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T-Mobile is Giving Away Free Sunglasses Later This Month

T-Mobile Tuesdays is getting ready for spring! With the warmer weather, the Un-carrier wants to make sure that its customers stay protected in this heat, thanks to its upcoming physical freebie.  The Un-carrier is giving away a pair of sunglasses with its signature Magenta branding. The Mobile Report first revealed the Un-carrier’s plan to give sunglasses as its next physical freebie.  Take note, however, these are regular … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Implementing Two New Charges Soon

It looks like T-Mobile is implementing new fees to its prepaid channel in the coming days.  According to The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier is getting rid of its Prepaid SIM Starter Kit and replacing it with a one-time Device Connection Charge (DCC) fee. Starting March 21st, you’ll have to pay $25 to activate a new SIM instead of paying the $10 SIM Starter Kit. What’s worse is that eSIM … [read full article]

Here’s How to Check if Your Area is Getting T-Mobile’s 5G Boost

Yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it is working on activating its 2.5GHz mid-band spectrum that it won from the FCC’s Auction 108 in 2022. But until recently, T-Mobile could not use the spectrum. After a long wait and President Biden’s 5G SALE Act, Congress was able to allow the FCC to issue the license.  With this announcement, T-Mobile says that its 60 million subscribers will … [read full article]

T-Mobile Might Need to Auction Off Dish’s Low-Band Spectrum

Previously, Dish disclosed its financial status and worries about being able to “continue as a going concern” in an SEC filing. With its large debt due this year, the cable company has “substantial doubt” on its future. Because of this, Dish will no longer be able to purchase the 13.5MHz low-band 800MHz spectrum given to it by T-Mobile. The deal was supposed to cost $3.59 billion.  The two companies had an agreement in October to extend this … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s New Gateway Device is Now Available in Stores

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T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet service has only been around for a few years but it’s already a service that many are enjoying. Through the service, users get to have access to up to 200 Mbps speeds. Ever since its inception, T-Mobile’s Home Internet service has offered four Home Internet Gateway devices. It is through these devices that users can connect to the cellular network. These devices also offer Wi-Fi and ethernet connection. The good news is, a … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s MLB Perk Set to Return in March

A few days ago, it was revealed that T-Mobile will no longer offer its MLS Season Pass. This got some fans worried about the fate of T-Mo’s popular freebie, MLB. Fortunately, the Un-carrier already signed a five-year partnership with MLB last April 2023.  It was already revealed that the MLB perk will soon be available for redemption. But we just didn’t know the big date. Thankfully, [read full article]

T-Mobile Clarifies That They Were Not Affected by Outage

Around 4:00 AM EST today, there were a number of subscribers who reported having issues with their wireless carrier.  The issues were documented on DownDetector, which showed that the top three major carriers in the country were having issues making calls. There were also reports that customers were also having issues on Cricket Wireless, Boost Mobile, Consumer Cellular, Mint Mobile, Straight Talk, US Cellular, Spectrum, Comcast, Google … [read full article]

T-Mobile Will No Longer Offer MLS Season Pass

One of the perks that T-Mobile customers love is unfortunately going away. The Un-carrier offered a free year of Major League Soccer (MLS) Season Pass to customers in 2023. Sadly, the perk won’t be brought back for the 2024 season.  T-Mobile previously launched the free one-year MLS Season Pass subscription in February 2023. The offer was available to use on the Apple TV app. But with the 2024 MLS season kickoff today, the offer will not be … [read full article]