AT&T and T-Mobile working to enable one number to work on multiple phones
T-Mobile Operating Chief Mike Sievert has stated that the company is working to offer customers the ability to share a single phone number across multiple devices. This could certainly be a useful feature if you’ve ever had to keep track of several numbers and devices, and is seen as a key marketing strategy to drive adoption of additional cellular connected devices, such as smartwatches and tablets.
T-Mobile is not the only company working to implement this type of technology. Rival carrier AT&T announced on Wednesday that it is working with device manufacturers to allow customers to use their phone number on multiple devices, including wearables and tablets. Automotive set-ups and number sharing across multiple smartphones are also apparently planned for the future.
“What we are working on will make this version one offering from AT&T look small … Our strategy is to ask customers what they want and need, and then build it. AT&T’s is to build or buy things, and then try to convince customers they asked for it.” – AT&T’s Mike Sievert
AT&T dubs its technology Number Sync. The first device supporting NumberSync are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, with additional products planned for the 2015 holiday season.
T-Mobile boasts that its implementation will go beyond what AT&T is planning, but declined to offer any specific details about how it will go about this. Neither Sprint nor Verizon have commented on any plans that they might have for number sharing on their networks.
Do you see yourself making use of a single phone number across multiple devices?
T-Mobile’s 4 lines with 10GB each for $120 promo is back
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The holidays are fast approaching and that usually means we will start to see some wildly great promotions from all the carriers. Some will start early, others will wait until Black Friday. While I can’t say T-Mobiles revival of the 10Gigs4all promotions has anything to do with the holidays, it is still a very worthy promotion to alert you all too.
The offer plays out like this, get 2 lines for $50 each. Both lines get 10GB of their own data. Toss on a 3rd line for $20 and they also get their own 10GB of data. Add a 4th line for free. That puts you at 4 lines of service, each with 10GB of data for $120 per month. Like all other Simple Choice plans, you get roll over data for 12 months, Wi-Fi calling, unlimited music streaming from a plethora of music providers that won’t touch your 10GBs of data and unlimited in-flight texting through GoGo. Don’t forget calls to and from Mexico and Canada and the ability to use the same data with no charges. You might also notice that you can double any of the lines data for $10 more per month per line. Even if you did that on all fours line, that would still only be $160 a month and everyone would get 20GB of data each.
When you compare the offer to the other guys out there, you can see a huge reduction in monthly costs with the T-Mobile 4 line plan.
As with all other carrier plans, this $120 price tag doesn’t include taxes or device costs, but the base is considerably lower than AT&T and Verizon and offers more goodies than Sprint.
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T-Mobile revives 10GB shared promo plan, limited-time only
T-Mobile just brought back one of its best promotions to date, the family plan for families who don’t like to share data. The promotion is listed as a “Limited-time offer” but T-Mobile has not listed when the promotion will end. I’m not sure why they would do this, maybe to create a sense of urgency in potential customers, but I find it a little annoying for a company to keep information back, especially when they tout themselves as being up-front.
Anyways, for a family of four, the first two lines get 10GB of data each for $50 per line. The third phone will cost $20 per month which opens up a fourth phone for free. The total cost of $120 averages out to $30 per line for a family of four. In addition to 10GB per line, each user gets the standard unlimited talk and text with unlimited music streaming and Data Stash. If you are currently under a contract now under a different carrier or under a phone payment program, T-Mobile will pay up to $650 dollars in fees once you show proof of payment.
If you’re interested in learning more, head on over to a T-Mobile store, or call telesales at (1-844-222-1941).
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T-Mobile yet again offering four lines with 10GB of data each for just $120 per month promotion
T-Mobile has just announced that it’s bringing back one of its most popular family plans in recent years. With the 10 Gigs For All promotion, you can score a total of four lines with 10GB of data per line for just $120 per month. T-Mobile breaks it down by offering the first two lines for $50 each per month, the third line for an additional $20 per month, and you can add a fourth line for no additional charge. Or you can think of it as paying $30 per month for each line, which is a little simpler. Normally this plan would cost $140, so it’s actually a pretty great deal.
What’s more, T-Mobile will let you add 10 additional gigabytes per month for just $10 per line.
All four users will, of course, get unlimited calling and texting (including to and from Mexico and Canada), as well as the multitude of other features these types of plans normally offer. These added benefits include rollover data, Wi-Fi calling, unlimited music streaming through various services with Music Freedom, and unlimited in-flight texting with Gogo.
T-Mobile first launched this popular promotion back in July, and it was pretty popular among consumers. The Un-carrier states that just like before, this promotion will only be available for a limited time. So if this is something that interests you, be sure to head to the T-Mobile link below to get some more information.
T-Mobile brings back its 10Gigs4All offer, 4 lines with 10GB of data each for just $120
Everyone’s (not Sprint’s) favourite, outspoken CEO, John Legere, has announced the return of T-Mobile’s popular 10Gigs4All promotion for a limited time. We have the details of the offer after the break.
Good morning twitter, and welcome back #10Gigs4All!!!!! #uncarrier http://t.co/gR4D016K3c pic.twitter.com/zkOrignwON
— John Legere (@JohnLegere) October 14, 2015
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The 10GIGS4ALL promotion allows a family to get four lines with 10GB of data for each line from T-Mobile. The first two lines cost $50 each per month, while the third line costs just $20, and fourth? well, the fourth line is free, which is good news for little Timmy. This brings the total to just $120 per month for fours lines with 10GB of data.
And that’s not all, T-Mobile is also throwing in unlimited calls to and from Canada and Mexico, WiFi calling, unlimited music streaming, unlimited in-flight texting with Gogo, unlimited international texts from the US, as well as the ability to roll-over unused data for up to 12 months. How good is that?
T-Mobile has helpfully prepared the following chart so you can compare it with the offerings from other carriers in the chart below.
Press Release:
T-Mobile Brings Back Its Most Popular Promotion Ever – 10Gigs4All with the 4th Line Free
T-Mobile today announced the company’s bringing back its wildly popular #10Gigs4All promotion. Now, for a limited time, a family can get four lines with 40 GB of high-speed LTE data – that’s 10 GB per line with no sharing – along with unlimited data, talk and text for just $120 per month.
With #10Gigs4All, two people can get up to 10 GB of 4G LTE each – no sharing required – for just $100 a month. Then, each additional line is just $20 more per person – also with 10 GB of T-Mobile’s blazing-fast 4G LTE. Now, with this promotion, that 4th line is free, bringing the total cost to just $120 per month for a family of four.After T-Mobile first introduced #10Gigs4All with the 4th Line Free this past summer, customers flocked to the Un-carrier, making this T-Mobile’s most popular promotion of all time based on the percentage of postpaid customers signing up.
Along with 10 GB of 4G LTE data for each family member on America’s fastest 4G LTE network, families will never face annual service contracts or domestic overage penalties again. Unused data is stashed for use up to a full year later, and everyone in the family can stream all the music they want from more than 30 services without ever touching their high-speed data. Not to mention unlimited data and texting in more than 140 countries and destinations around the globe.
#10Gigs4All with the 4th Line Free is available today for a limited time at http://explore.t-mobile.com/simple-choice-family-plan-with-10gb-data and at participating T-Mobile stores nationwide.
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere chimes in on AT&T customer service scandal
T-Mobile CEO John Legere is like some kind of pink panther stalking its pray. He has been known to attack all competing carriers, but is especially fond of trolling AT&T whenever possible. His comical and sarcastic humor is what keeps us following his social media adventures, so you can be sure all eyes were pointed towards the CEO’s Twitter account today, as AT&T went through one of the largest customer service scandals we have seen in a while.
The LA Times uncovered a story about 35-year old Alfred Valrie, who experienced first-hand what it was like to send AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson a simple, innocent suggestion to improve his services by offering unlimited data for DSL users and 1,000 text messages for $10 a month (or 500 for $7). Instead of a simple “thanks”, the response to Alfred’s proposal came in the form of a letter from AT&T’s legal team.
“AT&T has a policy of not entertaining unsolicited offers to adopt, analyze, develop, license or purchase third-party intellectual property … from members of the general public…. Therefore, we respectfully decline to consider your suggestion.” -AT&T legal team
It seems there’s a reason for such cold responses to customer suggestions. After LA Times reached out to AT&T, assuming it was all some sort of mistake, he received an answer that confirmed the carrier’s position.
“In the past, we’ve had customers send us unsolicited ideas and then later threaten to take legal action, claiming we stole their ideas,” she explained. “That’s why our responses have been a bit formal and legalistic. It’s so we can protect ourselves.” -AT&T
John Legere’s response
Of course, the change in tone didn’t stop John Legere from chiming in. T-Mobile released a press release (such elaborated trolling!) shaming AT&T for the way in which they would approach a simple concern from a lifelong customer.
In this response, T-Mobile tells consumers they are always welcome to contact their CEO at John.Legere@T-Mobile.com with all their issues, comments, suggestions or complaints. But of course, Magenta didn’t stop there. They are also welcoming AT&T subscribers to send an email to IdeasForRandall@T-Mobile.com, telling them what the carrier could to to improve its services. You can also use #IdeasforRandall on Twitter and mention @JohnLegere
T-Mobile will then list all the issues they have already fixed and send them to Randall… along with his lawyers.
“It absolutely amazes me that Randall would tell a lifelong customer to basically go away and talk to my lawyers. I interact with customers on a daily basis so I can hear their ideas firsthand. It’s called living in the 21st century.” -John Legere, CEO at T-Mobile
Wrapping up
So there you have it, guys! We have had our fair share of carrier drama today; once again, courtesy of almighty John Legere. Go have fun on Twitter with him and hit the comments to let us know what you think about this whole PR pandemonium. How would you feel if your carrier reacted like this to an innocent letter?
AT&T and T-Mobile are looking to swap PC and AWS-1 spectrum licenses
Rival carriers AT&T and T-Mobile in a new deal have agreed to swap PCS and AWS-1 spectrum licenses throughout the United States, according to a couple of new FCC filings. These licenses will be swapped in identical amounts, so the total spectrum both carriers are holding will remain unchanged.
AT&T and T-Mobile said the license swaps “are intended to enable more efficient operations by creating larger blocks of contiguous spectrum and aligning spectrum blocks across markets.” It’s worth nothing that the deal hasn’t gone through yet, as it’s pending FCC approval. However, at this point, there’s no reason as to why the FCC would block the deal.
Both carriers will be swapping spectrum from many markets, but some of the major ones include Boston; Minneapolis; Phoenix; Sacramento, Calif.; and Austin and San Antonio, Texas. This deal won’t benefit customers immediately, but will guarantee some long-term happiness, as it will allow both carriers to build 15×15 and 20×20 Wideband LTE in some areas. These wider channels will allow for higher capacity traffic and increased speeds, meaning customers will see overall better stability from both carriers in the future.
These deal benefits T-Mobile in particular, as the company has a goal of reaching over 250 markets with Wideband LTE by the end of the year, which we are rapidly approaching. This license swap will help T-Mobile be well on its way to reaching that goal.
Again, it’s still pending FCC approval, so nothing has actually happened yet.
source: FCC (1), FCC (2)
via: TmoNews
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T-Mobile and Experian weave a tangled web
T-Mobile customers learned last week that their information was amongst the 15 million records recently hacked from credit rating agency Experian. For those customers, getting some identity and fraud protection in place should be a priority since the hackers were able to gain information like social security numbers and driver’s license numbers along with basic personal data. However, victims may want to look for other options instead of T-Mobile’s recommended solution from ProtectMyID as a tangled web starts to unfold amidst John Legere’s commitment to be “direct, transparent and honest” regarding the data breach.
Sources have discovered that Legere may not be as forthcoming as one would hope regarding T-Mobile’s relationship with Experian and ProtectMyID. The first problem some have noted is that this is not the first time Experian has been hacked and lost T-Mobile data. The first incident happened in December 2013 and involved a vendor named Decisioning Solutions. As it turns out, Decisioning Solutions was purchased by Experian in April 2013. Despite the incident, T-Mobile decided to stick with Experian for credit check services.
The second problem is more timely and involves the recommended solution T-Mobile and Experian are offering for credit protection services. That solution is ProtectMyID, which was also used for the 2013 breach, and as it turns out is owned by Experian. Thus, Experian is using their own business to provide a “fix” for the data that Experian failed to protect in the first place.
Although not advertised by T-Mobile and not openly posted by Experian, consumers can opt for an “alternative identity protection product,” but they have to call Experian to take advantage of this option. Given the relationship between Experian and ProtectMyID, this seems like it may be a prudent move for victims to take.
There are at least five class-action lawsuits pending against T-Mobile and Experian with a sixth suit against Experian expected, all related to the security breach. Consumers may want to investigate making sure they are included in one of those lawsuits.
In the meantime, calls have already started urging Legere and T-Mobile to end their relationship with Experian. That would leave T-Mobile with access to TransUnion or Equifax or a smaller firm for credit check services.
source: TechnoBuffalo
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Which Android devices are getting Marshmallow and when?
Google has started rolling out Android 6.0, aka Marshmallow, to a handful of Nexus devices. But, as great as that is, there are still millions of people who have to wait for third-party manufacturers or carriers to get the update. Thankfully, companies like HTC, Motorola, Samsung, Sony and T-Mobile are already outlining their plans to distribute the latest, tastiest version of Android. Not everyone will be happy, of course, but the list of smartphones set to receive Marshmallow isn’t bad — and chances are more will be added over the next few weeks. “So, am I getting it,” you ask? If so, when? Let’s find out.
- Nexus 5
- Nexus 6
- Nexus 7 (2013)
- Nexus 9
- Nexus Player
- Android One smartphones
The over-the-air update should be rolling out now, according to Google.
HTC
- HTC One M9
- HTC One M8
- HTC One M9+
- HTC One E9
- HTC One E9+
- HTC One ME
- HTC One E8
- HTC One M8 EYE
- HTC Butterfly 3
- HTC Desire 826
- HTC Desire 820
- HTC Desire 816
HTC says Marshmallow should be available on these handsets by the end of the year.
Motorola
- 2015 Moto X Pure Edition (third-generation)
- 2015 Moto X Style (third-generation)
- 2015 Moto X Play
- 2015 Moto G (third-generation)
- 2014 Moto X Pure Edition in the US (second-generation)
- 2014 Moto X in Latin America, Europe and Asia (second-generation)
- 2014 Moto G and Moto G with 4G LTE (second-generation)
- 2014 Moto MAXX
- 2014 Moto Turbo
- Droid Turbo
- Nexus 6
The good news? Motorola’s taking care of a lot of devices. The bad news? There are no availability details.”We have high standards, so we’ll work fast but we won’t push the upgrades out until we know they’re ready,” the company said in a blog post.
Sony
- Xperia Z5
- Xperia Z5 Compact
- Xperia Z5 Premium
- Xperia Z4 Tablet
- Xperia Z3+
- Xperia Z3
- Xperia Z3 Compact
- Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact
- Xperia Z2
- Xperia Z2 Tablet
- Xperia M5
- Xperia M4 Aqua
- Xperia C5 Ultra
- Xperia C4
Timing-wise, Sony says it’s working hard to deliver Marshmallow to you as quickly as it can, but it didn’t share any details beyond that.
T-Mobile
- HTC One M8
- HTC One M9
- LG G3
- LG G4
- LG G Stylo
- Nexus 5
- Nexus 6
- Nexus 7 (2013)
- Nexus 9
- Samsung Galaxy Note 4
- Samsung Galaxy Note 5
- Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
- Samsung Galaxy S5
- Samsung Galaxy S6
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
- Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S2
Unlike its rivals in the US, T-Mobile was thoughtful enough to put together a list of devices that will get Android 6.0. There’s also a tool on the carrier’s site that lets you see what stage of the update process each device in, which is going to be greatly appreciated by users.
As we said earlier, though, more details from other networks and manufacturers are due to pop up throughout the coming weeks — so stay tuned to this article, as we’ll be updating it with any further details.
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T-Mobile lets you track the progress of your Marshmallow update
Many Android fans who aren’t yet ready to switch phones are craving to get a taste of that tasty Marshmallow (Android 6.0). It can be frustrating to have no idea when it’s coming, even when we’re reassured that it’s on its way.
Fortunately for T-Mobile customers, you’ll be able retrieve a little more information about the status of your update. The Un-Carrier has launched a Software Update reporting page, which currently tells you at what stage in the process Marshmallow is to rolling out on your specific device.
Here’s the list of supported devices:
There are three steps in the process before the update gets to you:
- Manufacturer Development – The update is agreed upon for that device by T-Mobile and the OEM.
- Testing – T-Mobile runs the update through its certification process and gets it up to snuff.
- Completion – The update is approved and the roll-out process is begun.
Are you glad to hear that T-Mobile is giving you a bit more information than “it’s coming soon”?
Source: T-Mobile
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