T-Mobile has said that it plans to use 600MHz and mmWave spectrum for its 5G network, and now the carrier has identified some additional spectrum that it thinks could help with its 5G network. In a filing with the FCC, T-Mobile has said that the spectrum above 95GHz would be good for 5G backhaul. T-Mo … [read full article]
LG V30 owners have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of their Android Oreo update, and now it looks like that update is available for download. The T-Mobile LG V30 can now download its Android 8.0 Oreo update using LG’s Bridge computer software. TmoNews readers Casey and Skrill Dilly were able to download Oreo to their V30 … [read full article]
Two days after T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray announced a round of mid-band LTE capacity upgrades, Ray has revealed that T-Mo recently rolled out some low-band LTE upgrades, too. Ray today confirmed that T-Mobile has added low-band LTE to more cell sites in the past two weeks to improve coverage. As with previous low-band LTE rollouts, this latest round of upgrades includes 600MHz and 700MHz spectrum. … [read full article]
T-Mobile has said that it’ll launch more than a dozen new smartphones with 600MHz support in 2018, and today one of those devices has been released. The LG K30 is now available from T-Mobile. Pricing is set at $9 down and $9 per month for 24 months, or $225 if you prefer to pay in full. When … [read full article]
Shortly after the Galaxy S8 Active began receiving a security update, T-Mobile’s versions of the standard Galaxy S8 and S8+ have starting getting updates, too. T-Mobile is updating its Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ with the April security patches. T-Mo also says that … [read full article]
It’s been a couple of weeks since T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray last confirmed a round of T-Mo mid-band LTE upgrades, which means that it’s time for another round. Ray just confirmed that T-Mobile has upgraded hundreds of cell sites with more mid-band LTE capacity in the last two weeks. Some of … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s got another special T-Mo-branded goodie coming for next week’s T-Mobile Tuesday. For the May 8 edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays, T-Mobile customers can score a free T-Mobile pet bow site. The tie is a magenta color, of course, and has a bunch of T-Mobile logos on it. Also coming in the next edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays is a free month of [read full article]
Meet the LG G7 ThinQ. LG’s newest flagship Android smartphone places a heavy focus on AI features. It’s got an AI CAM feature that promises to analyze whatever you’ve got your camera pointed at and then select the best shooting mode from the 19 available. It’ll also use an AI algorithm to automatically adjust the camera settings when you’re shooting in low light to … [read full article]
LG and T-Mobile continue to show love to the G Pad X 8.0 in the form of software updates. T-Mobile’s LG G Pad X 8.0 is receiving a new software update to version V52120n. TmoNews reader Casey got the 93MB update today and, as you can see in the screenshot below, it includes the April 1, 2018 Android security patches. T-Mobile hasn’t updated [read full article]
Days after announcing a merger with Sprint, T-Mobile is making more news by revealing its Q1 2018 earnings. During the first three months of 2018, T-Mobile added 1.4 million new customers, marking the 20th straight quarter that it’s added more than 1 million … [read full article]
After launching last month with 64GB of built-in storage, the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ will soon get new models with even more storage. Samsung will release new versions of the Galaxy S9 and S9+ with 128GB and 256GB of built-in storage. These models will be available exclusively from Samsung.com, … [read full article]
Samsung Galaxy S8 Active customers are getting a new software update this weekend. T-Mobile recently announced a new update for its Galaxy S8 Active. The update began rolling out a few days ago, and TmoNews reader Phil received the update today. The Galaxy S8 Active’s new update bumps the phone to version G892USQS1BRD5 and weighs in at 116.27MB. The … [read full article]
