Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure and T-Mobile CEO John Legere don’t seem to like each other. The bitterness between the two wireless executives intensified Thursday morning after T-Mobile introduced its latest “Un-carrier”… Read More
Sprint has pulled a controversial ad where a woman calls T-Mobile a “ghetto” carrier. The ad, which featured Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure talking to a focus group about their thoughts on the… Read More
Amazon Prime’s $99 yearly fee is a pretty good deal, but it can be a big hit to the wallet for users who aren’t sure if they’ll actually use the benefits of… Read More
Verizon continues to be have the best overall performance in the U.S. wireless industry, according to a new study by RootMetrics covering the second half of 2015. However, AT&T is gaining in… Read More
In what’s becoming an annual tradition, T-Mobile CEO John Legere today made some bold predictions for the new year. However, there’s a new twist this year when it comes to his take on T-Mobile’s… Read More
T-Mobile has been covering early termination fees for customers who ditch their current carrier for a while, but now the company says it’s sweetening the deal by giving Sprint switchers an… Read More
We just saw the latest episode in the T-Mobile-Sprint wireless rivalry, as Sprint flew a promotional banner over its competitor’s Bellevue headquarters on Friday afternoon. The marketing ploy came shortly after… Read More
—Amazon hired Bob Bowen as head of music for the company’s Amazon Studios division. The film music veteran will oversee strategy, partnerships and licensing for original content as Amazon looks to create… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: GeekWire’s Jacob Demmitt breaks down T-Mobile’s “Binge On” video streaming news, the latest “Un-carrier” move from the growing wireless carrier and its… Read More
The latest battle in the carrier wars between Sprint and T-Mobile is over iPhone 6s monthly pricing. Sprint announced today, the day before the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launch, that it… Read More
Sprint customers living in Seattle now have access to an on-demand service from wherever they might be. The wireless carrier announced today that its Direct 2 You program is live in… Read More
The numbers are in. Six months after promising to surpass Sprint as the third-largest carrier in the U.S., T-Mobile has finally done it. Sprint reported today 57.7 million customers for… Read More
It seems that Marcelo Claure has had enough of John Legere. Claure, the Sprint CEO, lashed out on Twitter last night after Legere, the T-Mobile CEO, called Sprint’s new “All-In” wireless… Read More
Sprint is now claiming to be one of the largest retailers in the country, with a total of 4,500 locations thanks to the stores it gained through the sale of RadioShack. The Sprint brand will… Read More
T-Mobile is launching a new version of its JUMP device upgrade program, called “JUMP On Demand,” that gives customers the option to lease a smartphone with the ability to upgrade to… Read More
Now that golf fans can finally carry their smartphones on U.S. Open grounds, mobile carriers are ramping up their network capacity. More than 120,000 people are expected to attend golf’s major four-day tournament… Read More
Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect that Claure referred to network performance, not subscriber count. Sprint has some lofty ambitions. Speaking at the Code Conference, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure… Read More
Sprint and Verizon are the last major wireless carriers in the U.S. to agree to a settlement with the government over millions of dollars in unauthorized cellphone charges. Sprint has agreed to pay customers… Read More
Sprint added 1.2 million net customers in the first quarter, retaining its position as the No. 3 U.S. wireless carrier, but revenue slipped by 7 percent to $8.3 billion, and the… Read More
Google today confirmed that it’s launching a new wireless network, called “Project Fi” — offering a simplified pricing structure, and using a “network of networks” to improve wireless coverage. The company is partnering with T-Mobile… Read More
Update: Official details: How Google’s new ‘Project Fi’ wireless network will work Owners of Google’s Nexus 6 flagship smartphone who are looking for a new carrier may have a fresh… Read More
Verizon acknowledged it bled subscribers again in the first quarter, explaining that it rather lose some customers than offer deep discounts. “We have to be rational,” said Verizon’s EVP and CFO Fran Shammo, in a… Read More
Sprint wants to make it easier for customers to purchase or upgrade a smartphone. The mobile carrier today debuted a new program called Direct 2 You, which essentially creates a Sprint store experience… Read More
Thousands of RadioShack stores face imminent closure as the 94-year-old company’s bankruptcy nears a close. On Thursday, a judge is set to sign off on whatever deal the company puts together over the… Read More
Sprint will no longer claim to have a “brand new” network, after an industry watchdog found some of its advertising to be misleading. The recommendations being made today were issued by the… Read More
Google will try its hand at providing cell phone service this year by partnering with existing wireless carriers. Sundar Pichai, the company’s senior vice president of Chrome and Android, revealed… Read More
How do AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile stack up? We’ve looked at their customer growth, and this week on the GeekWire Radio Show, we take a closer look at their network… Read More
T-Mobile continued to post strong growth in the fourth quarter, adding more customers overall than Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. The Bellevue, Wash. company is gaining quickly on Sprint, and growing much faster… Read More
Remember that new curved LG smartphone everyone was raving about at CES? Well, the LG G Flex 2 will be available through Sprint, starting March 13. Of course, you can… Read More
Sprint’s call quality is getting better, T-Mobile is improving its data speeds, and Verizon is still the overall highest-performing carrier. Those are some of the results from RootMetrics’ newest study, which examined the… Read More