Archive | November, 2020

T-Mobile adds more channels to TVision Live TV+ service

Starting today, T-Mobile is giving TVision Live customers free access to its TVision Vibe service, but that’s not the only move that T-Mo is making with TVision this week. T-Mobile has quietly added seven more channels to its TVision Live TV+ service. They are the American Heroes Channel, Cooking Channel, Destination America, Discovery Family, Discovery Life, Great American Country, and Science Channel. Because TVision Live Zone includes all the channels of Live TV+, TVision Live Zone … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ are now receiving new updates

Before the weekend begins, T-Mobile has begun pushing a new software update to the Samsung Galaxy S10 series of phones. The T-Mobile Galaxy S10e, S10, and S10+ are now being updated. Galaxy S10e owners should be on the lookout for version G970USQS4ETJ2 while Galaxy S10 users will get version G973USQS4ETJ2 and Galaxy S10+ owners will be updated to version G975USQS4ETJ2. The changelogs for these updates are pretty generic, mentioning device stability improvements, bug fixes, and performance improvements, but … [read full article]

T-Mobile activates 988 as emergency lifeline for mental health support

T-Mobile today officially activated the new nationwide 988 emergency lifeline for mental health support services. Now that it’s enabled, T-Mo customers can dial 988 and get access to free mental health support from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Earlier this year, the FCC designated 988 as the three-digit number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, giving quick and easy access to a network of 180 local and state-funded crisis centers. The FCC is requiring … [read full article]

Apple releases iOS 14.2.1 update to fix messaging and lock screen bugs

Two weeks after releasing iOS 14.2 to the public, Apple’s got another update ready to roll. iOS 14.2.1 can now be downloaded by selecting Settings > General > Software Update on your device. This is a smaller update that’s focused on fixing bugs, such as an issue that could cause some MMS messages to not be delivered to the recipient. Apple’s full changelog for iOS 14.2.1 looks like this: iOS 14.2.1 addresses the following issues … [read full article]

T-Mobile and US Cellular now offering cross-network scam call protection

Last year T-Mobile teamed up with AT&T to being offering cross-network call authentication using the STIR and SHAKEN standards, and now T-Mo is doing the same with another major carrier. T-Mobile and US Cellular are now offering caller verification across networks. This means that when a T-Mobile customer calls someone on US Cellular, or vice versa, the carriers will validate the incoming call so you know that it’s actually coming from the number displayed on your … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolling out iPhone, Samsung, Google, and TVision deals tomorrow

With Black Friday just one week away, lots of people are on the hunt for deals. And today T-Mobile revealed that it’s going to have a lot of special offers starting tomorrow. Beginning Friday, November 20, T-Mobile will have deals on Apple, Samsung, and Google devices, plus something extra for TVision Live customers. Here’s the rundown on what T-Mo has planned: Apple Get a 64GB iPhone 12 for $0 with 30 monthly bill … [read full article]

T-Mobile giving away free Whopper and $5,000 cash prize next Tuesday

Just a couple of weeks after the last free Whopper deal was available, T-Mobile Tuesdays is gearing up to give away more Whoppers. T-Mobile and Sprint customers can score a free Whopper from Burger King next Tuesday, November 24. The fine print of this deal states that you’ll have to spend $1 or more to get your free Whopper and that this offer is not valid in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s previous TVision Home service will shut down in December

Now that T-Mobile’s revamped TVision live TV service has officially launched, the previous version of TVision has been given a shutdown date. T-Mobile will shut down TVision Home on December 30 at 12:00 am PT / 3:00 am ET. According to an FAQ spotted by a Reddit user, existing customers do not need to call T-Mo or do anything else to cancel their TVision Home service because it’ll automatically end on December 30. There will … [read full article]

Google gives Pixel 4a new Barely Blue color option

The Pixel 4a 5G is officially launching at T-Mobile later this week, but before it does, Google is rolling out a limited edition model of the regular Pixel 4a. Google today launched a Barely Blue version of the Pixel 4a that you can buy right now. It’s available for $349, the same price as the Just Black model that launched earlier this year, and it’s sold unlocked so it’s ready for you to bring it onto T-Mo’s … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S21 leak reveals specs for all three models

The Samsung Galaxy S21 series is sure to be one of the biggest smartphone launches of 2021, and this weekend several spec details for the upcoming flagships have leaked out ahead of the phones’ expected January release. The design of the Galaxy S21 phones is said to line up with those CAD renders that leaked a month ago. Android Police has viewed official images of the S21 series and confirmed that they will have a new … [read full article]