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More companies file opposition to T-Mobile-Sprint merger, including Altice and Dish

Hot on the heels of the CWA union coming out against the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, several major companies have submitted their own comments on the deal. Cable provider Altice said in a filing with the FCC that it’s concerned about the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Altice has an MVNO agreement with Sprint and is planning to utilize it to enter the wireless market in 2019, but the company is concerned that if the … [read full article]

CWA argues against T-Mobile-Sprint merger, says more than 28,000 jobs will be lost

In the months following T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger announcement, we’ve seen groups come out in favor of and opposed to the deal. Today another group in the latter camp has spoken out about the merger. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) today said that it opposed the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint as it’s currently set up. The CWA, a union that represents 700,000 workers, claims that the merger would result in more than 28,000 … [read full article]

Upcoming T-Mobile Tuesdays will offer $4 ticket to The Predator, chance to win free movie tickets for one year

Earlier this year, T-Mobile announced that it was partnering with Twentieth Century Fox to offer $4 movie tickets to T-Mo customers. Now it’s been revealed that another discounted ticket is coming soon. On Tuesday, September 11th, T-Mobile customers will have the opportunity to buy a $4 ticket to see The Predator on opening weekend using the T-Mobile Tuesdays app. The discounted ticket will be available through Atom Tickets. The Predator opens on September 14th. … [read full article]

T-Mobile added low-band LTE to more cell sites in the past two weeks

Days after announcing a mid-band LTE capacity expansion, T-Mobile has confirmed an expansion of low-band LTE, too. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo added more low-band LTE to dozens of cell sites across the country in the past two weeks. This low-band LTE expansion includes 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. Our network team added lowband LTE to dozens of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage. And #WeWontStop!! @TMobile … [read full article]

Apple website security flaw exposed account PINs of T-Mobile customers

It looks like T-Mobile isn’t the only company to have a major security issue recently. A security flaw with Apple’s online store exposed the account PINs of T-Mobile customers. That’s according to a report from BuzzFeed News, who says that a separate flaw with phone insurance company Asurion’s website exposed the passcodes of AT&T customers. The flaws were found by security researchers Phobia and Nicholas “Convict” Ceraolo and were patched by Apple and Asurion when … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy S8 Active receiving updates on T-Mobile

A couple of recent Samsung smartphones are now receiving software updates on T-Mobile. First up, T-Mobile is pushing an update to its Galaxy Note 9. The update weighs in at 215.24MB and is version N960USQU1ARH2. The security patch level of the update is August 1, 2018, and included is “a feature to select the recording time for Single-take in Super Slow Motion has been added. (0.2s, 0.4s)”. Also being updated is the Samsung Galaxy S8 … [read full article]

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]