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New T-Mobile extends wholesale data pricing lock-in, won’t on consumer pricing

If Sprint and T-Mobile are allowed to merge, prospective CEO John Legere would allow smaller carriers to use its network at current rates forever.

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Project Fi is dead, long live Google Fi with support for iPhones and more Android devices

Want to take your phone onto Google's wireless network? Samsung, Huawei, OnePlus, Nokia, Essential Phones and, yes, iPhones are now being accepted.

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Project Fi may accept iPhone and other Android phones soon

Google may officially adopt iPhones, Sony phones, Samsung Galaxy phones and even OnePlus phones soon with a huge network-side upgrade.

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iPhones on Mint Mobile finally get Wi-Fi calling, texting, VoLTE

Some networking features will make using iPhones on this prepaid carrier a little more fresh like calls over LTE or Wi-Fi and texting on Wi-Fi.

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Super-cheap UNREAL Mobile service now available for GSM phones

After only supporting a limited number of devices fitted for Sprint, the new prepaid carrier can now accept most unlocked phones.

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Spectrum Mobile begins service with similar terms to Xfinity Mobile

Just like Comcast's own Xfinity Mobile, the service is offer on top of Verizon's LTE network and a mesh of free Wi-Fi hotspots across the nation.

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UNREAL Mobile decides to undercut Sprint Unlimited Kickstart with $10 unlimited data

Sprint's deal for switchers was low, sweet and so far gone. So, what's left for bargain seekers in the cellular space? FreedomPop's UNREAL Mobile, perhaps.

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SK Telink will sell iPhone 3GS later this month

The South Korean carrier recently unearthed a whole crate of iPhone 3GS devices that never got sold. They're now $40 apiece.

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Sprint quickly ending $15 Unlimited Kickstart promo after surge of demand

The promotion will have only lasted about one week. Sprint originally messaged its intention for it to last for a good part of the summer.

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Sprint pre-empts MVNO with its own $15 Unlimited Kickstart plan

The carrier may be fighting against FreedomPop and a new project it is launching that also aims to run $15 a month unlimited data plans.

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UNREAL Mobile exploits Sprint/T-Mobile merger to offer unlimited data at $15 per month

Prepaid operators are concerned about wholesale data prices from the big players going up with the merger of Sprint and T-Mobile. FreedomPop wants to poke a hole in that fear.

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Verizon surreptitiously launches Visible, a prepaid carrier

It's in early access and requires a code to join in for $40 per month service. There's unlimited data, but with some asterisks.

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Class action complaints filed against Google claim Project Fi trickery, OG Pixel defects

Google is in a bit of a legal pickle due to alleged violations of competition and advertising laws with Project Fi, as well as well-documented microphone flaws on first-gen Pixel phones.

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Xfinity Mobile gets its first exclusive device, the LG X charge

Xfinity Mobile started taking in customers just over a week ago and will have its first exclusive phone (for the time being, anyway) from LG soon.

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WSJ: Charter and Comcast to keep in lockstep on wireless buyouts, tech

If one cable company wanted to acquire a wireless operator, say T-Mobile, it would have to get permission from the other.

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TracFone acquires Walmart Family Mobile from T-Mobile

The battle for rural wireless customers continues as the largest MVNO conglomerate in the US, TracFone, gobbles one more service up.

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New Sprint MVNO Tello brings prepaid pressure to Ting

The Sprint virtual network operator is offering competitive fixed-price options for buckets of talk time, texts and data.

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For smartphone shoppers on a budget, TextNow Wireless is a great option

One of the worst parts about buying a smartphone is the monthly plan, so we tried out TextNow Wireless. Here are our thoughts on the MVNO 2 weeks in!

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