Archive | December, 2021

T-Mobile’s Assurance Wireless participates in new federal program

T-Mobile’s Assurance Wireless has participated in the federal government’s new Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). This is the Un-carrier’s primary Lifeline Assistance brand that helps financially challenged households stay connected. With this participation, eligible households will be able to get everything they need to stay connected.  Enrollment to the program starts tomorrow, December 31st. Households that are qualified to join the program can get a $30 monthly discount on certain internet service plans. Tribal lands can also get … [read full article]

T-Mobile CFO attending Citi AppsEconomy Conference 2022

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T-Mobile US Inc.’s Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Peter Osvaldik, will be attending the Citi AppsEconomy Conference 2022. He will be providing a business update in the event. If you are interested in joining the event, you can tune into the webcast on Thursday, January 6th at 4:00 pm ET.  During the virtual event, there will be a live webcast of Sievert’s talk. It will be available on [read full article]

T-Mobile encounters new data breach

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Update (12/29/21 2:29 pm): T-Mobile has confirmed the attack to BleepingComputer and shared that they already sent out a message to affected customers: “We informed a very small number of customers that the SIM card assigned to a mobile number on their account may have been illegally reassigned or limited account information was viewed. Unauthorized SIM swaps are unfortunately a common industry-wide occurrence, however this issue was quickly corrected by our team, using our … [read full article]

T-Mobile staff required to wear face masks once again

The new COVID-19 virus variant, Omicron, has swiftly been spreading throughout the country. And while things have seemed okay for a bit, this new variant has put a hamper on our plans; especially the holiday season. With this, T-Mobile has decided to bring back its face mask mandate for all its employees, regardless of vaccination status.  The T-Mo Report has shared the news today with an internal … [read full article]

T-Mobile encourages Magenta MAX users to be hotspot host

Nowadays, WiFi connection is available everywhere. But this also puts us vulnerable to attacks. This is why many are turning to using their own data connection. Thankfully, T-Mobile’s 5G connection is now capable of providing blazing fast speeds. So much so that T-Mobile is encouraging us to use our 5G connection as a mobile hotspot to give others around us internet connection too.  In today’s announcement, T-Mobile shared that its mid-band spectrum provides the speed, capacity, and … [read full article]

T-Mobile limits in-person participation at CES 2022

This just in! T-Mobile has decided to limit its in-person participation at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2022.  “While we are confident that CES organizers are taking exhaustive measures to protect in-person attendees and we had many preventative practices in places as well, we are prioritizing the safety of our team and other attendees with this decision.” Despite this decision, T-Mobile will continue to be a CES sponsor and title sponsor of the DRL Championship Race. … [read full article]

T-Mobile releases first 2021 Scam and Robocall Report

T-Mobile has been busily fighting off scammers and robocalls off of its network. And today, the Un-carrier has released its first ever end-of-year wireless scam report.  In the report, T-Mo revealed that there has been an increase of 116% in scam attempts through Dec. 14 of this year. The industry is even predicted to receive 110 billion calls this year. But despite these numbers, T-Mobile has proudly revealed that they were able to block over 21 billion … [read full article]

T-Mobile offers new Insider Hookup promotion for switchers

This holiday season, T-Mobile is coming up with a temporary “Insider Hookup” program for their employees.  In leaked internal documents shared by The T-Mo Report, T-Mo is giving out four codes per employee for the holiday season. The codes are suitable for Magenta, Magenta MAX, and Essentials plans only.  T-Mobile’s Insider Hookup promotion is one of the promotions that is popular with customers since it started in 2017. … [read full article]

T-Mobile uses gingerbread houses in new If 5G Were series

Leave it to T-Mobile to get creative when it comes to talking about their 5G network coverage.  T-Mobile has released a new If 5G Were visual comparison guide to demonstrate the wide coverage gap it has with its rival networks. To celebrate the season, T-Mobile has decided to use gingerbread houses to display just how far ahead their 5G coverage is compared to AT&T and Verizon.  … [read full article]