Tag Archives: T-Mobile

T-Mobile customers are the most satisfied among top U.S. carriers, report says

A new report says that T-Mobile customers are the most satisfied among all of the top four U.S. carriers’ subscribers. T-Mobile finished with a customer satisfaction score of 76 out of 100 in the American Customer Satisfaction Index’s (ACSI) Wireless Service and Cellular Telephone Report 2018-2019. U.S. Cellular and Verizon weren’t far behind, each with a score of 74, while AT&T earned a score of 73 and Sprint rounded things out with a score of … [read full article]

T-Mobile launching new International Pass add-ons for data and calling this week

Lots of folks like to take vacations and travel during the summer, and so with the summer months fast approaching, T-Mobile is updating its selection of International Pass plan add-ons. Starting tomorrow, June 5th, T-Mobile customers can choose from three International Passes when they’re traveling abroad. Each one includes unlimited calling and a high-speed data allotment in more than 210 countries and destinations. The add-ons are: 15GB International Pass includes 15GB of high-speed data to … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s 5G network undergoes more speed tests before its official launch

After putting up near-500Mbps speeds in early tests last week, T-Mobile’s 5G network has once again been put to the speed test. T-Mobile hasn’t officially launched its 5G network yet, but PCMag was able to sneak onto it with an unlocked Verizon Galaxy S10 5G in New York City and run several speed tests on it. The tests were run between 42nd and 46th Streets on 3rd Avenue in Manhattan ranging from 111 … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint may divest spectrum to get Justice Department’s approval for merger

We’ve heard that T-Mobile and Sprint are hard at work on convincing the Department of Justice to approve their merger, and now we’ve gotten wind of one concession that the two carriers might make. T-Mobile and Sprint are thinking about divesting some of their spectrum to improve the odds of the DOJ approving their merger. That’s according to reports from Reuters and Bloomberg, with the latter adding that the divested airwaves would go … [read full article]

T-Mobile distributing supplies and fixing outages following Ohio tornadoes

After tornadoes caused damage and injuries in Ohio this week, T-Mobile has announced that it’s working to offer relief to those affected. T-Mobile has relief trucks and workers located at 3891 Kemp Rd Beavercreek, OH 45431 to distribute supplies like chargers, water, tents, chairs, and other essentials to those who need them. T-Mo says that its network in the Dayton, OH area has limited outages and that it’s working to restore service. It’s also rolled out … [read full article]

T-Mobile confirms more low-band LTE upgrades made in past two weeks

It’s been more than a month since T-Mobile last announced any low-band LTE network upgrades, but today that drought has been broken. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo has upgraded dozens of cell sites with low-band LTE. T-Mobile has confirmed to me that these upgrades include 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. In this latest round of upgrades, T-Mobile sprinkled additional low-band LTE throughout the U.S. Some of the cities this batch of low-band LTE upgrades … [read full article]

DOJ reportedly wants T-Mobile and Sprint to help create new U.S. carrier as part of merger agreement

Hot on the heels of news that T-Mobile and Sprint are meeting with the Department of Justice regarding their merger, more details on those talks have come out. DOJ officials want T-Mobile and Sprint to help create a fourth U.S. carrier with its own network if they’re allowed to merge, according to a source speaking to Bloomberg. While the two carriers argue that they’ll be able to create a stronger competitor to AT&T and … [read full article]

Reports say T-Mobile and Sprint in talks with DOJ about merger divestitures, Boost Mobile could sell for up to $3 billion

As we continue to wait for the Department of Justice to review the T-Mobile and Sprint merger, reports that try to give us an idea of what’s going on behind the scenes are coming out. First up, it’s said that T-Mobile and Sprint are currently meeting with the DOJ to discuss the merger. CNBC’s David Faber says that T-Mo and Sprint are working with the DOJ on divestitures that could address concerns that some people … [read full article]

T-Mobile 5G network puts up 493Mbps in speed test

T-Mobile’s 5G network hasn’t officially launched yet, but that didn’t stop one person from finding a way onto the network and running some speed tests. Milan Milanović says that he was able to get an unlocked Verizon Galaxy S10 5G onto T-Mobile 5G coverage in New York City. Speed tests posted by Milanović, who works for Speedtest app maker Ookla, show download speeds nearing 500Mbps, including one test that reached 493Mbps. The tests ran on … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 security update now rolling out

After receiving two security updates in April, the T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 is now receiving another update. T-Mobile is now updating its Samsung Galaxy Note 9 to version N960USQS1CSE1. The update comes in at 154.38MB and includes the May 1, 2019 Android security patches. There’s no word yet on any other improvements or bug fixes that might be included. The update is began rolling out over the air today, and TmoNews reader Debjit already … [read full article]