Tag Archives: T-Mobile

John Legere and Marcelo Claure will testify in hearing about T-Mobile-Sprint merger on Feb. 13

Next month, John Legere and Marcelo Claure will once again testify in front of a subcommittee regarding the merger of T-Mobile and Sprint. The House Committee on Energy & Commerce and House Judiciary Committee will hold a joint hearing on the T-Mobile-Sprint merger on February 13. The complete list of hearing participants is still being confirmed, but both T-Mobile CEO John Legere and Sprint Executive Chairman Marcelo Claure have agreed to testify. This is the second … [read full article]

T-Mobile has fastest Download Speed Experience in new OpenSignal report

Just a couple of days after T-Mobile took the speed crown in Ookla’s latest test results, T-Mo has posted the fastest download speed in another report. OpenSignal has released its latest State of Mobile Networks report for the U.S., and T-Mobile barely edged out Verizon for fastest download speed experience. T-Mo’s speed was 21.1Mbps, while Verizon’s posted speed was 20.9. Rounding out the top four was AT&T with a download speed of 17.8Mbps and Sprint … [read full article]

T-Mobile comes out on top in new quality and customer satisfaction surveys

T-Mobile has beaten out the competition in a pair of new customer surveys. In response to YouGov’s question “Which of the following brands do you think represents good or poor quality?”, T-Mobile earned an average score of 68 on a scale of -100 to +100. Verizon was close behind with a score of 65, AT&T got a score of 49, and Sprint rounded things out with a score of 42. T-Mobile showed quite a bit of … [read full article]

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint customer location data being bought by bounty hunters

T-Mobile was a part of a location data scandal last year in which a website allowed anyone to track the location of any phone, and now it looks like another location data issue has popped up in 2019. A new report from Motherboard details how T-Mobile, Sprint, and AT&T are selling access to customer location data. Specifically in the case of T-Mobile, a bounty hunter was paid $300 and was able to get the a … [read full article]

T-Mobile pokes fun at AT&T and its new 5G E icon

AT&T has been the target of a lot of criticism in recent weeks after confirming that it would roll out a “5G E” icon to Android phones that support its 5G Evolution network, which actually uses 4G LTE technologies like 4×4 MIMO, 256 QAM, and 3-way carrier aggregation to boost download speeds. Now that 5G E icon has begun rolling out, and T-Mobile decided to poke fun at it. In a brief video [read full article]

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T update breaking Play Protect certification for some

After announcing a new OnePlus 6T update over the weekend, T-Mobile began pushing it out widely today. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s got a pretty significant bug. Many T-Mobile OnePlus 6T owners are reporting that after installing the A6013_34_181228 update, their device shows that it’s not longer Play Protect certified. This can cause some issues with the apps on the device, including preventing Google Pay from working. There are several T-Mobile OnePlus 6T … [read full article]

T-Mobile Global Plus drops high-speed data roaming allotment to 15GB

When T-Mobile launched Global Plus earlier this month, it offered unlimited high-speed data while roaming in a Simple Global country. Now it looks like T-Mo has tweaked the add-on a bit with regard to high-speed data roaming. T-Mobile has revealed that its Global Plus add-on now includes 15GB of high-speed data while roaming in Simple Global countries. The price for Global Plus remains the same, at $50 per month for customers on a T-Mobile One … [read full article]

T-Mobile shows concepts for its new Bellevue HQ as it breaks ground on $160 million renovation

T-Mobile has been keeping busy lately with its effort to deploy a mobile 5G network and its proposed merger with Sprint, and today T-Mo unveiled another major project. T-Mobile today gave a glimpse of its plans for a new campus in Bellevue, WA. T-Mo and its landlord Ivanhoe Cambridge have broken ground on the new campus, which is a $160 million renovation that’ll take three years to complete. The new campus includes “neighborhoods” that’ll … [read full article]

T-Mobile reportedly signing naming rights deal for Seattle Mariners’ Safeco Field

T-Mobile put its name in lights when it opened T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas two years ago, and now a new rumor claims that T-Mo may soon have its name on another major venue. T-Mobile will become the new naming rights partner of the Seattle Mariners beginning in 2019, according to a report from Forbes. The deal isn’t yet finalized because the lease for the ballpark needs to be renewed first, but it’s expected that … [read full article]

T-Mobile REVVL 2 and REVVL 2 Plus launching Nov. 16, will have limited time add-a-line deals

T-Mobile’s REVVL family of own-brand smartphones is growing. The T-Mobile REVVL 2 and REVVL 2 Plus are now official, and they’re launching on November 16. The REVVL 2 will be priced at $0 down and $7 per month for 24 months on an Equipment Installment Plan, or $168 full retail. Meanwhile, the REVVL 2 Plus will cost $0 down and $10.50 per month for 24 months on EIP, or $252 full retail. Both new … [read full article]