Google has accidentally shown off the Pixel 4a before giving the phone a real announcement. The Pixel 4a briefly appeared on the Google Store home page in Canada today. An official image for the phone was attached to some text that said “Nest Wifi” and “Wi-Fi the way it should be.” But rather than the Nest Wifi router, the image showed the unannounced Pixel 4a. The home page … [read full article]
T-Mobile is putting its name on another arena. T-Mo confirmed today that the Sprint Center in Kansas City, MO is being renamed to T-Mobile Center. The arena will continue to host entertainment, sports, and other events through 2032. The transformation from Sprint Center to T-Mobile Center will take place over the coming months, with new signage slated to go up in August. Besides the new name and fresh coat of magenta paint, the T-Mobile Center will also … [read full article]
Last month a report said that T-Mobile has the best 5G availability of the major US carriers, and now another report has echoed that sentiment. Ookla, maker of the popular Speedtest app, today shared a new report on US mobile networks. In it, Ookla says that T-Mobile had the “majority” of the 5G deployments in US cities, offering service in 5,013 cities. … [read full article]
T-Mobile said last month that it would have food deals every Tuesday this summer, and next week there’s actually going to be a few free and discounted food offers for T-Mo and Sprint customers to jump on. On Tuesday, July 14, T-Mobile and Sprint customers can score a free Popeyes chicken sandwich plus two pieces … [read full article]
Samsung confirmed this week that it’s having an event on August 5, and it’s likely that we’ll get to meet the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra there. Before that event happens, though, the Note 20 Ultra has appeared in a hands-on video. A brief video shows off the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra’s hardware and software and also compares it to the [read full article]
T-Mobile Home Internet is getting its first full market expansion since the service began in a pilot program in March 2019. T-Mobile today announced that its expanding its Home Internet service to the greater Grand Rapids, Mich., area. This includes Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties. Residents can sign up for T-Mobile Home Internet whether they’re a T-Mo customer or not. Residents in this area [read full article]
If you’ve been patiently waiting for the next iteration in Samsung’s Galaxy Note flagship series, your wait is nearly over. Samsung has confirmed that it’ll hold a Galaxy Unpacked event on August 5. This’ll be a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the good news is that Samsung will be hosting a livestream for everyone to watch that’ll begin at 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT … [read full article]
If you’re interested in that free line promotion that T-Mobile launched a week and a half ago but you haven’t yet taken advantage of it, you’d better get on it soon. T-Mobile’s free line deal is ending today. T-Mo never officially announced an end date for this offer, but news of the promo’s end began circulating on Reddit earlier and T-Mobile … [read full article]
Heads up, LG V60 ThinQ owners, because T-Mobile is now sending a new update your way. This new update is version V600TM10r and is 170MB in size. The update says that it brings “various bug fixes, security and system improvements”, and after installing it, TmoNews reader Paul found that the June 1, 2020 Android security patches were included. T-Mobile hasn’t posted info about this update on … [read full article]
We’ve seen Redbox appear in T-Mobile Tuesdays fairly regularly lately, and next week T-Mo and Sprint customers can get another free rental from Redbox. The first T-Mobile Tuesday in July will bring with it a free one-night disc rental from Redbox. Also coming next Tuesday, July 7, … [read full article]
T-Mobile has been busy lighting up its 2.5GHz 5G, activating it in a few new major new cities this week. And now T-Mo has confirmed that it’s taken another step toward rolling out that mid-band 5G coverage. T-Mobile has deactivated Sprint’s 2.5 GHz 5G service so that it can refarm that spectrum for use on its own network. T-Mo confirmed the move to Fierce Wireless, adding that … [read full article]
After achieving a few notable 5G firsts with OnePlus and Ericsson back in May, T-Mobile this week revealed that they’ve performed another successful 5G feat. Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s president of technology, revealed this week that a T-Mo test achieved the world’s farthest 5G connection. T-Mobile, Ericsson, and OnePlus teamed up to complete a 5G connection that stretched 60 miles from the base station. No other details about the test were given, so … [read full article]
