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T-Mobile wants to buy Shentel’s wireless business, but they can’t agree on a price

We learned earlier this year that T-Mobile was in negotiations to acquire the wireless business of Sprint affiliate Shentel following T-Mo’s acquisition of Sprint, and now it looks like that purchase is going to happen. T-Mobile and Shentel have revealed in filings with the SEC that T-Mo has notified Shentel that it plans to exercise its option to purchase the assets of Shentel’s wireless operations. As part of the affiliate agreement that Shental and Sprint … [read full article]

T-Mobile REVVL 5G is its most affordable 5G phone yet, REVVL 4+ and 4 also official

T-Mobile’s line of own-brand REVVL smartphones is back, and this time one of the models is gaining a major new feature: 5G support. The REVVL 5G, REVVL 4+, and REVVL 4 are now official and they’ll be available starting September 4 from both T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile. The REVVL 5G is the most high-end of the bunch, packing an octa-core Snapdragon 765 processor, 6GB of RAM, and a 6.53-inch FHD+ display. The 5G-equipped REVVL … [read full article]

T-Mobile Stay Connected discount is coming to an end

Earlier this year, T-Mobile offered a “Stay Connected” discount to help customers affected by the coronavirus pandemic to pay their bill, knocking 50% off their plan price and limiting them to 3GB of data usage per month. That discount is now coming to an end for customers who signed up for it. Several T-Mobile customers are receiving texts from T-Mo today telling them that their Stay Connected discount is expiring soon. Their regular rate plan … [read full article]

NAD recommends T-Mobile discontinue 5G ads that were challenged by Verizon

T-Mobile has been going after Verizon over the big red carrier’s 5G network in advertisements and on Twitter. But today the National Advertising Division (NAD) recommended that T-Mo should discontinue some of its marketing related to Verizon and 5G. The NAD, a group that offers self-regulation of advertising in the US, has recommended that T-Mobile discontinue some of its 5G advertising. This decision comes after some of T-Mo’s 5G advertising claims were challenged … [read full article]

T-Mobile begins pushing updates to OnePlus 8, OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren, OnePlus 6T

T-Mobile’s got new updates for a trio of OnePlus devices. The OnePlus 8 5G is now receiving an update to version 10.5.20.IN55CB. The changelog says this new update enables standalone 5G, but T-Mobile actually rolled that feature out to the OnePlus 8 5G with an update earlier this month. Also listed on the OnePlus 8 5G’s update changelog are the August 2020 security patches and “general improvement and fixes”. T-Mo has announced a new update … [read full article]

T-Mobile has most retail stores among US postpaid carriers

We learned earlier this month that merging with Sprint helped T-Mobile to pass AT&T and become the #2 US carrier in terms of total customers, but it turns out that that’s not the only metric in which T-Mo has surpassed AT&T. T-Mobile now has more retail stores than any other postpaid carrier in the US. That’s according to Jeff Moore of Wave7 Research, who says that T-Mo overtook Verizon and AT&T after it retired the Sprint … [read full article]

T-Mobile Money full benefits now available to Sprint customers

Earlier this year Sprint customers got access to T-Mobile Tuesdays thanks to the merger of the two carriers, and now Sprint users are getting another T-Mo feature. T-Mobile Money benefits are now available to Sprint customers who sign up for the banking service. That includes a 4.00% Annual Percentage Yield (APY) on balances up to $3,000 and 1.00% APY after so long as you’re depositing at least $200 every month. Everyone else gets 1.00% APY on … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra receiving One UI 2.5 update

A big update is now hitting T-Mobile’s Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. T-Mobile is now pushing the One UI 2.5 update to its Galaxy S20 series phones. Announced yesterday by Samsung, the update to One UI 2.5 brings several Galaxy Note 20 features to the Galaxy S20 devices. Included in the update are new Pro Video features, like support for recording 8K video at 24fps and the ability to record footage in a 21:9 … [read full article]

T-Mobile now updating Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, Note 9

In the past week, T-Mobile has pushed out new updates for both the Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy S10 series phones. Now the Galaxy S9 and Note 9 are being updated, too. Both the Galaxy S9 and S9+ are now receiving updates that include the August 1, 2020 Android security patches. Galaxy S9 owners are getting version G960USQS7ETH2 while S9+ owners are receiving an update to version G965USQS7ETH2. Galaxy Note 9 owners are … [read full article]

T-Mobile and AT&T argue against FCC plan that would have them drive test their networks

T-Mobile this week argued against an FCC program that would have US carriers perform drive tests on their network to confirm their coverage. In a filing with the FCC, T-Mobile said that drive tests are “extremely expensive and burdensome to conduct”, especially at the scale required to get a significant enough sample of a nationwide cellular network. “A blanket requirement to perform regular on-the-ground testing will force providers to spend millions of dollars each year … [read full article]

Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra delivered early to T-Mobile pre-order customers

The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra don’t officially launch until tomorrow, but some lucky T-Mobile customers have already gotten their pre-ordered units. As you can see in the photos above and below, some TmoNews readers have their Galaxy Note 20 Ultra phones in hand. They actually got the phones yesterday, two days ahead of the scheduled launch date. And if getting your new phone ahead of its release date isn’t exciting enough, these … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will offer free Whopper deal again next week

Next week will bring the return of a T-Mobile Tuesdays regular. On Tuesday, August 25, T-Mobile and Sprint customers can get a free Whopper from Burger King. You’ll need to spend $1 or more to get this deal. T-Mo also says that the offer is now valid in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, or the US Virgin Islands. Other deals coming next week is a free 8×11 photo book from Shutterfly and a free 3-month … [read full article]