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]
With Hurricane Matthew expected to strike Haiti, Cuba, and other Caribbean countries in the coming days, T-Mobile is making sure that you can keep in contact with any loved ones you may have in the storm’s path. T-Mobile is making it free to call and text from the US to areas affected by Hurricane Matthew, including the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and Turks … [read full article]
The Galaxy Note 7 has been missing from T-Mobile’s shelves for a while now following the device’s recall, which means that anyone that’s not exchanging a recalled unit have been unable to get a Note 7 from T-Mo. That’ll change this week. T-Mobile has [read full article]
UPDATE: Bell also has a Google Pixel XL page live that shows the larger of the two Pixels. You can see images from that page at the bottom of this post. Days before Google’s October 4 announcement, a Canadian carrier appears to have revealed one of Google’s new devices. An image of a white Google Pixel [read full article]
