Following the news that a replacement Galaxy Note 7 may have overheated on an airplane, T-Mobile has announced that owners of these devices can exchange them if they’d like. T-Mobile today updated its statement about the Galaxy Note 7 recall, and it now says that customers … [read full article]
For the next edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays, T-Mo is getting into the Halloween spirit. On Tuesday, October 11, T-Mobile customers can get $10 off any costume from Spirit Halloween. T-Mo is also giving customers a treat in the form of two free Subway cookies. The final gift next week is … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s been having bad luck with outages lately, getting hit with a couple service interruptions at the end of September and then a brief calling outage earlier this week. Now it looks like another one hit overnight. Many T-Mobile customers report that they lost service overnight. Reports came in from all over the country, including Seattle, Boston, Boise, Dallas, … [read full article]
Twin Prime, a firm focused on “mobile performance and app acceleration,” recently released a report on the state of mobile performance in the US, and T-Mobile fared pretty well. In its report, Twin Prime found that T-Mobile has the best network quality and performance, offering the fastest speeds on both LTE and 3G networks. On LTE, Verizon is 1 percent slower than T-Mobile while … [read full article]
Lots of folks have been clamoring for a release date for the T-Mobile LG V20 lately, and now we’ve finally got a date for those people to circle on their calendar. The LG V20 will launch at T-Mobile on October 28. Unfortunately, T-Mo isn’t quite … [read full article]
Walmart Family Mobile launched as a prepaid mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) using T-Mobile’s network way back in 2010. Now, six years later, it’s got a new owner. T-Mobile has confirmed that it’s sold Walmart Family Mobile to TracFone. Terms of the deal weren’t given. Navigating to the Terms & Conditions page on … [read full article]
UPDATE: Legere said today, October 7, that the giveaway isn’t appropriate right now, likely because of Hurricane Matthew. It’s on hold until next week. A couple of weeks after celebrating his fourth anniversary at T-Mobile, John Legere has surpassed the three million follower milestone on … [read full article]
As expected, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is once again available from T-Mobile. The Note 7 has reappeared in T-Mobile’s online store, complete with a note confirming that these the safe, non-recalled units. The full note says: “The Galaxy Note7 was recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on September 9th. This Galaxy Note7 has … [read full article]
Leaks and rumors have suggested that Alcatel’s Idol 4 Pro is coming to T-Mobile to expand T-Mo’s Windows 10 Mobile lineup. There’s still be no official word from T-Mobile or Alcatel about the device, but today a new leak has arrived that supports the rumors of an Idol 4 … [read full article]
After appearing in countless leaks over the past month or two, Google’s new Pixel phones are now official. Google today introduced the Pixel and Pixel XL, which are touted as being “made by Google” and feature Google branding. The phones launched by Google over the past several years have used the “Nexus” brand in collaboration with other manufacturers, but these new phones carry the “Pixel” brand that’s been used … [read full article]
UPDATE: Well, that was fast. Neville Ray says that the calling issues have been solved. Carry on about your day! T-Mobile and other carriers are having some calling issues today. T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray and CEO John Legere confirmed this morning that T-Mo is experiencing “intermittent calling issues” from a third-party landline voice provider. This issue isn’t isolated to T-Mobile, though, as Ray says that all carriers are being impacted. Intermittent … [read full article]
UPDATE: T-Mobile today reached out to clarify that this prioritization went into effect on September 8, shortly after the launch of T-Mobile One. If you ever use your smartphone as a mobile hotspot, then you’ll want to pay attention to the news that T-Mobile quietly revealed today. T-Mobile is now sending emails to customers saying that it’s “putting your on-device experience first” by prioritizing … [read full article]
