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T-Mobile rolls out Scam Shield and 4/$100 unlimited plan deal

Today’s a big day for T-Mobile because it’s officially rolling out its latest Un-carrier move. Scam Shield is now available, with apps rolling out on both Android and iOS. Sprint customers on iPhone can download the Call Screener app, while Sprint folks on Android get the app pre-isntalled. With this app, you can enable Scam ID to identify likely scam calls as they come in as well as Scam Block, which will prevent … [read full article]

T-Mobile will give one winner a $12,000 road trip prize package next Tuesday

After giving away free Whoppers from Burger King last week, T-Mobile Tuesdays is now going to help you get some dessert. Next Tuesday, July 28, T-Mobile and Sprint customers can get a $2 promo code for Baskin-Robbins. There’s going to be a deal that’ll get you 30% off items plus free shipping at Adidas.com, too, and $0.25 off per gallon of gas from Shell. The grand prize coming next week will help one … [read full article]

T-Mobile will reportedly soon require VoLTE on devices connecting to its network

T-Mobile may soon be making a major change to its device activation policies. An internal T-Mobile document has leaked out that says that T-Mobile will soon require all devices on its network to be compatible with Voice over LTE, or VoLTE. The doc shared by Android Police states that as of August 4, T-Mobile will stop activating devices that aren’t VoLTE-capable. What’s more, T-Mobile will require all devices connecting to its network to support VoLTE starting … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5G will be available from T-Mobile

There’s some good news for fans of foldable smartphones this Wednesday, because T-Mobile and Sprint will carry Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip 5G. Samsung today revealed the Galaxy Z Flip 5G, which brings with it a couple of notable upgrades over the 4G version of the Galaxy Z Flip that launched earlier this year. The first is 5G support, which allows the foldable to connect to the sub-6 flavor of 5G coverage. The other big upgrade … [read full article]

New T-Mobile deal offers four lines of unlimited for $100 per month

T-Mobile Essentials has been around for a couple of years now as a lower-cost unlimited plan, but soon T-Mo will be offering it for even less. Starting July 24, T-Mobile will launch a special deal that’ll offer four lines of Essentials for $25 per line for a total of $100 per month. That’s a savings of $20 per month compared to what you’d normally pay for four lines on an Essentials plan. That $100 per month … [read full article]

T-Mobile revives Test Drive program with new mobile hotspot device

After appearing to have been put on hold for a few months, T-Mobile has brought back its Test Drive program and given it a new device. T-Mobile’s Test Drive is available once again, as spotted by Reddit users this week, letting non-T-Mo customers try out the T-Mobile network free of charge. When the program was refreshed last year, T-Mo gave test drivers a free Coolpad Surf mobile hotspot, but now its handing out free … [read full article]

T-Mobile expands 600MHz 5G to new cities, teases standalone 5G launching soon

Today T-Mobile gave us an update on its 5G network and shared a couple of tidbits of new info in the process. Neville Ray, T-Mo’s president of technology, today reaffirmed that the 39-month 600MHz spectrum transition was completed this month, a process that included relocating TV broadcasters so that T-Mobile can use the 600MHz airwaves for its network. What’s more, T-Mobile is lighting up its 600MHz 5G in a few new parts of the … [read full article]

LG Velvet launching at T-Mobile later this summer

When LG began talking about the Velvet earlier this year, it said the new device was the start of a new product roadmap with devices that emphasize distinctive designs. And soon the LG Velvet will be bringing that design to T-Mobile. LG confirmed today that the Velvet will be launching on US carriers. That includes T-Mobile, which will be getting the LG Velvet “later this summer.” No other T-Mo launch or pricing info is available … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Seattle Mariners livestream will put you in the middle of batting practice

Tomorrow’s the day that you’ll finally be able to claim your free MLB.TV from T-Mobile Tuesdays, but T-Mo wants to help baseball fans get ready for the season with an experience today. T-Mobile is teaming up with the Seattle Mariners to offer an up-close and personal look at the team as they get ready for the MLB season. Starting today at 1:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm ET, visit the Seattle Mariners’ channel on YouTube to … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 10+ 5G update is now rolling out

A month after its last update, the Galaxy Note 10+ 5G has started getting another update from T-Mobile. T-Mo’s Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G is now being updated to version N976USQS3BTF4. This update comes in at 211.17MB and, according to the changelog, includes the July 1, 2020 Android security patch level. Updates like these where new security patches are the only item on the changelog may not be super exciting, but security updates like these … [read full article]

New T-Mobile TVision remote spotted in FCC with Google Assistant button

We’ve heard in recent months that T-Mobile is working on a refresh of its TVision TV service, and now it looks like the remote for a new TVision set-top box may have leaked. Photos posted to the FCC website show a new TVision remote with dedicated buttons for YouTube, Netflix, and the Google Assistant. As noted by the folks at 9to5Google, this Google Assistant button along with the “Back” and “Home” buttons on its left and … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint customers can claim their free MLB.TV starting July 21

T-Mobile said earlier this year that its free MLB.TV offer would return as soon as baseball did. The MLB season is officially starting up on July 23, and so today T-Mobile confirmed that customers can soon get their free MLB.TV offer, too. Both T-Mobile and Sprint customers can claim their free MLB.TV starting next Tuesday, July 21, at 5:00 am ET/2:00 am PT by going to T-Mobile Tuesdays. You’ll have two weeks to get … [read full article]