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T-Mobile Unveils 2023 Changemaker Challenge Finalists

Earlier today, T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation, and Ashoka unveiled the new finalists of its 2023 Changemaker Challenge. This is a nationwide contest offered to teenagers between 13 and 18 years old as they come up with innovative solutions that can help create a more connected and sustainable future. Winning ideas in the challenge get access through mentorship, networking, and seed money.  This year, the challenge is in its fifth year. And with that, the challenge decided to … [read full article]

T-Mobile Pays Off Existing Device Installment Plans of Former Sprint Customers

T-Mobile has sent out good news to some former Sprint customers.  According to users on Reddit, some subscribers have received a screenshot of a message that the carrier recently sent them. The message reads:“Sprint is now T-Mobile: Good news! We’ve forgiven the remaining balance for the installment billing agreement(s) below. You now own your device in full, so you can use its trade-in value when … [read full article]

T-Mobile Deploys Emergency Response Team to Oregon Boulder Wildfire

T-Mobile has deployed its Emergency Response team to the ongoing boulder wildfire in Oregon’s Mt. Hood National Forest. The Emergency Response has put up a base at the Tygh Valley Spike Camp to boost network capacity for the brave responders. To be clear, T-Mo’s network was not affected by the wildfire. Its teams were deployed to the site to enhance the network to 324 users. This way, it can provide over 414GB of open and secure Wi-Fi … [read full article]

T-Mobile Enforces “Long-Ignored Rule” on Its Employee Discount

Despite the numerous wins that T-Mobile received this week, its employees do not share this joy. This is because the Un-carrier has announced a change to a major employee benefit.  As reported by The Mobile Report, a new rule will be implemented on its employee wireless discount policy.  Originally, employees had the ability to designate lines to enjoy a 75% discount on their accounts. They can pick up … [read full article]

Metro by T-Mobile Rolls Out Grow LA Initiative in Southern California

T-Mobile is working on growing its prepaid brand in Southern California. The Un-carrier has kickstarted a project called Grow LA, which aims to increase its Metro by T-Mobile brand in the region.  To start with, the project has inked a multi-year sponsorship with the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) as its official wireless partner. As detailed by Fierce Wireless, the initiative also includes store remodels, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Welcomes James J. Kavanaugh as New Member of Its Board of Directors

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T-Mobile has appointed finance executive James J. Kavanaugh to its Board of Directors. The appointment begins on July 18, 2023. Starting August 1, Kavanaugh will be serving on the Audit Committee of the board.  In its announcement, T-Mobile US Board of Directors’ chairman, Timotheus Höttges, said: “We welcome James Kavanaugh’s incredible background and expertise to the talented group of advisors on the T-Mobile US Board during such an exciting time of growth for the company. We will … [read full article]

T-Mobile Starts Implementing Charge for In-store Bill Payments

Lately, T-Mobile has applied some changes to its fees. The most recent change they have done is to remove the Autopay discount on those who chose to pay with a credit card. Today, however, they have implemented another change that seems to have surprised a lot of customers.  According to The Mobile Report, T-Mobile has started charging customers a $5 (plus tax) fee for making a bill payment … [read full article]

T-Mobile Unveils Back-to-School Device Deals

It’s back to school season! And to celebrate this, T-Mobile has some back-to-school device deals for both new and existing customers.  For a limited time period, you can get your hands on the following devices at a discounted price: OnePlus Nord N30 5G – Free when adding a voice line for each device on a qualifying plan via 24 monthly bill credits plus tax REVVL 6 Pro 5G – Free when adding a voice line for each … [read full article]

Netflix’s Upcoming Plan Changes Won’t Affect T-Mobile’s Netflix “On Us” Perk

Netflix announced upcoming changes to its plans and pricing earlier today.  In a nutshell, the biggest change that will be happening is that the streaming service will be ending the Basic plan that it is offering in the US and the UK. Because of this upcoming change, a number of T-Mobile customers are worried that they will no longer have access to the free Netflix Basic plan.  As confirmed by [read full article]

T-Mobile Tops umlaut’s Latest 5G Audit Report

After topping Ookla’s latest Q2 2023 Speedtest report, T-Mobile has topped another 5G Audit report. This time, the report comes from umlaut (part of Accenture) industry experts.  The new report collected data from 15 billion samples from 1.1 million real 5G users. Through this, they were able to measure 5G network performance, which showed that T-Mobile was on the top spot.  The report revealed that T-Mobile topped the following … [read full article]