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Metro Back in Walmart

  As posted on Reddit, and confirmed by Wave 7 Research, Metro by T-Mobile is available in certain WalMart stores. We’ve heard this may…

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Guess What’s Back

Nokia is re-releasing one of its classic mobile phones, the 6310.  The release date has been announced in the UK – it is unclear…

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Repair Part Prices Expected to Jump

Numerous repair part wholesalers are warning of a “sharp price increase” in the near future. Power restrictions in China (see below), combined with the…

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EU proposes standard charging ports on all devices, including iPhones

The European Union has announced plans to force device manufacturers to fit a common USB-C charging port on their devices. The proposal is likely to…

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T-Mobile will start offering in-store phone repairs from Assurant on November 1st

T-Mobile has announced that they will offer in-store repairs to their Protection subscribers in a trial of 500 stores starting November 1st. Protection costs…

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NWIDA Statement for Ida Impacted Stores

If your store has been impacted by Hurricane Ida, NWIDA is offering you a FREE 3 month subscription to assist with whatever may need…

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T-Mobile customers file class action lawsuits

We’re now up to 53 million T-Mobile customers whose personal information may have been compromised and, with no great surprise, T-Mo has been served…

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T-Mobile customers hit by data breach

More than 40 million T-Mobile customers in the US have been hit by a data breach, the company has admitted. It blamed the breach…

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Finally – Unthrottled Data

I was having a discussion about “unlimited” data a few years ago with an owner of one of the mid-sized MVNOs. While his company…

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Was Your Bobby Bo Day as Good as Mint’s?

So, I’m a NY Mets fan. Always have been. So I’m painfully aware that my team pays Bobby Bonilla over $1 million every July…

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