a cell carrier, it’ll wield more…

T-Mobile Will Pay Off Your Fees and Your Phone If You Switch

Good news for potential and existing T-Mo customers: The Uncarrier will now pay off your early termination fees and the cost of your phone (up to $650) if you switch. That and all promotional plans are now permanent. At CES 2014, CEO Legere announced at one (of its many) Uncarrier events that if you switched…

T-Mobile Can’t Afford to Keep Doing This Whole “Uncarrier” Thing

T-Mobile and its “Uncarrier” strategy are great. Selling people reasonable phone plans without locking them into ridiculous contracts is fantastic and consumer friendly. Unfortunately, good ideas don’t always make good business sense. The head of T-Mobile’s parent company said as much in a recent interview; T-Mobile literally can’t afford to keep this “Uncarrier” bit up.…

T-Mobile Will Pay People Back $90 Million for Fake Charges 

The Uncarrier’s dirtiest trick isn’t about the go unpunished. T-Mobile has agreed to pay at least $90 million in a settlement about bogus fees it snuck into phone bills. It may pay customers out as much as $150 million for slapping bullshit “Premium” text messaging services onto phone bills. As part of the settlement, T-Mobile…

T-Mobile Data Stash: You Can Finally Get Rollover for Your Data Plan

This morning, T-Mo CEO John Legere talked specifics of “Data Stash,” the company’s new initiative to let you rollover your unused data month to month, rounded up to the nearest megabyte. As part of Uncarrier 8.0, Data Stash is pretty much what it sounds like. If you don’t use all the data you pay for…

T-Mobile’s Knocking $100 Off the 64GB iPhone 6 Today

Managing your space on a 16GB iPhone is a nightmare, especially when you’re trying to upgrade to the next version of iOS. So avoid it all together; T-Mobile is offering $100 off the 64GB iPhone when you start a new plan this Cyber Monday. That means 64GB for for the price of 16GB. The Uncarrier…

FCC to T-Mobile: Stop Lying About Throttled Speeds

The FCC has told T-Mobile that it has to start being more upfront about the data speeds its customers are receiving. From now on, the carrier will have to send texts explaining the speeds that users will actually have to put up with when they hit their data cap. As well as letting you know…

T-Mobile subscribers rejoice because starting today you’re able to buy Motorola’s wonderful, giant Nexus 6. If you want the Nexus 9 tablet for some reason, that arrives on T-Mo in early December.

Data for Your Watch Could Cost As Much As Data for Your Tablet

The Galaxy Gear S, another Samsung wearable among many, will be available in the U.S. on Nov. 7 and unlike its other Gear siblings, the S can have its own data connection. Unfortunately, it looks like carriers will make you pay for this thing (and potentially any other data-enabled smartwatch) as if it were a…