There’s been a lot of 5G talk lately, and recently T-Mobile paid a visit to the FCC to talk more about 5G tech. In a presentation given to the FCC, T-Mobile touched a bit on what it thinks the initial use cases for 5G will be. T-Mo says that millimeter wave 5G tech … [read full article]
One month after pushing 10586.218 to Windows 10 Mobile devices, Microsoft is now rolling out another Cumulative Update. TmoNews reader Joe today receive an update to 10586.318 on his Alcatel Fierce XL. The update includes several bug fixes and improvements, like a fix for a bug that could cause unexpected battery drain while the screen is off, and improvements to Cortana. Here’s what [read full article]
Days after I told you about some new Extended Range LTE sightings, T-Mobile has officially confirmed that the coverage is live in a new market. Extended Range LTE is now live in Rochester, N.Y., which includes the surrounding cities of Gates, Brighton, Irondequoit, Batavia, Caledonia, Canandaigua, Seneca Falls and Penn Yann. Additionally, T-Mo has launched two … [read full article]
UPDATE: I’ve gotten a couple more details on T-Mobile’s HTC 10 launch plans. T-Mo will offer the HTC 10 in Glacier Silver, and JUMP! On Demand pricing will be set at $0 down and $28.50 per month. T-Mobile has been pretty quiet about the HTC 10 ever since HTC’s new Android flagship was announced one month ago, but today T-Mo is finally … [read full article]
Last week, we learned that John Legere placed the winning bid for 9 square inches of advertising space on the right shoulder of Nick Symmonds, Olympic runner. And today it was revealed exactly what will be put on Symmonds’ shoulder during his races in the coming months. While the “F^@% AT&T” tattoo won the fan vote, John Legere explained that … [read full article]
Yesterday a leaked document suggested that T-Mobile was prepping “an unbeatable rate plan offer” to replace its 2 lines for $80 promo plan, and now that new rate plan is official. Starting tomorrow, May 11, T-Mobile will offer a family plan … [read full article]
Earlier today, we learned that the Samsung Galaxy J7 and LG K10 may launch at T-Mobile next week. Now some rate plan changes have leaked, too. First up, some internal documentation shows that T-Mobile is planning to end its promo that offers 2 lines with … [read full article]
It looks like a couple of new Android phones are coming to T-Mobile next week. According to images sent to TmoNews by an anonymous source, T-Mobile will launch both the Samsung Galaxy J7 and LG K10 on May 18. Neither phone has been officially announced by T-Mobile, but a recent leak did suggest that both phones will be coming to T-Mobile in the late … [read full article]
T-Mobile today announced that it has struck a roaming deal with Empresa De Telecomunicaciones De Cuba, S.A., which enables T-Mo to offer cheaper calling to the country as well as roaming while there. Specifically, Simple Choice customers can make calls to both landlines and wireless phones in Cuba from the US for $0.60 per minute with [read full article]
T-Mobile recently said that its Extended Range LTE — aka 700MHz, aka band 12— coverage now reaches more than 340 markets. Here are a few cities where it’s been spotted recently, as well as some other notable T-Mobile network sightings: San Francisco, Calif., in the Mission District (carrier aggregation with bands 4 and 12) [read full article]
UPDATE: The voting is over, and “F^@% AT&T w/ my emoji” officially won. John Legere says that he’s got a few other ideas, though, and so they’ll all be mocked up and then he says that we can help choose the winner. T-Mobile … [read full article]
Right around one month after Qualcomm asked for permission to test LTE-U with T-Mobile’s help, it’s gotten the A-Okay to do just that. Qualcomm has received a Special Temporary Authorization (STA) from the FCC in order to test LTE-U and Wi-Fi technology. There are four locations in which Qualcomm will be testing LTE-U, … [read full article]
