The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and Apple Watch Series 4 are launching this week, but if you’ve decided to keep your current iPhone or Apple Watch rather than upgrade, Apple’s got something new for you, too. Apple has released iOS 12 and watchOS 5 to the public. You can now download both updates over the air, with iOS 12 available by going into Settings > General > Software Update on your iPhone or … [read full article]
T-Mobile this week announced a deal to improve its existing 4G LTE network and help it to prepare for 5G. T-Mobile and Crown Castle have agreed to expand their long-term relationship. As part of the deal, Crown Castle will deploy more small cells within its footprint and roll out small cells in new markets. This will help T-Mo to increase its 4G LTE network capacity and get ready for its 5G deployoment. Here’s T-Mobile … [read full article]
T-Mobile has been working to expand its low-band LTE in recent months, and today it confirmed another expansion. T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to dozens of cell sites in the past two weeks, T-Mo CTO Neville Ray says, which will result in more and better coverage. This expansion includes both 600MHz and 700MHz LTE spectrum. Our network team added lowband LTE to dozens of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage. … [read full article]
Yesterday T-Mobile introduced a deal that’ll get you up to $300 off a new iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max, but it turns out that that’s not the only deal on Apple’s new iPhones that T-Mo has up its sleeve. Starting tomorrow, September 15th, T-Mobile customers who buy an iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone X, iPhone 8, or iPhone 8 Plus can get $700 off another iPhone when they add a line and buy both … [read full article]
Well, Apple fans, the time has come. T-Mobile is now taking pre-orders for the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and Apple Watch Series 4. As a refresher, the iPhone XS offers a 5.8-inch 2436×1125 OLED display while the iPhone XS Max has a 6.5-inch 2688×1242 OLED screen. Both phones have Apple’s new A12 Bionic processor, which the company claims has a GPU that’s up to 50 percent faster than its predecessor. There’s faster … [read full article]
As Hurricane Florence begins to make its way to land, T-Mobile has made an announcement to help keeps its customers in affected areas stay in contact with loved ones. T-Mobile is now offering free calling, texting and data to customers in the path of Hurricane Florence who are not already on an unlimited plan like T-Mobile One, Simple Choice, Simply Prepaid, or MetroPCS. The area codes included with this offer are: North Carolina: 252, 336, … [read full article]
T-Mobile will begin taking pre-orders for the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and Apple Watch Series 4 in less than 12 hours, and now we know how much it’ll be asking for the new Apple hardware. Here’s how the pricing breaks down for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max: iPhone XS EIP 64GB: $279.99 down, $30 per month, $999.99 full retail 256GB: $429.99 down, $30 per month, $1,149.99 full retail 512GB: $629.99 down, $30 … [read full article]
Yesterday T-Mobile CEO John Legere teased a $300 trade-in offer for Apple’s new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, and now more details on that deal have come out. Starting September 14th, customers who buy a new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPhone 8 can save up to $300 with qualifying trade-in. These are the devices that qualify for trade-in and the amounts you’ll get for them: $300 … [read full article]
Details on the major four U.S. carriers’ Mobile Authentication Taskforce have been trickling out over the past year, and today a little more information has been revealed. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon gave a preview of their Mobile Authentication Taskforce’s Project Verify effort this week, detailing how they plan to beef up user security that’s less dependent on passwords. The prototype uses the carriers’ proprietary, network-based authentication features and other methods to verify a user’s … [read full article]
After recently confirming one feature that’ll be included with the OnePlus 6T, the folks at OnePlus have now revealed one feature that won’t be making the cut. The OnePlus 6T won’t have a 3.5mm headphone jack, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has confirmed. He explains that “making a great phone doesn’t mean putting every component available into the device,” adding that “at times things that provide user value can also add friction.” Pei also pointed to … [read full article]
After offering a cheap ticket to see The Predator this week, T-Mobile Tuesdays will offer another movie deal next week. On Tuesday, September 18th, T-Mobile customers can score a free one-night disc rental from Redbox as well as a $2 Baskin-Robbins promo card. Also coming next week is 30 percent off plus free shipping to Adidas. Rounding out next week’s gifts are goodies from Live Nation. Specifically, T-Mobile customers can continue … [read full article]
Rounding out Apple’s announcements today is the iPhone XR. This new iPhone XR is positioned as the lower-cost alternative to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. For example, it swaps the OLED screens found on those models for an LCD screen. A 6.1-inch Liquid Retina LCD screen with a resolution of 1792×828, to be specific. It does get many of the same features as its flagship siblings, though, including Tap to Wake … [read full article]
