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MetroPCS customer info made vulnerable to hackers by website security flaw

At the start of October, it was announced that Experian had suffered a data breach that exposed the personal data of 15 million people who had applied for T-Mobile service. Now it’s been revealed that T-Mobile prepaid brand MetroPCS was recently involved in a security issue of its own. Two security researchers recently discovered a bug with the payment page on MetroPCS’s website that could expose a … [read full article]

Samsung Gear VR will arrive at T-Mobile on November 27

Samsung has been working hard on its Gear VR virtual reality headset, teaming with Oculus on the device and offering a couple of developer-focused models in the past in order to make sure that Gear VR is ready for consumer use. Now Samsung is gearing up to launch the consumer edition of Gear VR, and T-Mobile has announced that you’ll be able to buy one from them. The Samsung Gear VR will launch … [read full article]

T-Mobile sheds some light on YouTube’s absence from Binge On

When T-Mobile announced Binge On earlier this week, it said that the free video streaming supported 24 different services, including big hitters like ESPN, Hulu, and Netflix. One glaring omission was YouTube, one of the largest video sites on the Internet. And now a report has shed some light on why YouTube is absent. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, T-Mobile VP of Engineering Grant … [read full article]

T-Mobile Simple Choice Amped plan pricing details

UPDATE: John Legere sent out a handful of Tweets tonight to try and more clearly explain the new Simple Choice Amped plans. He confirms that current customers can keep their plans and get Binge On video optimization or switch to the new Simple Choice Amped plans and get additional data. Additionally, T-Mobile has told me that its limited time fourth line free promo applies to all plans. So, for example, you could … [read full article]

iPad Pro will arrive at T-Mobile on November 18, here are the pricing details

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After confirming earlier this week that it will sell the iPad Pro through JUMP! On Demand, T-Mobile today revealed exactly when it’ll start selling Apple’s big ol’ tablet and how much it’ll cost when it does go on sale. The iPad Pro will be available online and in participating T-Mobile stores starting Wednesday, November 18. You’ll have two options when it comes to paying for the ginormous iPad. First up is … [read full article]

Binge On will let T-Mobile customers stream video without using their high-speed data allotment

UPDATE: One note about Binge On and Data Stash is that if you want to use Binge On, a 20GB limit will be imposed on your Data Stash. If having an unlimited Data Stash is more important than Binge On’s free video streaming, you can opt out of the 20GB Data Stash limit here. Thanks to Chuck E Cheese and @madhatman for the heads-up!   Un-carrier X is official, and it’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile amps up Simple Choice with double data, Family Match

UPDATE: I’ve added a graphic below that should help to clear up these new Simple Choice Amped plans. They’ll be available starting November 15. UPDATE 2: I’ve confirmed with T-Mobile that unlimited customers that switch to the the unlimited plan on November 15 will get the 14GB of hotspot usage. T-Mo says: “Customers currently on the Unlimited Simple Choice plan will have to choose to switch over to the new plan. Those who enroll for the unlimited … [read full article]

Here’s how you can watch the T-Mobile Un-carrier X event live

Today’s the day that Un-carrier X will be announced, and while the rumor mill has some ideas of what T-Mobile’s next Un-carrier move might be, nothing is official until Magenta says it is. You can watch John Legere and Co. reveal the Un-carrier X move live thanks to a livestream that’ll happen on Ustream.TV. The event will officially kick off at 11:00 am PT/2:00 pm ET. T-Mobile has dropped … [read full article]

Experian facing several class action lawsuits as a result of T-Mobile data breach

We haven’t heard much about Experian since the days following the data breach that saw the records of 15 million people that applied for T-Mobile service get compromised. That’s changing today, though, because Experian has revealed that it’s become the target of “a number” of class action lawsuits related to the data breach. Experian went on to say that it’s still working to investigate … [read full article]

T-Mobile will sell iPad Pro through JUMP! On Demand

Today Apple revealed that the iPad Pro will launch online on November 11 and will hit stores and “select carriers” later this week, and now we know that T-Mobile will be one of those carriers. John Legere just confirmed that T-Mobile will sell the iPad Pro through JUMP! On Demand. However, he didn’t say when the iPad Pro will be available from T-Mo or how much it’ll cost with JOD. For … [read full article]

New T-Mobile promo will knock $100 off the price of many recent smartphones

Black Friday and Cyber Monday won’t happen until the end of the month, but T-Mobile wants to give you deals right now. T-Mobile is now running a “Super Smartphone Deals” promo that’ll give you $100 off a number of recent iOS and Android smartphones. All that you need to do is click that “Apply Coupon” button and the $100 discount will be added to your cart. Here’s the list of smartphones that … [read full article]