Archive | 2019

T-Mobile says 5G network is live in 30 cities

T-Mobile said nearly one year ago that it would build out its 5G coverage in 30 cities in 2018, and now the carrier has confirmed that it achieved its goal. T-Mobile says that it has launched its 5G service in 30 cities, confirming the news to LightReading. However, it’s not actually offering that service to customers just yet since it doesn’t sell any smartphones that can actually get on the 5G network. T-Mo recently confirmed … [read full article]

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T can be rebranded to international version without unlocking bootloader

When the OnePlus 6T launched at T-Mobile, it was noted that there are some differences between the version that T-Mo sells and the model that OnePlus sells. Now a new method to rebrand your T-Mobile 6T to the international model has come out. Owners of the T-Mobile version of the OnePlus 6T can use this method to rebrand their device to the international version of the 6T without unlocking the bootloader. This is notable … [read full article]

T-Mobile responds to location data scandal, says it’s ‘completely ending’ aggregator work

Days after a new report came out that show that T-Mobile and other carriers were selling customer location data that could easily be bought and used by bounty hunters to track a phone’s location, T-Mobile has said that it’s working to end that practice. T-Mobile said in a statement to The Verge that it has “blocked access to device location data for any request submitted by Zumigo.” In the report that came out earlier this … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S10 event is happening February 20

The Samsung Galaxy S10 will be officially revealed next month. Samsung confirmed this morning that it will announce the Galaxy S10 on February 20. A teaser video posted to Twitter shows the number 10 bouncing around between two screens with super slim side bezels, suggesting that the GS10 could have that feature. The clip ends by confirming that Samsung’s next Unpacked event will happen on February 20. Welcome to the next generation. Galaxy Unpacked on February … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolling out Caller Verified feature to fight scammers, starting with Galaxy Note 9

Earlier this week, we learned about a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 update that included a new calling service enhancement named Caller Verified. Now T-Mobile has officially announced the feature. Caller Verified is a new T-Mobile feature that uses the STIR and SHAKEN standards to fight scammers. When a call comes in, T-Mo customers with this Caller Verified feature will see “Caller Verified” on the incoming call screen when T-Mobile has confirmed that the call … [read full article]

T-Mobile deployed more mid-band LTE capacity upgrades over the past two weeks

T-Mobile today officially made its first LTE upgrade announcement of 2019. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray said today that T-Mo has upgraded hundreds of cell sites with additional mid-band LTE capacity over the past two weeks. These upgrades include PCS and AWS spectrum. America’s fastest LTE network is always getting faster! 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in the last two weeks and we’re only getting started. #WeWontStop @TMobile [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will offer discounts for TGI Fridays food, movie tickets, and more next week

After offering pizza deals this week, T-Mobile Tuesdays has another food offer lined up for you next week. On Tuesday, January 15, T-Mobile customers can get $5 off any appetizer at TGI Fridays. Some of the appetizers included on the TGI Fridays menu include mozzarella sticks, boneless and traditional wings, spinach and queso dip, loaded potato skins, and pan-seared pot stickers. Other gifts coming next week include $5 off a movie ticket and no … [read full article]

T-Mobile adds best ever 2.4 million customers in Q4 2018

T-Mobile will announce its Q4 2018 results in early February, but the carrier is so excited about the numbers that it decided to give us a sneak peek today. T-Mobile says that it had its best customer results ever in Q4 2018, adding 2.4 million total customers, which makes that the 23rd consecutive quarter with more than 1 million net additions. That figure includes 1.4 million postpaid net adds, which is T-Mo’s best Q4 ever, and … [read full article]

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint customer location data being bought by bounty hunters

T-Mobile was a part of a location data scandal last year in which a website allowed anyone to track the location of any phone, and now it looks like another location data issue has popped up in 2019. A new report from Motherboard details how T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are selling access to customer location data. Specifically in the case of T-Mobile, a bounty hunter was paid $300 and was able to get the a … [read full article]

T-Mobile pokes fun at AT&T and its new 5G E icon

AT&T has been the target of a lot of criticism in recent weeks after confirming that it would roll out a “5G E” icon to Android phones that support its 5G Evolution network, which actually uses 4G LTE technologies like 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM, and 3-way carrier aggregation to boost download speeds. Now that 5G E icon has begun rolling out, and T-Mobile decided to poke fun at it. In a brief video [read full article]