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FCC Chairman again voices support for T-Mobile-Sprint merger, calls lawsuit against it ‘misguided’

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has once again voiced his support of T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger. Speaking to the New York State Wireless Association recently, Pai talked about 5G and how the FCC is working to accelerate its deployment in the U.S. One of the pillars of T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger is how they plan to use their combined spectrum to deploy a nationwide 5G network, and Pai said during his remarks that “one of the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S10 security update now rolling out

Samsung Galaxy S10 owners, it’s time to update. T-Mobile is now pushing software updates to its Galaxy S10, S10e, and S10+ models. These updates include the June 1, 2019 Android security patches. There’s no official changelog available yet so it’s unclear what other improvements might be included, but the update does not appear to bring the dedicated Night Mode for the Camera app that the international S10 models recently received. These updates have begun rolling out … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolls out new Third Line on Us and iPhone switcher deals

To celebrate the arrival of summer, T-Mobile recently kicked off a couple of new deals. First up, T-Mobile is offering a Third Line on Us deal. Both new and existing customers are eligible. New customers must add three new voice lines on a Magenta Plus plan, while existing customers must have one postpaid voice line, be on or switch to a Magenta Plus plan, and activate two new voice lines. Once you meet those requirements, … [read full article]

T-Mobile has deployed hundreds of low-band LTE upgrades in the last two weeks

After announcing a round of mid-band LTE upgrades last week, T-Mobile now says that it’s recently deployed some low-band LTE upgrades, too. T-Mobile has rolled out hundreds of low-band LTE upgrades over the last two weeks, expanding its 600MHz and 700MHz coverage in cities and towns throughout the U.S. Some of the cities included in this latest batch of upgrades are Spokane, WA; Austin, TX; Omaha, NE; Augusta, GA; Secaucus, NJ; San Diego, CA; … [read full article]

T-Mobile Moto Z2 Force will not be updated to Android 9 Pie

Bad news, Moto Z2 Force owners: It looks like you won’t be getting an Android Pie update. Motorola has confirmed that “some US Moto Z2 Force models will not receive the Android 9 ‘Pie’ update.” The company explains that the Verizon model of the Moto Z2 Force will get updated to Pie to enable the 5G Moto Mod, but it doesn’t commit to updating the other models of the Z2 Force, meaning the T-Mobile, … [read full article]

Next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday will include $2 Pizza Hut P’Zone, grand prize trip to Lollapalooza

Pizza was one of the first deals that T-Mobile Tuesdays ever offered, and while it eventually had to be pulled because of its popularity, lots of folks get excited when another pizza deal appears in T-Mobile Tuesdays. Next week Pizza Hut will be making an appearance in the app. On Tuesday, July 2nd, T-Mobile customers can get a $2 pepperoni P’Zone from Pizza Hut. Also coming next week is a Puma deal that’ll … [read full article]

T-Mobile launching Samsung Galaxy S10 5G on June 28th, 5G network going live in six cities

T-Mobile is launching the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G this week, and with it customers will be able to access T-Mo’s 5G network. The Galaxy S10 5G will launch at T-Mobile this Friday, June 28th. It’ll be available in select stores in Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and New York. Pricing will be set at $549.99 down and $31.25 per month for 24 months on EIP or $1,299.99 full retail for the 256GB model. … [read full article]

T-Mobile updating Galaxy Note 9, Note 8, and S8 Active

T-Mobile is starting the week with updates for a few Samsung devices. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Galaxy Note 8, and Galaxy S8 Active are all receiving updates from T-Mobile. Note 9 owners should be on the lookout for a 246.47MB update to versos N960USQS1CSF1. It doesn’t appear to include a dedicated Night Mode like the international model recently received, but it does have the June 1, 2019 Android security patches. Also being updated … [read full article]

Dish reportedly wants FCC spectrum use deadline waived in exchange for buying T-Mobile-Sprint assets

Much of the focus on T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger lately has been on Dish Network and its Chairman Charlie Ergen. Ergen was rumored to be ready to spend $6 billion on assets from T-Mo and Sprint in a move that’d help the merger’s odds of gaining approval from the Department of Justice, but now some say that he’s not close to striking such a deal. Now another report with more info on Ergen’s intentions has … [read full article]

T-Mobile updating OnePlus 7 Pro to OxygenOS 9.5.8

Less than one week after receiving its previous update, the T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro is being updated again. T-Mobile is now pushing an update to OxygenOS 9.5.8 to its OnePlus 7 Pro. This update is on the smaller side, coming in at 105.6MB, and it includes the May 2019 Android security patches. This update made its way to TmoNews reader Derek’s phone today, so if you’ve got a T-Mobile OnePlus 7 Pro, keep an eye … [read full article]

T-Mobile LG V40 ThinQ now receiving its Android Pie update

LG V40 ThinQ owners, T-Mobile has a present for you as we head into the weekend. The T-Mobile LG V40 ThinQ is now being updated to Android 9.0 Pie. As you might expect from an update to Pie, this V40 update is a biggie, coming in at 1796.3MB. It’s now rolling out over the air, and TmoNews reader Emmanuel and some folks on Reddit have already gotten it. Neither T-Mobile nor LG have posted … [read full article]

Dish’s Ergen said to be taking his time with T-Mobile assets deal as four states join lawsuit to block merger

Just when some reports suggested that T-Mobile and Sprint may be close to striking an asset deal with Dish Network and getting DOJ approval, new info claims that Dish isn’t actually all that close to a deal with T-Mo. Dish co-founder Charlie Ergen is said to be weeks, if not months, away from agreeing to a deal to buy assets from T-Mobile and Sprint. Some rumors said recently that Ergen was close to paying … [read full article]