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T-Mobile gives Cincinnati’s LTE network a speed bump

A couple of readers got in touch with us over the past couple of days to inform us of some very interesting and promising network news from Cincinnati. It looks almost certain that T-Mobile has upgraded the network to a 10+10 network meaning residents on T-Mobile now have twice as many “data lanes” to use. Speed tests done by these readers show that the new network has significantly improved download speeds. Although they’re not quite Wideband LTE … [read full article]

Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 – An awesome budget and T-Mobile friendly smartphone [review]

It was back in March at MWC where I got my first hands-on experience with the new Alcatel OneTouch smartphone. And – for the first time – I was impressed by an Alcatel phone. In the past, the company has perhaps built the wrong kind of reputation for making cheap phones with far too many compromises. But the Idol 3 is the manufacturer’s attempt at making its own flagship at an affordable price. And I have to … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s data de-prioritization (aka “throttling” high users) – Explained

Just a couple of days before T-Mobile’s first quarterly earnings call of 2015 a thread on Reddit got our attention. Within it, a customer complained of being “throttled” when – in fact – he was feeling the result of data de-prioritization. It seemed like – from what he understood – that he’d hit some magic, hidden number of GBs in downloads on LTE and had … [read full article]

T-Mobile offering over $100 off iPads in time for Mother’s Day

This morning, T-Mobile announced that it will be kicking off a huge iPad offer for a limited time. In all, you’ll end up paying less for your LTE-equipped Apple tablet than you’d normally pay for a Wi-Fi only model direct from T-Mobile. Although the offer is fantastic value, the way T-Mobile has gone about it is a little less than straight forward. In order to be eligible for the offer, customers have to buy the iPad (any … [read full article]

Sprint announces Q1 2015 earnings – It’s still ahead of T-Mobile, but only just

During the earnings call for the final quarter of 2014, John Legere announced that – unofficially – T-Mobile was already ahead of Sprint in total subscriptions. But the official numbers didn’t agree. After T-Mo’s blockbuster quarter, many had assumed that those official numbers would catch up. With the Verizon and AT&T posting disappointing subscriber add numbers, the industry was all but certain that Sprint wouldn’t do … [read full article]

T-Mobile targets Verizon customers with “Never Settle Trial” – Offers 14 days of free use

Verizon’s made a big push and spent a ton of cash on its Never Settle marketing campaign. T-Mobile, in the early hours of this morning, has responded with its very own campaign inviting Verizon customers to switch. As it turns out, T-Mo agrees that you shouldn’t settle… for Verizon. The Never Settle Trial offers the chance for Verizon customers to try the T-Mobile network out for themselves and – if they don’t like it – they can … [read full article]

BlackBerry Leap unboxing and first impressions

BlackBerry and T-Mobile’s relationship might be temporarily on hold, but that doesn’t mean you can’t grab one of the company’s devices to use on your favorite carrier’s network. The most recent of those is the all-touch BlackBerry Leap; the company’s latest attempt at cracking the budget end of the market. It’s an interesting concept and is – sort of – the latest descendent of the BlackBerry Z10 which didn’t do so well a couple of years ago. … [read full article]

Android 5.0 update for T-Mobile Galaxy Note Edge now available

T-Mobile Galaxy Note Edge users, your Android 5.0 Lollipop update has arrived. The carrier started the software update rollout this morning and – so far – a handful of customers have already emailed and tweeted us to let us know that they have the new firmware installed. If you’re yet to update, however, you should not that it’s not a small update by any means. After all, this is Samsung we’re talking about here. In all, the … [read full article]

Microsoft Lumia 435 heading to T-Mobile very soon

It looks incredibly likely that the budget Windows Phone from Microsoft is going to be making an appearance on T-Mobile store shelves very soon. The Lumia 435 is the latest low-end device that promises to be great value for money. T-Mobile’s support pages now list the device, and Microsoft has its own page dedicated to the T-Mo flavored version of the small smartphone. Thanks to the ever-perceptive eyes of 50Atomic for … [read full article]

It’s alive – “My T-Mobile” service back online

Redditors, TmoNews readers and T-Mobile customers were concerned over the past few days as it seemed the online My T-Mobile service was dead, or temporarily hybernating. Now, we can confirm, it’s back online again. Head on over to my.t-mobile.com and you’ll no longer be greeted by the “we’ll be back soon message”. Instead, you should be able to log in to your account and manage it as … [read full article]

My T-Mobile service is out of action

Chances are, if you’ve tried to access your My T-Mobile account online over the past 24 hours, you’ve failed. Account management site shows a “we’ll be back” message complete with picture of what – presumably – is the tech engineers’ team taking a canoe out for a stroll. We’ve been sent a number of emails by readers upset at not being able to access their accounts over the past few hours, so it’s unclear exactly how long … [read full article]

Free MLB at Bat Premium subscription offered to T-Mo customers, again

Over the past few years, T-Mobile has been offering its customers free access to the popular MLB At Bat app. Complete with premium season subscription. And is set to do so again this year. From May 1st, customers will be able to download the app and get a season subscription worth $19.99 for free. MLB at Bat Premium lets you: Stream the MLB.TV Game of the Day (blackout restrictions apply) Track every pitch Watch in-game highlights Access … [read full article]