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T-Mobile OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren getting a new update

OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren owners, there’s a new update coming your way. T-Mobile is now pushing a OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren update that bumps the phone to version 10.0.36.HD61CB. The changelog for the update is short, mentioning only the June 2020 Android security patches. Even though this is a fairly small update, it’s good to have the latest security patches that are available to you. So if you’ve got a OnePlus 7T Pro … [read full article]

FCC now seeking comment from those affected by T-Mobile network outage

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said that he planned to investigate T-Mobile’s recent network outage, which he called “unacceptable”, and now the FCC wants to hear from you about what happened. The FCC is now seeking comments from the public on the T-Mobile outage that happened on June 15. Specifically, the agency wants to know things like how T-Mo customers learned about the outage, if T-Mobile’s communication was timely and effective, if customers were able to send … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will include free Whopper, $100,000 in cash prizes next week

T-Mo promised last week that we’d see food deals in T-Mobile Tuesdays every week this summer, and next week’s offers keep up with that commitment. On Tuesday, June 30, T-Mobile and Sprint customers can get a free Whopper plus a small order of french fries from Burger King. As we saw a couple of weeks ago, this deal does require you to spend at least $1 to get your free burger and fries. Next week’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile wants California PUC to ease some requirements related to Sprint merger

Getting approval for their merger from the California Public Utilities Commission was one of the last hurdles T-Mobile and Sprint had to clear for their deal to get done earlier this year. The CPUC did eventually green light the deal with several conditions attached, but now T-Mo wants some of those requirements to be eased up. Today T-Mobile sent a letter to the CPUC asking it to relax three of the conditions tied to its … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra getting new updates from T-Mobile

One day after rolling out updates to the Galaxy Note 10 series, T-Mobile has begun updating another group of Samsung flagships. The Samsung Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra are all being updated by T-Mobile today. The S20’s update is version G981USQU1ATF9 while the S20+’s is version G986USQU1ATF9 and the S20 Ultra’s update is version G988USQU1ATF9. As for what’s included in these updates, the only item mentioned on the changelog is the June 1, 2020 … [read full article]

Apple reveals iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7 updates

Today Apple kicked off its WWDC 2020 conference with major updates for iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. First up is iOS 14. There are lots of big new features coming to iPhone with this update, including the ability to place widgets on your home screen. These widgets offer at-a-glance data, like the current temperature or your upcoming calendar appointments, and you can resize them and place them anywhere you’d like on the home screen alongside your … [read full article]

T-Mobile Note 10 and Note 10+ updates bring camera and Wi-Fi improvements, Note 10+ 5G also updated

T-Mobile is starting the week with updates for a trio of Samsung phones. The Galaxy Note 10, Note 10+, and Note 10+ 5G are all receiving updates from T-Mo today. The Note 10’s update is version N970USQU3CTE7 while the Note 10+’s is N975USQU3CTE7, and the changelog for both updates lists improved stability for the camera, Wi-Fi, and touch screen plus the June 2020 security patches. The stability of Camera has been improved. Wi-Fi connectivity and … [read full article]

T-Mobile OnePlus 8 5G is getting a new update

One month after T-Mobile last pushed an update to its OnePlus 8 5G, another update has begun rolling out. T-Mobile’s OnePlus 8 5G is now being updated to version 10.5.10.IN55CB. This is a smaller update than the one that was released last month, with the only item on the changelog being the June 2020 Android security patches. This may not sound like a super exciting update, but it’s good to see this month’s security patches … [read full article]

Neville Ray talks T-Mobile 5G and his network playbook

Neville Ray appeared on a Wells Fargo Virtual 5G Forum this week took the opportunity to talk a bit about T-Mobile’s network. First up, T-Mobile’s president of technology unsurprisingly touched a bit more on the major outage that T-Mo suffered this week. Ray reaffirmed that it was triggered by a fiber outage that then was compounted by a couple other issues, resulting in capacity issues in the core architecture that stopped phones from completing VoLTE calls. … [read full article]

T-Mobile REVVL 4+ named in regulatory filings, TCL is the manufacturer

T-Mobile has launched 3 generations of own-brand REVVL phones to date, and new regulatory filings suggest that a 4th generation is in the works. A Bluetooth SIG filing has revealed that TCL is making a device called the “REVVL 4+”. There aren’t a ton of details about the REVVL 4+ revealed in the filing, but the device is listed as being an “LTE / UMTS / GSM mobile phone” with Bluetooth 5.0. There’s also an FCC filing … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays opens to Sprint customers next week, T-Mo promising big deals all summer

T-Mobile Tuesdays has been thanking T-Mo customers with deals and gifts for 4 years now, and next week Sprint customers will start getting thanked as well. Starting June 23, Sprint customers will gain access to T-Mobile Tuesdays. T-Mo is celebrating by going bigger with its deals all summer, including food deals every week throughout the summer from places like Burger King, Popeyes, and Baskin-Robbins. T-Mobile will also hand out three months of Postmates Unlimited food delivery, … [read full article]

Dish Network will buy Boost Mobile from T-Mobile on July 1

Following recent rumors that suggested that Dish Network may have been trying to negotiate better terms for itself in its purchase of Boost Mobile from T-Mobile, it’s been revealed that the deal will finally happen in two weeks. Dish Network and T-Mobile have confirmed in filings with the SEC that Dish will close its purchase of Sprint’s prepaid businesses, including Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, on July 1. Neither company gave any details on the deal, … [read full article]