Resurgent T-Mobile passes 50M subscribers, but CEO refuses to talk about Apple's 'iPhone 6'

U.S. carrier T-Mobile on Thursday posted strong results for its fiscal second quarter, adding 1.5 million subscribers, more customers than any other wireless provider, while recording a $391 million profit on revenues of $7.2 billion.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 32

Apple Stores selling prepaid T-Mobile iPhones, carrier starts iOS device sales at Costco

Consumers looking to make the jump to T-Mobile with a new iPhone or iPad now have two new places to turn, as the scrappy carrier announced Thursday that Apple retail stores have begun selling iPhones with prepaid T-Mobile service, plus Costco has picked up a limited range of T-Mobile iPhones and iPads.

Sam Oliver 11 years ago 14

T-Mobile's 'Music Freedom' lets users stream music for free from services like iTunes Radio

In an announcement during the "Un-Carrier 5.0" press conference on Wednesday, T-Mobile skipped the wait and went straight to "Un-Carrier 6.0," a program that lets customers stream music from top Internet radio services without having the data used count against their allotted monthly plans.

AppleInsider Staff 11 years ago 36

Prepaid US carrier MetroPCS 'very interested' in carrying Apple's iPhone

Executives for T-Mobile, which owns low-cost prepaid wireless provider MetroPCS, have signaled that they are looking to bring the iPhone to the U.S. carrier, further expanding Apple's availability.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 4

Sprint prepping cash for T-Mobile buy, CEO John Legere frontrunner to lead company

Sprint is reportedly making behind the scenes moves toward the purchase of T-Mobile, with current "uncarrier" CEO John Legere said to be a top candidate to run the new company if and when a deal is reached.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 41

T-Mobile slashes $130 off new LTE-enabled iPads, matching Apple's Wi-Fi-only prices

T-Mobile announced on Thursday that it is offering a limited-time $130 discount on the price of new 4G LTE iPad Air and iPad with Retina display models, matching the cost of comparable Wi-Fi-only models, while also still including 200 megabytes of free data every month for life.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 23

AT&T drops price of 2GB no-contract plan by $15, T-Mobile doubles down on 'Simple Choice'

The wireless carrier price wars continue this weekend as AT&T and T-Mobile respectively announced price cuts and new data incentives for subscribers.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 87

AT&T beats Street with $6.9B Q4 profit, shows strong contract customer retention

Despite more impressive pre- and post-paid subscriber growth from rival U.S. telcos, AT&T managed to post a profit of $6.9 billion on $33.6 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2013.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 17

T-Mobile's 'Un-carrier 4.0' promo offers to pay early termination fees for switching

T-Mobile on Wednesday announced its latest plan to disrupt the U.S. wireless industry with "Un-carrier 4.0," a promotion that promises to pay customers' early termination fees when switching carriers.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 25

Sprint planning 2014 T-Mobile takeover bid worth over $20B, report says

U.S. carrier Sprint is said to be looking into the purchase of rival provider T-Mobile USA, which, if successful, would leave the nation dominated by only three major telecoms.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 72

AT&T CEO says smartphone subsidies must end as T-Mobile sweetens iPhone deal

During an investor conference on Tuesday, AT&T chief Randall Stephenson said wireless carriers need to push toward an ecosystem devoid of subsidies for high-end smartphones, a tack to which T-Mobile is already committed, as evidenced by a no money down iPhone offer for the holidays.

Mikey Campbell 12 years ago 97

T-Mobile faced severe iPhone 5s constraints in Q3 2013, limiting sales at launch [u]

Resurgent wireless carrier T-Mobile is believed to have sold around 540,000 iPhones during its fiscal 2013 third quarter, a number that lags far behind the company's rivals and indicates suffocating constraints on supply of Apple's newest handsets.

Shane Cole 12 years ago 17

After mixup, T-Mobile promises everyone gets 200MB of free iPad data

In a tweet on Friday, T-Mobile CEO John Legere explained that an "executional mistake" caused some iPad Air buyers to see a $10 per month fee attached to their new tablets, contradicting the "uncarrier's" announced offer of 200MB of free data.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 30

J.D. Power ranks Apple's iPhone best on AT&T, Verizon in satisfaction survey

For the tenth time in a row, the latest customer satisfaction rankings from J.D. Power and Associates show that Apple is again the top company for smartphones across major U.S. carriers.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 8

T-Mobile announces free global data roaming, texts starting October 31

Travel-loving iPhone owners on T-Mobile's network will soon be able to text and access data for free worldwide, as the carrier has announced a new free international data coverage feature set to launch at the end of October.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 18

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