Looks like we don’t have to wait until September 12th to get our first look at Apple’s new iPhones. An image that purportedly shows both of Apple’s new iPhone models has leaked out. Shared by 9to5Mac, the image shows two iPhones that look similar to the current iPhone X, but with gold outer edges. We can also see two different iPhone sizes, which lines up with the rumor that the new iPhone X … [read full article]
Apple’s next major event now has a date. Apple will host an event on September 12th at 10:00 am. The company isn’t saying exactly what it has in store, only that this is a “special event” that’s happening at the Steve Jobs Theater in the Apple Park campus, which is located in Cupertino, Calif. Considering that Apple has introduced new iPhone hardware in early to mid-September for the past several years, it … [read full article]
T-Mobile today revealed the gifts and prizes that T-Mo customers have to look forward to next week. On Tuesday, September 4th, T-Mobile customers can get a $2 Dunkin’ Donuts card. T-Mo also says that there’s “Something cool coming your way!”, but there aren’t any other details about what that “something cool” might be yet. Next week’s prize is one year’s worth of free movies from Atom Tickets. Specifically, the winner will receive an Atom … [read full article]
LG V30 owners, a new update is coming your way. T-Mobile is now updating its LG V30 to version H93220k. The update is now rolling out over the air, and TmoNews reader Red received it on their V30 today. Included are the August 1, 2018 Android security patches. T-Mo hasn’t updated its LG V30 support page as of this post, so it’s unclear what other tweaks might be included. If you’ve got an LG V30, … [read full article]
Lots of people will be traveling this Labor Day weekend, and so T-Mobile is hoping to make that travel smoother with free Wi-Fi. On Monday, September 3rd, T-Mobile is giving everyone 30 minutes of free Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi. This offer will be available for smartphones on all Gogo-equipped domestic flights, and everyone can get it, even those people not on T-Mobile. With this offer, T-Mobile is hoping to give non-T-Mo customers a taste of what it … [read full article]
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 to $500 as a combination of a one-time bill credit and prepaid MasterCard. The devices … [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 concerned about the T-Mobile-Sprint merger. Altice has an MVNO agreement with Sprint and is planning to utilize it to enter the wireless market in 2019, but the company is concerned that if the … [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 T-Mobile and Sprint as it’s currently set up. The CWA, a union that represents 700,000 workers, claims that the merger would result in more than 28,000 … [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 buy a $4 ticket to see The Predator on opening weekend using the T-Mobile Tuesdays app. The discounted ticket will be available through Atom Tickets. The Predator opens on September 14th. … [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 spectrum. Our network team added lowband LTE to dozens of sites in just two weeks, which means more and better coverage. And #WeWontStop!! @TMobile … [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. The flaws were found by security researchers Phobia and Nicholas “Convict” Ceraolo and were patched by Apple and Asurion when … [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 added. (0.2s, 0.4s)”. Also being updated is the Samsung Galaxy S8 … [read full article]
