Last year, John Legere launched a petition in an effort to get AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon to end overages just like it had done. Legere promised to “send a message that they won’t be able to ignore” if the petition reached 250,000 signatures, and now it’s done just that. Legere’s Change.org petition is sitting at 259,066 signatures as of this … [read full article]
Last week, T-Mobile expanded its Android tablet lineup with the Samsung Galaxy Tab A, an affordable and somewhat entry-level slate. Now T-Mo is going to follow that up with something a bit higher-end. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 will launch at T-Mobile on September 3 at a price of $0 down, 23 monthly payments of $27.09, and 1 payment of $26.92. That adds up … [read full article]
T-Mobile is no stranger to short, flash-style sales, and today Big Magenta kicked off another sale that’s going to last just two days. The Class Is In Session sale offers discounts on a handful of Android devices, ranging from top-end flagships to entry-level hardware. Here’s the list of phones that are included with T-Mobile’s back to school promo: Samsung Galaxy S6: Enter DEAL80OFF at checkout and you’ll get $80 off … [read full article]
Time for some more band 12 LTE sightings! There have been some additional sightings of band 12 connectivity recently, and here’s where the band 12 goodness has been spotted: Port Huron, Mich. Stuart, Fla. Rochester, N.Y. Additionally, a Reddit user has posted some up-to-date info on the progress of T-Mobile’s band 12 rollout in New York City. milan03 says that T-Mo has 320 sites upgraded with 700MHz equipment … [read full article]
If you were waiting to buy a Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 edge+ so that you could get T-Mobile’s JUMP! On Demand offer, today’s your day. The Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge+ are hitting T-Mobile store shelves today, August 21, and that means that you can take advantage of the JUMP! On Demand … [read full article]
Last year, T-Mobile launched its Test Drive that allowed anyone to try out the Magenta network with an iPhone 5s for 7 days. Now Samsung has launched a similar test drive promotion of its own. Samsung’s Ultimate Test Drive promotion is now live, letting iPhone owners try out a Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 edge+, or Galaxy S6 edge for 30 days. When you sign up for … [read full article]
T-Mobile and Beatport have teamed up several times in the past, including getting Beatport to be a part of Music Freedom and giving away 250,000 downloads of a Zedd single. Now the two companies have come together a third time for an exclusive offer for Magenta Army members. Electronic music streaming service Beatport is now offering a special hub in its app and website called T-Mobile Backstage that … [read full article]
T-Mobile is currently offering the Samsung Galaxy S6 for $579.99, which is $100 off its regular asking price for the 32GB model. If you’d like to save even more cash, though, turn to eBay. The Samsung Galaxy S6 is now being sold by eBay user “breed” for $469.99. This is the 32GB model and it comes new and unlocked. Buyers get their choice of four … [read full article]
Ever heard of Tile? The company makes small Bluetooth tags that you can use to help locate your lost phone or keys, and today it introduced the new version of its product, the second generation Tile. The updated Tile includes several new goodies, such as the ability to double-tap the “e” button on the Tile to ring your lost phone, so long as it’s within the 100-foot Bluetooth range. You can also … [read full article]
If you’re interested in BlackBerry’s oft-rumored Android slider phone, you’ll be happy to learn that a new image may give us a clear look at the place where your thumbs may call home later this year. A newly-leaked image of the BlackBerry Slider shows the device’s screen slid up, which exposes the device’s physical keyboard for all to see. The QWERTY looks a bit flat, but that’s to be expected with a … [read full article]
RootMetrics today released its First Half 2015 US Mobile Network Performance Review, which ranks the US carriers based on performance across the country. During its testing, RootMetrics says that it drove 237,506 miles across the US to collect around 6.1 million test samples. RootMetrics’ overall performance winner for the first half of 2015 was Verizon, scoring a 94.5 out of 100. AT&T scored 91.8, Sprint got 87.5, and … [read full article]
Years after T-Mobile was the first US carrier to kill the contract, the other major US carriers are finally following suit. First it was Verizon, and now Sprint has said that it, too, plans to stop offering two-year contracts. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure has said that his carrier plans to stop offering contracts by the end of … [read full article]
