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Nearly half of T-Mobile’s Q1 2016 new phone activations came from other carriers, report says

We’ll have to wait for T-Mobile’s Q1 2016 quarterly earnings announcement to find out just how John Legere and Co. performed in the first few months of 2016, but today a research firm shared its prediction of T-Mo’s Q1 activity. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners has issued the results of a report in which it surveyed 500 US consumers that activated a new or used phone between January and March. CIRP reports that T-Mo gained 42 percent … [read full article]

T-Mobile customers can call and text Ecuador for free for the next week

Yesterday a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Ecuador, killing 238 people and injuring at least 1,500 others. As it has with other recent disasters, T-Mobile is responding by making it free for customers to contact the affected country. T-Mobile customers can call and text from the US (including Puerto Rico) to Ecuador for free starting yesterday, April 16, through April 24. The free calling and texting is … [read full article]

Coolpad Catalyst leaks, said to be launching soon along with new Android devices from LG, Samsung, HTC

After launching the entry-level Coolpad Rogue last year, T-Mobile and Coolpad appear to be teaming up again to release another Android smartphone. The Coolpad Catalyst is a new Android 5.1 Lollipop smartphone that’s coming to T-Mobile between late May and early July, reports VentureBeat. No price is mentioned, but if its rumored spec list is accurate, it should be pretty affordable like the $50 Rogue that came before it. … [read full article]

Report shows that T-Mobile was the second biggest wireless advertising spender in March 2016

Have you seen T-Mobile’s “Not Us” commercial that touts its unlimited family plan? Odds are good that you have, because a new report says that T-Mobile spent big on it in March. A report from FierceWireless and iSpot.TV determined how much wireless companies spent on advertising in March 2016, and T-Mobile came in second behind only AT&T. It’s said that T-Mo dropped $40.5 million on advertising in March, running 12 ads … [read full article]

T-Mobile concerned that LTE-U rollout could be delayed due to Wi-Fi coexistence debates

We know that T-Mobile is interested in LTE-U, as it wants to help Qualcomm test the technology later this year, but T-Mo has concerns that it could be a while before it’s actually able to make LTE-U available to consumers. Steve Sharkey, T-Mobile VP of Government Affairs, Technology, and Engineering Policy, recently told FierceWirelessTech that the government could end up causing a delay in offering LTE-U devices … [read full article]

T-Mobile LineLink home phone service offers HD-quality calls for $10 per month with T-Mo voice line

Remember T-Mobile @Home, the service that gave you unlimited home phone calling using a router with SIM card slots? @Home was officially discontinued back in 2010, but T-Mobile has now introduced a new, similar product. LineLink is a new device from T-Mobile that gives you home phone service with “HD-quality” calls and unlimited calling from the US to the US, Mexico, and Canada. The LineLink … [read full article]

Sprint posts videos of CEO’s Listening Tour, including one person calling T-Mobile ‘ghetto’

UPDATE: The video with the “ghetto” comment has been taken down, with Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure saying, “My job is to listen to consumers. Our point was to share customer views. Bad judgment on our part. Apologies. Taking the video down.”   Earlier this year, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure went on a “Listening Tour” that saw him ask questions of wireless consumers, … [read full article]

Unlocked HTC 10 is fully compatible with T-Mobile, including VoLTE and Wi-Fi Calling

When the HTC 10 was announced earlier today, it was revealed that the unlocked version of the flagship will work with T-Mobile’s network, including band 12 LTE. What wasn’t clear if it would also support features like Voice over LTE (VoLTE) and Wi-Fi Calling. Now that master has been resolved. Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of Product Management, today confirmed that the unlocked version of the HTC 10 will fully support T-Mobile, including VoLTE … [read full article]

Alcatel Fierce XL receiving Windows 10 Mobile update to 10586.218

Alcatel Fierce XL owners, it looks like the time to update your phones has come again. TmoNews reader and Fierce XL owner Joseph today received an update to 10.0.10586.218, which is the April cumulative update for Windows 10 Mobile devices. Here are the changes that are included in the 10586.218 update: Reliability, performance and stability improvements. Support for Visual Voicemail on Dual SIM phones.  Improvements for Bluetooth connectivity, including the reliability … [read full article]