Yesterday T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert teased that a big announcement was imminent, and now we know exactly what he was hinting at. Digits is a new service from T-Mobile that lets you use the same phone number across devices. This means that you can use the same number across multiple internet-connected devices, including phones, tablets, PCs, and smartwatches, and your calls and texts will appear … [read full article]
UPDATE: T-Mobile’s Galaxy S6 edge+ is indeed receiving an update today alongside the Note 5. Days after the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge+ were updated, it’s time for another pair of Samsung phones to get updates. A couple of Galaxy Note 5 owners have pinged me to say that they’re receiving a software update today to version … [read full article]
Today T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter spoke at the UBS Global Media & Communications Conference in New York City, and he touched a bit on President-elect Donald Trump and what his election could mean for the mobile industry. Carter expects that a Trump presidency will foster an environment that’ll be more positive for wireless. “It’s hard to imagine, … [read full article]
We learned earlier this year that T-Mobile was discontinuing SCORE!, a program that’d give customers deals on upgrades to new smartphones. Now it looks like customers that haven’t redeemed their SCORE! discount are getting something else from T-Mo. T-Mobile appears to be reaching out to SCORE! customers who haven’t used their benefit and offering them a $150 prepaid card, according to a couple of sources that reached … [read full article]
The FCC’s 600MHz incentive auction rolled on today with the completion of Stage 3, and it went pretty much just like the past stages did. The clearing cost for Stage 3 of the reverse auction was set at … [read full article]
Next week’s T-Mobile Tuesdays gifts and prizes are official, and regular offers like those from Lyft and Wendy’s have been swapped out. The T-Mobile Tuesdays gifts for December 6 will include $12 off your order at The Grommet, a website that offers all kinds of “undiscovered products” … [read full article]
Back in May, we learned that T-Mobile had agreed to acquire 700MHz spectrum in Chicago that would be used for Extended Range LTE in that city. Now we’re starting to learn more about when and where that rollout will happen. T-Mobile has closed its acquisition of 700MHz spectrum from … [read full article]
Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners, it’s time to update. T-Mobile is pushing security updates to its Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge. TmoNews reader Ray confirmed that his Galaxy S6 has been updated with the November 1, 2016 Android security patches, … [read full article]
One of the highlight features of the LG V20 is that it launched with Android 7.0 in tow, making it one of the first smartphones to launch with Nougat in tow. Now the V20’s sibling is getting a taste of Nougat, too. The LG G5 is now receiving its Android 7.0 update on T-Mobile. While T-Mo hasn’t officially updated [read full article]
Cyber Monday is here, and with it comes a new deal from T-Mobile. T-Mobile is now offering a free storage upgrade on the iPhone 7. That means that you can get $100 off the 128GB and 256GB models, making them the same prices as the 32GB and 128GB versions, respectively. With this deal, both the 32GB and 128GB iPhone 7 models are $0 down … [read full article]
When the HTC 10 launched, T-Mobile added the device to its shelves, but HTC also offered an unlocked model that was fully compatible with T-Mo. And soon, folks that opted for the unlocked model will get a Nougat treat. [read full article]
The Change to Win (CtW) Investment Group today filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about T-Mobile and some of its recent accounting practices. CtW Investment Group works with pension funds sponsored by unions affiliated with Change to Win, a labor group that’s gone after T-Mo in the past for alleged false advertising. According to … [read full article]
