Archive | November, 2018

T-Mobile offering free calls, texts, and data to customers affected by California wildfires

Fires are currently raging across California, causing many to evacuate their homes. T-Mobile today said that it’s monitoring the situation closely and working to help those affected by the fires stay connected. Starting today, November 9, T-Mobile is offering free calls, texts, and data to customers affected by the California fires who are not already on an unlimited plan. This also applies to … [read full article]

T-Mobile promo allows eligible Unlimited 55+ customers to add third voice line

Since its launch more than one year ago, T-Mobile’s Unlimited 55+ plan has had a limit of two voice lines per account. For a limited time, though, T-Mo is raising that limit. T-Mobile is now allowing Unlimited 55+ customers with two voice lines to add a third voice line to their account. The promo began on November 7, according to a leaked document shared … [read full article]

T-Mobile launching Global Plus add-on on November 9, leaked document shows

T-Mobile will soon roll out a new plan add-on aimed at customers who do a lot of international travel. T-Mobile will launch a Global Plus add-on tomorrow, November 9, according to internal documents shared with TmoNews. Pricing will be set at $50, and Global Plus will be available for customers on a T-Mobile One plan. With Global Plus, customers get unlimited high-speed data while roaming in [read full article]

T-Mobile improving scam call protection with network-level technology

T-Mobile is working to beef up its scam protection offerings. T-Mobile today announced that it’s improving its Scam ID and Scam Block features by integrating new spoof identification tech at the network level. These improvements aim to analyze network data to pinpoint and identify the origin of a call before it reaches your phone to help fight the neighboor spoofing method of scam calling. A popular scam call … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ now receiving updates from T-Mobile

A couple of weeks after T-Mobile pushed out updates for its Galaxy S9 and S9+, both of Samsung’s flagships are being updated again. T-Mobile’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are now receiving updates to G960USQU3BRJ5 and G965USQU3BRJ5, respectively. These updates are now going out over the air and TmoNews readers Jeff and Casey have both received their phone’s update. As for what’s included in these updates, … [read full article]