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T-Mobile kicks off iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus pre-order shipping process

If you were dedicated enough to get your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus pre-order in early, you may want to check your inbox. Several TmoNews readers that pre-ordered their iPhone 6s or 6s Plus last weekend are getting shipping notifications and tracking numbers this weekend. The shipments are being sent overnight, but note that you probably won’t be getting your phone early in the week. Apple instructs FedEx … [read full article]

Google event confirmed for September 29

The fall mobile madness will continue on September 29, as Google is sending out invitations for an event on that date. The shindig will kick off at 9:00 am PT, and according to the invitation, Google will show “some new treats” there. As for what those treats are, it’s widely expected that Google will show its new Nexus phones. The smaller of the two reportedly comes from LG and features … [read full article]

John Legere teases Q3 2015 results and drops a hint about Un-carrier 10.0

Today was the Goldman Sachs 24th Annual Communacopia Conference, and during his talk, John Legere dropped some details on T-Mobile’s Q3 2015 performance and Un-carrier 10.0. Legere revealed that so far in Q3 2015, T-Mobile has more than 2.1 million net additions. Of those net adds, T-Mo has already matched the 1 million postpaid net adds and 760,000 postpaid phone adds … [read full article]

BlackBerry Venice leaks once again, this time in a hands-on video

Another day, another BlackBerry Venice leak. This time around, we’re getting a look at the Venice on video thanks to Baka Mobile, a retailer for Canadian carrier Bell Mobility. In the four minute video, we’re given looks at both the BlackBerry Venice’s software and hardware. On the software side, we can see a version of Android that looks mostly stock, but has a few notable tweaks. For example, when you … [read full article]

iPad mini 4 now available from T-Mobile’s online shop ahead of in-store launch

UPDATE: T-Mobile tells me that the pricing on its website is incorrect. The actual pricing is $0 down, 23 payments of $22.09, and 1 payment of $21.85. Also, as JLV90 points out, the iPad mini 4 doesn’t include band 12 LTE support. Its LTE band support includes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41.   The iPhone 6s and iPhone … [read full article]

Analysts name T-Mobile as possible cable provider acquisition target

T-Mobile has been the subject of many acquisitions and rumors in recent years, and now it looks like it’s happening once again. Following French company Altice’s $17.7 billion acquisition of Cablevision, analysts have suggested that some cable firms could be interested in acquiring T-Mobile in an effort to get into wireless and offer a “quad play.” BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk suggests that T-Mo may be an acquisition target for cable operators like … [read full article]

T-Mobile 700MHz LTE now live in greater Miami area

We don’t often see T-Mobile make official announcements when it lights up 700MHz coverage in new markets, but today Magenta made an exception. T-Mobile says that its Extended Range LTE, aka 700MHz spectrum, is now live in Miami, Fla., as well as several other Florida locales: Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coral Springs, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Homestead, Jupiter, Kendall, Key West, Lehigh Acres, Miami Gardens, … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Simple Global roaming feature gains 20 new countries, now up to 145 total

Nearly two years ago, when Un-carrier was still in its infancy, T-Mobile launched Simple Global. The feature is meant to help customers stay connected while abroad, giving them unlimited data and text as well as 20 cents per minute calling in 115 countries. Fast-forward to today and T-Mo is adding another 20 countries to Simple Global. The latest expansion to Simple Global enables the feature … [read full article]

CCA and T-Mobile rally against AT&T 700MHz deal

AT&T is working on a deal to acquire a pair of Lower 700MHz B Block licenses that it says is meant to enhance its existing B Block footprint and support a 10x10MHz LTE deployment in 700MHz markets. It argues that the FCC has found that deals that allow for 10x10MHz LTE rollouts serve the public interest, and so its deal should go through. However, the Competitive Carriers Association and T-Mobile don’t agree. CCA … [read full article]

BlackBerry Venice shows off its Android-powered software in latest leak

The BlackBerry Venice is expected to launch on T-Mobile — and other US carriers — this November, but we’ve gotten a pretty good look at it ahead of time thanks to the rumor mill. Today we’re getting another peek at the device, with a focus on its software. The latest batch of BlackBerry Venice photos show off several aspects of its Android software, which appears to be mostly vanilla … [read full article]

iOS 9 officially released by Apple

If you’re using an iPhone or iPad, it’s time to update, because Apple has released a major new version of iOS. Yes, iOS 9 is now available for download on a variety of devices. Apple’s new software is available to the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 4s, as well as the iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, and … [read full article]

John Legere vows to become even more competitive if T-Mobile gets additional spectrum

John Legere has brought about a lot of change in the mobile industry since he took over T-Mobile, launching Un-carrier moves that led other carriers to do things like move away from contracts and offer rollover data. And in a new interview, the T-Mo CEO has revealed what’ll make him put more pressure on the competition. Newsweek today posted a profile on John Legere, covering his arrival at T-Mobile and … [read full article]