Earlier this year, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler described T-Mobile’s Binge On service as “highly innovative and highly competitive” during a time that others were suggesting that Binge On could violate net neutrality. Now, though, the FCC wants to speak with T-Mo about the service. The FCC today sent a letter to T-Mobile, AT&T, and Comcast, telling the companies that it wants more information about … [read full article]
T-Mobile launched its Preferred Wi-Fi Network Trial in two markets — Orlando and Tampa, Fla. — back in August as a way to save a user’s data and battery life by automatically connecting them to Bright House Networks Wi-Fi hotspots while they were out and about. The trial was paused and then resumed on October 14, and now it’s been halted again. [read full article]
Another smartphone deal has surfaced. This time it’s the Moto X Pure Edition that’s getting discounted, with Amazon knocking $100 off the device’s asking price. That means that you can get the black or white Moto X Pure Edition with 32GB of storage for $349.99. If you’d prefer a more premium backside, Amazon is also discounting the 32GB model with a bamboo back, pricing it at … [read full article]
Last week, John Legere released his annual holiday video, and this year’s version showed him leading a Magenta chorus and throwing jabs at the other US carriers to the tune of popular Christmas songs. One holiday video wasn’t enough for Legere, though, because today he surprised us with another. This new video shows John Legere in the kitchen with his beloved slow cooker as … [read full article]
Earlier this month, Google began pushing Android 6.0.1 to its various Nexus devices with new emoji in tow. Now T-Mobile has confirmed that the update is hitting Nexus 6 units on its network. T-Mobile’s Nexus 6 support page has been updated to show that Android 6.0.1 has officially began rolling out to N6 users on its network. The update, which began going out on December 14, is the same MMB29K build … [read full article]
When the ZTE Axon Pro launched back in August, ZTE said that its new phone supported T-Mobile’s band 12 and Voice over LTE, but there wasn’t any word about it working with T-Mo Wi-Fi Calling. Well thanks to a new update, the Axon Pro has added Wi-Fi Calling to its repertoire. ZTE today released an update to the Axon Pro that adds support for “T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling 2.0,” also known as [read full article]
Hot on the heels of T-Mobile announcing a new deal on Samsung’s flagship Android phones, Google has revealed that it’s cutting the prices of its own Android handsets. Both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P are being discounted by $50 in the Google Store. With this sale, the 16GB Nexus 5X is priced at $329, while the 32GB model … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s Un-carrier Unwrapped program has been doling out gifts to T-Mo customers and those folks on other carriers for the past few weeks, and today the final gift of the promo has been revealed. Starting Friday, December 18, T-Mobile will take $100 off all four of Samsung’s 2015 flagship Android smartphones. That includes the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, S6 edge+, and Note 5. The fine … [read full article]
T-Mobile customers in New York City have been spotting Extended Range LTE service for a while now, with the service popping up throughout NYC and its boroughs. Today T-Mo is finally making the city’s Extended Range LTE coverage official, though, along with launches in two other major US metros. T-Mobile says that its Extended Range LTE service is now officially live … [read full article]
T-Mobile and Sprint have a pretty heated rivalry, with John Legere throwing jabs like “Sprint like hell” and accusing the number four carrier of “copying all the time” and Sprint advertising a recent promo by flying a banner over T-Mobile headquarters. The CEOs of the two carriers have even traded blows on Twitter. Today another chapter is being … [read full article]
UPDATE: The Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ are getting updates, too! They’re N920TUVS2COKC and G928TUVS2COKC, they’re 74.49MB and 75.23MB in size, and they both include security updates. They both likely add the “Android security patch level” section as well. Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge owners, it’s that time once again. Yep, time to update. The T-Mobile versions … [read full article]
It was rumored that a new T-Mobile app would be released on December 10, but that date came and went without an official launch. Fortunately for the impatient folks among us, a leaked version of the new Android app has made its way online. Reddit user dsulli37 has posted several screenshots of the new T-Mobile app for Android in action, and I have … [read full article]
