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Court Rejects T-Mobile’s Appeal to Dismiss Suit Over Sprint Acquisition

Last week, the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected T-Mobile’s appeal to dismiss a class action suit over its Sprint merger. As reported by Reuters, customers of AT&T and Verizon Wireless filed the lawsuit, who argued that the $26 billion merger led to the increase in prices. It was also revealed that the carriers were not involved in the suit. Instead, a total of … [read full article]

Report: Some T-Mobile Customers Experiencing Network Problems

Earlier today, T-Mobile customers reportedly experienced a problem. As reported to DownDetector, 61 complaints were submitted around 4:01 pm EDT. A couple of hours later, the number of complaints reached 5,157. Ever since then, the number has declined to 217 complaints.  The reports showed that 48% of customers could not send or receive text messages. 36% of complaints also shared they were unable to use their devices on T-Mo’s … [read full article]

Select Android Users on T-Mobile Among First to Enjoy Satellite Messaging

Select T-Mobile customers with an Android 15 device may soon enjoy satellite messaging.  This isn’t the first time we’re learning about this feature. Google already planned to bring satellite connectivity to Android devices when it released Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2. Developers were able to see code snippets, which indicated Android’s support for T-Mobile and SpaceX’s Direct to Cell.  Once this rolls out, it would be a big help to LTE-capable devices in dead zones. In fact, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Hoping to Swap Spectrum With SoniqWave

T-Mobile is on a roll with improving its spectrum. After acquiring Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum and rolling out the FCC’s Auction 108 mid-band spectrum, it still wants to gain more spectrum. As reported by Fierce Network, the Un-carrier has proposed a spectrum swap with a startup company called SoniqWave Network. The startup says that it has “accumulated a portfolio of prime 2.5 GHz mid-band spectrum (Band 41) in over … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile’s Magenta Plans No Longer On Its Site

It looks like T-Mobile has made some changes with its plan options. This latest move sends its customers into worrying about the potential of moving to pricier plans.   As spotted on Reddit, T-Mobile no longer displays the option to sign up for its Magenta plans on its website. Instead, there is a note instructing customers to get in touch with the carrier to order these plans.  As … [read full article]

T-Mobile Rolls Out Stateside International Add-On for Limited Time

For quite some time now, T-Mobile has been offering Stateside International calling as an add-on feature. But today, this add-on feature will be available as a plan-wide add-on with more savings.  As shared by The Mobile Report, T-Mobile will be offering Stateside International as an add-on feature to postpaid users for $20 per month. With this add-on, users can make mobile-to-landline calls to more than 70 different … [read full article]

T-Mobile Updates Devices in Its Keep and Switch Program

T-Mobile has updated the list of smartphones it offers in its Keep and Switch program. Through this program, users can easily switch carriers and have your financed device paid off by the Un-carrier.   The Mobile Report revealed that T-Mobile has added and removed smartphones from its program. These are the devices that they have added: Motorola Edge 2021 Motorola Edge 2022 Motorola Edge+ 2022 Motorola razr 2023 … [read full article]

FCC Fines Major Wireless Carriers Over 2019 Investigation on Customer Location Data

The major wireless carriers in the country are currently facing a fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for illegally selling the location data of its customers without their consent. This marks the end of a 2019 investigation into how carriers disregarded the privacy of its customers.  According to the FCC’s investigation, carriers like AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile sold the location data of its customers to aggregators. In turn, these aggregators sold the data to third … [read full article]