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T-Mobile gifts some subscribers extended trial of Apple TV Plus
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T-Mobile gifts some subscribers extended trial of Apple TV Plus

Posted on August 23, 2021August 25, 2021 by Matthew Keys

T-Mobile is allowing some customers to get an extended free trial of Apple’s streaming TV service.

T-Mobile ends Sprint’s “Hulu on Us” promotion after acquisition
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T-Mobile ends Sprint’s “Hulu on Us” promotion after acquisition

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 by Matthew Keys

T-Mobile is no longer offering new Sprint lines for activation, and that means an end to the “Hulu on Us” promotion.

T-Mobile to sunset Sprint CDMA network in 2022
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T-Mobile to sunset Sprint CDMA network in 2022

Posted on December 28, 2020December 28, 2020 by Matthew Keys

T-Mobile is letting some long-time Sprint customers know that they may have to upgrade their phones or other devices soon.

Lifeline cheating at Sprint will cost T-Mobile $200 million
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Lifeline cheating at Sprint will cost T-Mobile $200 million

Posted on November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 by Matthew Keys

The settlement was reached with regulators after a probe involving subsidies paid to Sprint through the federal Lifeline program.

T-Mobile shrugs off obvious Verizon product placement during Apple keynote
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T-Mobile shrugs off obvious Verizon product placement during Apple keynote

Posted on October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 by Matthew Keys

The head of America’s largest wireless phone company T-Mobile is shrugging off what came across as a significant amount of product placement for rival Verizon during Apple’s latest product unveiling.

Consumer Cellular, Ting get top nods on Consumer Reports list of best wireless providers
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Consumer Cellular, Ting get top nods on Consumer Reports list of best wireless providers

Posted on August 12, 2020August 18, 2020 by Matthew Keys

Consumer Cellular has topped the list of best wireless phone companies as ranked by Consumer Reports members in 2020.

T-Mobile completes unification with Sprint brand, company says
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T-Mobile completes unification with Sprint brand, company says

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by Matthew Keys

T-Mobile says it has completed the unification of its brand with Sprint, the wireless company it acquired in April.

Dish acquires Ting Mobile, forges partnership with Tucows
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Dish acquires Ting Mobile, forges partnership with Tucows

Posted on August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 by Matthew Keys

Dish Network has acquired the assets of Ting Mobile, bringing more than 200,000 prepaid wireless subscribers under the control of the satellite television company.

With Boost acquisition, Dish Network is now a mobile phone company
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With Boost acquisition, Dish Network is now a mobile phone company

Posted on July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 by Matthew Keys

Dish acquired the Boost brand from Sprint after the fourth-largest wireless carrier merged with T-Mobile.

Feds to probe T-Mobile over national mobile phone network outage
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Feds to probe T-Mobile over national mobile phone network outage

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Matthew Keys

In a post on Twitter, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called the hours-long outage “unacceptable.”

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