Heads up, Costco members, because there are some smartphone deals available with the warehouse retailer right now. First up, T-Mobile customers can get up to $500 back when they buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 from Costco. You’ll need to buy a Note 9 at full price ($949.99) and trade in a qualifying Samsung device. Once you do, you’ll get up … [read full article]
Hot on the heels of the CWA union coming out against the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, several major companies have submitted their own comments on the deal. Cable provider Altice said in a filing with the FCC that it’s … [read full article]
In the months following T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger announcement, we’ve seen groups come out in favor of and opposed to the deal. Today another group in the latter camp has spoken out about the merger. The Communication Workers of America (CWA) today said that it opposed the merger between … [read full article]
Earlier this year, T-Mobile announced that it was partnering with Twentieth Century Fox to offer $4 movie tickets to T-Mo customers. Now it’s been revealed that another discounted ticket is coming soon. On Tuesday, September 11th, T-Mobile customers will have the opportunity to [read full article]
Days after announcing a mid-band LTE capacity expansion, T-Mobile has confirmed an expansion of low-band LTE, too. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray says that T-Mo added more low-band LTE to dozens of cell sites across the country in the past two weeks. This low-band LTE expansion includes 600MHz and 700MHz … [read full article]
It looks like T-Mobile isn’t the only company to have a major security issue recently. A security flaw with Apple’s online store exposed the account PINs of T-Mobile customers. That’s according to a report from BuzzFeed News, who says that a separate flaw with phone insurance company Asurion’s website exposed the passcodes of AT&T customers. … [read full article]
A couple of recent Samsung smartphones are now receiving software updates on T-Mobile. First up, T-Mobile is pushing an update to its Galaxy Note 9. The update weighs in at 215.24MB and is version N960USQU1ARH2. The security patch level of the update is August 1, 2018, and included is “a feature to select the recording time for Single-take in Super Slow Motion has been … [read full article]
Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program is getting better for T-Mobile customers. It’s been discovered that T-Mobile customers can now sign up for the iPhone Upgrade Program online. Previously, T-Mo subscribers who wanted to use the iPhone Upgrade Program had to go into an Apple Store to do so, while AT&T, Sprint, and … [read full article]
Right on schedule, the Galaxy Note 9 has launched at T-Mobile, and it’s brought the Galaxy Watch with it. T-Mobile is now selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 in Ocean Blue and Lavender Purple color options. The 6GB/128GB … [read full article]
UPDATE: T-Mobile has told Motherboard that the breach affected around 3 percent of its 77 million customers — around 2.3 million people — and that that the hackers were part of an “international group”. UPDATE 2: T-Mobile has confirmed that “encrypted passwords” were part of the data compromised by the hackers. Security researchers speaking to Motherboard say that the algorithm used for these passwords may be weak, and … [read full article]
One of the popular arguments against the proposed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint is that if approved, the deal could lead to less competition and higher prices. T-Mo doesn’t see it that way. T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert claims that if his company is allowed to combine with Sprint and gets access to Sprint’s spectrum for use with 5G, the result will be cheaper wireless … [read full article]
The gifts for next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday have been revealed. On August 28th, T-Mobile customers can score 12 months of Pandora Plus for free. A subscription to Pandora Plus normally costs $4.99 per month and includes ad-free listening, unlimited replays, unlimited skips, and offline listening. Also coming next week … [read full article]
