Last month, we learned that T-Mobile quietly paused the Android 8.0 Oreo update for its Galaxy Note 8. There was no restart date for the update at that time, but now we finally know when the Note 8’s Oreo update will resume. T-Mobile says that it’ll begin pushing the Galaxy Note 8’s Android … [read full article]
Deadpool 2 was a part of the prizes for a couple of recent T-Mobile Tuesdays, and next week’s Tuesday is the day that you’ll finally be able to get discounted tickets for the movie. The May 15th edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays will include the opportunity to … [read full article]
With just a few days to go until Mother’s Day, T-Mobile today revealed a new smartphone deal. Starting Friday, May 11th, customers who buy an iPhone can get up to $700 back on a second iPhone. This deal is available to new and existing customers and applies to the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. To get this deal, you’ll need to buy … [read full article]
Having service issues in Houston? It’s not just you. T-Mobile has confirmed that its service is being impacted in Houston, with CTO Neville Ray blaming a “major fiber cut” for the issue. Ray adds that engineers are working with T-Mo’s transport partner to get the issue fixed. Several T-Mobile customers on Reddit have chimed in from various parts of Houston to affirm that … [read full article]
Android P was first introduced two months ago, and at that time, Google confirmed that it included new features like official display notch support and notification improvements. It turns out that that’s not all that Google has planned for its next major Android update, though. Google today used its I/O 2018 keynote to intro a number of new Android … [read full article]
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]
