Tag Archives: T-Mobile

T-Mobile launches 4G LTE coverage in the Gulf of Mexico

T-Mobile regularly upgrades its 4G LTE network to improve coverage. Now T-Mo’s LTE is expanding to another new area. T-Mobile 4G LTE is now live in the Gulf of Mexico. T-Mo teamed up with RigNet on the effort, using its 600MHz and RigNet’s 700MHz spectrum to provide LTE coverage for smartphones as well as Internet of Things (IoT) tech and other equipment. This rollout means that T-Mobile covers more than 60,000 square miles of the … [read full article]

Dish will reportedly pay $5 billion for assets from T-Mobile and Sprint

Reports in recent days have suggested that the Justice Department is close to giving its approval to T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger, and now another rumor has surfaced that suggests that the merger continues to progress. Dish Network has reportedly agreed to a deal to buy assets from T-Mobile and Sprint. Sources speaking to Bloomberg say that Dish will pay $5 billion, consisting of $1.5 billion for prepaid businesses and $3.5 billion for spectrum. Dish is also … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger could get DOJ approval on Wednesday or Thursday, says report

Following a report late last week that said that T-Mobile and Sprint’s deal with Dish Network was imminent, we’ve now got more info on how the deal is progressing. Regulators have indicated to T-Mobile and Sprint that it could make a “settlement announcement” on Wednesday or Thursday of this week, or possibly even sooner, according to a report from Fox Business. This announcement would set the merger terms that the DOJ could agree with. In its … [read full article]

Some T-Mobile customers having issues with HD video streaming, but a fix is being worked on

This week, some T-Mobile customers have been having issues with video streaming apps like YouTube or Netflix, experiencing buffering issues on anything higher than 480p resolution even if they pay for a One Plus or Magenta Plus add-on with HD streaming. It was suggested that this could be happening to heavy data users who surpass T-Mobile’s 50GB deprioritization threshold, but we’ve now gotten some info about what’s going on. TmoNews has learned … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint’s deal with Dish Network is reportedly ‘imminent’

One day after a report said that the Justice Department will sue to block the T-Mobile-Sprint merger if an agreement with Dish Network doesn’t happen next week, it’s sounding like a deal will get done. T-Mobile and Sprint’s deal with Dish is reportedly “imminent”. That’s according to sources speaking to the New York Post, who say that T-Mobile and parent company Deutsche Telekom have agreed to drop their demand that Dish would not sell more than … [read full article]

T-Mobile Play launches as new video app, appears next to Google Discover on REVVLRY phones

Today the REVVLRY and REVVLRY+ officially launch at T-Mobile, and they’re bringing with them a new T-Mo app. T-Mobile Play is a new app that has videos from “over 60 of today’s most popular channels”. There’s content from genres like Kids & Family, Breaking News, Sports, Comedy, and Lifestyle and channels like Gamespot, Billboard, Fox Sports, and Bloomberg. As spotted by Android Police, the app will also show you a skippable ad before each video … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Taco Bell rolling out T-MoBell stores with free tacos and exclusive merch

The free weekly Taco Bell tacos has been one of the most popular T-Mobile Tuesday deals in the promotions history, and now T-Mobile is taking its partnership with Taco Bell to another level. T-Mobile and Taco Bell are teaming up to create T-MoBell stores. These limited time locations will appear in New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago from July 23-25. The T-MoBell stores will appear inside the T-Mobile Signature Stores in NYC, LA, … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms another round of low-band LTE upgrades

More low-band LTE coverage upgrades have been deployed. T-Mobile says that it upgraded hundreds of cities with additional low-band LTE coverage over the last two weeks. Some of the cities and towns that received upgrades this time include Portland, OR; Detroit, MI; Houston, TX; Key Largo, FL; Seaford, DE; Rochester, MN; and San Diego CA. You can find the full list of upgraded cities and towns below. Low-band LTE upgrades include both 600MHz and … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint will reportedly extend merger deadline as negotiations with Dish continue

T-Mobile, Sprint, and Dish Network have been talking in recent weeks, trying to hammer out a deal that would see T-Mo and Sprint sell assets to Dish in order to gain Justice Department approval for their merger. Today reports have come out that give us an update on how those talks are going. Negotiations between T-Mobile, Sprint, and Dish continue to haggle over the finer points of their deal which would turn Dish into a fourth … [read full article]

T-Mobile completes first low-band 5G data session using Snapdragon X55 modem

T-Mobile, Qualcomm, and Ericsson have teamed up to reach another 5G milestone. The three companies announced today that they’ve achieved the world’s first low-band 5G data session on a commerical 5G modem. The data session was completed on 600MHz spectrum at T-Mobile’s lab in Bellevue, WA using a mobile test device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G modem. The test also included an RF transceiver, FR Front-End solution, and commercial 5G radios from Ericsson. “This … [read full article]