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OnePlus 6 debuts with glass design and 6.28-inch display

OnePlus phones are a popular option for customers that prefer unlocked devices, and today OnePlus introduced its newest flagship smartphone. The OnePlus 6 features a 6.28-inch 2280×1080 AMOLED display with 19:9 aspect ratio. Like several other flagship phones that’ve launched recently, the OnePlus 6 does have a notch at the top of its screen that houses its sensors and 16MP front-facing camera. If you don’t care for the notch, OnePlus has said that it’ll let … [read full article]

T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray talks Sprint merger network integration

Ever since T-Mobile and Sprint announced that they have agreed to a merger deal, there have been questions about how Sprint’s network would be integrated with T-Mobile’s. Now T-Mo CTO Neville Ray has talked a bit more about that process. Ray says that it would take two to three years to integrate the T-Mobile and Sprint networks if their merger deal is approved. Speaking at the MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit, the T-Mobile CTO said … [read full article]

T-Mobile LG V30 Oreo update has been paused

It looks like the Galaxy Note 8 isn’t the only T-Mobile device to have its Android Oreo update halted. T-Mobile has paused the rollout of Android 8.0 Oreo for the LG V30. According to T-Mo, some V30 owners began having issues after installing the update, and the reports were significant enough to get T-Mobile’s software test team to halt the update while they investigate the problem. The T-Mobile LG V30’s Oreo update was officially … [read full article]

T-Mobile #HatsOff4Heroes initiative will donate at least $1 million to Team Rubicon

One month after launching its T-Mobile One Military rate plan, T-Mo has announced another initiative focused on the military. #HatsOff4Heroes is a program that’ll see T-Mobile donate $1 to Team Rubicon every time anyone uses the hashtag #HatsOff4Heroes on Twitter and Instagram starting today, May 14th and going throughout the MLB regular season. The hashtag counts whether you’re a T-Mobile customer or not, and T-Mo says that it’ll donate a minimum of $1 million. T-Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 8 Oreo update will resume on May 13th

Last month, we learned that T-Mobile quietly paused the Android 8.0 Oreo update for its Galaxy Note 8. There was no restart date for the update at that time, but now we finally know when the Note 8’s Oreo update will resume. T-Mobile says that it’ll begin pushing the Galaxy Note 8’s Android 8.0 Oreo update at 10:00 pm PT on May 13th. The update includes Android 8.0 and “bug fixes and software improvements”, just … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will include $4 Deadpool 2 ticket, Chuck E. Cheese’s pizza deal next week

Deadpool 2 was a part of the prizes for a couple of recent T-Mobile Tuesdays, and next week’s Tuesday is the day that you’ll finally be able to get discounted tickets for the movie. The May 15th edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays will include the opportunity to buy a $4 ticket to see Deadpool 2. You can buy your ticket through Atom Tickets and then go see Deadpool 2 in theaters starting May 18th. Also coming … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces new iPhone BOGO deal

With just a few days to go until Mother’s Day, T-Mobile today revealed a new smartphone deal. Starting Friday, May 11th, customers who buy an iPhone can get up to $700 back on a second iPhone. This deal is available to new and existing customers and applies to the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. To get this deal, you’ll need to buy both iPhones on EIP and port … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms service issues in Houston

Having service issues in Houston? It’s not just you. T-Mobile has confirmed that its service is being impacted in Houston, with CTO Neville Ray blaming a “major fiber cut” for the issue. Ray adds that engineers are working with T-Mo’s transport partner to get the issue fixed. Several T-Mobile customers on Reddit have chimed in from various parts of Houston to affirm that they’ve lost service. It’s never good to suddenly lose service on your … [read full article]

New Android P features announced, including gesture navigation

Android P was first introduced two months ago, and at that time, Google confirmed that it included new features like official display notch support and notification improvements. It turns out that that’s not all that Google has planned for its next major Android update, though. Google today used its I/O 2018 keynote to intro a number of new Android P features. Perhaps the most notable is gesture navigation, which is similar to what iPhone X … [read full article]

T-Mobile interested in using spectrum above 95GHz for 5G backhaul

T-Mobile has said that it plans to use 600MHz and mmWave spectrum for its 5G network, and now the carrier has identified some additional spectrum that it thinks could help with its 5G network. In a filing with the FCC, T-Mobile has said that the spectrum above 95GHz would be good for 5G backhaul. T-Mo says that these bands can support wide bandwidths up to 5GHz, letting them carry high-bandwidth wireless traffic where it can … [read full article]

T-Mobile LG V30 Android Oreo update available using LG Bridge

LG V30 owners have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of their Android Oreo update, and now it looks like that update is available for download. The T-Mobile LG V30 can now download its Android 8.0 Oreo update using LG’s Bridge computer software. TmoNews readers Casey and Skrill Dilly were able to download Oreo to their V30 using this method, and users on Reddit have done the same. This update is version H93220h and bumps the … [read full article]

T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says low-band LTE added to more cell sites

Two days after T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray announced a round of mid-band LTE capacity upgrades, Ray has revealed that T-Mo recently rolled out some low-band LTE upgrades, too. Ray today confirmed that T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to more cell sites in the past two weeks to improve coverage. As with previous low-band LTE rollouts, this latest round of upgrades includes 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. Our network team added lowband LTE to 100s of sites in just … [read full article]