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T-Mobile teases new Un-carrier move coming soon

It looks like T-Mobile has a new Un-carrier move coming soon. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert teased a new Un-carrier announcement today, posting a tweet that reads “You feeling like this industry needs another #Uncarrier kick? Me too…”. The tweet also includes a video that names T-Mo’s previous Un-carrier moves. At the end of the video, a phone is ringing and it says “…Stay tuned”. The time on the phone is 7:16, suggesting that the announcement could … [read full article]

Pixel 4a image leaked by Google Store

  Google has accidentally shown off the Pixel 4a before giving the phone a real announcement. The Pixel 4a briefly appeared on the Google Store home page in Canada today. An official image for the phone was attached to some text that said “Nest Wifi” and “Wi-Fi the way it should be.” But rather than the Nest Wifi router, the image showed the unannounced Pixel 4a. The home page has since been updated and the Pixel … [read full article]

T-Mobile Center is the new name of Sprint arena in Kansas City

T-Mobile is putting its name on another arena. T-Mo confirmed today that the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO is being renamed to T-Mobile Center. The arena will continue to host entertainment, sports, and other events through 2032. The transformation from Sprint Center to T-Mobile Center will take place over the coming months, with new signage slated to go up in August. Besides the new name and fresh coat of magenta paint, the T-Mobile Center will also … [read full article]

T-Mobile has many more 5G cities than AT&T and Verizon, says new Ookla report

Last month a report said that T-Mobile has the best 5G availability of the major US carriers, and now another report has echoed that sentiment. Ookla, maker of the popular Speedtest app, today shared a new report on US mobile networks. In it, Ookla says that T-Mobile had the “majority” of the 5G deployments in US cities, offering service in 5,013 cities. AT&T had 237 deployments and Verizon had 39. Ookla says that in all, there … [read full article]

Next week’s T-Mobile Tuesdays deals include free Popeyes chicken sandwich

T-Mobile said last month that it would have food deals every Tuesday this summer, and next week there’s actually going to be a few free and discounted food offers for T-Mo and Sprint customers to jump on. On Tuesday, July 14, T-Mobile and Sprint customers can score a free Popeyes chicken sandwich plus two pieces of bone-in chicken. The deal says that customers can get either a classic or spicy chicken sandwich. What’s more, there … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra leaks again, this time in hands-on video

Samsung confirmed this week that it’s having an event on August 5, and it’s likely that we’ll get to meet the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra there. Before that event happens, though, the Note 20 Ultra has appeared in a hands-on video. A brief video shows off the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s hardware and software and also compares it to the Galaxy Note 10+. In the video, we can see that the Note … [read full article]

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 can sign up for T-Mobile Home Internet service for $50 per … [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 on August 5. As for what’s in store, the … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s free line deal is ending today

If you’re interested in that free line promotion that T-Mobile launched a week and a half ago but you haven’t yet taken advantage of it, you’d better get on it soon. T-Mobile’s free line deal is ending today. T-Mo never officially announced an end date for this offer, but news of the promo’s end began circulating on Reddit earlier and T-Mobile has now confirmed to TmoNews that the free line offer is ending today. This … [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 its LG V60 ThinQ support page, so there’s no … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will give away more than 400,000 Panera Bread gift cards next week

We’ve seen Redbox appear in T-Mobile Tuesdays fairly regularly lately, and next week T-Mo and Sprint customers can get another free rental from Redbox. The first T-Mobile Tuesday in July will bring with it a free one-night disc rental from Redbox. Also coming next Tuesday, July 7, is $0.25 off per gallon of gas from Shell. Rounding out next week’s deals is a free 11×14 photo puzzle from Walgreens’ Printicular. With this service, … [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 Sprint customers with a Galaxy S20 5G do have … [read full article]