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T-Mobile customers can now sign up for Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program online

Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program is getting better for T-Mobile customers. It’s been discovered that T-Mobile customers can now sign up for the iPhone Upgrade Program online. Previously, T-Mo subscribers who wanted to use the iPhone Upgrade Program had to go into an Apple Store to do so, while AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon customers were able to sign up online. The iPhone Upgrade Program allows you to get an unlocked iPhone from Apple and make monthly … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Samsung Galaxy Watch now available from T-Mobile

Right on schedule, the Galaxy Note 9 has launched at T-Mobile, and it’s brought the Galaxy Watch with it. T-Mobile is now selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in Ocean Blue and Lavender Purple color options. The 6GB/128GB model starts at $279.99 down and $30 per month for 24 months on EIP, $279.99 down and $29 per month for 18 months with JUMP! On Demand, or $999.99 full retail. The 8GB/512GB version is $529.99 … [read full article]

T-Mobile experienced a data breach on August 20th

UPDATE: T-Mobile has told Motherboard that the breach affected around 3 percent of its 77 million customers — around 2.3 million people — and that that the hackers were part of an “international group”. UPDATE 2: T-Mobile has confirmed that “encrypted passwords” were part of the data compromised by the hackers. Security researchers speaking to Motherboard say that the algorithm used for these passwords may be weak, and password expert Jeremi M. Gosney adds that customers … [read full article]

T-Mobile says Sprint merger and 5G will enable it to lower prices

One of the popular arguments against the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint is that if approved, the deal could lead to less competition and higher prices. T-Mo doesn’t see it that way. T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert claims that if his company is allowed to combine with Sprint and gets access to Sprint’s spectrum for use with 5G, the result will be cheaper wireless service. “With that kind of capacity, we’ll be able to afford to … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays gifts will include 12 months of free Pandora Plus next week

The gifts for next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday have been revealed. On August 28th, T-Mobile customers can score 12 months of Pandora Plus for free. A subscription to Pandora Plus normally costs $4.99 per month and includes ad-free listening, unlimited replays, unlimited skips, and offline listening. Also coming next week is 25 cents off a gallon of gas at Shell and a free Five Star 1-subject notebook from Barnes & Noble. Next week is … [read full article]

T-Mobile deploys mid-band LTE capacity upgrades to hundreds of cell sites

Lately, T-Mobile has steadily been rolling out more mid-band LTE capacity every couple of weeks or so, and today another round of upgrades has been confirmed. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray today revealed that T-Mo has upgraded hundreds of cell sites with more mid-band LTE capacity in the past two weeks. These upgrades include both PCS and AWS spectrum. 100s of sites were upgraded with more midband capacity in just the last two weeks and [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 units begin arriving for pre-order customers

The Galaxy Note 9 doesn’t officially launch for a couple more days, but some lucky T-Mobile pre-order customers are getting their new phone today. TmoNews reader Adam received his Galaxy Note 9 from UPS today, and he sent along a couple photos showing off his new piece of kit. As you can see, he chose the Ocean Blue model that comes with a yellow S Pen, and the color combo looks pretty nice. T-Mobile has … [read full article]

Samsung begins taking pre-orders for T-Mobile version of Galaxy Watch

T-Mobile wasn’t ready to spill its launch date for the Galaxy Watch when the new wearable was announced earlier this month, but now some of that information has come out. Samsung is now taking pre-orders for the T-Mobile versions of the Galaxy Watch. The 42mm version is available in Rose Gold and is priced at $379.99, while the 46mm model comes in Silver and is priced at $399.99. Pre-orders are expected to ship the … [read full article]

T-Mobile reportedly asking its MVNOs to publicly support Sprint merger

T-Mobile has been busy lately launching new rate plans and Un-carrier movies, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t also still working on getting regulatory approval for its merger with Sprint. According to a new report from Reuters, T-Mobile is reaching out to smaller providers that utilize its network and asking them to come out and publicly support the T-Mo-Sprint merger in order to push regulators to approve it. T-Mobile’s suggestions include issuing public … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S8 and S8+ now getting security updates

UPDATE: Looks like the Galaxy Note 8 is receiving an update, too. TmoNews reader TR got an update to version N950USQU5CRG7 that includes the July 1, 2018 Android security patches. UPDATE 2: T-Mobile has posted its info on these updates, and all three include a Samsung VOC fix in addition to their security patches.   A couple of days after T-Mobile’s Galaxy S9 and S9+ began receiving new software updates, it’s time for … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S9 and S9+ updates bring August security patches

One week after their last updates, the T-Mobile Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are being updated again. T-Mobile is updating its Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ to version G960USQS3ARG8 and G965USQS3ARG8, respectively. T-Mo hasn’t updated its support pages quite yet, so the full changelogs aren’t yet known, but we do know that they include the August 1, 2018 Android security patches. These updates are now going out over the air, and TmoNews readers Mitchell and … [read full article]

OnePlus 6T will reportedly launch at T-Mobile

OnePlus has long sold unlocked phones that work on T-Mobile, including the OnePlus 6 shown above, but soon OnePlus may actually have a phone on T-Mo’s shelves. The OnePlus 6T will be sold by T-Mobile when it launches in October, according to sources speaking to CNET. T-Mobile will reportedly be the exclusive U.S. carrier partner for the new OnePlus phone, and it’s expected that there will be a special version of the phone that’s “optimized” for … [read full article]