Archive | 2024

T-Mobile Names New Batch of Its Hometown Grants Funding

Continuing its commitment to its Hometown Grant, T-Mobile unveiled its latest 25 recipients. This makes it a total of 300 communities across 47 states to receive funding from T-Mobile. It also marks Rhode Island’s entry into the list, for the first time.  Like other instances, T-Mobile will be giving recipients up to $50,000 in funding so they can kickstart local development projects in the community.  Ever since T-Mobile rolled out its five-year Hometown Grants commitment in April … [read full article]

Hacker Claims Responsibility for Hacking T-Mobile This Month

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A threat actor is claiming to have hacked T-Mobile and is offering the stolen data for sale. In response to this, the Un-carrier said that its systems “have not been compromised.” The wireless carrier sent a statement to Bleeping Computer and shared that they are “actively investigating a claim of an issue at a third-party service provider. We have no indication that T-Mobile customer data or source code … [read full article]

Be One of the 5 Winners of Metro by T-Mobile’s $10,000 Dream Vacation When You Talk About Your Ex

Metro by T-Mobile has something up its sleeve as it unveils a new sweepstakes program. The T-Mobile prepaid brand will be giving away a total of five Dream Vacations, together with Chrissy Teigen.  The sweepstakes celebrate the launch of the new Metro Flex Plans. Starting Monday, June 24, fans can step into a confessional booth in Times Square and talk about a time when they ended a yada relationship. The event will be graced by Chrissy Teigen, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Releases How It’s Responding to Fires in New Mexico

With the ongoing fires in New Mexico, T-Mobile has swiftly responded and activated its emergency teams to provide the needed assistance.  In its press release, T-Mobile announced that they continue to monitor its network on the ground. They revealed that the fires have caused heavy damage to its local fiber at sites in Ruidoso, New Mexico, which has caused service in the area to be affected. As soon as it’s possible, T-Mobile’s emergency teams will start restoring … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Has an Upcoming Change on EIP Bill Credits Policy

T-Mobile’s latest move is sure to gain negative attention from its avid subscribers. And for many, this just might be the final nail in the coffin to entice them to switch to another carrier.  As spotted in an internal document obtained by The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier is preparing to change its bill credit policy on device promotions. This new change will affect promotions offered … [read full article]

T-Mobile Powers KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Following its partnership with the PGA of America, T-Mobile is providing the 5G experience at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The Championship event will be held at the Sahalee Country Club on June 20 to 23, 2024.  With T-Mobile’s 5G networks, fans and participants at the KPMG Women’s Championship can get to experience these: Real-time player data: For the first time at the KPMG Women’s Championship, fans can follow each player in the field at Sahalee Country … [read full article]

The NAD Advises T-Mobile to Drop or Change “Price Lock” Claim from Ads

Update 6/18/24 7:42 pm EST: T-Mobile released a statement to clarify NAD’s recommendation: “We believe the challenged ads clearly communicated our generous Price Lock benefit, which offers customers on eligible rate plans the opportunity to get their final month’s service charges paid by us if their price changes and they let us know they’ve chosen to leave. We will continue to offer Price Lock to customers but will take the NAD’s recommendations for clarifying the offer into … [read full article]

Who Really Wins in Class Action Lawsuits?

In cases of a lawsuit, who really wins in the end? Is it the carrier, who disgruntled customers sued and are required to pay millions of dollars? Or is it the complainants, who win in their fight against the carriers but also win with some remuneration in the end? It’s actually neither– because in the end, it’s the lawyers that win for representing customers.  As reported by PhoneArena, the … [read full article]