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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]

Report: T-Mobile’s $10 Connect Plan is No Longer Available

It looks like T-Mobile could be shaking things up with its monthly rate plan options.  As reported by Deutsche Bank’s analyst, Bryan Kraft (via PhoneArena), the Un-carrier might need to increase its prices sometime in June. The analyst said: “T-Mobile has been more measured than its large competitors in talking price, actually doing very little to date. While T-Mobile now seems about to take a somewhat larger … [read full article]

T-Mobile Plans to Provide Frontline Employees With AI “Superpowers”

It looks like T-Mobile is incorporating more AI tools to its systems.  Recently, The Mobile Report received information that T-Mobile will be using AI “Superpowers” to improve its frontline employees. Through these tools, the Un-carrier believes it can cut down time for its employees to sift through data and serve customers faster and better. There are three features available in its AI tool. The first, GenAI Chat, … [read full article]

TCL 50 XL 5G Lands on Metro by T-Mobile

If you’re looking for a new smartphone, TCL has an affordable device worth checking out. The newest TCL smartphone available in the US is the TCL 50 XL 5G. Here’s what you need to know about this device.  The TCL 50 XL 5G is a 5G-enabled device and is currently the most affordable 5G smartphone available on Metro by T-Mobile. It is priced at $159.99. But for a limited time period, Metro is offering the device for … [read full article]