AT&T is considering offering wireless phone plans partially subsidized by advertising as soon as a year from now, according to their Chief Executive John Stankey. “I believe there’s a segment of our customer base where given a choice, they would take some load of advertising for a $5 or $10 reduction in their mobile bill,” Stankey said. Read more…
Today on Twitter, @YemPatriotism posted the following screen shot You can click on the image to enlarge it but you can clearly see that “You now qualify” for certain benefits “WHEN YOU SWITCH TO T-MOBILE” So, the question is, why would T-Mobile – who owns Metro – be actively trying to switch customers from one brand to Read more…
Back in the days when I worked for a carrier (#MetroOne), we regularly sent out techs (and sometimes non-techs) to “drive test” our coverage area. Literally people in cars, with like 5 cell-phone antennas on the top – looking for holes in the coverage and seeing where our competition had better coverage than we did. Apparently, that Read more…
Monica Alleven has a great piece on FireceWireless (link below) on what Dish is “discovering” about the prepaid (and postpaid) wireless business in the US – and apparently, it’s opening some eyes there on how “backwards” it is. A quote from Charlie Ergen: “There are some of those customers that perhaps the way Sprint accounted for them Read more…
Earlier this week, T-Mobile subscribers were affected by 12 hour long outage. Those affected had problems with texting and calling. T-Mobile explained that the outage was caused by a fiber failure. The backup redundancy also failed. After that, the network overloaded, which caused capacity issues. It was a leased fiber circuit failure from a third-party provider that Read more…
Or, why are we here? NWIDA was started by 4 wireless industry veterans because we saw the need for a stronger voice. Independent dealers – (no matter if you own a single kiosk in a mall or if you own 300 branded stores) For thousands of Sprint, Boost, Metro and T-Mobile Dealers, this is an uncertain time. Read more…
Take a look at the new Motorola Razr – Flip/Smartphone. Check it out below… paid ad: — NWIDA members, contact us today if you need our assistance and if you’re not yet a member, we invite you to join today. Want news like this delivered to your inbox? Click HERE Want news like this delivered to your Read more…
There’s a really good article on Fierce Wireless (link below), which we will summarize here. It focus’ on the Sprint and T-Mobile MVNOs. Combined, those two control the “network of choice” of the vast majority of US MVNOs. Of course, there are the carrier owned MVNOs (Virgin – which is migrating to Boost – Boost and Metro), Read more…
What – Spring 2020 Mobile Carriers Show by CCA When– NWIDA pre-show Dealer Event – March 29 Show Dates: March 30-April 1, 2020. Where – Sheraton Dallas Hotel, Dallas, TX. Why – Over 60 carriers and their dealers. Special discounted booth space for NWIDA SP partners. Extras – NWIDA marketing campaign, pre and post show. The Sales Read more…
Happy Holidays from Buster! Starting today. NWIDA has implemented new (AND LOWER) pricing for 2020! Retail membership has dropped, on average, by 30%. Now it’s even more compelling to join! Even more than ever, NWIDA membership pays for itself! Purchase 2 devices (you save $15 on each one!) from The Mobility Marketplace and your membership is zero Read more…
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