Articles about AT&T – Page 3 of 9

Need to report a problem at the park? This app could help in the future

You’re at a park in Seattle and the the restrooms are gross — like seriously, maybe-I’ll-just-use-the-woods gross. Now imagine this: you… Read More

From Tennessee to SF Bay Area, hopes crushed for expanding broadband competition

The past week has been full of setbacks for those striving to boost competition among broadband suppliers and provide consumers… Read More

Verizon dominates RootMetrics’ mobile network tests; T-Mobile CEO says RootMetrics should be ‘banned’

Verizon continues to be have the best overall performance in the U.S. wireless industry, according to a new study by RootMetrics covering… Read More

T-Mobile goes after Verizon, AT&T with drinking game and #BallBusterChallenge

T-Mobile is continuing to push back against Verizon’s claims of network dominance by kicking off its #BallBusterChallenge today on Washington’s San Juan… Read More

AT&T bringing back unlimited mobile data plans — if you’re a DirecTV or U-Verse subscriber

AT&T will let its mobile customers sign up for unlimited wireless data plans again, bringing back an option that the… Read More

T-Mobile adds 2.1M more customers in Q4, finishing up another big year

T-Mobile added a net total of 2.1 million customers in the fourth quarter, growing to more than 63 million customers… Read More

T-Mobile CEO takes aim at Verizon in 2016 predictions: ‘These guys don’t get it’

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… Read More

Podcast

T-Mobile’s video bet, tracking your kid’s school bus, Groupon’s comeback bid, and Azure vs. Amazon

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: GeekWire’s Jacob Demmitt breaks down T-Mobile’s “Binge On” video streaming news, the… Read More

T-Mobile adds 2.3M more customers, posts $136M profit, mixes it up with Verizon

T-Mobile continued its industry-leading growth in the third quarter, adding 2.3 million customers to bring its total to more than… Read More

Uber to test in-car entertainment in select cities with live streaming college football from AT&T

Uber and AT&T announced a partnership today that will let riders in select cities stream live college football games from… Read More

AT&T sues former workers, alleging secret scheme to unlock hundreds of thousands of phones

AT&T has filed suit against former employees alleged to have been paid tens of thousands of dollars to install malware on company computers… Read More

Skywriting or a building-sized ad? T-Mobile CEO John Legere taking votes for next stunt

T-Mobile has pulled its fair share of publicity stunts, from cookies for tech talent to Twitter rants from CEO John Legere. But… Read More

T-Mobile CEO John Legere takes credit after Verizon nixes contracts, confusing pricing

Verizon recently announced changes to the types of plans it offers, simplifying pricing and dropping phone subsidies and contracts. If you… Read More

FCC approves AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV

The Federal Communications Commission today approved AT&T’s $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV, paving the way to create the largest pay-TV provider… Read More

Verizon and AT&T may be the ‘big two’ in the U.S., but another carrier rules the world

T-Mobile CEO John Legere likes to talk about the wireless battle happening here in the U.S., as Verizon and AT&T… Read More

Microsoft’s first 4G LTE Surface 3 coming to U.S. on Friday via AT&T

You’ll soon be able to take your Microsoft tablet to the park or on the train and still stay connected,… Read More

T-Mobile revamps JUMP program, enabling device upgrades up to 3 times/year

T-Mobile is launching a new version of its JUMP device upgrade program, called “JUMP On Demand,” that gives customers the option… Read More

AT&T gets hit with a $100M fine for throttling “unlimited” data plans

The FCC is slapping AT&T with a hefty fine after finding that it misled customers about unlimited data plans. The Commission… Read More

Verizon scolds John Legere for potty talk, says T-Mobile boss simply wrong about spectrum

On Thursday, T-Mobile CEO John Legere went on an epic rant about the upcoming FCC spectrum auction, claiming that there… Read More

T-Mobile’s John Legere lashes out over spectrum, says Verizon and AT&T trying to ‘bulldoze’ consumers

It has been a little while since we’ve seen a classic rant by T-Mobile’s John Legere, the long-haired outspoken rebel CEO… Read More

Sprint CEO: We’ll surpass AT&T, Verizon in network performance within two years

Editor’s note: This story was corrected to reflect that Claure referred to network performance, not subscriber count. Sprint has some lofty… Read More

Google teams with Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T on mobile payments, buys Softcard technology

Google is taking another swing at the mobile payment market by partnering with three of the major U.S. wireless carriers… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: How Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint fare in data speeds, call quality and 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… Read More

Scorecard: T-Mobile edges out Verizon and AT&T, eclipses Sprint in Q4 customer additions

T-Mobile continued to post strong growth in the fourth quarter, adding more customers overall than Verizon, Sprint and AT&T. The Bellevue,… Read More

Sprint passes T-Mobile for call quality in latest RootMetrics study, but data speeds still lag

Sprint’s call quality is getting better, T-Mobile is improving its data speeds, and Verizon is still the overall highest-performing carrier.… Read More

AT&T follows T-Mobile with data rollover plan, but there’s a catch

AT&T is taking a page from T-Mobile’s Un-Carrier book, announcing a new program today that will enable its customers to save unused data… Read More

T-Mobile adds 2.1M customers in Q4, capping its biggest year ever

T-Mobile announced preliminary results for the fourth quarter this morning, disclosing that it added 2.1 million customers during the period, bringing… Read More

Sprint’s ‘Cut Your Bill in Half’ deal generated huge spike in store visits, report says

Sprint’s catchy promotion last month that offered to “Cut Your Bill in Half” was very effective in drawing new customers into its… Read More

The connected car of the future: Get ready for more software bugs

LAS VEGAS — Automobiles today just aren’t steel, glass and rubber. They also are 4-wheeled computers, with new vehicles containing… Read More

Live blog: AT&T execs dish on emerging technologies at CES keynote

LAS VEGAS — We’ve just settled in here at the Palms Casino Resort, where we’ll hear from AT&T executives who… Read More