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News and Notes

Black Friday Deal

Happy (almost) Black Friday everyone! NWIDA is offering 2 months free with any membership! Join by the end of November, and we will extend…

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Mint Mobile Testing Premium Customer Service

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…

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T-Mobile Activates 988 Mental Health Emergency Lifeline Number Ahead of Deadline

Good move by T-Mobile – especially right before the holidays! The FCC has designated 988 as the nationwide emergency lifeline for mental health support. …

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Is DISH about to lose $3B in Spectrum?

FOX Business is reporting that the FCC has ruled unanimously that Dish CEO Charlie Ergen improperly bid on $12 billion worth of wireless spectrum…

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Mint Mobile Starts Rolling Out Support for eSIM

  Mint Mobile users will soon be able to use eSIM.     According to a Reddit conversation with a Mint representative, they “will be…

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T-Mobile’s TVision Home IPTV service is shutting down at the end of December – No, Not That One

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…

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Tello Mobile To Begin Customer Transition to T-Mobile

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…

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Dish Signs Tower Deal

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…

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Right to Repair Passes in MA

While this Ballot question spoke to car repairs, it helps all right to repair, including wireless and computers. Massachusetts voters approved (with 75% approval!)…

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Has Dish Already Pushed The Timeline?

Dish Network had promised it would have its 5G network up by the end of 2020, but now? “We are not commenting on that,”…

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