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T-Mobile launches Coolpad Surf as its first 600MHz LTE mobile hotspot

T-Mobile has lots of 600MHz LTE smartphones and a couple of 600MHz LTE tablets, but today it’s launching its very first 600MHz-capable mobile hotspot. The Coolpad Surf is now available from T-Mobile. Pricing is set at $0 down and $3 per month for 24 months, or $72 full retail price. With the Coolpad Surf, you can use T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network to spit out a Wi-Fi connection that supports up 15 simultaneous connections. Coolpad’s mobile … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S10 leaks continue with clear photos of S10 and S10+

The Samsung Galaxy S10 and S10+ have leaked again, but this time we’re getting our best look yet at the upcoming flagship smartphones. New photos from AllAboutSamsung show the Galaxy S10 and S10+ from several angles. We get a clear look at the front of both phones, with the S10 boasting a single camera hole-punch and the S10+ packing two front cameras in its hole-punch. We can also see slim bezels around the displays … [read full article]

T-Mobile has fastest Download Speed Experience in new OpenSignal report

Just a couple of days after T-Mobile took the speed crown in Ookla’s latest test results, T-Mo has posted the fastest download speed in another report. OpenSignal has released its latest State of Mobile Networks report for the U.S., and T-Mobile barely edged out Verizon for fastest download speed experience. T-Mo’s speed was 21.1Mbps, while Verizon’s posted speed was 20.9. Rounding out the top four was AT&T with a download speed of 17.8Mbps and Sprint … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S10 poses for more photos to show its hole-punch display and cryptocurrency wallet

The Galaxy S10 has already leaked out a few times this month, and now it’s popped its face out once again. Photos of the Samsung Galaxy S10 have leaked, giving us another look at the upcoming flagship and its hole-punch display. This model has just a single front camera in its hole-punch, suggesting that this is the standard Galaxy S10 model. Today’s images also show a “Samsung Blockchain KeyStore”. According to the device, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will include gifts to Panera Bread and Smoothie King next week, grand prize trip to movie studio

After offering a discount to Boston Market this week, next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday gifts will bring more food deals. On Tuesday, January 29, T-Mobile customers can get a free $2 eGift card to Panera Bread and a 20 oz. smoothie from Smoothie King for $2. Rounding out next week’s gifts is $10 off a purchase of $20 or more at American Eagle. Next Tuesday will also bring with it a grand prize. … [read full article]

Apple releases iOS 12.1.3 for iPhone and iPad, watchOS 5.1.3 for Apple Watch

iPhone and iPad owners, you’ve got a new update available to you. iOS 12.1.3 is now rolling out. It’s available to iPhone 5s models and later, the iPad mini 2 and later, iPad Air and iPad Air 2, iPad 5th and 6th generations, and the iPad Pro models. To download the update, go into Settings > General > Software Update. This is primarily a bug-fixing update. Apple says that it’s squashed a handful of bugs … [read full article]

T-Mobile posts fastest 4G LTE speeds in U.S. for 20th straight quarter, says 600MHz in 2,700 cities

T-Mobile has a streak of coming out on top in Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence reports, and today it’s been confirmed that that streak has continued for another quarter. Ookla says that T-Mobile had the fastest 4G LTE data speeds for the fourth quarter of 2018, making that the 20th straight quarter that T-Mo has had the speediest data speeds according to Ookla data. For Q4 2018, T-Mobile posted an average 4G LTE download speed of 33.4Mbps … [read full article]

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T update rolling out with security patches and dialer improvement

A couple of weeks after T-Mobile announced the previous update for its OnePlus 6T, another update has begun rolling out. The T-Mobile OnePlus 6T is now getting an update to version A6013_34_190116. The update comes in at 103.6MB and includes the December 2018 Android security patches as well as an unspecified dialer improvement. T-Mo hasn’t yet updated its OnePlus 6T support page with info on this update, but TmoNews readers Nick and Dodger Brooklyn … [read full article]

Latest Samsung Galaxy S10 leak shows off three models

Just two days after the Samsung Galaxy S10+ was spotted in the wild, Samsung’s upcoming flagships have leaked out again. A new image from Evan Blass shows the Galaxy S10E, Galaxy S10, and Galaxy S10+ in cases side-by-side. We can see that all three phones have a hole-punch display, with the Galaxy S10+ packing a wider hole-punch with two cameras in it. Around back, the S10E has a dual rear camera setup, while the S10 … [read full article]

T-Mobile comes out on top in new quality and customer satisfaction surveys

T-Mobile has beaten out the competition in a pair of new customer surveys. In response to YouGov’s question “Which of the following brands do you think represents good or poor quality?”, T-Mobile earned an average score of 68 on a scale of -100 to +100. Verizon was close behind with a score of 65, AT&T got a score of 49, and Sprint rounded things out with a score of 42. T-Mobile showed quite a bit of … [read full article]

T-Mobile hires Ulf Ewaldsson to help with 5G evolution strategy

5G is a major focus for T-Mobile right now, and to help execute on its plans, the carrier has added an industry veteran to its team. Ulf Ewaldsson has been hired at T-Mobile as the new Senior Vice President of Technology Transformation. T-Mo says that Ewaldsson will lead development of T-Mobile’s 5G technology evolution strategy and will report directly to CTO Neville Ray. “Ulf has achieved so many firsts and truly supported the evolution of … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms more low-band LTE upgrades made across the country

It’s been nearly a month since T-Mobile announced its last round of low-band LTE upgrades, but today another batch of upgrades has been confirmed. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo upgraded more cell sites with low-band LTE. These upgrades include both 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. Another two weeks, another lowband upgrade for cities across the country. @TMobile is boosting coverage every day and #WeWontStop! @MetroByTMobile #AcrossTheGrid pic.twitter.com/MbM3IjGKPU — Neville … [read full article]