Articles about Verizon Wireless

T-minus-1 month: Cellphone carriers are gearing up for a solar eclipse Super Bowl

One month from today, Americans could well be in on the most photographed, most widely shared total solar eclipse in… Read More

Verizon on T-Mobile’s $8 billion wireless spectrum acquisition: ‘They need it, desperately’

T-Mobile touts its $8 billion low-band 600 MHz wireless spectrum acquisition as a game-changer, promising to significantly improve its LTE network throughout the… Read More

Verizon says it has to be ‘rational,’ chooses profits over adding subscribers

Verizon acknowledged it bled subscribers again in the first quarter, explaining that it rather lose some customers than offer deep discounts. “We have to… Read More

AT&T, Verizon feel the pain as rivals offer epic incentives to switch carriers

No big surprise here: AT&T and Verizon are starting to see an impact from promotions, like the one Sprint announced week, that… Read More

Wireless auction heats up as bidding exceeds $37 billion

Wireless carriers looking for additional capacity to build out high-speed 4G networks have placed bids exceeding $37 billion in a government auction selling… Read More

Scorecard: T-Mobile tops Sprint, Verizon and AT&T in growth, again

T-Mobile CEO John Legere talks a big game, but he has the numbers to back it up. Now that all of… Read More

Verizon taking a ‘logical, rational’ approach to T-Mobile and Sprint’s price wars

A fierce battle broke out this summer among the four major wireless providers, each one trying to offer more data for less. Sprint got… Read More

Are Sprint’s tactics working? Sprint led T-Mobile in Q3 subscriber growth, report says

T-Mobile has not been shy about its goal of overtaking Sprint as the third-largest carrier by the end of the year.… Read More

What’s next for T-Mobile? The list of potential acquirers may surprise you

French Telecom provider Iliad said today it was pulling the plug on its plans to acquire T-Mobile. So, if not… Read More

What’s the 411?: Picking the right plan and carrier for that new phone

So, maybe you want the new iPhone 6, but you aren’t sure if it’s the right time to try out a… Read More

John Legere says T-Mobile wants to top AT&T in total customers

T-Mobile’s hard-charging CEO John Legere says when they finish overtaking Sprint later this year in total number of customers, the Bellevue-based… Read More

T-Mobile’s new plan lures entry-level customers by promising 2GB for $45

A year ago, T-Mobile undercut its wireless rivals by unveiling an entry-level plan that gave customers unlimited calls and texts… Read More

Can you hear me now, John Legere? Here are the results of my T-Mobile Test Drive

“When are you going to do your Test Drive, Tricia?” That was the question T-Mobile CEO John Legere laid on me… Read More

Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson teams with Verizon to stop texting and driving

The country’s most favorable wireless carrier and Seattle’s most popular athlete — at least right now — are teaming up… Read More

Comcast and Verizon Wireless join forces, test combo deal

A wireless plan and home cable service — the peanut butter and chocolate of digital communications and entertainment? Verizon Wireless… Read More

Verizon backtracks on $2 fee, won’t make people pay to pay

Verizon Wireless sparked outrage this week with a plan to charge customers $2 when they pay their bills by credit… Read More

Hey Seattle, here’s why we’re so gosh darn awesome (Part Two)

Last week, the Washington Technology Industry Association posted some short videos of Seattle area entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, journalists (including yours… Read More

Verizon’s first 4G LTE netbook is a Windows 7 machine, sorta

Verizon Wireless this week is releasing its first netbook computer running on its 4G LTE network, and it represents a… Read More

Here it is: Verizon’s first Windows Phone, HTC Trophy

Microsoft and Verizon Wireless this morning confirmed plans to release the first Windows Phone for Verizon, the HTC Trophy, online… Read More