Principal of Wave7 Research. The mission of Wave7 Research is to inform subscribers about what's really going on in wireless.
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Thanks for the heads-up, @bestmvno. No need to listen to any scammers. The All Wireless & Prepaid Expo website is below, coming up August 18-19 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Will be a fantastic event, as always.
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Interesting scam attempt out of India. I'm a media partner of the Expo and run an ad for it on my site that "Susan Brown" is trying to sell me an email list to 😆 @pleasantgreen @ScammerPayback
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Lead window signage at a Missouri Verizon mall store on 5/14, touting "Bring Your Bill" with Xfinity/Spectrum now included. Heavy pitches also for World Cup sponsorship & "iPhone 17 Pro on us" thru 5/27. Details were in new Wave7 Research postpaid report.
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Jun 10
Good report from BestMVNO. Mint Mobile plans now have more data, with the low-end 5GB plan now providing 6GB, among other increases. Wave7 Research continues to see @Mintmobile, @Visible, & others on the prepaid display at Best Buy. Pic below taken at a Kansas Best Buy on 5/15.
Mint Mobile Updates Plans With More Data, Launches New Promo
More data from Mint is good news for customers, and another headache for smaller prepaid brands.
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Jun 8
One of T-Mobile's top 2 TV ads in May was this "Guarantee Switch and Save" ad featuring "charming British actor" Ben Barnes, per new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Ad states: "AT&T just raised your rates!" It pitches offer of $800 to pay off phones.
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There are now 12M Spectrum Mobile customers making it the 4th largest postpaid wireless brand, behind the big 3. Spectrum Mobile is leaning into its high-end Unlimited Plus plan, as reported in new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Pic taken at California Spectrum store on 5/21.
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Jun 8
New Mediacom offer: Get Mediacom Mobile and there's a $30/mo Internet discount for life, per new Wave7 Research postpaid report. @MediacomCable is the #5 cableco, serves many smaller markets in the Southeast and in the Midwest.
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Jun 8
Here is a Carolina West Wireless storefront, as seen in new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Carolina West Wireless is a regional carrier, covering much of western NC. Top pitches are "iPhone 17e on us," $25/mo family lines, $1000 in savings w/BYO, and free Pixel 10 series phones.
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Jun 8
All UScellular dealer stores will be closed by 8/1, per new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Details on the fate of UScellular corporate stores are pending. UScellular stores on the inside now look like T-Mobile stores. Here is a pic of a Wisconsin UScellular store, taken 6/1.
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Jun 8
Some T-Mobile stores have closed, based on checks. Here are pix taken in May of a T-Mobile mall store in Wisconsin and a regular T-Mobile store in Kansas. There are others. Both were in new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Hello, T-Life.
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Jun 5
T-Mobile took 8th place in outdoor spending in 2025, based on OAAA data. We're seeing significant ongoing outdoor for T-Mobile and Metro in 2026 also. This 5/2 "America's best network" billboard localized for Wisconsin was in new Wave7 Research postpaid report.
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Pix from a Midco store in Kansas on 5/2, had flyers pitching 1GB of data at $15/mo or unlimited at $30/mo., per new Wave7 Research postpaid report. No phone display yet in the store. Midco is a cableco that covers 1.2M homes in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Kansas.
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Verizon Home Internet Lite is being marketed at $25/mo to existing Verizon wireless subscribers. This email was sent to some Verizon wireless customers on 6/1 & was in new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Assumes autopay and includes a "$10/mo bonus discount."
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AT&T has ended "best deals for everyone," as announced in 2020. Value of top trade-in deal depends on picking premium unlimited plan. The AT&T Tiered Offer for sub-flagship phones now largely depends on new line vs. upgrade, per new Wave7 Research postpaid report. Pic is from Missouri AT&T store, taken 5/14.
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Jun 1
Top promo of AT&T Prepaid at Walmart for the summer is buy 3 months, get 3 months free. One trend for 2026 in prepaid is that carriers are making a major effort to pitch multi-month plans.
AT&T Prepaid Launches Walmart-Exclusive Buy 3, Get 3 Free Unlimited Saver Offer
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May 27
Nothing phones are now on the unlocked phone display at Best Buy, replacing OnePlus smartphones, which have been removed. Pic taken at Calif. Best Buy on 5/12, was in new Wave7 Research smartphone report. @NexusBen of 9to5Google has covered this. 9to5google.com/2026/05/15/on…
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May 27
The Galaxy A17 is the most-promoted phone for prepaid sales this spring. Prepaid reps say top sellers have been Galaxy A17 & A16, plus Moto G series. Here are recent pix in the windows of Boost, Cricket, & Metro stores in CA & KS, as seen in new Wave7 Research smartphone report.
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May reset at Straight Talk, pic taken at California Walmart on 5/15, was in new Wave7 Research smartphone report. Now featured: free TCL 50 XL & free Galaxy A17, plus $99.88 Galaxy A26 and $199 iPhone 16e.
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Early Galaxy S26 series sales are ahead of early Galaxy S25 series sales, said 41% of carrier reps, while 49% said sales are same, per new Wave7 Research smartphone report. 10% said sales are softer. Reps credited S26 Ultra as lifting series sales, much love to Privacy Display. Pic from Missouri AT&T store, 5/14.
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The AT&T Trek has been launched at Walmart, $49 w/activation. It has a "rugged design," a "built-in laser rangefinder," & an "infrared night vision camera." Pic below taken at CA Walmart 5/22, was in new Wave7 Research smartphone report. I think you could win a war with the AT&T Trek.
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Hytera billboards seen by Wave7 Research analyst in California on 5/13, as published in our new smartphone report. Hytera is pitching $12/mo pricing for "push-to-talk over cellular" and "new generation fleet radio."
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