T-Mobile hasn’t announced any official plans to sell the BlackBerry Priv, but if you’re thinking about picking one up, you’ll be glad to hear that it’ll play nicely with T-Mo’s network. Mike Sievert has confirmed (twice) that the unlocked BlackBerry Priv will be fully compatible with T-Mobile, including band 12 LTE — aka Extended Range LTE — and Wi-Fi … [read full article]
Back in September, T-Mobile officially lit up Miami with Extended Range LTE. Now another major Florida city is officially going live with 700MHz coverage. T-Mobile has confirmed that Extended Range LTE is now live in Orlando, Fla. The service actually covers “the greater Orlando area,” which includes Orlando proper as well as Apopka, Celebration, Kissimmee, Leesburg, Ocala, DeLand, Daytona Beach, Poinciana, and Melbourne. T-Mo … [read full article]
T-Mobile and Dish have been linked as possible merger partners in the past, but right now T-Mo is going after Dish as a result of the company’s actions in the recent AWS-3 auction. T-Mobile has filed a letter to the FCC explaining that Dish and its designated entity partners should be barred from bidding on AWS-3 licenses that the Dish DEs previously gave up. … [read full article]
Un-carrier X is going to be big next week because it’s the first new Un-carrier move that we’re getting in 8 months. T-Mobile knows this, and so it’s going to throw a big concert to celebrate. T-Mo is hosting a Bruno Mars concert as part of Un-carrier X. The concert will be held in Los Angeles — which is where the Un-carrier X event itself will … [read full article]
UPDATE: Alex Lee on Twitter shared an image of the Galaxy S6 edge+ update’s changelog and, yep, it’s the same changelog. The S6 edge+’s update is 138.75MB. Have a Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 edge+? If so, it’s time to update! Owners of T-Mobile Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ units are reporting that they’re now getting a software update. A screenshot [read full article]
Thinking that there won’t be any big T-Mobile news until Un-carrier X next week? Think again. T-Mobile today surprised us all with another Un-carrier Amped move. This time, T-Mo is amping up Un-carrier 7.0, which included the launch of the the Personal CellSpot. Well now Magenta is launching the new T-Mobile 4G LTE CellSpot, a new deice that supports T-Mobile 3G LTE as well as VoLTE, HD voice, video calling, … [read full article]
Wi-Fi Calling is a pretty important feature for T-Mobile phones to have, enabling devices to send texts and make calls even if cellular coverage is poor. Many T-Mo phones already support the feature, but soon you’ll be able to get the feature with a custom Android ROM, too. Roman Birg, Cyanogen Inc. employee, today posted a screenshot of CyanogenMod 13 with T-Mobile Wi-Fi Calling enabled. Birg explains that the Cyanogen … [read full article]
The LG V10 may be LG’s new hotness, but if you’re into the LG G4 and its leather backside, LG’s got a deal for you. LG’s is now running a promotion that’ll give T-Mobile LG G4 buyers a $100 rebate. All that you have to do is buy the G4 before November 6, then submit your contact information, the date of your purchase, the G4’s IMEI … [read full article]
First, I’ll tell you a scary story about Big Red… #TheScarriers https://t.co/Yi1ihHz3eQ — John Legere (@JohnLegere) October 29, 2015 John Legere has shown that he likes to get into the holiday spirit, and so with Halloween just two days away, it should come as no surprise that he’s put together some spooky tales to scare you away from the other US carriers. T-Mobile has created three videos in a series … [read full article]
UPDATE: MetroPCS pinged me to say that it will offer a $70 instant rebate with the Fierce XL, which will leave its price at $69. Alcatel OneTouch today took the wraps off of the Fierce XL, a phablet that runs Android 5.1.1 on a 5.5-inch 1280×720 display. Alcatel OneTouch is talking up the Fierce XL’s camera features, which include 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras as well as Polaroid photo editing software that can apply filters, … [read full article]
UPDATE: Another source of Evan’s says that Un-carrier X might offer unlimited video streaming over 4G without using up your LTE data first. UPDATE 2: John Legere has responded to the Un-carrier X rumors with a short message: “Keep trying ;-))” UPDATE 3: And now Evan Blass has fired back with more info on the service: … [read full article]
Yesterday T-Mobile gave a bit of an update on its LTE network, revealing that it crossed its goal of covering 300 million people with LTE two months ahead of schedule. Now T-Mo has confirmed some more big network news. T-Mobile confirmed today that its Extended Range LTE network is now live in Montana, starting with Missoula and Kalispell. T-Mo also promises that more Montana coverage is coming … [read full article]
