News & notes

News and Notes

Sprint / T-Mobile merger is unlikely to be approved as currently structured

A report in the Wall Street Journal, said the Justice Department is unlikely to approve a planned $26 billion merger between T-Mobile and Sprint,…

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H20 Passes Down Taxes and Fees

H20, recently purchased by Telrite, has announced they will now no longer include taxes and fees in their rate plans, and will be passing…

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Selectel Announces CDMA End of Life

Selectel has announced end-of-life for CDMA handsets. This, of course, comes as no surprise as Verizon announced it months ago (see NWIDA story here.)…

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T-Mobile MVNOs Activation Error Now Fixed

According to Prepaid Phone News (link below) – the activation error affecting some MVNOs has now been resolved. Some users were reportedly trying to…

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T-Mobile MVNOs Experiencing Activation Issues

According to an article on Android Central (link below) some T-Mobile MVNOs are experiencing activation issues – beginning on April 9. First reported by…

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New Boost Mobile Promos

The following are the latest Boost Mobile Promos (beginning April 16): • LG Tribute Dynasty New Add-A-Line Promo for $10 (still continues) • LG…

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Best Buy Removes Carrier-branded ‘Stores’ at Some Locations

According to an article at Fierce Wireless (link below), and thanks to research from Wave7, Best Buy has removed its carrier-branded stores-within-stores, displays and desks…

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Simply Wireless Article and an Offer for Employees

Best Cellular has picked up on the Simply Wireless / Mobile Now story and then took it a step further. According to CEO Curtis…

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Verizon Launches 5G – For Real

(Link to full story at Prepaid Phone News below) Originally slated for a 5G launch next week, Verizon announced its 5G mobile service has…

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Yup – We’re on Alexa

As of this morning, you can get your daily wireless news right from your Alexa device. NWIDA has added a custom skill to have…

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