T-Mobile announced today that it is planning to reduce its workforce by about 5,000 jobs. Mike Sievert wrote to all employees that the cuts will impact employees in locations across the country, primarily in corporate and back-office, and some technology roles. This round of cuts will not affect retail and consumer care employees. “After this process is Read more…
Apple this week penned a letter to California state senator Eggman, voicing support for SB 244, a “right to repair” bill currently making its way through California’s State legislature. While Apple has typically been against the repair of their products outside their own stores, they did introduce their “self repair” program last year. SB 244 is a fairly Read more…
For the 3rd year in a row, the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo set records in attendance and vendor booths. This show was jammed packed! And, even though our booth items never arrived (thanks UPS), we would still consider this widely successful. The producers of the show let me in on a little secret – they’ve already Read more…
Fresh off a HUGE booth at the All Wireless & Prepaid Expo (more on that later), Verizon has announced they’re paying for riders on the NY Subway. The subway fare went up recently, and Verizon is helping out. Total by Verizon has set up teams at 9 locations across the city to distribute 15,000 pre-paid MetroCards. In Read more…
Hey! Welcome back to us! I’m in the office for the first time in about 2 weeks – and there’s a LOT to talk about! As they say “watch this space” later today – we’ll have news on the recent All Wireless & Prepaid Expo, as well as stories on Verizon, an MVNO shut down and a few other Read more…
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NY based Master Agent SIMpro has gone “Ultra only.” Previously offering other brands like H2O, AT&T Prepaid, Cricket and Verizon Prepaid, effective August 1, they will be an exclusive Ultra Mobile Master. “As a day-one partner, SIMpro has been a key partner to our success with the Ultra Mobile retailer community. Together we are focused on making the Read more…
NWIDA is pleased to introduce ShopPOSPortal as their latest Vendor Partner (“VP”), providing Best-In-Class Point-of-Sale hardware, compatible with the leading POS systems used by wireless retailers. NWIDA members will receive best pricing on cash drawers, receipt printers and paper, barcode scanners and more. Adam Wolf, NWIDA President said: “Our buying power continues to grow, and we’re constantly Read more…
Fierce Wireless is reporting (link below) that Dish is shutting down Republic Wireless and moving those customers to Boost Infinite. However, as of today, their website is still active. Reports of the switchover made the rounds on social media last week. A Dish Wireless spokesperson confirmed the move to Fierce. According to the Dish spokesperson, Republic Wireless Read more…
NWIDA is pleased to introduce Acima Leasing as their latest vendor partner. Acima’s leasing technology provides dealers with a new means of providing devices and accessories to customers. According to Tyler Montrone, Executive Vice President of Acima Leasing: “Acima Leasing opens the door to new customers. Our lease-to-own solutions unlock shopping power and choice for customers that Read more…