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T-Mobile giving away free phone to customers affected by network upgrade

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Just before Christmas, T-Mobile revealed that it will stop supporting a number of devices by January 2021. T-Mo released a list of the specific devices that will no longer be available on their network and it included a variety of models. T-Mobile customers with affected devices also started receiving notifications from the wireless carrier via SMS last December 28 so this looks like it’s really … [read full article]

T-Mobile allegedly reveals Sprint shutdown date

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It’s been nine months ever since T-Mobile and Sprint made their merger official. But even though they are already one company, Sprint continues to operate as a separate business. The only difference is that T-Mobile’s customers were able to roam using the towers of Sprint, with the right devices. So this often leaves a question on until when Sprint’s network will remain. T-Mobile, however, never addressed the question but promised that they will notify customers once they … [read full article]

T-Mobile will no longer support these devices in January

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It looks like there are a number of old devices that will no longer be compatible with T-Mobile’s network starting next month. This was recently reported by Android Police, who managed to get their hands on a verified internal document from T-Mo.  According to the report, these devices will no longer be able to connect to T-Mobile’s network starting January 29th: Google Nexus 9 HTC Desire 10 … [read full article]

Red Rose Transit commuters in Lancaster now have access to T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi

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T-Mobile has partnered with Red Rose Transit (RRTA) buses in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to provide free mobile Wi-Fi service to its passengers. This is an initiative of the city to transform Lancaster into a more connected city. In the process, it paves the way for a better experience for the thousands of commuters the buses accommodate on a daily basis.  As revealed in the release, … [read full article]

State of Texas partners with T-Mobile as Relay Services provider

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A few days ago, T-Mobile revealed that they were chosen by the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) to be the provider of the Relay Texas project. Through this partnership, T-Mo will provide Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) and Captioned Telephone (CapTel) service throughout the state of Texas.  Prior to this announcement, the PUCT used to partner with Sprint for this endeavor. The two have been working … [read full article]

T-Mobile recommended to stop claiming it has a more reliable 5G network

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Once again, the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has asked T-Mobile to stop making claims on the reliability of their 5G network. The decision of the board comes after Verizon made complaints on the claims made by T-Mobile on an ad launched this year.  The ad, featuring Bill Nye, received flak after T-Mobile claimed that their 5G network was more reliable than their competitors. In the video, the celebrity scientist says this line before making a demonstration … [read full article]

T-Mobile pushes software update for Samsung Galaxy S9

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Yesterday, it was revealed that T-Mobile pushed the Android software update for devices such as the Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy S10+ devices. Just a day later and we’ve received word that T-Mobile has also pushed another software update for Samsung Galaxy S9 devices.  This update, however, comes as a security update as it improves the security on such devices. The update is called G960USQU7CSJ2 / G960UOYN7CSJ2 / G960USQU7CSJ2 … [read full article]