Tag Archives: T-Mobile

T-Mobile has identified 15 billion scam calls for customers to date

T-Mobile confirmed a few months ago that it had identified 10 billion scam calls for customers, and now T-Mo has hit another milestone. T-Mobile has warned customers about 15 billion “Scam Likely” calls since launching its Scam ID and Scam Block features in March 2017. At the current rate, T-Mo is identifying one billion scam calls every month, or 23,000 every minute. T-Mobile also announced today that it’s blocked 3.5 billion scam calls to date. … [read full article]

T-Mobile says its T&Cs prevent customers from suing over sale of location data

Remember a couple of months ago when we learned that T-Mobile and the other major U.S. carriers were hit with a class action lawsuit related to the sale of customer location data? Now T-Mobile has responded to the suit against it, saying that its customers can’t sue. T-Mobile has argued that the customers involved in the location data class action lawsuit can’t sue T-Mo because of the terms and conditions that they agreed to. “By … [read full article]

T-Mobile REVVLRY and REVVLRY+ launch July 19 with limited time offer in tow

T-Mobile’s REVVL line of own-brand smartphones is getting two additions. The T-Mobile REVVLRY and REVVLRY+ will launch on July 19th. Pricing for the REVVLRY will be set at $0 down and 24 monthly payments of $8.34 ($200 full retail), while the REVVLRY+ will cost $14 down and $14 per month for 24 months ($350 full retail). If you’d prefer to upgrade through JUMP! On Demand, you can get the REVVLRY for $0 down and $9 per … [read full article]

T-Mobile puts up improved Speed Score in new Ookla report on U.S. mobile networks

Ookla today released its latest report on the state of mobile networks in the U.S., and T-Mobile has improved its network since last year’s report. In its mobile network performance report, Ookla gave T-Mobile a Speed Score of 30.94. That’s up from 27.86 one year ago and the second best score in the report, trailing only AT&T with a score of 32.91. Ookla’s Speed Score measures download and upload speeds to rank network performance. The … [read full article]

T-Mobile contest offering Stranger Things prizes, including Walkie T-alkie phone case

It was nearly two years ago that T-Mobile partnered with Netflix to offer Netflix on Us, and this week the two companies are teaming up again for a special contest. T-Mobile is now holding a Stranger Things contest to celebrate the launch the show’s third season this week. Prizes include a limited edition Walkie T-alkie phone case with an extendable antenna. The case fits smaller phones like the Galaxy S10e and iPhone X and XS, … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolled out more mid-band LTE capacity upgrades over the last two weeks

After a little time off, T-Mobile has gotten back into the swing of rolling out mid-band LTE upgrades every two weeks or so, and today T-Mo announced another round of upgrades. T-Mobile has confirmed that it’s deployed more mid-band LTE capacity upgrades over the past two weeks. The upgrades include both AWS and PCS spectrum, and they’ve been sprinkled throughout the U.S. Some of the cities include in this batch of upgrades include Torrance, CA; … [read full article]

T-Mobile LG G8 ThinQ now receiving a security update

We’ve seen several Samsung phones get security updates from T-Mobile over the past week, and now it’s time for an LG device to get in on the action. The LG G8 ThinQ is now getting an update from T-Mobile. The 189.2MB update brings the June 2019 Android security patches to the T-Mobile flavor of the LG G8. The update now rolling out over the air, so if your G8 hasn’t updated yet, you can hop … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s 5G network launches today and the first speed tests have come out

Today’s the day that T-Mobile’s 5G network goes live, and so some folks have put it to the test using the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G (which also launches at T-Mo today) to see what the T-Mobile’s early 5G network is capable of. In speed tests taken in New York City today, the T-Mobile 5G network put up peak download speeds of nearly 600Mbps. CNET reports that its tests topped out at 583Mbps while … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolls out new Third Line on Us and iPhone switcher deals

To celebrate the arrival of summer, T-Mobile recently kicked off a couple of new deals. First up, T-Mobile is offering a Third Line on Us deal. Both new and existing customers are eligible. New customers must add three new voice lines on a Magenta Plus plan, while existing customers must have one postpaid voice line, be on or switch to a Magenta Plus plan, and activate two new voice lines. Once you meet those requirements, … [read full article]

Dish reportedly wants FCC spectrum use deadline waived in exchange for buying T-Mobile-Sprint assets

Much of the focus on T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger lately has been on Dish Network and its Chairman Charlie Ergen. Ergen was rumored to be ready to spend $6 billion on assets from T-Mo and Sprint in a move that’d help the merger’s odds of gaining approval from the Department of Justice, but now some say that he’s not close to striking such a deal. Now another report with more info on Ergen’s intentions has … [read full article]