T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS are now one company. The combined company will be called T-Mobile US. The network, subscribers, and other assets will be brought together into the combined company. This includes 43 million subscribers as of March 31st.
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Last month T-Mobile hosted an event called “Uncarrier.” The term “uncarrier” was used to indicate that T-Mobile will not have subsidy pricing plans. However the Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has ordered T-Mobile to change their advertising because their offer for no annual contracts are “deceptive.”
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The iPhone 5 has finally arrived on T-Mobile USA. The iPhone 5 will be available on T-Mobile starting on April 12th for a price of $99 without a contract. The iPhone 5 will be compatible with T-Mobile’s LTE network, which is launching in 7 cities today. When speaking to a crowd at the Uncarrier event in New York City, T-Mobile USA president and CEO John Legere said “This is an important day for people who love their iPhone but can’t stand the pain other carriers put them through to own one.”
The Federal Communications Commission has approved of the $1.5 billion merger between MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA. The combined company would be the fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States. FCC chairman Julius Genachowski issued this statement:
T-Mobile USA has announced a new prepaid service called GoSmart Mobile. GoSmart Mobile will not require an annual contract in order and prices will begin at $30 per month for unlimited talk and text. An extra $5 per month will get you unlimited talk, data, and texting. For $45 per month, you will get access to 3G. Customers will be able to buy a SIM kit to use their existing phones at a cost of $8 or they can buy one of the low-priced GoSmart devices. Check out the press release below:
If you purchased a Nokia Lumia 710, you may have noticed that it comes with Windows Phone 7.5. Microsoft attempted to improve the phone by sending out an update to the phone for version Windows Phone 7.8. Unfortunately if you have the phone through T-Mobile, you will not be able to get your hands on version 7.8 or version 8.0.
At CES 2013, T-Mobile CEO John Legere did not hold back. Legere reportedly called AT&T’s network “crap” in New York City. He also criticized AT&T’s marketing by saying that he “saw more honesty on a Match.com ad than AT&T’s coverage maps.” Legere also said that Verizon is so focused on rolling out LTE in “dust bowl states.”
If you are a T-Mobile Monthly 4G customer, you may be happy to hear that the company is launching an unlimited 4G data plan on January 9th. The prepaid plan is priced at $70 per month. The first 5GB of data will be at 4G speeds. This is a slightly better deal than T-Mobile’s $60 plan that offers 2GB of data at 4G speeds.
