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T-Mobile Names New Batch of Hometown Grant Recipients

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Earlier today, the Un-carrier announced its new batch of recipients for its Hometown Grants. T-Mobile partnered with Main Street America and Smart Growth America to choose the grant recipients. With today’s announcement, T-Mobile has already been able to help 250 communities in 43 states. They have also released over $11 million in funding since the campaign rolled out in April 2021. T-Mobile has set aside $25 million for this campaign, which will be available until 2026.  T-Mobile’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile Giving Prizes This Holiday Season

It’s the holiday season! And to celebrate this season, T-Mobile is bringing the joy online, in its stores, and in Augmented Reality (AR).  The Un-carrier has teamed up with Rock Paper Reality for an AR experience that is the first of its kind. T-Mobile is also giving users a chance to win some prizes, like an iPhone, Google Pixel, and Samsung device. You also have a chance to win Oculus headsets, AirPods, and Bluetooth speakers.  If you … [read full article]

T-Mobile Extending Help to Families Affected by Tornadoes in Tennessee

T-Mobile is responding to the devastation of the tornadoes in Tennessee that took place last Saturday night. According to its announcement, the Un-carrier will be visiting select locations to offer Wi-Fi and provide critical supplies like blankets, portable battery packs, charging cables, and device chargers.  The tornadoes affected the counties of Montgomery, Sumner, and Davidson. This is how T-Mo offers its assistance:  T-Mobile’s Community Support teams mobilized early this morning to bring supplies to Clarksville. Emergency response … [read full article]

T-Mobile CTO Shares Optimism Over Network Slicing 

Earlier today, T-Mobile CTO John Saw posted a blog on how the carrier’s recent network slicing deployment improved the experience of subscribers. Even though the Las Vegas Grand Prix (LVGP) saw over 300,000 attendees, its network was more than capable to meet their needs over the four-day event. Saw attributes this to its slicing boom.  The executive shared how T-Mobile’s network slicing was able to connect 230 concessionaire payment terminals at the LVGP. And thanks to it … [read full article]

Identity Theft Protection Expert Shares Tips to Avoid Getting Scammed This Holiday Season

The holiday season is upon us. And while ordinary folks tend to get busy buying gifts and planning get-togethers, scammers are also taking advantage of this shopping season. As a matter of fact, the AARP pointed out that 76 percent of customers experienced a scam in the last holiday season. This is why it’s best to stay vigilant at all times.  In light … [read full article]

T-Mobile Achieves New Milestone With mmWave 5G

Earlier today, T-Mobile made an important announcement with its 5G network. The Un-carrier revealed that its network achieved another first in a test leveraging 5G standalone mmWave on its production network.  This is all, of course, thanks to its collaboration with Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Through this collaboration, T-Mobile was able to aggregate eight channels of mmWave spectrum and reached 4.3 Gbps download speeds without the use of low-band or mid-band spectrum. T-Mo was also able … [read full article]

T-Mobile Expands Stores in Texas

T-Mobile is expanding its presence in Texas. As revealed by the Un-carrier, they have opened a total of 18 new retail stores across the state. But that’s not all, they still have plans to open more than a dozen stores in 2024.  The new store locations opened in 2023 include the following:  Bellmead Bonham Brenham Brownfield Crockett El Campo Fort Worth Frisco Henderson Jasper Kaufman Liberty Lindale Midlothian Port Lavaca San Antonio Tyler Vernon With the newly … [read full article]

T-Mobile Releases Third Ask A Mobile Expert Video

The third and last installment of T-Mobile’s “Ask A Mobile Expert” series of videos has been released.  The third video brings back the Un-carrier’s own Ke’Von Morrow, who was in the first video. In the first video of the series, Ke’Von shares how you can customize Siri to change its pronunciation of names when using voice command.  This time around, the T-Mobile Mobile Expert is giving viewers a useful tip on how to look for any photo … [read full article]

Report Names T-Mobile as Top Carrier in 20 US Airports

As more people continue to travel, they rely on wireless carriers to keep them up-to-date. And for T-Mobile customers, this means staying connected wherever they go.  The latest report from Opensignal shows that T-Mobile keeps their customers connected even at the airport. The report shows that T-Mobile’s 5G network is the most frequent and available at 20 of the busiest airports in the country. The study also shows that it has the fastest average speeds for consistent … [read full article]

T-Mobile to Present at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference

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T-Mobile will be presenting at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference. T-Mobile US, Inc.’s president and chief executive officer, Mike Sievert, will be presenting and providing a business update at the event. The event will take place on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 9:45 am ET. If you are interested in joining the event, you can tune into the webcast around that time. During the virtual event, there will be a live webcast of the talk. … [read full article]