Now playing: Watch this: Toxic Galaxy Note 7 can’t be trusted, production suspended 1:51 Enlarge Image Samsung’s Note 7 may face a second recall. Juan Garzon/CNET The Galaxy Note 7‘s days may be numbered. Samsung said Monday it is “temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note 7 production schedule in order to take further steps to ensure …
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T-Mobile on Sunday became the second wireless carrier to suspend sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note 7s amid mounting reports the so-called “safe” replacement phones were experiencing the same fire and explosion issues as the original model. T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced the move in a tweet Sunday afternoon, citing concern for customers’ safety. T-Mobile becomes the second major US …
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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 owners, the carriers are giving you an out. Sprint said that any customers with a “safe” Galaxy Note 7 can trade it in for any other device at one of its stores. Verizon and AT&T later said that they too would let customers who felt uncomfortable with their replacement Note 7 exchange it for another phone. …
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Now playing: Watch this: The LG V20 is full of high-end specs and Android Nougat… 1:52 If you’re excited for the upcoming LG V20, you may be able to get your hands on it by the end of the month. T-Mobile just announced that it will sell the Android-powered phone beginning October 28. As part of a limited promotion, it’s …
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T-Mobile has mocked the other carriers for making ridiculous promises and hyping up 5G, or the next generation of wireless technology. So what does it do on Tuesday? Hype up 5G. T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray laid out his vision for the carrier’s move into 5G, which it’s making in a big way. Working with Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung, …
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Sprint CEO Marcelo Claure knows his wireless plans can be a bit confusing. Through a promotion promising to halve your wireless bill if you switch, Sprint offers a dizzying array of rate plans, all pegged to what its three major rivals offer. So if you’re a Verizon customer looking to switch, you may be eligible to get a different plan …
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T-Mobile was in a gracious mood on Tuesday. It praised the “generosity” of its rivals for contributing to its impressive customer growth. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier released preliminary third-quarter subscriber figures, noting that it had added 735,000 branded postpaid phone customers — or folks who pay their bills at the end of the month — and 650,000 prepaid customers. …
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Free always comes with its fair share of strings. That’s the case with the multitude of “free iPhone” offers that the carriers have been touting since Apple unveiled the iPhone 7 on Wednesday. One after another, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon offered to give you a free iPhone 7 in exchange for an older model. AT&T initially offered the deal to …
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Happy with your current phone but not your current network? Thanks to the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, it’s perfectly legal to unlock your phone and switch to a new carrier. Unlocking your phone is legal, but some restrictions, as they say, may apply. Your phone needs to be fully paid for, whether you have a completed installment …
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Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 T-Mobile is “doubling down” on its single, unlimited data plan — T-Mobile One — by making it super confusing. Let me explain: On August 18, T-Mobile announced that it was killing all of its current data plans in favor of a “single, unlimited data plan” called …
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