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Honor 8 coming to the U.S. with 5.2-inch display and dual 12MP rear cameras

UPDATE: Honor has confirmed that the Honor 8 does not support T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi Calling.   Huawei’s Honor brand is fairly new to the U.S., but they’re expanding their presence this month with the launch of the Honor 8. The Honor 8 will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow, August 17, through September 3. It’ll be available from Honor’s own web store as … [read full article]

Alcatel TRU arrives at MetroPCS with Android and $29 price tag

Alcatel and MetroPCS are teaming up to launch a new device called the TRU. The Alcatel TRU is now available from MetroPCS for $29 after instant and mail-in rebates. In exchange for your $29, you’ll get a phone that runs Android 5.0 Lollipop on a 5-inch 854×480 display and has 5-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras. Inside of the TRU’s shell lives a quad-core Snapdragon … [read full article]

T-Mobile begins charging for Galaxy Note 7 pre-orders

UPDATE: Several folks that pre-ordered the Note 7, including TmoNews readers like Jose, Manuel, Ivory, and Justin, are getting emails that say that their phone has shipped. Looks like they could start hitting doorsteps in the next couple of days!   After putting the Galaxy Note 7 up for pre-order earlier this month, it looks like T-Mobile is getting ready to start shipping units out to buyers. TmoNews … [read full article]

T-Mobile comes in second in J.D. Power’s latest wireless purchase experience report

J.D. Power today released its report on wireless purchase experience satisfaction, and while T-Mobile didn’t win, it did do fairly well. This report on wireless purchase experience satisfaction evaluates the customer experience of making a sales transaction with their carrier. J.D. Power’s study measures six factors, which are (in order of importance): store sales representative; website; offerings and promotions; phone sales representative; store facility; … [read full article]