Just in time for its new Advanced Messaging service announcement, T-Mobile has launched both the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and the Galaxy Core Prime smartphones. These two devices are budget-friendly, yet manage to come with decent specs.
Kyocera has released several water-resistant Android phones in recent years using its Hydro brand, and now that family has grown again. The Kyocera Hydro Wave is launching at both T-Mobile and MetroPCS, and like other members of the Wave family, the Hydro Wave isn’t afraid of a little water. The phone can withstand being submerged in 3.28 feet (1 meter) of water for up … [read full article]
T-Mobile may not have a new Un-carrier Amped move for us this week, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t have anything cool to share. T-Mo has announced Advanced Messaging, a new feature that utilizes the Rich Communications Services standard to offer beefed up text messaging. Using RCS, you get rich one-on-one and group messaging that includes, “near real-time chat,” the ability to see when your sent … [read full article]
MetroPCS recently kicked off a few deals for folks looking to jump onto T-Mobile’s prepaid brand. First up, anyone that activates a new line on a plan $40 or higher per month will get an extra 1GB of 4G LTE data added to their standard data bucket. So if you sign up for the $40 per month plan, you’ll get 2GB of LTE data each month, while the signing up for the $50 plan will get you … [read full article]
Rumors of a Dish Network acquisition of T-Mobile have been floating around for years now, and they recently spun up once again. However, a new report claims that the talks between the two companies have stalled. According to Bloomberg, there is currently “no momentum on this deal.” The reasons for the stall are said to include “valuation and structure,” likely … [read full article]
If you’re an Android user, you’ve probably been looking forward to Android M ever since Google announced it nearly two months ago. Now you’re going to get even more excited for the next major Android release. Google has revealed that Android M will offer native visual voicemail support, meaning that you’ll be able to view different voicemail messages and not only play them out … [read full article]
T-Mobile today announced a trio of new phones that will be hitting its magenta shelves later this month. The HTC Desire 626s, Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, and Samsung Galaxy Core Prime will all arrive on July 22 with varying specs and price points. Here’s a quick rundown on what makes these phones tick: HTC Desire 626s: 5-inch 1280×720 display, Snapdragon 210 processor, 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front cameras, 8GB of storage, microSD slot, 1GB of RAM, 2000mAh … [read full article]
ZTE is no stranger to T-Mobile, having released devices like the ZMAX on the magenta network, but it’s rare that we see a high-end ZTE phone on T-Mo. That’s changing with the Axon Phone. ZTE today officially introduced the Axon Phone, its new high-end Android device for the US market. It’ll launch on July 27 for $449.98 and it’ll be available from … [read full article]
HTC One M9 owners, your Android 5.1 update may be just days away. Today HTC’s Mo Versi announced that the AT&T version of the One M9 will start getting its Android 5.1 update tomorrow, July 15. Someone then asked when the T-Mobile-flavored One M9 might get the same update, and Versi responded by saying that that … [read full article]
Time for another Un-carrier Amped move? Yep, time for another. T-Mobile just revealed its newest Un-carrier Amped announcement, which is a new family plan that offers two lines with 10GB of 4G LTE data for each line at a price of $100 per month. Each additional line can get 10GB for $20 per month. If you sign up for a fourth line before Labor Day on September 7, though, you … [read full article]
UPDATE: Sievert also teased the new plan in an interview with CNET, describing it as “big, bold, and cool.” Last week T-Mobile introduced Mobile Without Borders, its new Un-carrier Amped initiative that lets you make calls, send texts, and use data in Canada and Mexico without any extra fees. Mobile Without Borders is free so long as … [read full article]
When it launched last year, the OnePlus One was an attractive device because it offered pretty high-end specs for a low no-contract price. Unfortunately, the One doesn’t support all of T-Mobile’s LTE bands, making it a bit less attractive to T-Mo subscribers. The good news is that it looks like the OnePlus 2 will fix that. Several OnePlus employees recently jumped onto Reddit for an Ask Me (Almost) Anything session about the OnePlus … [read full article]
