LG’s latest flagship phone, the LG G6, has an official launch date of April 7, and many carriers are now taking preorders. The LG G6 ($150 at Amazon) packs a large 5.7-inch screen with a lanky 18:9 aspect ratio into a trim, nearly bezel-less design. It’s the first phone to feature Dolby Vision HDR, while …
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T-Mobile may be off the hook for the deaths of two Dallas residents who had trouble reaching 911 operators earlier this month. City officials said Thursday that so-called “ghost calls” from T-Mobile customers are not to blame for a flood of calls to 911 operators in Dallas that clogged the system and led to longer than usual wait times. T-Mobile …
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Workers at a 911 call center in Los Angeles. An emergency call center in Dallas is experiencing serious problems. Getty Images A “ghost call” glitch in the emergency call system in Dallas may have led to the death of a 6-month-old infant after a babysitter using T-Mobile cell service couldn’t reach 911 dispatchers, city officials said Wednesday. Another man also …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG G6 is water-resistant, with a whole lotta screen 2:19 If you’ve been hankering for the LG G6, the wait is almost over. The phone will be available through many carriers by April 7, with various preorder dates kicking off before then. In addition, some carriers are offering a free Google Home if you jump on …
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The wireless wars are heating up, which means great deals for consumers. And the best deals by far go to the folks on big family plans. Verizon made headlines last month when it announced a new unlimited data plan. Then T-Mobile revised its unlimited plan to match Verizon. Sprint followed with its own promotion. Finally, AT&T announced updates to its …
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Are you a T-Mobile customer and worried that you’re burning through your bucket of monthly mobile data? Perhaps this will help you breathe a little easier. The carrier has raised its throttling limbo bar by a few inches, to 30GB per monthly billing, a cycle up from 28GB. T-Mobile-focused website TMOnews reported that this unpublicized shift took place Wednesday. To …
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Unlimited data is back, and customers who held onto their old grandfathered unlimited plans finally have more choices. It couldn’t be a better time to be in the market for an unlimited data plan for your mobile phone. Thanks to T-Mobile, which has been siphoning off customers from AT&T and Verizon, the big carriers have finally succumbed to the pressure. …
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The third line’s the charm. T-Mobile customers with at least two lines of service can get an additional line for free, the company said Monday. Starting Wednesday, new customers or current subscribers with a T-Mobile One or Simple Choice plan are eligible for the extra line if they sign up for automatic payments. T-Mobile is currently offering a deal with …
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Now playing: Watch this: LG G6 is water-resistant, with a whole lotta screen 2:19 LG’s latest marquee phone is coming to a carrier near you. A handful of US carriers will carry the LG G6, which was announced at Mobile World Congress today. The phone features premium specs and an expansive 5.7-inch display. Both Verizon and T-Mobile said that the …
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T-Mobile and Sprint, respectively the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the country, are reportedly again trying to join forces. Sprint, owned by the Japanese company Softbank, and T-Mobile, owned by German company Deutsche Telekom, are trying to clinch a merger. To do that, Softbank is willing to give up control of Sprint to T-Mobile, according to a report …
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