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Back in November, T-Mobile decided it was time to tackle the banking industry and rolled out a new service called T-Mobile Money. This wasn't the first time T-Mobile tried to break into banking, but its first attempt - which started in 2014 as T-Mobile Mobile Money - didn't get off the ground in the way the company was hoping it would. November's launch of T-Mobile Money was a small-scale one, but today, it's rolling out across the US.

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If you don't want to buy an unlocked Pixel 3 or Pixel 3 XL from the Google Play Store, you don't have many other options. You can always pick up a used Pixel 3, but those wanting to finance a phone through a carrier have to go through Verizon, as the Pixel 3 is a carrier exclusive. Now that may all be changing, assuming a new report is accurate.

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Just in case you were on the fence deciding whether to pay $2k for a new phone, T-Mobile USA wants to give you tacos! The Samsung Galaxy Fold's official quoted price so far, from Samsung, is approximately $1980, but T-Mobile USA wants to grab your attention away from such small pre-order details with their service called T-Mobile ONE. Buying a Galaxy Fold with T-Mobile ONE gives users benefits like one free taco on a T-Mobile Tuesday.

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T-Mobile has taken the wraps off TVision Home, its rebranded version of the Layer3 TV service. The carrier plans to launch its home television products in a limited number of markets, including Chicago, NYC, LA, and Washington DC, though it will expand into other regions in the future. Joining the service launch is a program called 'Satellite Freedom' that'll pay off early termination fees for existing DirecTV and Dish customers.

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T-Mobile is launching a home internet package, cutting the cable cord and opting for wireless-only service, though it's not the 5G you might expect. Instead, the T-Mobile Home Internet pilot - which will presumably get a more catchy name, should it graduate to a full product - uses LTE, with the carrier aiming to get users living in areas typically poorly served by wireline broadband online.

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T-Mobile plans to offer its subscribers a free year of MLB.TV on March 26, mirroring the same promotion it has offered in past years. The perk will give eligible T-Mobile customers the chance to get access to MLB.TV for the entire 2019 baseball season for free. The offer will be available for a single day, and customers must actively redeem it in order to get the perk.

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T-Mobile's full 5G network isn't going to be ready for public consumption quite as soon as expected, with the carrier cautioning that the initial batch of handsets won't have quite the experience you might expect. The "Uncarrier" had initially been promising to launch 5G service in the first half of this year, but now warns that the full experience won't be available until the second half of 2019.

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Huawei's in a little bit of trouble right now with the United States justice department - today we're looking at how this affects the everyday consumer. The devices that've been on the market over the past few years and those on sale right now aren't likely a threat to you, the SlashGear reader, the smartphone user. If you're the sort of person who watches the news and gets concerned about businesses disobeying international trade laws - OR if you're using your Huawei phone with a T-Mobile USA sim card, you might need to take additional action.

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While many of us are looking forward to the broader roll out of mobile 5G, T-Mobile is turning our attention back to its 600 MHz LTE. T-Mobile's 600 MHz network got its first hotspot today, dubbed the Coolpad Surf. As silly as the name may sound, this could actually be a useful tool for those in rural areas who rely on T-Mobile's 600 MHz LTE for a more consistent mobile data connection.

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T-Mobile is targeting scam calls with a new feature that verifies callers. The carrier's Caller Verified technology is being deployed to the Galaxy Note 9 first, activating when an incoming calls arrives. Though it's launching on Samsung's handset first, T-Mobile plans to make the Caller Verified feature available to all of its smartphone customers later in 2019.

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Yesterday, AT&T began rolling out an update to some Android phones that replaced the "LTE" icon users typically see with a new icon that shows "5G E." The problem, of course, is that customers aren't really tapping into AT&T's 5G network - instead, they're simply getting a 4G LTE connection that has been bolstered by things like 4x4 MIMO, three-way carrier aggregation, and 256 QAM.

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2019 is just a couple of days away now, and that makes for one last holiday for mobile carriers to promote specials and discounts. T-Mobile's latest seems aimed at those planning on getting in better shape in the new year, as they'll be launching an amazing deal on smartwatches, including the newest Apple Watch.

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