I’m happy to announce that this morning (Thursday 2/22) I’m the guest on the new wireless podcast The Boon of Wireless Watch (or listen) to me and Jon Horovitz of Atrium Unlimited Consulting talk about what’s new (or, what was new 3 weeks ago when it was recorded) in the world of wireless. Jon has great guests Read more…
Mike Kelly, EVP and Group President of Retail Wireless at Boost has left the company. This was confirmed in a letter Mike sent to Dish employees late yesterday. Mike joined Dish in April of last year. Dish added Sam Sindha as SVP of sales in December, but there is no word on who will replace Mike at Read more…
A new post on Gizmodo (link below) states that Apple has officially told people to stop putting their wet iPhones in rice. While techs have known this for years, perhaps with Apple saying it the word may get some traction. Apple has come out and said the rice trick actually could make things worse. In a recent Read more…
Just after launching in over 3,700 Walmart stores MobileX has announced a new indirect dealer program. “I have been fighting for dealers since the Sprint T-Mobile merger as they are an essential part of the ecosystem. Without them, consumers won’t have the access that they need. The continued consolidation of MVNOs coupled with the ever-changing compensation structures Read more…
The US Congress has yet to pass a spending bill regarding the ACP program and as such, last week the program stopped accepting new enrollments. The Feb. 8 enrollment freeze is the next step in the FCC’s ACP wind-down plan. A few weeks ago, the customers on ACP (almost 23 million households) were told that the program Read more…
Today, NWIDA is pleased to announce a new service for the wireless dealer and repair shop community. IMEIReports is a “CarFax” like report for wireless devices. The new website is a one-stop source for critical used mobile device information. IMEI Reports will provide important need-to-know data about any mobile device. This valuable information is available to any wireless Read more…
Verizon has announced that their unlimited 5G Home Internet is now available at Total by Verizon stores. The 5G Home Internet plan starts at $45/month and customers must purchase the Home Internet Router to receive Total by Verizon 5G Home Internet service. You can find more information from the press release HERE.
The FCC has announced that new “nutrition labels” (sample to the left) must be displayed by April 10, 2024. The majority of providers must display at the point of sale clear, easy-to-understand, and accurate information about the cost and performance of broadband services; providers with 100,000 or fewer subscriber lines must do so by October 10, 2024. Those Read more…
Device insurance company Akko has acquired the assets of Upsie – the device protection plan and repair company. As such, Upsie has updated it’s LinkedIn page: Upsie went out of business in October, 2023 and while their website is still up, the company has been dormant since then. It layed off all employees in October and shut Read more…
The class action lawsuit between dealers (attorney Hermina Law Group) and T-Mobile (and Master Dealer Arch Telecom) will continue. Mediation failed between the two parties as they were unable to come to a settlement agreement – according to a US District Judge. T-Mobile has now asked for it’s motion to dismiss, while the dealers have asked for Read more…
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