T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4 and Note Edge now getting Stagefright patch
Tired of Stagefright news yet? We know it can get your news feed a bit crowded. Please be patient, as this is important! You sure don’t want hackers to have the ability to take control of your device by sending you a simple message, right? All manufacturers and carriers are working hard to get all those security patches out there, and today is a good day for some of you T-Mobile users.
Sammy and Magenta have begun rolling out Stagefright-patching updates to the Samsung Galaxy S5, Note 4 and Note Edge starting today. The Note Edge and Note 4 will stay at Android 5.0.1, while the Galaxy S5 will also keep its current software version (Android 5.1.1). There’s nothing else to these updates, with the only exception being the Samsung Galaxy S5, which is also getting some Swype fixes.
You don’t need much to upgrade your phone. The only requirements are that your battery is at 50% or higher, you are connected to a WiFi network and there’s enough storage to download the update file. The Galaxy S5’s file weighs 388.75 MB. Meanwhile, the Galaxy Note 4 and Note Edge will need 142 MB and 150 MB, relatively.
Have you gotten your update notification yet? If you have not, simply go to your Settings app and check for updates. Remember, that most times these updates roll out in waves, though. If you can’t download the update yet, just stop smashing your screen and sit back for a while. It will come!
How many of you have gotten the Stagefright fix? Did it all go smoothly?
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First Android-powered device from BlackBerry is coming to T-Mobile
This one goes out to those of you who are waiting to get your hands on Blackberry’s first Android-powered handset. Despite being an alleged AT&T exclusive, Evan Blass now claims that T-Mobile customers, too, will be able to purchase codename ‘Venice’ this fall.
It will likely include a 5.4-inch Quad HD display and be powered by a six-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor backed with 3GB of RAM. Other rumored features include an 8MP rear-facing camera and a 5MP front-facing camera inside a curved-edge body similar to Samsung’s Galaxy S6 Edge.
BlackBerry is expected to release the device in November.
This is shaping up to be a high-end Android smartphone, one that could ultimately decide BlackBerry’s trajectory for years to come. Will you be taking a look at what BlackBerry has coming?
Source: Evan Blass (Twitter)
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Verizon nixes phone subsidies and simplifies its data plans
Following the lead of alternative carriers like T-Mobile and Google Fi, Verizon announced today that it will be doing away with phone subsidies (the precise opposite of what it said last October) and rejiggering its data plans beginning August 13th. Don’t get excited just yet, there’s no guarantee that your revamped service charges will be any less than what they are now.
Basically, every month you’re going to pay $20 for each phone, $10 for each tablet and jetpack, and $5 for every smartwatch on your plan as well as one of Verizon’s four data buckets — 1GB for $30, 3GB for $45, 6GB for $60 and 12GB for $80. Any data usage over your bucket limit will cost $15 per gigabyte, though you will be able to share the contents of your data bucket amongst 10 devices. The company is also doing away with offering discounted phones with a two-year service agreement, a la T-Mobile. Instead, customers will be expected to either pay for the new device up front or have that cost amortized over a set period and be tacked onto the monthly bill, which was formerly known as Verizon Edge.
[Image Credit: Invision for Verizon Wireless]
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T-Mobile’s new ZTE Obsidian costs just $99.99
T-Mobile has announced a new affordable smartphone – the ZTE Obsidian. The handset costs just $99.99 off-contract, making it one of the cheapest Android smartphones available in the US.
Of course, for such a low price we’re not looking at top of the line specifications. The handset features a 4.5-inch display with a resolution of 480×854, resulting in a PPI of 224. Unusually for a US handset, the smartphone is powered by a MediaTek MT6735M SoC, which is a quad-core CPU clocked at 1GHz and it compares quite favorably with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 410.
The Obsidian also comes with 1GB of RAM, a 5 megapixel rear camera, 2 megapixel front facing camera, 4G LTE data connectivity, and a 1,980mAh battery. There’s a limited 4GB of flash memory available to store your stuff on, but this can be expanded through a microSD card slot. The phone also runs Android 5.1 Lollipop. The specifications might not be as high-end as ZTE’s new Axon smartphone for the US market, but there’s everything you’ll need if you’re on a budget.
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At just $99.99, the cost effective smartphones stacks up relatively well with the similarly priced Moto E (2nd gen). T-Mobile is also offering the smartphone on a payment plan of just $4.17 per month over 24 months. The ZTE Obsidian will be available from August 13th through T-Mobile online and hardware stores.
FCC rejects T-Mobile wireless auction proposal
The FCC met again today to consider rules to use for an upcoming auction of 600MHz wireless spectrum after delaying the decision at a meeting a couple weeks ago. On the table was a request from T-Mobile to modify the proposed rules to help smaller carriers, T-Mobile included, obtain some of this spectrum instead of seeing all of it being bought up by big carriers like Verizon and AT&T. Unfortunately for T-Mobile and fans of the little guys, the FCC decided to move forward with the proposed reserve of only 30MHz for bidders who may be smaller and struggle with raising necessary capital.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has indicated in the past that the FCC is trying to balance the need for a diversified number of market participants versus maximizing the revenue raised by the spectrum auction. Today’s decision would seem to indicate the Commission members agreed that the current rules would strike the proper balance.
Wireless carriers will be interested in this 600MHz spectrum as it generally does a better job of penetrating walls to provide service inside structures and it has the capability of traveling over long distances. This means carriers do not have to deploy quite as many antennas and they can provide better service.
The auction is anticipated to be held in 2016.
source: The Verge
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T-Mobile’s latest Android is the entry-level ZTE Obsidian
Arriving August 13, the smartphone is aimed at budget-minded buyers
T-Mobile on Thursday debuted its newest Android handset, the 4.5-inch ZTE Obsidian. Set to launch next week, the phone is all low-end hardware with a price to match.
Features for the Obsidian include a 4.5-inch 854 x 480 display, 5-megapixel rear camera, and 2-megapixel front-facing sensor. Powered by a 1GHz quad-core processor, it packs 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage, and support for 32GB microSD cards.
As a plus, the ZTE Obsidian does run the most current version of Android, 5.1 Lollipop. Also, the phone supports 4G LTE as well as T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi calling feature, too.
T-Mobile will offer the Obsidian starting from August 13 with a $99.99 price tag. Those who wish to split up costs over 24 months can do so at a rate of $4.17 per month.
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T-Mobile drops the Galaxy S6/S6 Edge price by up to $200
There were talks of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge price being dropped and it looks like T-Mobile is the first carrier to do so.
T-Mobile has dropped the price by $100 off the 32GB and 64GB Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Already a good savings, but the real drop in price is for the 128GB models as they have been dropped by $200. That makes them the same price as the 64GB models.
New prices are $579 for a regular 32GB Galaxy S6 or for only $659 get the huge 128GB model. The Galaxy S6 Edge is priced at $679 for the 32GB or $759 for the 128GB. Obviously there is no point in getting the 64GB anymore.
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SpeedTest.net crowns T-Mobile, Xfinity as the fastest networks
T-Mobile is having a good week. They recently passed Sprint to become the third biggest mobile carrier in the states. And now, another accolade. SpeedTest.net has named T-Mobile the fastest mobile network in the country, beating out rivals Sprint, AT&T and Verizon.
SpeetTest, who serve over 5 million tests each day, analyzed over 1 billion tests across 40,000+ IPSs and 1,500 mobile networks to determine who has the fastest network in every state and the country as a whole. Speed tests were aggregated by averaging each user’s and device’s test in a given location, each day. Ranks were based on LTE download performance thus providing an accurate portrayal of an average users day to day experience.
T-Mobile averaged a speed of 19.62 Mbps down and 9.90 Mbps up. They were followed up by Verizon Wireless at 18.52/7.27 and AT&T at 14.61/6.04. Sprint rounded out the crowd with a speed of 10.44 Mbps down and 4.12 up.
“Because LTE has become pervasive in the United States, we focused on LTE tests, rather than the average of all tests, which would unfairly bias mobile networks with customers using older, non-LTE devices.“
On the ISP side, Comcast’s XFinity takes the crown for the fastest home ISP with a speed of 104.56 Mbps down and 12.71 Mbps up. Comcast is the largest traditional home cable and internet provider and bested foes Time Warner Cable(99.11 down/19.23 up) , who they recently tried to acquire, Cox Communications (94.06 down/ 21.28 up), Verizon Fios (83.39 down/ 87.26 up), and Charter Communications (66.31 down/ 4.46 up).
SpeedTest explains that they only included ISPs that reached a large number of people in the country in their rankings. While Google Fiber may be king in the markets they offer, they don’t reach enough people to rank nationwide. Be sure to check out all of the results where you can break down results by region and see who won where you live.
Source: SpeedTest.net
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Cell service out for thousands across the American Southeast
Cellular service appears to be down across every major provider throughout Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky with Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville being the hardest hit. According to the website Down Detector, more than 10,000 AT&T, 1000 Verizon, 7,000 T-Mobile and 300 Sprint customers are without internet or phone access. None of the affected companies have disclosed the specific reason for the outage yet, though they all have already issued vague statements about how they’re working on the issue.
Verizon issues the following statement after fielding numerous complaints on its Twitter account:
A connectivity issue is causing a service interruption in our market. Our engineers are aware of this issue and are working with our vendor partners to resolve this issue quickly. At present we do not have an estimated time of resolution.
As did T-Mobile:
@baegail Customers across all carriers are affected in your region. Engineers are on it and working to restore your services asap! *MMH
— T-Mobile USA (@TMobileHelp) August 4, 2015
Sprint followed the same pattern in its statement:
We are aware of the impacts to service in which customers may be unable to access voice and some data services. This appears to be an issue caused by a local exchange provider and our network team is working with the provider to restore service to impacted customers as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience.
As did AT&T:
Some customers across parts of the Southeast are experiencing wireline and wireless service issues. We are investigating the cause and working as quickly as possible to restore service. We apologize for this inconvenience.
According to Re/code, a Sprint rep has hinted that the issue originated at a local exchange provider that works with the affected companies. “We are aware of the impacts to service in which customers across multiple carriers may be unable to access voice and some data services,” the rep said. “This appears to be an issue caused by a local exchange provider and our network team is working with the provider to restore service to impacted customers as quickly as possible.”
As you can see in the Down Detector screenshots above, the outage is centered in the American Southeast, however there are also smaller interruptions in San Francisco, LA, Dallas and NYC, among others. Stay tuned (assuming you’ve still got a signal), we’ll update as soon as we know when repairs will be completed.
[Image Credit: top – LightRocket via Getty Images, inline – Downdetector.com]
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Tags: Alabama, att, cell, CellTower, cellular, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Kentucky, Knoxville, Tennessee, mobilepostcross, Nashville, Tennessee, phone, Southeastern United States, sprint, t-mobile, T-Mobile USA, Tennessee, verizon
T-Mobile continues momentum, passes Sprint to become third biggest US carrier
T-Mobile is now the nation’s third biggest wireless carrier. The “Un-Carrier”, headed up by brash CEO John Legere announced that T-Mobile added 2.1 million customers last quarter, pulling them past Sprint into third.
After months of speculation, including statements from the CEO himself as far back as February, it seems official that T-Mobile has finally surpassed Sprint. T-Mobile now boasts an impressive 58.9 million customers and has added at least one million more customers each of the last nine quarters. Sprint has claimed that they now have 56.8 million customers lagging only slightly behind “Big Magenta”.
“T-Mobile’s momentum continued in full force for the second quarter, with 2.1 million customers voting in favor of the Un-carrier… Now we are doubling down again with Un-carrier Amped! Once again making it absolutely clear that….We Won’t Stop!“
T-Mobile has been shaking up the mobile industry ever since the “Un-Carrier 1″ event where T-Mobile did away with phone contracts and introduced 0% financing of phones. They’ve continued the trend in more consumer friendly moves included letting customers stream music from pre-selected services that won’t count against your data and being able to upgrade phones multiple times in the same year.
Competitors are obviously feeling the heat. Passing Sprint is the biggest sign of this, but T-Mobile has forced AT&T and Verizon to move toward offering phone financing and doing away with contracts. Rival Sprint has tried to follow T-Mobile’s lead, and in some cases beat them to the punch by offering the same “Carrier Freedom” initiative. Sprint, like T-Mobile, offers to pay off the penalty levied against consumers when they break their two year contract early. They’ve even gone so far as to offer to halve customer’s bills if they join from AT&T or Verizon. But it doesn’t appear to be enough to stem the magenta tide.
Source: Android Police via T-Mobile News
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