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BlackBerry And T-Mobile Break Up

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:30:39 +0000

It turns out that BlackBerry and T-Mobile’s little public spat back in February has had real repercussions for both parties. BlackBerry has announced that effective April 25, 2014 the Magenta Network will no longer have the right to sell BlackBerry devices. While this won’t impact current device users on the network, it’s sure to impact both […]

On The Cheap: T-Mobile And BlackBerry’s Public Tiff Can Pay Off For You

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 13:00:16 +0000

It’s sad when people fight, but when corporations do, the consumer can end up being the real winner. BlackBerry CEO John Chen called out T-Mobile, referring to an ad campaign as anti-BlackBerry for daring to suggest BlackBerry customers might want to trade their handsets in. Never mind that every company is basically doing trade-in offers, […]

On The Cheap: Almost All T-Mobile Phones With No Up Front Cost

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 16:05:20 +0000

T-Mobile really, really wants your business. First came the contract-free plans, then the ability to pay for your phones over time, and recently the new JUMP service for early upgrading. Now, the carrier has announced a back-to-school sale. For a limited time, all handsets (minus the 32 and 64 GB iPhone 5 models) will have […]

Voice of Objectivity: New Smartphone Upgrade Options Are A Good Deal

Yoni Gross — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 17:00:25 +0000

The U.S. mobile industry has seen an interesting change in the last few weeks. Three of the big four carriers now offer plans that let you upgrade your phone more often than the standard two years. They sure do sound exciting, with names like Edge, Next, and especially JUMP! (with caps and punctuation included in […]

On The Cheap: Free iPhone 5 With Trade-in At T-Mobile

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:31:28 +0000

T-Mobile really, really wants to be your cellphone carrier. First, there was the announcement of the new UnCarrier pricing, where high-end phones like the iPhone 5, Blackberry Z10, Samsung Galaxy S 4, and HTC One are $99 up front with monthly payouts. The iPhone 5 launches on T-Mobile on April 12, 2013 and the deal […]

On The Cheap: Free Additional Line On T-Mobile

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:53:33 +0000

T-Mobile, fresh off of the approval of a pending merger with MetroPCS, is offering quite the impressive promotion. The company has been offering the choice to add a line for $5 on some plans for a while now; while that’s a good offer, it has now been topped. Existing customers can add a line for […]

On The Cheap: Cyber Monday Is Over, But Smartphone Savings Are Not

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:30:14 +0000

Yesterday was a fun day to be the writer of a column about cheap tech. I was so busy answering texts, Facebook messages, and tweets about what the best deals were that I wasn’t able to share them all here. Now that the dust has settled, I thought we could take a minute and see […]

On The Cheap: Free Samsung Phones at T-Mobile, Catch Included

Mordechai Osdoby — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:00:55 +0000

T-Mobile doesn’t want you to have to wait until Black Friday to get in on the cellphone deals. The cellphone provider is offering free Samsung phones this weekend, November 16 and 17. While the brand new, high-end Samsung Galaxy Note II isn’t included, the flagship Samsung Galaxy S III is. You can aslo get the […]

On The Cheap: The Art (And Business) Of The Subjective Discount

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:30:12 +0000

When looking to save money on gadgets, there’s one place many people may not think to look: the human resources department. In many cases, being employed by a certain company entitles you to a discount with various vendors. Cell phone companies in particular tend to shave a decent percentage off if you have the right […]

T-Mobile To Revive True Unlimited Mobile Internet

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 16:33:00 +0000

My first cellphone was a T-Mobile cellphone, back when the company was called VoiceStream. Back then, it was the best value for wireless data usage. You could hook any Windows Mobile or Palm Device with a modem to what was meant to be its low-end data service for feature phones, T-Zones. Even after T-Zones officially […]