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…
When Verizon announced the expected merger with Tracfone, it was presumed that Verizon would not continue to run the 8 or so brands that Tracfone owns. Well, the consolidation has begun. According to the telcel home page, Telcel customers will “soon be part of the Simple Mobile family” Telcel America was established in 2012 and carved a niche for Read more…
Recently, 5 states introduced or continued their work on Right to Repair bills. If you live or work in Florida Delaware Oklahoma South Carolina or Vermont We urge you to contact your state legislators and voice your support for these bills. NWIDA works closely with Repair.org in order to ensure fair legislation for our members and the Read more…
We’re working on news from US Cellular. Word is they’re looking to make a “big splash” in Prepaid this year. We’ve heard from a reliable source that their Dealer program is positioned to expand and could offer the best dealer value proposition in the business. We are working to get more details. Stay tuned for more on this story. Read more…
Mike Dano write in LightReading (link below) that Verizon has once again, moved it’s 3G shutdown date. Verizon spokesperson Kevin King said “our 3G network is operational and we don’t have a plan to shut it down at this time. We’ll work with customers to move them to newer technology.” King clarified that Verizon is working to shutter Read more…