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T-Mobile raising Protection 360 device insurance prices in April

Heads up, Protection 360 subscribers, because the pricing for T-Mobile’s device protection program is going up. T-Mobile is raising the prices of some of its Protection 360 tiers on April 18, 2020. While the pricing of tiers 1 and 2 will stay the same, tiers 3 through 5 will each go up. Here’s what the new rates will look like: Tier 1: Current price is $7, updated … [read full article]

T-Mobile launches SyncUp Pets tracker

T-Mobile has been selling its SyncUp Drive for a few years now, giving you a device that can plug into your car and get diagnostic information, spit out a Wi-Fi signal, and track the location of your vehicle. Now T-Mo has released a SyncUp for pets, too. The SyncUp Pets is a small tracker that you can attach to a dog, cat, or other animal’s collar and keep track of its … [read full article]

LG V60 ThinQ 5G gets bigger screen and battery, keeps 3.5mm headphone jack

LG’s newest Android flagship is here. Meet the LG V60 ThinQ 5G. LG’s newest V series phone features several upgrades over the V50 ThinQ, like a screen that’s nearly a half-inch larger but also has a smaller notch. The display on the LG V60 is a 6.8-inch P-OLED panel with 20.5:9 aspect ratio and 2460×1080 resolution. There’s also an in-display fingerprint sensor here … [read full article]

T-Mobile LG G8 ThinQ getting its Android 10 update

LG G8 ThinQ owners, your Android 10 update has arrived. T-Mobile has begun pushing the Android 10 update to its LG G8, bumping it to version G820TM20d. The update is a biggie, coming in at 1532.8MB, so you may want to make sure you’re on a speedy connection before starting the download. According to LG, the update includes support for LG Pay, various bug fixes, and security … [read full article]

T-Mobile EVP David Carey leaving company, Abdul Saad promoted to CTO

T-Mobile has announced that it’s doing a bit of executive shuffling. T-Mobile says in a filing with the SEC that David Carey, Executive Vice President of Corporate Services, will soon leave the company. According to the filing, Carey (shown below, left) will exit some time between April 30th and July 1st. The filing goes on to say that Carey will provide consulting services to T-Mobile. Carey … [read full article]

T-Mobile argues that FCC made testing errors in report on rural coverage

Back in December, the FCC said that it had conducted drive tests of T-Mobile, Verizon, and U.S. Cellular’s networks and found that the carriers had misrepresented their rural coverage. The FCC said that it won’t punish the carriers because they “did not find a sufficiently clear violation”, but T-Mobile has still taken the time to respond to the FCC’s report. T-Mobile said in a … [read full article]