While the vast majority (over 95%) of all Cricket stores are independently owned, parent AT&T has shut the 100 or so corporate owned Cricket stores. First reported by Wave 7 research, this could easily be part of the cost-cutting moves AT&T has been making over the last few months. These closures do not impact any independently owned Read more…
Two entrepreneurs who have been collecting fallen retail brands during the coronavirus pandemic are taking over the reins of RadioShack, acquiring the nearly century-old gadget seller’s name and online business. Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) bought the rights to the RadioShack brand in the U.S., Canada, India, Australia, Europe and China, along with related websites, for an undisclosed Read more…
Happy (almost) Black Friday everyone! NWIDA is offering 2 months free with any membership! Join by the end of November, and we will extend your membership for FREE! Just click to HERE (nwida.org/jointoday) to sign up! And don’t forget to use the code BF20 for your discount! Or, if you’re not sure about joining yet… then just join Read more…
Mint Mobile, the T-Mobile MVNO, has started testing a premium customer support program called Treatmint. The Treatmint program was recently reviewed by a Reddit poster who had this to say about the program: “Just participated in Mint Mobile’s white glove support program called Treatmint. Totally rocks! Live human support seven days a week…Best tech support I have ever Read more…
Good move by T-Mobile – especially right before the holidays! The FCC has designated 988 as the nationwide emergency lifeline for mental health support. T-Mobile is the first to make this number live – and they did it way before the mandated deadline of July 2022. T-Mobile announced its customers can now call 988 to get free Read more…
FOX Business is reporting that the FCC has ruled unanimously that Dish CEO Charlie Ergen improperly bid on $12 billion worth of wireless spectrum back in 2015, and received a $3-plus billion discount through a government program designed to benefit small businesses. Ergen bid on the spectrum through a company called Northstar Wireless, which he has a Read more…
Mint Mobile users will soon be able to use eSIM. According to a Reddit conversation with a Mint representative, they “will be offering eSIM soon” Mint co-founder Rizwan Kassim, also jumped on the Reddit thread to confirm the news. “Before everyone goes ballistic… let the thing actually come out and I’ll share more then. =) Whatever Read more…
Before T-Mobile “launched” “TVision” on November 1, it already had a home TV product called….”TVision”. Well, the older one is shutting down on December 30 2020 at 3:00AM (quite specific for them.) The older TV used IPTV technology from 2017. This of course comes shortly after the November 1st launch of the company’s new live TV streaming service — Read more…
As we previously announced, Tello Mobile will be transitioning current and new to T-Mobile’s network as part of the merger. We now have more information on the transition. The transition will be begin during the week of November 23rd for new customers. Existing customers will not be migrated to the GSM network until early 2021. Tello said they Read more…
When you’re 30+ years behind your competition in building out your network, you’re going to need help. So, in a deal that comes as no surprise, Dish has signed a tower deal with Crown Castle, providing them access to 20,000 cell site towers. As part of the agreement, DISH will receive certain fiber transport services and also Read more…