According to Fierce Wireless (link below), the Attorneys General from 16 states and Washington, DC have sent a letter to the FCC urging the agency to request additional information from Verizon about its planned TracFone* acquisition. TracFone is one of the largest providers of Lifeline, while Verizon curently only offers its services to Lifeline customers in parts Read more…
According to a report on AndroidPolice (link below) T-Mobile may be pushing their End of Life date on 3G. In fact, T-Mobile hasn’t/won’t make its plans to kill off its (and Sprint’s) 3G networks exactly known. Over the past several months, T-Mobile for Business customers have been receiving letters about the details for the device requirements as Read more…
Back in August, we reported that T-Mobile US would purchase the wireless assets from Shentel. Back then the cost wasn’t known but today we find out that the new monolith has agreed to pay $1.95 billion for the mobile assets from the former Sprint partner. Shentel and T-Mobile had been “discussing” the value over for the assets. Read more…
If you’re looking to purchase a new store – or are looking to sell your current store – NWIDA wants to help you. We are expanding our database of stores for sale. Just complete the form below (or at https://link.nwida.org/buysell) and we will help put you in contact with the right people. Loading… — Read more…
Big Blue had a pretty decent quarter to close out 2020. AT&T Mobility added 1.2 million postpaid and 14 thousand prepaid connections. That’s quite an improvement over Q4 ‘ 19 when they added only 135,000 postpaid and 8,000 prepaid. The company now reports 183 million wireless connections, including 77 million postpaid, 18 million prepaid, 6.5 million reseller Read more…
Sometimes, you have to commend yourself (“toot your own horn” as it were.) Sometimes, very nice people say very nice things about you. “I have had the pleasure of working with Adam Wolf, President of NWIDA (National Wireless Independent Dealer Association) for several years now. Adam has been a real asset for our company and me; he Read more…
While in postpaid. Verizon’s Q4/2020 added 279,000 net customers – it wasn’t that way in Prepaid. Verizon lost 50,000 prepaid subscribers after showing positive numbers in Q2 and Q3. However, we think they’ll be OK on the prepaid side this year, most likely gaining a few million overall. — NWIDA members, contact us today if you Read more…
No. No they’re not. A rumor is floating around with the message (see below) that LG will be exiting the smartphone business on January 26. However, AndroidPolice reached out to LG’s global communicator for consumer tech, Ken Hong, to hear if there was anything to the supposed leak. His response was swift and specific: Completely false and without Read more…
If you’re a repair shop looking to hire, or if you’re a technician looking for work, we have great news for you! CellBotics, a NWIDA VP, now has a job board available! They know there is a huge need for technicians in the industry. Because CellBotics is a repair training center, they receive website visits from experienced Read more…
We’re hearing that Metro by T-Mobile stores may soon be allowed to sell unlocked phones, obtained from (almost?) any source. The information comes from a Metro dealer, who has been a reliable source in the past. Dealers would be allowed to purchase unlocked phones and activate them on Metro. We don’t have an exact start date for Read more…