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T-Mobile to offer rate plan discount and half-off Samsung smartphones to military customers

T-Mobile’s latest initiative is all about the military. Starting April 22, T-Mobile One Military will be available to military and their families. This includes active duty military, Reserve, National Guard, veterans, and Gold Star families, as well as small businesses owned by military members, up to 12 voice lines. T-Mobile One Military offers 20 percent off the first line of service and up to half off additional lines. That means that the first line is $55 … [read full article]

LG G7 ThinQ shows its face in new image leak

With just a couple of weeks to go before the LG G7 ThinQ’s official reveal, we’re getting our best look yet at the upcoming flagship. An image that clearly shows the front of the LG G7 ThinQ has been leaked by Evan Blass. The render shows a device with a design similar to the LG G6, complete with rounded corners and a bottom bezel. What’s different, though, is that there’s a smaller top bezel and a … [read full article]

T-Mobile to pay $40 million as part of FCC settlement over failed rural calls

T-Mobile has reached a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission for violating the Communications Act of 1934. T-Mobile failed to correct issues with calls being delivered to rural customers, says the FCC. The agency began investigating complaints that T-Mo customers were unable to reach consumers using three rural Wisconsin carriers, and while T-Mobile told the FCC that the issue had been resolved, the FCC continued to get complaints. Complaints filed directly with T-Mobile showed patterns of … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ software updates

It looks like the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge aren’t the only Samsung devices being updated on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has announced new updates for its Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. The updates are starting to roll out today, says T-Mo’s support pages, so you S9 and S9+ owners should keep an eye out for your update over the coming days. You can also check for updates by going into Settings > Software update > Download updates … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge now receiving security updates

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ may be Samsung’s latest and greatest right now, but there are still plenty of people out there using previous generation Galaxy S devices, and now two of those models are receiving a software update. T-Mobile says that its Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge are now receiving updates, and TmoNews reader Rick received his GS7 edge’s update this morning. The Galaxy S7 is being bumped to version G930TUVS4BRC1, while … [read full article]

New MetroPCS deal offers two months of service for free

T-Mobile’s newest deal is for its prepaid MetroPCS brand. Starting today, new customers coming to MetroPCS can get two months of service for free when they sign up for an unlimited plan. Plan options include the $50 plan with unlimited talk, text, and 4G LTE data, the $60 unlimited plan that adds 10GB of hotspot usage, or the four-line family unlimted plan that costs $100. This limited time offer requires a port-in of a … [read full article]

T-Mobile enables Business Chat for iOS to make it easier to reach customer support

One of the big new features of iOS 11.3 is Business Chat, which lets you communicate with businesses, order products, and more, all through the Messages app that’s built in to your iPhone. Today T-Mobile announced that it’s enabling this feature for its customers. T-Mobile now offers Business Chat for iOS. With it, you can chat with T-Mo customer care reps using the Messages app on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. You can use Business … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays will include Nature Conservancy donation and free reusable T-Mo bag next week

For next week’s edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays, T-Mo will help you to do some good for the world while also giving you gifts. On April 17, T-Mobile will plant a tree for every tweet that’s sent with the hashtag #TreeMobile in celebration of Earth Day. This includes tweets from non-T-Mobile customers, too. T-Mo will donate up to 50,000 trees to help The Nature Conservancy reach its goal of planting one billion trees by 2025. Additionally, T-Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile iPhones appear to prioritize cellular over Wi-Fi calling after iOS 11.3 update

UPDATE: T-Mobile has confirmed that with the update to iOS 11.3 and Carrier Bundle 32, iPhones will prefer LTE over Wi-Fi calling. Thanks, Omar!   Have you noticed that your iPhone doesn’t use Wi-Fi calling as often as it used to since the update to iOS 11.3? If so, you’re not alone. Many T-Mobile iPhone users are reporting that after updating to iOS 11.3 and Carrier Bundle 32.0, their phone won’t use Wi-Fi calling … [read full article]

T-Mobile KickBack enrollment will end after April 12

After being available for more than a year now, T-Mobile’s KickBack enrollment is coming to an end. T-Mobile has updated its KickBack support page to say that customers can enroll in the feature through April 12, 2018. T-Mo confirmed to me that after that date, KickBack will not be offered to new lines. Customers that are already enrolled will be able to keep the benefit as long as they’re on a qualifying rate plan. As … [read full article]

T-Mobile and Sprint reportedly in merger talks once again

Last November, T-Mobile and Sprint confirmed that they’d ended their oft-rumored merger negotiations, and we thought that that’d be the end of that. It turns out that the two companies still want to get together, though. T-Mobile and Sprint have restarted merger talks, according to sources speaking to the Wall Street Journal. Details on the negotiatons are light, as the sources say that T-Mo and Sprint are in preliminary talks. It’s possible that they could … [read full article]

LG G7 ThinQ has been confirmed as LG’s next premium smartphone

It’s official: The LG G7 ThinQ is coming. LG has confirmed that its next major smartphone will be named the LG G7 ThinQ. In an announcement on its Korean blog, LG explains that this will be the first G series device to carry the ThinQ brand. No spec details or images of the LG G7 ThinQ have been shared by LG, but the company does confirm that the phone will include AI features and that … [read full article]