Archive | July, 2020

T-Mobile Home Internet service expands to a new market

T-Mobile Home Internet is getting its first full market expansion since the service began in a pilot program in March 2019. T-Mobile today announced that its expanding its Home Internet service to the greater Grand Rapids, Mich., area. This includes Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties. Residents can sign up for T-Mobile Home Internet whether they’re a T-Mo customer or not. Residents in this area [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 event scheduled for August 5

If you’ve been patiently waiting for the next iteration in Samsung’s Galaxy Note flagship series, your wait is nearly over. Samsung has confirmed that it’ll hold a Galaxy Unpacked event on August 5. This’ll be a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the good news is that Samsung will be hosting a livestream for everyone to watch that’ll begin at 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s LG V60 ThinQ now receiving a new software update

Heads up, LG V60 ThinQ owners, because T-Mobile is now sending a new update your way. This new update is version V600TM10r and is 170MB in size. The update says that it brings “various bug fixes, security and system improvements”, and after installing it, TmoNews reader Paul found that the June 1, 2020 Android security patches were included. T-Mobile hasn’t posted info about this update on … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms that it’s deactivated Sprint’s 2.5GHz 5G coverage

T-Mobile has been busy lighting up its 2.5GHz 5G, activating it in a few new major new cities this week. And now T-Mo has confirmed that it’s taken another step toward rolling out that mid-band 5G coverage. T-Mobile has deactivated Sprint’s 2.5 GHz 5G service so that it can refarm that spectrum for use on its own network. T-Mo confirmed the move to Fierce Wireless, adding that … [read full article]

T-Mobile achieves world’s farthest 5G connection

After achieving a few notable 5G firsts with OnePlus and Ericsson back in May, T-Mobile this week revealed that they’ve performed another successful 5G feat. Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s president of technology, revealed this week that a T-Mo test achieved the world’s farthest 5G connection. T-Mobile, Ericsson, and OnePlus teamed up to complete a 5G connection that stretched 60 miles from the base station. No other details about the test were given, so … [read full article]

Samsung leaks Galaxy Note 20 Ultra in bronze color

Looking forward to the next Galaxy Note flagship? We’ve got some good news for you today. Samsung appears to have posted images of the upcoming Galaxy Note 20 Ultra before its official reveal. The two images were posted to the Galaxy Note 8 page on Samsung Russia’s website. One render shows the Note 20 Ultra on its side and the other shows the device standing vertically, but … [read full article]

Dish Network acquires Boost Mobile from T-Mobile, rolling out new Boost logo and plans

Right on schedule, Boost Mobile has become part of Dish Network. Dish today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Boost Mobile from T-Mobile, which cost $1.4 billion. Dish Network is now in the wireless market and has more than 9 million customers. Boost will be lead by John Swieringa, who serves as group president of retail wireless and COO at … [read full article]