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]
There’s a bit of executive news coming out of T-Mobile this week, as it’s been confirmed that one of T-Mo’s top level execs will be leaving the company. Gary King, T-Mobile EVP and Chief Information Officer, will be leaving T-Mo on March 18. King became CIO in December 2013. According to an SEC filing about the change, King will be paid one year’s worth of … [read full article]
UPDATE: The discounted LG G2 is now out of stock. Days after the LG G5 made its official debut, a deal on one of the G5’s predecessors has popped up. The LG G2 is available from eBay seller pangea_deals for $79.99. This is the D801 model for T-Mobile, and as of this writing, both the white and black versions are available. The phones are listed as … [read full article]
Right on schedule, the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now available for pre-order. The Galaxy S7 is available in Black Onyx and Gold Platinum, while the Galaxy S7 edge is available in Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, and Silver Titanium. Only the 32GB versions are available, but you can add more storage using the microSD slots found on the GS7 and GS7 edge. … [read full article]
After getting an update with Wi-Fi Calling back in December, the ZTE Axon Pro is now being treated to another big software update. ZTE is now pushing Marshmallow to the Axon Pro, moving it from Android 5.1.1 to Android 6.0. Along with that Android OS upgrade, the update brings fixes for “various Wi-Fi Calling issues,” camera performance enhancements, improved device stability, a new boot animation, and some other bug … [read full article]
Now that the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are officially official, we’ve just got to wait for them to hit stores and our hands. To help pass the time, T-Mobile has posted an unboxing video for the Galaxy S7, but this one is a little different than your normal unboxing video. The clip shows T-Mobile product guy Des Smith unboxing the Galaxy S7 underwater. Because the GS7 is [read full article]
Hot on the heels of the debut of the LG G5, Samsung has taken the wraps off of its own new Android flagships. The Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge feature designs that look similar to the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge at first, but they’ve actually got some small refinements to make them better. The rear cameras of both phones are now very nearly … [read full article]
Friday afternoon, some folks started having issues making calls over LTE and Wi-Fi. It turns out that T-Mobile was suffering from a rather significant outage affecting customers across the country, but T-Mo says that the issue has now been cleared up. John Legere and T-Mobile have announced on Twitter that “calls are operating normally nationwide.” Several customers [read full article]
UPDATE: T-Mobile has confirmed that they will launch the LG G5. However, specific availability and pricing details won’t be revealed until later. MWC 2016 may not officially start until February 22, but many companies are announcing there new smartphones before the show gets underway. That includes LG, who just revealed its new G5. The LG G5 switches things up a bit from last year’s LG G4. Rather … [read full article]
UPDATE: I still haven’t heard back from T-Mobile, but John Legere has confirmed that some customers are having “intermittent calling issues.” UPDATE 2: T-Mobile posted a tweet on Saturday night apologizing to customers that are having issues with calling and promised that “teams are working to resolve them asap.” It looks like T-Mobile and its engineers had a bit of a rough … [read full article]
