T-Mobile announces free tablet offer, and BOGO MetroPCS smartphone deal

Its the holiday season and T-Mobile is in the giving mood. The un-carrier has announced that it's going to give away free tablets and smartphones to its customers.

On November 21, existing T-Mobile customers can visit a participating stores and get the Alcatel ONETOUCH Pop 7 for $0 down and $0 payments. That means that the customer will only end up paying the sales tax on the device. The offer will be opened up to everyone on November 22.

Nokia Lumia 521 on MetroPCS receives Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan

The Nokia Lumia 521 for MetroPCS is now receiving the Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Cyan software update. The update comes less than a week after T-Mobile pushed out the same version for its variant of the Lumia 521.

T-Mobile will be first U.S. carrier to offer the Lumia 635 with Windows Phone 8.1

T-Mobile has announced on Tuesday, that it will be offering the Nokia Lumia 635 with Windows Phone 8.1 on its network. This makes the nation's fourth largest carrier the first in the U.S. to offer the device. The Lumia 635 features a 4.5 inch touch display, 8GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, 4G LTE connectivity a 5 megapixel rear camera and a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with 1GB of RAM.

Samsung Galaxy S5 now available for purchase

Its Samsung Galaxy S5 day, and the brand new flagship from the Korean manufacturer is finally available for purchase. The Galaxy S5 made its official debut back in February and will be joined by the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and the Gear Fit on shelves in 125 countries around the world.

Nokia Lumia 635 coming to T-Mobile, MetroPCS and AT&T

Following the introduction of the Nokia Lumia 635 at the BUILD 2014 event, three U.S. carriers quickly announced the upcoming availability of the device on their network this summer. AT&T, T-Mobile and MetroPCS will have the affordable Windows Phone 8.1 handsets on their networks.

Samsung Galaxy S5 coming to major US carriers in April

Several major carriers in the US have announced the upcoming availability of the Samsung Galaxy S5 following the official announcement of the new flagship at the company's Unpacked 5 Event. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and MetroPCS have confirmed that they will be bringing the device to their customers in April. Verizon, the nation's largest carrier is also expected to confirm availability very soon.

[DEAL] Nokia Lumia 521 available for $29 on MetroPCS

MetroPCS is currently offering the Nokia Lumia 521 for just $29 after rebates.You’ll have to pay $49 up front (+tax), but you get $20 back after 2 months of service. Also, there is no need to sign up for contract under this offer.

Nokia Lumia 521 coming to MetroPCS on Friday for $99

The Nokia Lumia 521 is now available on MetroPCS and costs $99 off contract. Considering T-Mobile is in the process of migrating MetroPCS customers over to their own phones and services, it is really no surprise to see a MetroPCS variant of a phone that has been clearly associated with T-Mobile.

The price is $50 lower than it retails on T-Mobile, giving potential customers yet another reason to choose the popular Lumia 521 as their new smartphone.

T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS and now merged as one

The T-Mobile and MetroPCS merger has officially completed and both companies now operate under the T-Mobile US brand. MetroPCS brings its 9 million customers to join T-Mobile's 34 million. The new entity will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange as TMUS.

Even with the merger T-Mobile still holds the fourth place behind Verizon, AT&T and Sprint with a total of 43 million customers.

MetroPCS announces 'joyn' communications service

MetroPCS has announced joyn, which offers messaging, video chat, content sharing and synchronization service based on the Rich Communications Services (RCS) standard administered by the GSM Association which oversees the LTE mobile standard. This announcement comes amidst the MetroPCS and T-Mobile merge and will be a welcome addition to customers once the fourth and fifth largest carriers in the US merge.

MetroPCS offers $25 unlimited talk and text for a limited time

If you are unhappy with the high premium prices of your phone bill, you may be interested in what MetroPCS has to offer. The carrier is offering unlimited local, long distance calling, unlimited text for just $25 a month with taxes and regulatory fees included.

Google Galaxy Nexus carriers revealed

Samsung's website for the Google Galaxy Nexus has a list which reveals the possible carriers that will receive the first device to run Android 4.0. The page allows you to register and get the latest news on the device and also asks you to select your preferred carrier. The list reveals AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile and also Cellular South, Metro PCS and US Cellular.