Archive | 2021

Get Motorola One 5G Ace for free at T-Mobile

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T-Mobile is currently running a discount on the Motorola One 5G Ace. For a limited time period, you can get a $264 discount on this smartphone, which means that you essentially get the phone for free. In order to get the phone for free, you will need to meet two requirements from T-Mobile. The first is to enroll the phone under a 24-month installment plan. You will then need to activate a new line of service under … [read full article]

T-Mobile makes $1.25M donation in support of LGBTQ+ youth

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June is usually recognized as Pride Month. And to help celebrate the occasion, T-Mobile has made a $1.25 million total donation to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation and GLSEN initiatives. This is the Un-Carrier’s way of showing support to the organizations that serve the LGBTQ+ youth.  Out of that total number, T-Mobile has made a donation of $1 million to the HRC Foundation to support their new financial and digital literacy initiatives. Meanwhile, the GLSEN was … [read full article]

T-Mobile joining Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Communications Conference

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T-Mobile will be joining the upcoming Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Communications Conference.  In a blog post released today, the company revealed that its executive vice president & chief financial officer, Peter Osvaldik, will be presenting and providing a business update at the event. It will take place on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 4:35 pm EDT.  During the virtual event, there will be a live webcast of Ray’s talk. It will be available on the company’s [read full article]

T-Mobile has oversupply of small cells

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In a recent call with investors, T-Mobile president of technology, Neville Ray, shared that the company has more small cells than it needs. And because of this, it may need to decommission some of these small cells.  As reported by UBS equity research analyst Batya Levi, there is an estimated total of 70,000 small cells that are in operation. Many of these small cells came with T-Mo’s merger with Sprint. Although Ray did not dispute this estimate, … [read full article]

T-Mobile 911 call center in Dallas encountered issue, police say it is resolved

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On Sunday night, T-Mobile users based in Dallas, TX reported that they experienced a network issue that affected 911 calls. Thankfully, the issue was attended to right away and has been resolved by Monday morning.  According to Dallas police, there were a total of 50 calls that were affected. The issue did not affect callers but had a problem with the public safety answering service.  Police said that the public safety answering service encountered a problem with … [read full article]

T-Mobile facing another SIM swapping charge

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T-Mobile is facing another SIM swapping complaint. This time, the complaint comes from a Pennsylvania woman who lost $20,000 in cryptocurrency due to a mobile fraud scheme. And according to the complainant, T-Mobile was unable to protect her account. Earlier this week, Sima Kesler filed a complaint in the Pennsylvania Eastern District Court. According to the complaint, Kesler was the victim of a SIM swapping scheme that took place in … [read full article]

T-Mobile: On track with its rural expansion plans

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One of T-Mobile’s ambitions for the next four years is to be the wireless leader among those living in rural America. And in order to make this happen, the Un-Carrier is already investing and gearing up for this massive growth.  T-Mobile’s executive vice president of consumer group Jon Freier sees this as a “huge opportunity” for the brand. The executive shared that they “have the opportunity to bring to smaller markets in rural areas something that they’ve … [read full article]

T-Mobile releases names of winners of 2021 Changemaker Challenge

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Earlier today, the T-Mobile Foundation released the names of the 16 winners of its 2021 Changemaker Challenge. This is a nationwide contest that the T-Mobile Foundation ran for youth who have big and bold ideas on how to change the world for good. Participants in the challenge include individuals and teams between the ages of 13-18.  The winners of the challenge get to take home seed money from the foundation along with an all-expenses paid trip to … [read full article]

T-Mobile joining Wells Fargo Virtual Media Telco Day event

T-Mobile will be joining the upcoming Wells Fargo Virtual Media Telco Day event.  In a blog post released today, the company revealed that its president of technology, Neville Ray, will be presenting and providing a business update at the event. It will take place on Monday, June 7, 2021 at 4:15 am EDT.  During the virtual event, there will be a live webcast of Ray’s talk. It will be available on the company’s [read full article]