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T-Mobile adds low-band LTE coverage to more cell sites

Another low-band LTE expansion from T-Mobile is official. T-Mo CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to dozens of cell sites in the past two weeks. Like previous low-band LTE expansions, this latest rollout includes 600MHz and 700MHz coverage. Our network team added lowband LTE to dozens of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage. And #WeWontStop!! @TMobile @MetroPCS #AcrossTheGrid pic.twitter.com/zCiHwJ9sLa — Neville … [read full article]

John Legere and Marcelo Claure talk 5G, jobs, and more at T-Mobile-Sprint town hall meeting

Earlier this month, T-Mobile executives like John Legere and Mike Sievert conducted a town hall meeting with former Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure and Sprint employees in Kansas City. Now the transcript for the event has made its way online. Claure talked up the 5G network potential that a combined T-Mobile and Sprint would have thanks to Sprint’s 200 megahertz of 2.5GHz spectrum as well as T-Mo’s 30 megahertz of 600MHz spectrum as well as … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S9 and S9+ now receiving security updates

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ owners, your week is starting off with a fresh software update. T-Mobile is now updating its Galaxy S9 and S9+. The update is a small one, bringing with it the October 1, 2018 Android security patches. T-Mobile hasn’t updated its GS9 or GS9+ support pages with info on the new updates as of this post’s publication, so it’s not clear what else might be included in these updates. … [read full article]

T-Mobile launches Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet with 600MHz LTE support

T-Mobile has quietly added a new tablet to its lineup. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2018) is now live in T-Mobile’s online store. Pricing is set at $10 down and $10 per month for 24 months, or $250 full retail. This Android 8.1 Oreo tablet features an 8-inch 1280×800 display, a 2MP video camera for video calling, and a 5MP rear camera. Inside the Galaxy Tab A is a Snapdragon 425 processor paired with 2GB of … [read full article]

OnePlus 6T event now happening October 29th because of Apple announcement

If you’re excited for the announcement of the OnePlus 6T, I’ve got some good news for you today. The OnePlus 6T was originally set to be announced on October 30th, but OnePlus today said that it’s moving the event up one day to October 29th. The reason? Apple this week announced its own event on October 30th, and OnePlus doesn’t want its new flagship smartphone to be overshadowed. Here’s what OnePlus CEO Pete … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms iPhone XR pricing ahead of pre-orders

The iPhone XR will be available for pre-order soon, and we’ve got all of the pricing details you need to know before you buy. T-Mobile will begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone XR at 12:01 am PT. It’ll be available in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options as well as black, blue, yellow, white, coral, and red color options. Here’s how much each model will cost: 64GB iPhone XR: $0 down and $31.25 per month … [read full article]

T-Mobile partners with Twilio on Narrowband Developer Platform for IoT

Two years after T-Mobile originally formed an Internet of Things (IoT) partnership with Twilio, the two have come together to make more IoT news. T-Mobile has teamed up with Twilio to create a developer platform for Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT). Twilio Narrowband is a cellular low-power wide-area network technology that the companies say will help to reduce prices and increase battery life for intermittent low-bandwidth connections. The platform is made up of three parts: Narrowband SIMs: … [read full article]

T-Mobile upgrades hundreds of cell sites with more mid-band LTE capacity

One week after completing a round of low-band LTE upgrades, T-Mobile says that it’s rolled out some mid-band LTE upgrades as well. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray today confirmed that T-Mo has upgraded hundreds of cell sites with more mid-band LTE capacity in the past two weeks. These upgrades include PCS and AWS spectrum. 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in just the last two weeks and #WeWontStop! This is why … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will offer a free T-Mo Halloween bucket next week

T-Mobile has offered several neat T-Mo-branded gifts through T-Mobile Tuesdays, including a water bottle, a travel mug, and a reusable bag. Next week will bring another T-Mo-branded goodie. On Tuesday, October 23rd, T-Mobile customers can get a free T-Mobile Halloween bucket, just in time for trick-or-treating. The image shared by T-Mobile shows that the bucket has a happy Jack-o’-lantern face and the handle appears to light up, too. Also coming next week is an … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces new trade-in deal, expands 36-month EIP to more devices

T-Mobile’s newest deal will kick off this Friday. Starting October 19th, customers can trade in their existing smartphone and get a new flagship smartphone for as low as $10 per month. The phones that are eligible for this deal include the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy S9, Galaxy S8, LG V40 ThinQ, LG G7, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. With this deal, T-Mobile will give you $360, $250, or $150 via 36 monthly … [read full article]