Archive | 2024

Mint Mobile Gives You More Reasons to Switch With a Free 3-Month Offer

After recent price hike announcements from AT&T and Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile is responding by giving these customers an irresistible offer. If you are among the affected customers, you can switch to Mint Mobile and get up to four additional lines free for three months. But is this a really good offer? Let’s do the math. Mint Mobile’s plans start at $15 per month. When you sign up for the offer, you won’t have to pay for the … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Support Team Uses Third-Party Service to Collect Sensitive Data

After the rise of data security concerns and hacks, people have become more cautious about the links they click on and the information they share. This is why when T-Mobile’s T-Force social media support team sent out a form hosted by a third-party company, it got a lot of users scared whether this was a hacking attempt or phishing scam. As reported by The Mobile … [read full article]

T-Mobile Faces $60M Fine for “Technical Issue” Post Sprint Merger

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Update: August 16, 2024 12:15 am EST: T-Mobile reached out to us to clarify that “this was not a data breach, but a technical issue. There was no threat actor involved.“ We have highlighted the statement in the original article reflecting T-Mobile’s statement, which they pointed out to the CFIUS. The original article is below. We already know that data security breaches can be costly for the companies that break them. But we didn’t know they could … [read full article]

T-Mobile Customer Praises T-Force Team for Fast Action

T-Mobile’s T-Force support team is at it again! The online help team has since held a positive track record for helping T-Mobile’s subscribers. Recently, the team has been on the spotlight for helping a subscriber with a financial difficulty that has been going on for over a year.  Prior to seeking help from the online customer support team, a customer service rep promised that the user will get … [read full article]

Some iPhone Users on T-Mobile Can Now Send a Text Over Satellite

Satellite texting is now available for T-Mobile customers with an iPhone. Apple previously introduced the feature in 2022 as an emergency service. With iOS 18, this has been expanded to allow sending messages using satellites in orbit. The latest iOS 18 public beta 2 version however, allows users to text over satellite.  Unfortunately, PhoneArena has clarified that this feature is currently working for some … [read full article]

T-Mobile Prepares for Tropical Storm Ernesto

T-Mobile has activated its emergency plans in lieu of the looming Tropical Storm Ernesto just in time for its landfall in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The TS is expected to bring heavy rains, tropical force winds, and flooding.  With this threat, T-Mobile has mobilized its Emergency Management team to work closely with its National Operations Centers to monitor the situation of the storm and network’s performance in the midst of it.  Prior to the … [read full article]

Google’s New Pixel 9 Lineup Lands on T-Mobile

Earlier today, Google unveiled its newest Pixel lineup, which consisted of four smartphone models and a smartwatch. Without any delays, T-Mobile announced that these new Pixel devices will be coming to its lineup too. The best part about the announcement was that T-Mobile has options to get any of these devices for free.  The newly announced Pixel offers from T-Mobile are: $100 off the Pixel 9 Pro (exclusively at the Un-carrier!) and $200 off the Pixel 9 … [read full article]

Report: Customer Discovers Possible Privacy Issue With T Life App Sending Data Every 5 Seconds

T-Mobile’s T Life app recently found itself in the spotlight as an app that users found redundant. Considering it shared many similarities as the T-Mobile app, many are hoping they can just delete it. But as T-Mobile shared, it would soon replace the T-Mobile app, which is why users have settled on keeping both apps for now.  Recently, however, a user … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile’s P360 to Get Free Screen Replacements + Other Perks

T-Mobile’s Protection 360 (P360) has been a big help for smartphone users who always encounter a mishap with their devices. Through this device insurance program, users get an assurance that their device will be taken care of in such instances.  Back in July, it was reported that T-Mobile will allow users to enroll their new device at any time instead of the 30-day period after … [read full article]

T-Mobile Quietly Sets New Shutdown Date for Its 2G Network

T-Mobile’s 2G network shutdown date has been postponed one too many times. The last update we had from the Un-carrier was in February 2024, when the company decided to postpone the shutdown date to an unknown date: “While we have not yet established an exact date, we will notify you in advance when we plan to retire T-Mobile’s older 2G (GSM) network. Please be aware that … [read full article]