Tag Archives: Verizon Wireless

Users Report Network Issues With T-Mobile, Verizon, and Others

Days after Verizon Wireless encountered an hours-long network outage, customers have reported another problem with their connection. This time, other carriers are affected, such as T-Mobile, Mint Mobile, Google Fi, and Boost Mobile. DownDetector received multiple reports from users regarding the problem. T-Mobile subscribers started complaining about an issue around 2:29 pm ET. Most of the users who complained revealed that they could not use their 5G … [read full article]

Mint Mobile Gives You More Reasons to Switch With a Free 3-Month Offer

After recent price hike announcements from AT&T and Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile is responding by giving these customers an irresistible offer. If you are among the affected customers, you can switch to Mint Mobile and get up to four additional lines free for three months. But is this a really good offer? Let’s do the math. Mint Mobile’s plans start at $15 per month. When you sign up for the offer, you won’t have to pay for the … [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]

T-Mobile: Being sued by AT&T, Verizon customers for increased prices

In a surprise turn of events, it looks like a group of AT&T and Verizon customers have decided to sue T-Mobile. The group believes that the continued increase of prices brought about by their carriers are impacted by T-Mo’s Sprint acquisition in 2020.  As reported by PhoneArena, the group is seeking “declaratory relief” as well as financial compensation brought about by the “precipitous decline in competition” … [read full article]

T-Mobile investigates part in Tracfone security breach

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Last week, Tracfone alerted its customers of a security breach they discovered in their system. Some of the affected customers found themselves on Metro by T-Mobile’s network without their authorization. And today, T-Mobile is shedding more light on the matter.  According to Tracfone, they first received complaints of similar incidents around the holidays. This prompted them to release a statement: “We were recently made aware of bad actors gaining … [read full article]

T-Mobile exec shares thoughts on current FAA concerns over C-Band 5G

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With the aviation industry’s concerns over 5G, T-Mobile President of Technology, Neville Ray, turned to the company’s website to give his input.  In the blog post, Ray discloses that T-Mobile does not use C-Band, which is where the concern comes from. The executive also says that T-Mo’s network and customers are not affected by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s concerns.  The post reads: “5G smartphones and networks have been in use across the US and globally since … [read full article]

T-Mobile CEO John Legere, Best Twitter Account In Wireless?

Ok, if you had the chance to sit down one-on-one with T-Mobile CEO John Legere, you might ask for better phones, (even) cheaper rate, improved service or something else you want T-Mobile to do better. Still, if you’re a social media junkie like me you might recognize that Legere has quickly become the most interesting and active wireless executives in recent memory. With the … [read full article]