Tag Archives: T-Mobile

T-Mobile shares merger FAQ, says it’s not making changes to Sprint customers’ plans

Today T-Mobile and Sprint officially completed their merger, nearly two years after the deal was first announced. As you might expect when combining two of the biggest carriers in the US, customers have lots of questions about what will happen now, and so T-Mo has posted a FAQ to try and answer them. One of the major reasons that T-Mobile is merging with Sprint is to combine the two networks into one better network. And while … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger is officially complete

Nearly two years after T-Mobile and Sprint first announced their merger, the deal is complete. T-Mobile says that it has officially completed its merger with Sprint to for the New T-Mobile. Also confirmed today is that with the close of the merger, T-Mo has completed its CEO transition. That means that effective immediately, Mike Sievert is taking over the CEO role of T-Mobile from John Legere. Legere will stay on as a member of T-Mobile’s … [read full article]

Many T-Mobile customers hit with network outage overnight

T-Mobile’s network had a bit of a hiccup overnight. Many T-Mobile customers are reporting that they lost service beginning late last night. Folks on Reddit and Twitter checked in from places like Dallas, Phoenix, Tulsa, Chicago, Atlanta, and Virginia Beach, among other cities, to say that they’d noticed an outage. TmoNews has learned that T-Mobile suffered an intermittent network issue but that it was resolved quickly. Network outages are never good, but at … [read full article]

T-Mobile ditching April Fools’ Day jokes, donating to Boys & Girls Clubs of America instead

T-Mobile has made lots of April Fools’ Day jokes over the years, including the Phone BoothE and the T-Mobile Onesie, but this year it’s changing things up a bit. T-Mobile is donating up to $500,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s COVID-19 Relief Fund. To do it, T-Mo wants everyone to help in two different ways: From April 1st through April 7th, T-Mobile will donate $1 every time that anyone tweets a … [read full article]

T-Mobile asks FCC for permission to operate on 2.5GHz band in Philadelphia

A new filing submitted by T-Mobile to the FCC this week has revealed the carrier’s desire to use 2.5GHz spectrum in Philadelphia. In an application filed with the FCC, T-Mobile says it’d like special temporary authority (STA) to operate on the 2570-2630MHz band in Philadelphia that’s currently licensed or leased to Sprint or one of Sprint’s affiliates. Sprint has already consented to T-Mo’s use of the spectrum. T-Mobile explains that this STA will allow it to test … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra updates now rolling out

T-Mobile Galaxy S20 series owners, there’s a new update now headed your way. T-Mo’s Galaxy S20 is now receiving an update to version G981USQU1ATCM while the Galaxy S20+ is being updated to version G986USQU1ATCM and the Galaxy S20 Ultra is being bumped up to version G988USQU1ATCM. The S20 update is 502.16MB, the S20+’s is 439.93MB, and the S20 Ultra’s is 433.76MB. These updates are based on the March 1, 2020 security patch level and, according … [read full article]

T-Mobile now accepting Apple Pay online and in iOS app

After Apple Card users began getting Daily Cash on purchases made at T-Mobile stores last year, T-Mo has now begun supporting Apple Pay, too. Apple Pay is now available as a payment option on the T-Mobile website as well as the T-Mobile app on iOS. With it, you can choose to use Apple Pay rather than entering and saving your credit card information in T-Mo’s site or app. Users on Reddit report that you can set … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will include free magazine subscription, over $500,000 in gift card prizes next week

Did you claim your free YouTube Premium and Shaw Academy online course from T-Mobile Tuesdays yet? Once you do, here’s what you can expect next week. On Tuesday, March 31st, T-Mo customers can get a free 1-year magazine subscription from Hearst Magazines. Some of the magazines made by Hearst include Car and Driver, Cosmopolitan, Popular Mechanics, Women’s Health, Esquire, and Country Living. Also coming next week is $0.10 off per gallon of gas at [read full article]

T-Mobile and Bandwidth partner on cross-network STIR and SHAKEN call authentication

T-Mobile has already struck a few partnerships to expand STIR and SHAKEN call protection for consumers, including with the likes of Sprint, Comcast, and AT&T, and now we can add another name to that list. T-Mobile and Bandwidth Inc. have teamed up on cross-network number authentication using the STIR and SHAKEN standards. Bandwidth is an enterprise CPaaS (Communications Platform as a Service) provider. STIR and SHAKEN are a pair of standards that help … [read full article]

T-Mobile reveals how customers’ phone usage has changed as they stay at home

As many people stay at home and practice social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak, the way that they use their phone is likely changing. Today T-Mobile shed some light on exactly how its customers are using their phones while quarantined at home. T-Mobile says that people are messaging each other quite a bit more over the last two weeks, with a 26% increase in SMS texting and a 77% increase in MMS, which includes pictures … [read full article]