BROWSING: MetroPCS

Sprint prepaid brand Boost Mobile offering switchers 50% discount on family plans Sprint continues to throw 50% discount offers at the market, with the latest offering up to half off for customers selecting multiple lines of service from its prepaid-focused Boost Mobile brand. The carrier said...

Verizon prepaid plans gain more data Verizon Wireless is bolstering its prepaid plans in an attempt to turn around sagging fortunes in the space and provide a more compelling alternative to its rivals. The carrier is increasing the data allowance for its $45 and $60 per...

The latest front in the ongoing T-Mobile and Sprint feud draws MetroPCS into the mix T-Mobile US is back on the offensive against rival Sprint, announcing its own version of a 50% rate plan discount for its MetroPCS prepaid brand. The deal, which begins Jan....

T-Mobile US' prepaid brand MetroPCS expands talk, text and data to Canada Continuing to take cues from its parent company T-Mobile US, prepaid brand MetroPCS expanded its international efforts to Canada, offering unlimited talk, text and data north of the border as part of a...

Dwyer replaces Van Buskirk as head of AT&T prepaid brand Cricket Wireless AT&T Mobility named John Dwyer president of its Cricket Wireless prepaid division, replacing Jennifer Van Buskirk, who had been named to a new position within AT&T. Dwyer is set to oversee Cricket Wireless’...

Verizon rolls out slight alterations to prepaid plans Verizon Wireless goosed its prepaid plans ahead of the holiday shopping season by adding a bit more data on the high end and expanding options for entry-level plans. The carrier’s branded smartphone plans now provide for unlimited voice...

T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS set for Nov. 19 enhancements T-Mobile US prepaid brand MetroPCS is again set for trickle-down benefits from its parent company, including more data, streaming music and optimized data transport. MetroPCS said beginning Nov. 19, it will add 1 gigabyte of unthrottled...

Sprint claims it’s the first U.S. carrier with a direct roaming agreement in Cuba Sprint furthered its incursion into Cuba, announcing it signed a wireless roaming agreement with the country’s Telecommunications Company of Cuba. The deal provides a direct roaming agreement and a direct long-distance interconnection...

T-Mobile to maintain pressure on Verizon, AT&T and Sprint with Nov. 10 ‘Un-carrier X’ event, more low-band spectrum T-Mobile US continues to show remarkable growth fueled by robust marketing efforts and an ever-expanding network. Those efforts resulted in the carrier attracting 2.3 million net new...

AT&T Mobility’s Cricket prepaid brand allows some customers access to data when roaming AT&T Mobility’s Cricket prepaid brand said customers on higher-tiered plans can now access their data services when roaming in Mexico and Canada. Those customers had previously been provided access to their voice-calling...

Sprint prepaid brands receives up to four times more unthrottled data Sprint prepaid brand Virgin Mobile USA significantly increased the amount of unthrottled data for its “unlimited” plans in a move highlighting the continued competitiveness of the prepaid space. Virgin Mobile’s $35 per month plan had...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! FCC fines Sprint...

Cricket Wireless prepaid service now offers unlimited voice, texting to and from Mexico on select plans AT&T Mobility is looking to maintain the competitive position of its Cricket Wireless prepaid services, adding unlimited voice calling and text messaging to and from Mexico, with plans to...

A new J.D. Power survey found low customer-satisfaction scores for EIP, despite wider acceptance Equipment installment plans for mobile devices have officially swept the domestic wireless space, with just about every operator actively promoting plans that trade in a lower per-monthly rate plan price in...

Sprint prepaid brands offer high-speed data buckets for customers in need of more speed Sprint unveiled extra-cost data buckets for its Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile USA prepaid brands that allow customers to add either 1 gigabyte or 2 GB of access to the carrier’s...

MetroPCS coverage expansion taps T-Mobile US' recent North America promotion T-Mobile US is transferring some of its cross-border promotion to prepaid brand MetroPCS as it continues to battle against spirited rivals Boost Mobile and Cricket Wireless. MetroPCS customers currently on plans beginning at $40 per month...

Remaining three CDMA markets served by MetroPCS were decommissioned on June 21 T-Mobile US on Sunday shut down the legacy CDMA network that supported subsidiary MetroPCS; 190,000 MetroPCS customers were still using the network in three major metro markets, according to reports. The remaining MetroPCS customers...

Boost Mobile offers half-price promotion to MetroPCS, Cricket customers Sprint is bringing its “Cut Your Bill in Half” promotion to its prepaid brand Boost Mobile, announcing a limited time promotion targeting rivals Cricket and MetroPCS, rivals that are owned by AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile US. The...

Sprint and T-Mobile US’ MetroPCS customers can now dial Cuba at a discount Sprint launched a calling option allowing customers to place calls to Cuba as part of a broader international rate plan, following up on a similar launch earlier this year by its prepaid...

T-Mobile US touted the expansion of a call center, while the CWA asks for action T-Mobile US continues to court controversy with its labor practices as the mobile operator announced the expansion of a call center in Alabama while at the same time the Communications...

Thefts include New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island Spring is in the air. The birds are chirping, the weather is beautiful and apparently cell towers look like trees bearing valuable fruit for those criminals ambitious enough. Three different sets of criminals have been thieving from cell towers in...

Cricket also targets T-Mobile US, MetroPCS, Sprint, Boost with free month AT&T Mobility’s Cricket Wireless brand launched a device financing option for its prepaid service that provides three “tiers” for customers to not have to pay the full price for a device upfront. The first tier...

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past. Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! Disney Mobile offers...

The domestic prepaid market continues to remain a battleground for mobile operators, with T-Mobile US this week announcing a new “unlimited” offer through its MetroPCS operations. The promotional plan is priced at $30 per month, and includes unlimited domestic voice calling, text messaging and data...