FCC lets carriers get away with lying about 4G coverage
The FCC is letting Verizon, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular get away with lying about their 4G LTE with nary even a slap on the wrist, and they tried to bury the news, too.
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T-Mobile parent Deutsche Telekom claims it owns the exclusive rights to the color magenta
German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom, which owns wireless carrier T-Mobile, claims that it owns the exclusive rights to the color magenta.
T-Mobile unveils its 5G network in the US
The Deutsche Telekom-owned carrier claims it’s the biggest 5G network in the United States with coverage of more than 1 million square miles, much of that in rural America.
AT&T will launch its 5G network for consumers in December
AT&T is one of the biggest wireless network providers in the United States, and today the company confirmed that it will finally get its real 5G network up and running before the end of 2019.
T-Mobile’s Mike Sievert to succeed John Legere as CEO in 2020
T-Mobile has announced that its current president and COO Mike Sievert will succeed outgoing CEO John Legere in May, 2020.
T-Mobile’s 600 MHz 5G network launches on December 6; announces “5G for Good” initiatives
T-Mobile has announced several major initiatives as part of its “5G for Good” plan that will roll out with the “New T-Mobile” if the merger with Sprint is successful.
T-Mobile will support Apple Card’s 3% Daily Cash rewards
T-Mobile has announced that it will support the Apple Card’s 3% Daily Cash rewards beginning September 20.
T-Mobile expands eSIM support in iPhone XR, iPhone XS to postpaid plans
T-Mobile has finally expanded eSIM support in the iPhone XS and iPhone XR for postpaid plans.
Security flaws in both 4G and 5G networks let attackers intercept calls & track locations
Major US telcos and almost all of the cell networks outside the US are vulnerable to these attacks, in addition to many cellular networks in Europe and Asia.
T-Mobile’s new Caller Verified feature offers more protection from scammers and spammers
“It’s a bad day to be a scammer,” said the carrier as it launched a new feature that offers customers even more protection from scammers and spammers than before.
Your location data may have landed in the hands of bounty hunters and the black market
While carriers record locations of customers’ devices on their network, they have little oversight in terms of monitoring how that data is being used once sold to a third party.
T-Mobile enters mobile banking with a new Money service
T-Mobile’s launched a new mobile banking solution, T-Mobile Money, available as an app for iPhone and Android.
