T-Mobile bumps iPhone initial payment to $150, up from $100

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All good things must come to an end, apparently — even if we didn’t know they were only temporary. Bellevue-based T-Mobile USA is increasing the cost of the initial down payment for the iPhone 5, and boosting the total price of the smartphone in the process. As first reported by TmoNews, T-Mobile is increasing the down payment for the… Read More…

T-Mobile completes MetroPCS buy, begins trading on NYSE

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T-Mobile is on Wall Street today, celebrating its merger with MetroPCS and ringing the bell on The New York Stock Exchange as the country’s fourth largest wireless carrier begins a new era. The Bellevue company, which boasts 43 million customers, will trade under the new ticker symbol TMUS. “The combination of T-Mobile and MetroPCS creates… Read More…

Done deal: MetroPCS shareholders approve T-Mobile merger

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The merger between MetroPCS and T-Mobile USA is completed, as MetroPCS shareholders approved the deal this morning. Shareholders were expected to give the nod to the deal, especially after T-Mobile USA parent company Deutsche Telekom reduced the amount of debt MetroPCS would carry from the merger from $15 billion to $11.2 billion and also lowered the interest… Read More…

MetroPCS delays vote after T-Mobile beefs up bid

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Two weeks after a top advisory firm recommended that MetroPCS shareholders vote against the merger with T-Mobile, Deutsche Telekom — T-Mobile’s parent company — has beefed up the offer. Deutsche Telekom has reduced the amount of debt MetroPCS would carry from $15 billion to $11.2 billion and also lowered the interest rate on the debt, calling… Read More…

T-Mobile adds 579,000 subscribers in Q1, reportedly weighs new deal for MetroPCS

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T-Mobile is starting to show some momentum as it gets ready to unveil the iPhone on April 12 and roll out a new payment system for wireless service. The Bellevue company said that it added 579,000 customers during the first quarter, bringing the total customer count to 34 million for the country’s fourth largest carrier…. Read More…

Report: Visual voicemail and LTE coming to unlocked iPhones on T-Mobile this week

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T-Mobile customers using unlocked iPhones will be receiving a carrier update this Friday, enabling LTE and Visual Voicemail for their mobile devices. TMoNews is reporting the news, adding that unlocked iPhones will now receive full support from T-Mobile. This news comes days before T-Mobile offers the iPhone 5 for the first time on April 12,… Read More…

MetroPCS to shareholders: Say yes to T-Mobile merger

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MetroPCS shareholders are making it quite clear that they think the proposed merger between T-Mobile and MetroPCS is for the better. MetroPCS sent a letter to its shareholders Monday, urging them to vote to pass the merger when the vote is expected on April 12. The company wrote that there could be “no assurance that… Read More…

Politicians and unions urge FCC to prevent T-Mobile layoffs from MetroPCS deal

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T-Mobile’s proposed deal to gobble up MetroPCS could be approved early next month. But before anything is set in stone, several entities are urging the FCC to make sure jobs are protected as a result of the merger. In a filing submitted today with the FCC, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) found that the merger will cut a… Read More…

MetroPCS subscribers fall, with T-Mobile deal pending

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MetroPCS Communications lost a net total of 93,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter, dipping to fewer than 8.9 million subscribers, in the face of increasingly tough competition in the prepaid wireless market. The news, reported by MetroPCS this morning, comes as Deutsche Telekom moves ahead with its plan to acquire MetroPCS and merge the Dallas-based… Read More…

T-Mobile USA posts mixed results, big MetroPCS charge

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T-Mobile USA was able to add a net total of 160,000 customers in the third quarter, growing to 33.3 million customers in all, but the gain came largely from prepaid mobile phone users, and the company continued to experience a decline in the number of customers on long-term contracts. The Bellevue-based company, part of Deutsche… Read More…

T-Mobile parent considering MetroPCS buyout

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Newly-appointed T-Mobile USA CEO John Legere promised a new era of competition for the Bellevue wireless carrier when he took over the helm last month. Now, we’re getting a possible look inside what he meant. Bloomberg reports today that Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, is in negotiations to buy Richardson, Texas-based MetroPCS… Read More…

Rhapsody lands MetroPCS deal, bundling music service with monthly mobile plan

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Rhapsody has struck a deal with MetroPCS Communications to make the Rhapsody Unlimited Music service a new feature of the wireless carrier’s premium monthly cell-phone plan. The Seattle-based music service is looking to boost its user base in the face of increased competition from Spotify and other rivals in the subscription music business. The companies… Read More…