Archive | 2019

New report says DOJ antitrust chief ‘consulted’ with FCC Chairman about T-Mobile-Sprint merger

There was a bit of a back-and-forth for T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger this week, as FCC Chairman Ajit Pai came out in support of the deal but then a report claimed that the Department of Justice’s antitrust staff had recommended that the merger be blocked. Now a new report claims to have some more information on the agencies’ reviews of the deal. Before publicly announcing his support of T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger this week, … [read full article]

iOS 12.3.1 update now available for iPhone and iPad

Apple is ending the week with a new iOS update for iPhone and iPad owners. iOS 12.3.1 is now available, a week and a half after Apple released the iOS 12.3 update. This is primarily a bug-fixing update, and Apple has called out three bugs in particular that are being squashed with this update: Fixes an issue that could prevent making or receiving VoLTE calls Fixes issues in Messages that could cause messages from unknown … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S10 on sale at Costco for $599.99

T-Mobile today touted that it’s got a couple of deals on the Samsung Galaxy S10 series, but if you’re not looking to trade in a phone or buy multiple devices, there’s another S10 deal for you to check out. Costco is now offering a significant discount on the Galaxy S10 (via Reddit). Pricing starts at $849.99, but after a $200 instant warehouse coupon and $50 of additional instant savings, you can get the 128GB … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s latest deal will match your carrier’s discount when you switch

The new Magenta plan isn’t the only big announcement that T-Mobile is making today. T-Mobile announced a new deal to match the plan discount that your carrier is giving you if you switch to T-Mo. The goal with this promo is to tempt consumers who are with another carrier and they want to switch, but they’ve got a corporate, military, or senior discount on their rate plan that they’re afraid of losing if they change … [read full article]

T-Mo renames T-Mobile One plan to Magenta, makes a couple of changes

T-Mobile is making two big announcements today, and the first is related to its T-Mobile One rate plan. The T-Mobile One plan is now Magenta. The name change isn’t the only thing different about the new plan, though, because Magenta also includes 3GB of high-speed 4G LTE mobile hotspot usage per line followed by unlimited 3G hotspot use. The T-Mobile One had no 4G LTE hotspot usage unless you upgraded to T-Mobile One Plus. Speaking … [read full article]

Next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday will include free White Castle sliders and a Redbox rental

After giving free T-Mobile BBQ spatulas to customers yesterday, T-Mo has now revealed what it’s got in store for next week’s  T-Mobile Tuesday. On Tuesday, May 28th, T-Mobile customers can get eight free Original Sliders from White Castle and a free one-night disc rental from Redbox. Also coming next week is T-Mo’s usual group of weekly gifts that includes a free medium latte from Dunkin’, a free Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Taco from Taco … [read full article]

Department of Justice reportedly recommends blocking T-Mobile-Sprint merger

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The Federal Communications Commission may be on board with T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger, but a new report says that the deal is now facing opposition from the Department of Justice. The DOJ’s antitrust division has recommended that the T-Mobile-Sprint merger be blocked, say sources speaking to Reuters. It’s said that the Justice Department’s antitrust staff are concerned that T-Mobile will not work aggressively to cut prices and improve service if the merger is approved. A … [read full article]

T-Mobile LG G7 ThinQ security update now rolling out

A few months after getting its previous security update, it’s time for T-Mobile’s LG G7 ThinQ to receive another update. T-Mobile is now updating its LG G7 ThinQ to version G710TM10p. The update comes in at 171.8MB and includes the April 1, 2019 Android security patches. T-Mo hasn’t yet updated its support page with info on this update, so it’s unknown what other improvements may be included. TmoNews reader Chuck got this update today, … [read full article]

DOJ reportedly leaning against approving T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger

After getting some good news regarding its merger with Sprint from the FCC this morning, there’s now some not-so-great news for T-Mobile. The Department of Justice is leaning against approving the T-Mobile-Sprint merger, according to a report from Bloomberg. It’s said that DOJ has antitrust concerns about the deal and T-Mo and Sprint haven’t done enough to resolve those concerns so far. This news comes hours after FCC Chairman Ajit Pai publicly pledged his … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint commit to 5G buildout and divesting Boost Mobile, FCC Chairman recommends deal be approved

This week is beginning with some big news regarding T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger. T-Mobile today confirmed that it’s made a few commitments to the FCC with relation to its merger. Those include mobile 5G and home broadband deployments, the promise to divest Boost Mobile, a commitment to not raise prices. When it comes to 5G, T-Mo says it will cover 97 percent of the U.S. population with 5G on low-band spectrum and 75 … [read full article]