Rumors of Deutsche Telekom looking to sell T-Mobile US seem to pop up every now and then, like last year when it was suggested that DT may sell T-Mo to Comcast. Today the topic has come up again, but this time DT is said to be halting its search for a buyer for T-Mo, at least temporarily. Deutsche Telekom has put its effort to sell T-Mobile US on hold due … [read full article]
Last July, T-Mobile launched Advanced Messaging, which offers improved text messaging with features like delivery and read receipts and support for sending larger attachments. Fast-forward to today and we’ve now got an idea of how much Advanced Messaging is actually being used. T-Mobile today said that more than 5.5 million customers are using its Rich Communication Services (RCS)-backed Advanced Messaging and … [read full article]
UPDATE: More devices continue to be delivered this afternoon. Enrique got his Galaxy S7 edge in Silver Titanium, which you can see below. Over the weekend, lots of folks that pre-ordered a Samsung Galaxy S7 or S7 edge started seeing shipment emails hit their inboxes. Now phones are starting to hit doorsteps. TmoNews … [read full article]
UPDATE: Sounds like a lot of folks, including Nathan, are being given estimated delivery dates of tomorrow, February 29! Days after T-Mobile opened pre-orders for the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, it’s started sending shipping notices to early buyers. A few folks have received emails from T-Mobile that … [read full article]
Earlier this week, FCC filings shed some light on the 700MHz license purchases that T-Mobile teased in its Q4 2015 earnings announcement. Now some additional info on those acquisitions has come out. An SEC filing from T-Mobile has revealed that in January 2016, T-Mo dropped $0.6 billion on spectrum licenses that cover nearly 20 million people in seven major … [read full article]
Another day, another LG Nexus 5X deal. The 16GB Nexus 5X is on sale today for $269.99, courtesy of eBay seller yapper_wireless. This is the US version of the 5X, and buyers will get brand new, factory unlocked units. The Ice version is already out of stock, but the Carbon (black) and Quartz (white) versions are still available as of this writing. Google is [read full article]
T-Mobile has been the target of criticism from several labor groups lately, and this week the subject of unions is in the news. In a statement to InsideSources, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders haas touched on the recent labor and union news surrounding T-Mobile. “T-Mobile’s repeated labor law violations and anti-union activities are particularly troubling given the long history of its parent company in Germany of respecting … [read full article]
Today is a big day for the Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL. Not only is it receiving a software update, but it’s been added to Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview program, too. Microsoft today added support for the Fierce XL to its Windows Insider Program, which will allow Fierce XL owners to try out new software updates before they’re released to the … [read full article]
Following a leaked image that surfaced earlier this month and claimed to show the front of the HTC One M10, it appears that HTC has shared its own image of the device. Since the image is a teaser, though, it doesn’t reveal much. The image was posted by HTC’s official Twitter account, and it appears to show the corner of a phone that has chamfered edges. … [read full article]
If you celebrated the arrival of Windows 10 Mobile on T-Mobile by picking up an Alcatel OneTouch Fierce XL, you should be seeing an update on your device today. TmoNews reader Joe pinged me today to say that he’d received the 10.0.10586.107 update on his Fierce XL. T-Mobile hasn’t posted a changelog for the update yet, but when the 10586.107 update was … [read full article]
When T-Mobile announced its Q4 2015 results, it also revealed that it’d acquired some additional 700MHz spectrum. T-Mo said that the airwaves were acquired this month from multiple groups, but those were all of the details that we were given. The good news is that that’s changed thanks to some FCC filings. Documents posted to the FCC’s website show that Cavalier License Group and … [read full article]
When T-Mobile announced its Q4 2015 earnings earlier this month, CTO Neville Ray touched a bit on 5G, confirming that T-Mo will conduct some 5G tests later in 2016. Now a bit more info on T-Mobile’s plans has surfaced. Ericsson and Nokia have made separate announcements about their partnerships with T-Mobile for 5G testing, saying that they’ll be using … [read full article]
