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Christine Torralba's blog

This Week in Mobile: Verizon's Rough Week Underground, Google Levels the App Store Playing Field, and Pixel 11 Pricing Climbs

This week in U.S. mobile, the story running underneath the headlines was about the physical stuff wireless service depends on. 

Starlink Mobile Threat Sends AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile Stocks Tumbling

SpaceX made it official this week: Starlink Mobile isn't just a satellite side project. It's gunning for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile customers directly, and Wall Street noticed.

T-Mobile Has Now Had Two Major Outages in Four Days — Here's What Happened

T-Mobile customers have now dealt with two separate network outages in less than a week, and the carrier still hasn't explained what caused either one.

Samsung's New Foldable Lineup Hits All Three Major Carriers — Here's Where to Find the Best Deals

If you've been holding out for a new foldable, the wait is over: Samsung's latest generation is now available to order through Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile, alongside unlocked options direct from Samsung. This release cycle brings a notable change to the lineup. Instead of two models, shoppers now have three foldables to choose between.

Verizon Shakes Up Its Retail Footprint With 274 Store Sales and 500 Corporate Cuts

Verizon is making another big shift, and this one touches both its stores and its corporate offices. The carrier says it is selling 274 company-owned retail stores and cutting around 500 corporate jobs, part of a broader restructuring under new CEO Dan Schulman. In total, about 3,000 jobs are affected, including roughly 2,500 retail workers who staff the stores being handed off.

This Week in Mobile: Verizon Refreshes Its Playbook, T-Mobile Chases Switchers, and Apple Warns Price Hikes May Be Coming

This week in the U.S. mobile industry, the clearest theme was simplification — at least on the surface. Verizon rolled out a more consumer-friendly strategy built around fewer fees, easier bundles, and a new value story, while T-Mobile leaned on a big switcher promotion to keep competitive pressure high. On paper, these moves look familiar: fewer headaches, more perks, and louder value messaging. 

This Week in Mobile: Carriers Push Value From Every Angle

This week in the U.S. mobile industry, the biggest stories weren’t just about who has the cheapest plan or the flashiest promo. The more important takeaway is that the wireless business is being pulled in two directions at once: carriers are still fighting hard for consumer attention with pricing, perks, and flexible offers, but they’re also being forced to spend more time addressing fraud, security, and network durability. 

T-Mobile Tweaks Home Internet Pricing and Caps Speeds on Entry Plan

T-Mobile has started drawing a clearer line between its Home Internet tiers. The company’s lowest-priced option, Rely, now includes a hard download speed cap for new customers, marking a meaningful change in how T-Mobile handles its fixed wireless plans. Instead of simply seeing speeds vary based on congestion and network conditions, new Rely subscribers will now face a stated maximum of 354 Mbps.

T-Mobile’s T-Fiber Outage Stretched Into a Second Day for Some Customers

T-Mobile’s T-Fiber home internet service appears to have suffered a long and frustrating outage that left some customers with broken or unreliable connections for more than 36 hours. The problem did not seem to knock every connection fully offline. Instead, many users said some sites and services would not load even though their equipment still showed a normal connection.

AT&T Unveils Build-A-Plan With a $15 Starting Price

AT&T is rolling out a new wireless option called Build-A-Plan, and the pitch is simple: let people shape their phone plan around what they need instead of locking them into the same setup every month. The company says the new plan will be available starting May 27, with pricing that begins at $15 a month.

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