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Mint Mobile Makes $250K Contribution for GivingTuesday

Mint Mobile customers, give yourselves a pat on the back for simply being a continuous customer of the wireless company. Earlier this week, the company announced that it donated the earnings it made on GivingTuesday (December 3) to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.  According to the release, Mint Mobile made a total contribution amounting to $250,000. Ryan Reynolds, co-owner of the company, released a video explaining the initiative. … [read full article]

T-Mobile Releasing New 5G Internet Plans This Week

T-Mobile has made changes to its 5G internet options. The best part about this is that there will be a streaming bundle available to its priciest plan. Also, the Un-carrier has a new mid-tier option.  Starting December 11th, T-Mobile will be offering new plans that start at $50 per month with an autopay discount. Mostly, the prices will be consistent with the previous 5G Home Internet options offered by T-Mobile for new customers. Existing customers, however, won’t … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Waives DCC for New Devices

T-Mobile customers are in for a treat as the Un-carrier waives activation fees for new devices.  A Reddit user (via PhoneArena) shared that “T-Mobile stores have exempted all postpaid activations.” This means that you don’t have to pay the one-time $35 Device Connection Charge (DCC). The best part is that you can stack this promotion with other T-Mobile offers, such as a BOGO deal or discounted line.  It’s important … [read full article]

Report: New Changes Coming to T-Mobile’s Hulu On Us Perk

For years, wireless carriers in the US have offered digital subscriptions as a perk to draw in their customers. It was always a good deal to have a free Netflix subscription along with your mobile plan.  Through the years, however, things have changed. In early 2024 alone, T-Mobile changed its ad-free Netflix On Us subscription perk to Netflix Standard with ads. Of course, this frustrated a lot of customers, especially those who have been a customer since … [read full article]

T-Mobile Gives Customers Code to Experience a “Space Selfie”

Have you ever dreamed of going to outer space? Unless you’ve got billions of dollars to burn, you can likely keep it at that– a dream. A seat on a suborbital trip from Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo or Blue Origin’s New Shepard will cost you between $250,000 to $500,000. And if you’d like to go further than that, you’d have to spend over $50 million per seat. And … [read full article]

T-Mobile Names Inola High School as Winner of Friday Night 5G Lights Competition

After months of hosting its Friday Night 5G Lights competition, T-Mobile has awarded its winner: Inola High School from Inola, Oklahoma.  The contest earned more than 1,700 high school participants aiming for a shot at the grand prize worth $2 million, which would transform its high school football field into a new stadium.  With the announcement, Inola High School has earned a $100,000 grant for the school, weight room from GronkFitness.com, a new teched-out scoreboard, consultation with … [read full article]

T-Mobile Unveils Black Friday & Cyber Monday Deals

It’s that time of the year once again as shoppers are gearing up for the biggest shopping event in the US. In line with this, T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile has unveiled its Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals; featuring the latest devices.  Here are some of the hottest deals that you can get for a limited time period: Smartphones: Free iPhone 16 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6, Samsung Galaxy S24+, and more when you add a … [read full article]

T-Mobile Managed to Stop a Cyber Attack in Time

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We’ve long heard of stories of wireless carriers getting hacked and discovering it too late. This time, however, it’s time to give credit where it is due: T-Mobile was able to catch a cyberattack in progress and shut it down before customer records could be accessed.  As reported by Bloomberg, the Un-carrier got to detect suspicious activity. True enough, they caught the cyber criminals before they had … [read full article]

T-Mobile Customers Experience SIM Activation Glitch Over the Weekend

Over the weekend, a number of T-Mobile customers shared their experience of having difficulty activating their SIM cards. The customers turned to social media channels, X and Reddit, to voice out their concerns. And as it turns out, a glitch is affecting the activation of both eSIMs and physical SIM cards.  One of the customers who voiced out their frustrations shared that a T-Mobile employee from a … [read full article]

Select T-Mobile Customers Are Getting a Free Phone Upgrade

According to a report, T-Mobile has offered select customers a phone replacement for free. This is part of the Un-carrier’s move to change Band 71 devices to its 5G equivalent, N71. In rural areas, this is a network band that can be most utilized since it is often the only signal available for T-Mo customers.   Although T-Mobile’s N71 network is slow, it has the farthest reach, which is suitable for customers in remote areas. To ensure that … [read full article]