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T-Mobile upgrades 5G network in Tampa just in time for Super Bowl 55

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T-Mobile has just revealed that it has made some upgrades to its network in Tampa. One of the changes that it made is adding Ultra Capacity mid-band 5G to this area. As a result, customers can enjoy faster download data speed compared to low-band spectrum.  This network upgrade comes at a perfect time considering it is also the location for the ongoing Super Bowl 55. With the 2020-2021 NFL season coming to a close on Sunday at … [read full article]

T-Mobile will reportedly purchase Shentel’s wireless business for $1.95 billion

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T-Mobile has made some big decisions for the company. Earlier today, the company revealed that it plans to buy the wireless assets of regional operator, Shentel. According to the report, this acquisition will include around 1.1 million mobile customers from the areas of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The report also shares that the acquisition will cost a total of $1.95 billion.  Shentel … [read full article]

T-Mobile works with farmers to improve the farming industry in the country

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T-Mobile is paying special attention to the farming industry. Earlier today, the wireless carrier shared just how it is doing its part in helping innovation progress in this field. T-Mo has recognized the need for this industry to access 5G data, especially the farmers who have started to embrace wireless technology.  With this, T-Mobile revealed that it has partnered with Snohomish County, the 5G Open Innovation Lab, and its partners to produce state-of-the-art agriculture technology field lab … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S20 FE, Galaxy S21 Ultra getting Android 11 update from T-Mobile

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Two new devices are getting updated to the latest Android 11 OS.  The information was sent over to us by a couple of our readers, who shared that they received an update from T-Mobile.  According to our readers, T-Mobile has rolled out the latest OS update for the Galaxy S21 Ultra and the Galaxy S20 FE.  The update includes version G781USQS1CUAA/ G781UOYN1CUAA/ G781USQS1CUAA. It has a size of 241.72 MB with security patch from January 1, 2021.  … [read full article]

T-Mobile inks 5-year agreement with Tennessee Department of Education

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T-Mobile has partnered with the Tennessee Department of Education to provide internet access to school districts throughout the state. The five-year partnership, T-Mobile Tech for TN Students, was announced today and will provide over 200,000 student connectivity devices, or mobile Wi-Fi hotspot devices directly to families at no cost. This is in line with T-Mobile’s Project 10Million initiative. Each participating district will have three tiers of service to choose from, coming with 100GB of data per device … [read full article]

OnePlus 8 5G receives Android 11 update

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The latest Android device to get an update to Android 11 is the OnePlus 8 5G from T-Mobile.  According to T-Mobile’s support page for the update, Android 11 improves a number of features for device users. The new update, known as version 11.01.1.IN55CB, brings general improvements and fixes as well as the Android security patch December 2020 upgrade.  There are three main areas that have been updated by Google: … [read full article]

Apple users encouraged to update OS to avoid latest attack

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Apple decided to release the new iOS 14.4 and iPadOS 14.4 updates last Tuesday after a vulnerability was discovered by an anonymous researcher. The individual discovered that attackers can remotely hack certain models of iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Ever since then, Apple has been proactive in letting its users know of the threats. It used its own support page to outline two security threats that were fixed by the latest OS update, version 14.4. According to Apple, … [read full article]

LG Velvet gets price cut from T-Mobile

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It looks like T-Mobile has permanently reduced the price of the flagship LG Velvet.  The LG Velvet comes with a 6.8-inch display. The T-Mobile-exclusive model is a special edition that is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 1000C processor instead of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 processor. It also includes 6GB of RAM with 128GB onboard storage and a microSD card slot for up to 2000GB memory expansion.  Camera-wise, there are three cameras on the back. There is a … [read full article]

T-Mobile: To reveal full earnings report next week

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T-Mobile is getting ready to release its earnings report next week.  These numbers could reflect the preliminary report that T-Mo gave early this month. In that report, T-Mobile said that they were able to gain 5.5 million postpaid customers in 2020.  The company revealed today that it will be discussing its Q4 and full-year 2020 financial and operational results on a webcast. The report will be released on … [read full article]