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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 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]

Chinese Cyber Attack Hits U.S. Telecom Firms: T-Mobile, AT&T, and More Compromised

Update (11/27/24 8:18 pm EST): T-Mobile Chief Security Officer, Jeff Simon, released an update regarding the alleged cyber attack. The Un-carrier confirmed that they “detected attempts to infiltrate” the system by bad actors. Fortunately, T-Mobile’s defenses worked as intended and protected “sensitive customer information, prevented any disruption of our services, and stopped the attack from advancing. Bad actors had no access to sensitive customer data (including calls, voicemails or texts).“ You can read the rest of … [read full article]

T-Mobile Users on an iPhone Spot Small Change on Their Device

T-Mobile has quietly introduced a welcomed improvement for iPhone device users. Instead of having to memorize the name of the T-Mobile plan being used, T-Mobile subscribers can now see the name of their plan on the “Cellular Plans” field.  Prior to this change, iPhone users saw details like “HD Video” or “4K UHD Video.” But this change makes it a lot easier to know which plan you are using.  As shared by [read full article]

T-Mobile Sends Out Email Inviting Subscribers to Switch to T Life App

Earlier this year, T-Mobile released the T Life app and shut down its T-Mobile Tuesdays app. The T Life app was released to offer more than just the rewards program. Throughout the months, the Un-carrier disclosed its plans to eventually shut down its original T-Mobile app. And today, the wireless carrier has finally held true to that promise. As spotted by The Mobile Report, … [read full article]