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T-Mobile Bosses Now Have to Spend Time on the Front Lines to Keep Their Bonuses

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T-Mobile is reportedly telling its district-level managers and above that they need to spend real time working retail stores or customer care centers, and skipping it could cost them their bonus or stock grants. As reported by The Mobile Report, the new rule affects district-level employees and up, potentially more than 7,000 people company-wide, who will need to log at least two days a year on the front lines to see firsthand how T-Mobile’s stores and … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s CEO Isn’t Worried About Starlink Stealing Customers 

T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan doesn’t sound worried about Starlink turning into a real competitor for wireless carriers anytime soon, despite the growing buzz around satellite-to-phone connectivity. Asked to weigh in on SpaceX’s satellite ambitions, Gopalan pushed back on the idea that Starlink represents a genuine threat to T-Mobile’s business. His argument boils down to differentiation: he doesn’t see an obvious gap in the market that Starlink would actually be filling for the average phone customer, and he … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Value Pitch Is Losing Its Edge, According to One Big Bank

For years, T-Mobile’s pitch to Wall Street has been simple: best network, best value, growing faster than anyone else. That story just took a hit from one prominent analyst, though plenty of others on the Street are pushing back on how bad things really are. As reported by Fierce Network, Wolfe Research analyst Peter Supino downgraded T-Mobile stock earlier this month from “outperform” to “peer perform,” essentially moving his expectation for the stock from beating the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Wants You to Check In on Your Phone Before an Employee Even Says Hi

T-Mobile’s push to make T-Life the default way customers handle their accounts has now made its way onto the counter of the physical store itself. According to PhoneArena, which cited an image shared by Wave7 Research analyst Jeff Moore, T-Mobile locations are rolling out new tabletop signage asking customers to check in through T-Life as soon as they walk in. Shoppers who’ve already given the app permission to use their location get an automatic check-in … [read full article]

T-Life Has Its Critics, But Satisfaction Data Tells a Different Story

If you’ve spent any time in T-Mobile forums or comment sections over the past year, you’d think T-Life was universally despised. Loud, persistent backlash over the carrier’s push toward its app-first customer service model has been a constant theme. But the reality on the ground looks more mixed, and in some ways more favorable to T-Mobile, than the loudest complaints suggest. As reported by PhoneArena, start with the technical performance numbers. J.D. Power’s most recent wireless … [read full article]

Inside T-Mobile’s Response to the Salt Typhoon Hack: Cut the Cord, Save the Trophy

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Sometimes the best cybersecurity move isn’t a patch or a firewall rule, it’s a pair of scissors. That’s more or less what happened when T-Mobile’s engineers discovered a compromised router at a California data center as part of the broader Salt Typhoon hacking campaign, and the Un-carrier’s response has become a story worth knowing if you’re a T-Mobile customer wondering whether your data was ever at risk. Here’s what happened, as reported by PhoneArena: T-Mobile’s team … [read full article]

Fairphone 6+ Launches in the US at $649, Unlocked for T-Mobile’s Network

If you’ve been eyeing Fairphone’s repairable phones from overseas and wishing you could just buy one here, today’s your day. The Fairphone 6+ has officially launched in the US, selling unlocked through Fairphone‘s own website and Amazon for $649.99, and it’s built to work right out of the box on T-Mobile’s network. For anyone who hasn’t followed Fairphone before, the Dutch company has built its whole reputation around the opposite of what most phone makers do: … [read full article]

T-Mobile Customer’s Device Credits Vanish With Two Months Left on His Plan

A T-Mobile customer’s monthly bill jumped by $80 with no warning and it took weeks of back-and-forth with the carrier to get it sorted out. The case, first reported on Reddit and covered by PhoneArena, is a reminder that device financing credits don’t always show up reliably, even when you’ve done everything right. The customer, who posts as Humble_Fisherman5391, was two months from finishing a 24-month phone financing plan when T-Mobile stopped applying his Recurring Device … [read full article]

T-Mobile Has Fewer People Than Ever to Help You With Your Plan

If you’ve noticed longer hold times or a harder time getting real help with your T-Mobile plan lately, the numbers help explain why. According to Deutsche Telekom’s Q2 2026 earnings report, T-Mobile’s US workforce shrank from 70,036 full-time employees at the end of 2025 to 65,365 by the end of June; a drop of roughly 4,700 people in just six months. That’s not a one-time blip, either. As reported by PhoneArena, this round of cuts is … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s New 2.0 Plans Are Live, But Your Upgrade Just Got Slower

T-Mobile’s new Experience 2.0 and Essentials 2.0 plans officially went live this week, bringing the $0-upfront “Nothing” financing we told you about a few days ago. But if you’re planning to move to one of the new plans, there’s a tradeoff buried in the fine print: upgrading your phone is about to take longer than it used to. Under the old Experience plans, Experience Beyond included a true yearly upgrade benefit, letting eligible members trade in for … [read full article]