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More details on U.S. carriers’ Mobile Authentication Taskforce announced

Last year, we got word that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon were coming together to for the Mobile Authentication Taskforce with the goal of creating a mobile identification system to fight identity risks. Fast-forward several months and the group has started to share details of what it’s cooking up. The Mobile Authentication Taskforce is creating a “highly secure and trusted multi-factor authentication platform” that’s powered by the networks of AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. With … [read full article]

T-Mobile ending Binge On free Vudu rental promo for Simple Choice Unlimited customers

Way back in late 2015 when Binge On originally launched, T-Mobile offered a free Vudu rental for every month of 2016 to Simple Choice Unlimited customers. That offer was extended through early 2018, but now it looks like it’s coming to an end. T-Mobile is notifying customers that it’s ending its Binge On promotion that gives Simple Choice Unlimited customers a free Vudu movie rental each month. The offer is coming to an end on March … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ now available for pre-order from T-Mobile

Right on schedule, T-Mobile has begun taking pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. T-Mobile is now taking orders for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ in Lilac Purple, Coral Blue, and Midnight Black color options. Both models will launch on March 16 and are listed as shipping between March 14 and March 16, but T-Mo has a history of shipping pre-order devices ahead of their launch dates, so there’s a chance … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s LG G Pad X 8.0 receiving security update

The LG G Pad X 8.0 may have been replaced by a newer model last year, but that doesn’t mean that it’s stopped getting attention from LG and T-Mobile. T-Mobile is updating its LG G Pad X 8.0 with some new security patches. Specifically, the update to version V52120m brings the G Pad X 8.0 up to the February 1, 2018 Android security patch level. It’s always good to see devices receiving new security patches, … [read full article]

Next T-Mobile Tuesday will include free Dunkin’ Donuts card, Samsung Galaxy S9 prize

One day after confirming that a free MLB.TV subscription is coming to T-Mobile Tuesdays at the end of March, T-Mo has revealed what it has in store for the first Tuesday of next month. For the March 6 edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays. T-Mo customers can get a free $2 Dunkin’ Donuts card, a HotelStorm offer, and 30 percent off Google Express. With Google Express, you can buy products from stores like Walmart, … [read full article]

T-Mobile will offer free MLB.TV subscription to customers for 2018 season

For several years now, T-Mobile has treated its customers to free Major League Baseball (MLB) games using the MLB’s streaming service. Today we’ve learned that that offer will be available again in 2018. T-Mobile will offer a free MLB.TV regular season subscription to its customers through the T-Mobile Tuesdays app. You’ll need to redeem your free subscription between March 27 and April 2. Because you must be a T-Mobile subscriber to get this deal, you’ll need … [read full article]

T-Mobile to build out 5G in 30 cities this year

T-Mobile has been talking up its 5G rollout plans for quite awhile now, but we’re finally close to seeing the carrier deploy its first 5G coverage. T-Mobile will build out 5G in 30 cities across the US in 2018. Among the cities that’ll be first to get T-Mo 5G are New York City, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Las Vegas. Of course, for that 5G coverage to mean anything to you, you’ll need a device that can … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolls out Ericsson Expert Analytics to more quickly identify and resolve VoLTE issues

T-Mobile has long placed a focus on Voice over LTE (VoLTE), and now T-Mo is rolling out a new platform to try and improve its VoLTE experience. T-Mobile has deployed Ericsson Expert Analytics, a platform that will gather data from thousands of multi-vendor sources and process all of T-Mo’s nationwide VoLTE calls and data sessions to produce more than 8 billion records every day. With Ericsson’s algorithms, T-Mo will be able to identify VoLTE issues … [read full article]

Google Phone app update adds voicemail transcriptions for T-Mobile customers

If you’ve got a Nexus or Pixel phone on T-Mobile, then there’s a nifty new feature now coming your way. Google has updated its Phone app to support voicemail transcription for T-Mobile customers. The Google voicemail transcription feature is part of a Phone update that began rolling out a few days ago, so if you haven’t checked the Play Store in a while, then you may want to check now. While T-Mobile offers its own … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ official with stereo speakers, new fingerprint reader placement, and more

After appearing in numerous leaks and rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S9 has finally made its official debut. Samsung today introduced the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ at MWC 2018. As the rumors suggested, the two devices look largely similar to last year’s Galaxy S8 and S8+, but Samsung has made some changes for the better. Like last year’s models, the Galaxy S9 has a 5.8-inch 2960×1440 Super AMOLED display and the Galaxy S9+ is … [read full article]

T-Mobile adds low-band LTE to hundreds of cell sites across the US

T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray decided to drop a little network news on us before the weekend gets underway. Ray tweeted today that T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to hundreds of cell sites in two weeks’ time. When asked for more info, T-Mobile told me that this expansion includes a mixture of 600MHz and 700MHz coverage. Our network team added lowband LTE to 100s of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage. … [read full article]

Security bug with T-Mobile website let hackers access any customer’s account

T-Mobile has had some security issues lately, including port-in scams that allegedly led to one man having his cryptocurrency stolen, and now details on another recent problem have popped up. On December 19, security researcher Kane Gamble discovered a vulnerability with the T-Mobile website that would allow hackers to log into anyone’s account, reports Motherboard. The issue was reported to T-Mobile on the same day. When it learned of the bug, T-Mobile unsurprisingly classified it … [read full article]