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T-Mobile 700MHz LTE now live in greater Miami area

We don’t often see T-Mobile make official announcements when it lights up 700MHz coverage in new markets, but today Magenta made an exception. T-Mobile says that its Extended Range LTE, aka 700MHz spectrum, is now live in Miami, Fla., as well as several other Florida locales: Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Coral Springs, Davie, Deerfield Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Hialeah, Hollywood, Homestead, Jupiter, Kendall, Key West, Lehigh Acres, Miami Gardens, … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Simple Global roaming feature gains 20 new countries, now up to 145 total

Nearly two years ago, when Un-carrier was still in its infancy, T-Mobile launched Simple Global. The feature is meant to help customers stay connected while abroad, giving them unlimited data and text as well as 20 cents per minute calling in 115 countries. Fast-forward to today and T-Mo is adding another 20 countries to Simple Global. The latest expansion to Simple Global enables the feature … [read full article]

CCA and T-Mobile rally against AT&T 700MHz deal

AT&T is working on a deal to acquire a pair of Lower 700MHz B Block licenses that it says is meant to enhance its existing B Block footprint and support a 10x10MHz LTE deployment in 700MHz markets. It argues that the FCC has found that deals that allow for 10x10MHz LTE rollouts serve the public interest, and so its deal should go through. However, the Competitive Carriers Association and T-Mobile don’t agree. CCA … [read full article]

BlackBerry Venice shows off its Android-powered software in latest leak

The BlackBerry Venice is expected to launch on T-Mobile — and other US carriers — this November, but we’ve gotten a pretty good look at it ahead of time thanks to the rumor mill. Today we’re getting another peek at the device, with a focus on its software. The latest batch of BlackBerry Venice photos show off several aspects of its Android software, which appears to be mostly vanilla … [read full article]

iOS 9 officially released by Apple

If you’re using an iPhone or iPad, it’s time to update, because Apple has released a major new version of iOS. Yes, iOS 9 is now available for download on a variety of devices. Apple’s new software is available to the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 4s, as well as the iPad Air 2, iPad Air, iPad 4, iPad 3, iPad 2, iPad mini 3, iPad mini 2, and … [read full article]

John Legere vows to become even more competitive if T-Mobile gets additional spectrum

John Legere has brought about a lot of change in the mobile industry since he took over T-Mobile, launching Un-carrier moves that led other carriers to do things like move away from contracts and offer rollover data. And in a new interview, the T-Mo CEO has revealed what’ll make him put more pressure on the competition. Newsweek today posted a profile on John Legere, covering his arrival at T-Mobile and … [read full article]

T-Mobile band 12 sightings in Georgia, Massachusetts, Washington, and more

T-Mobile has made a point to let us know that the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus include support for its band 12 LTE, making them the first iPhone models to do so. At the same time that Apple is launching its new iPhone hardware, T-Mobile continues to work hard to roll out the band 12 LTE that the new iPhones support, hitting 170 markets with band 12 with the … [read full article]

T-Mobile iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus pricing fully detailed

After initially spilling some of its iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus pricing details early this morning, T-Mobile has revealed all of its prices for Apple’s new smartphones. As we already know, T-Mobile will offer the 16GB iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus with JUMP! On Demand for $0 down and 18 payments of $20 or $24 per month, respectively. After those 18 months, you can either turn in the phones or … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Note 5, S6 edge+, S6, and S6 edge all getting updates today

If you’ve got a Samsung Galaxy Note 5 or Galaxy S6 edge+, may have gotten an update early this morning. T-Mobile has confirmed the update on its Note 5 and S6 edge+ support pages, saying that the updates include “Video Calling UI updates.” That’s certainly not the most exciting update changelog I’ve ever seen, but hey, a better Video Calling UI is good! Woo! This … [read full article]

T-Mobile reveals Lifetime Coverage Guarantee and first iPhone 6s and 6s Plus pricing details

Yesterday John Legere teased some “big T-Mobile news” that’d be released this morning, and now that announcement has been revealed. T-Mobile today announced the Lifetime Coverage Guarantee. With this promo, T-Mo customers that get an iPhone 6s and 6s Plus with JUMP! On Demand can get a refund on their service if they become unhappy with T-Mo’s service. Specifically, they’ll get … [read full article]

iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus official, will launch September 25 with band 12 LTE support

UPDATE: Apple’s iPhone 6s specs page confirms the device’s band 12.   Exactly one year after the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus were announced, Apple has introduced the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. As their names suggest, the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are refreshed versions of last year’s iPhone models rather than totally new hardware. That doesn’t mean that things are totally the same as … [read full article]