UPDATE: Looks like lots of folks are being greeted with a “Cannot connect” error message upon launch. If you’re having the same issue, you may want to check back in after a bit to see if the connectivity issues have cleared up. As expected, the new-look T-Mobile app for iOS has arrived. T-Mobile version 2.0 is now live in the App Store, complete with a UI … [read full article]
There’s been a lot of debate lately about when T-Mobile would overtake Sprint as the number three carrier in the US in terms of total subscribers, with the two carriers inching closer and closer in recent quarters. Now it looks like T-Mobile has finally done it. Sprint today reported the results for the first quarter of its fiscal 2015, which ended on June 30. Marcelo Claure and Co. say … [read full article]
The rankings are in and for T-Mobile, there’s a lot of reason to celebrate! Earlier today, Verizon reported its earnings online and based on this, T-MO was able to add two times as much new phone subscribers in the Q2 of 2015. This is the fifth consecutive quarter where T-MO rose to the top over Verizon in this highly acclaimed recognition. Sharing the link on Twitter, T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere boasted about the success they have … [read full article]
Just in time for its new Advanced Messaging service announcement, T-Mobile has launched both the Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and the Galaxy Core Prime smartphones. These two devices are budget-friendly, yet manage to come with decent specs.
Kyocera has released several water-resistant Android phones in recent years using its Hydro brand, and now that family has grown again. The Kyocera Hydro Wave is launching at both T-Mobile and MetroPCS, and like other members of the Wave family, the Hydro Wave isn’t afraid of a little water. The phone can withstand being submerged in 3.28 feet (1 meter) of water for up … [read full article]
Microsoft’s Lumia 435 is one of the cheapest Windows Phone smartphones on the market and earlier today, Windows Phonw 8.1 update 2 started rolling out. If you have one of these budget smartphones check your settings menu for updates now. Once updated, your Lumia will be running software version 8.10.15148.160 which features a number of small tweaks to features and performance. The latest update lets you change your phone name by going to Settings>About as well as … [read full article]
T-Mobile has sent a couple of communications out to its retail staff regarding promotions. The one above features two offers available this weekend. One which, sadly, expired today but another kicks off tomorrow through Tuesday. From June 28th to June 30th, customers will be able to purchase the LG Leon LTE for under $80. That’s down from the original full retail price of $149. Not a bad deal at all for a phone with a 4.5-inch FWVGA … [read full article]
T-Mobile very recently announced its brand new version of JUMP!. Named JUMP! on Demand, instead of charging you extra on top of your EIP for the privilege of upgrading early, you’ll now lease a smartphone and upgrade whenever you like. Since it was announced we’ve been bombarded with questions, and I’ve been sent an internal communication (or five) that lays out virtually everything you could possibly wish to … [read full article]
Yesterday afternoon, MacRumors reported on an issue supposedly plaguing a number of T-Mobile’s iPhone users. Many customers are complaining of seeing “blue screens of death” and random, frequent restarts. It’s a little unusual to say the least, and seemingly no one knows what has caused the issue. Devices affected include the iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6 and iPhone 5s. Katyovescoach on Reddit published the following: “Hey guys. So this morning my iPhone 6 (4 months … [read full article]
It has come to our attention over the past few days – thanks to a couple of our readers – that T-Mobile has changed the fine print to its unlimited 4G LTE Simple Choice plans. Head on over to the individual plans or family plans page on T-Mobile’s website and you’ll see the following short line added at the bottom of the page: “*Unlimited 4G LTE customers who use more than 21 GB of … [read full article]
