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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]

T-Mobile Makes an Offer to Expedite 2.5 GHz Spectrum Turnover

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Back in 2022, T-Mobile won an additional 2.5 GHz spectrum in an auction held by the FCC. The Un-carrier already spent around $304 million in this spectrum, yet never received the licenses since the auction authority of the FCC expired. Ever since then, T-Mobile has been trying its best to get the licenses granted to them.  The last report on the issue was in December when President Joe Biden already signed the 5G SALE Act. Through this, … [read full article]

Deutsche Telekom Plans to Develop New Phone Without Apps

Deutsche Telekom is working with Brain.ai to create a new phone that comes with zero apps. The two plan to unveil the app at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, which will be held in Barcelona later in the month. Through this partnership, the two hope to make computers an extension of the human mind.  The AI phone, as it is called, will break the norm. It is an app-free interface that can predict and generate contextual … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Systems Now Fully Restored After Downtime

Earlier today, T-Mobile customers encountered some issues when making calls and text messages.  As reported by The Mobile Report, the problem started around 6am ET on Friday, February 16. The customers who encountered the issue reported getting a “message sending failed” error even though their messages were actually going through. The issue likely affected the confirmation of sent SMS texts. There were also some customers who encountered issues making … [read full article]

T-Mobile Exposed Customer Data to Hackers, Per Lawsuit

A 2022 lawsuit against T-Mobile revealed how T-Mobile exposed the data of its customers to hackers. The lawsuit was filed by an investor in the company that goes by the name Jenna Harper.  As reported by PhoneArena, the lawsuit claimed that T-Mobile has one unified database where its customer data and credentials are organized into. This database then trains AI and machine learning models, which has the tendency … [read full article]