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Buy one of Samsung’s 2015 Android flagships from T-Mobile and get $100 off, free year of Netflix

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 Extended Range LTE officially launching in New York, Seattle, and Cincinnati today

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]

Sprint sending holiday gift baskets to T-Mobile stores that include URL for Sprint’s jobs website

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]

New T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 edge updates rolling out, add Android security patch level info

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]

FCC approves T-Mobile-Verizon spectrum swap despite Sirius XM objection

Earlier this year, Verizon and T-Mobile entered into an agreement to swap some AWS and PCS spectrum licenses. Radio provider Sirius objected the swap, saying that T-Mobile’s AWS cell sites were causing interference for its subscribers in some large markets, but today the FCC shot down that objection. In a decision released today, the FCC explained that Sirius did not provide sufficient evidence that Verizon and T-Mobile’s spectrum swap would … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s holiday 2015 video shows John Legere leading a Magenta chorus, also kicks off 10 days of giveaways

T-Mobile has now dispensed gifts for its customers as well as those on Sprint, AT&T, and Verizon, but it’s got one holiday surprise for us. John Legere has posted a video that shows the CEO conducting a chorus of Magenta singers that take shots at the three other major US carriers. Sprint gets accused of of “copying all the way,” Verizon is called out for smelling and having a video service that “laid an egg,” and AT&T … [read full article]

T-Mobile offering Verizon switchers free year of Hulu and half-off accessories

Today it’s Verizon’s turn to get a gift from T-Mobile, and Big Red customers are getting the gift of entertainment. Verizon customers that switch to T-Mobile between December 11 and December 17 will get a $100 Hulu subscription gift code, good for 12 months of Hulu’s $7.99 per month Limited Commercials plan. This offer ties in nicely with Binge On, which lets T-Mo customers stream video from 24 video services — Hulu included — … [read full article]

Calling Out T-Mobile report published by groups that allege false advertising, unfair debt collection methods

Earlier this week, we learned that several consumer advocacy groups were planning to attack T-Mobile for alleged false advertising. Now a website dedicated to this cause has launched. Calling Out T-Mobile is a site that’s largely backed by Change to Win, which identifies itself as a labor group that “seeks to strengthen consumer protections and workers’ rights as part of our efforts to rebuild … [read full article]

T-Mobile being targeted by several groups for alleged false advertising

The same day that T-Mobile was named to Ad Age’s 2015 Marketer A-List, it’s been discovered that Magenta is being targeted for alleged false advertising. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is looking to complaints that T-Mobile’s ads are misleading. Schneiderman has yet to offer an official statement on the matter, and spokesman Eric Soufer declined to share any comment due to “ongoing” investigations. … [read full article]