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T-Life Faces Fresh Backlash as T-Mobile Users Question Their Privacy

T-Mobile customers are facing a new reason to be wary of the carrier’s T-Life app. A fresh allegation, highlighted this week, claims the app may be collecting customer data for advertising purposes in ways that many users find unsettling. According to PhoneArena, the concern comes from a Reddit user who said they previously worked at Vistar Media, the ad tech company T-Mobile agreed to buy last … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s New USGA Deal Could Make Big Golf Events Run More Smoothly

T-Mobile is getting more involved in live sports, this time through a new multi-year deal with the United States Golf Association. The carrier has been named the Official 5G Network Partner of the U.S. Women’s Open, the U.S. Open and other USGA championships, with plans to support everything from rules decisions to ticket scanning and fan perks. As announced by the Un-carrier, the partnership … [read full article]

T-Mobile Fiber Appears to Suffer Widespread Disruption

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If your home internet has been acting up, you may not be the only one dealing with it. A wave of T-Mobile Fiber customers appears to have run into service problems, with user reports pointing to a broader outage rather than isolated issues. As reported by Android Authority, complaints started showing up at around 1:00 AM ET and climbed sharply through the morning. The report says the issue peaked … [read full article]

Customer Says T-Mobile Wouldn’t Sell a Replacement iPhone in Store

A new report is putting a spotlight on the real-world friction some T-Mobile customers may face as the carrier pushes more transactions into its T-Life app. In this case, a customer whose iPhone 13 stopped working said a trip to a T-Mobile store for a replacement device ended with an unexpected suggestion: go buy the phone from Apple instead. As reported by PhoneArena, the customer temporarily … [read full article]

Starlink’s Mobile Push Could Grow Beyond Carrier Partnerships

SpaceX’s partnership with T-Mobile has helped bring satellite messaging closer to everyday phone users, but a new filing suggests the company may be thinking much bigger in the long run. While T-Mobile’s T-Satellite service is one of the highest-profile examples of Starlink mobile connectivity, SpaceX appears to be building toward a future where it depends less on traditional wireless carriers. As reported by PhoneArena, SpaceX says it already … [read full article]

Leaked Timeline Suggests T-Mobile is Nearing an All–T-Life Future

T-Mobile appears to be getting much closer to making T-Life the center of nearly every customer transaction. Based on details from a leaked internal timeline and employee communication, the carrier is preparing to move upgrades and add-a-line requests fully into the T-Life app, with new customer activations expected to follow later. According to Android Authority, retail access to legacy systems for standard consumer upgrades and add-a-line transactions … [read full article]

T-Mobile Unveils New Razr Lineup With Big Discounts and a New Fold Model

T-Mobile is adding Motorola’s newest Razr lineup, including the motorola razr, motorola razr+, and the new motorola razr fold. The carrier says the razr and razr fold will be available starting May 28, while the razr+ is coming later. The bigger hook here is the pricing: T-Mobile is putting its strongest attention on launch deals, especially for customers who switch, add a line, or trade in an older device. As [read full article]

T-Mobile Launches Live Translation Beta With 80+ Languages

T-Mobile has started beta testing Live Translation, a new network-based feature that brings real-time language translation to phone calls. Instead of putting the workload on the phone, T-Mobile says the translation happens inside its network, which means the feature is designed to work across a wide range of devices, not just newer smartphones. Live Translation can be activated by a T-Mobile customer by dialing 87 during a call. … [read full article]

Ultra Mobile Adds New Go Roam World Passes for Trips to 200+ Destinations

Ultra Mobile is adding a simpler way for its customers to use their phones while traveling abroad. The prepaid carrier has launched new Go Roam World Passes, short-term roaming add-ons that work in more than 200 destinations and are meant to cut down on the usual hassle of swapping SIM cards or worrying about unexpected charges. As announced by T-Mobile, the new options … [read full article]

T-Mobile Joins New Cybersecurity Alliance With AT&T, Verizon, and Other Major Providers

Eight major U.S. communications companies are teaming up on cybersecurity. T-Mobile, AT&T, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Lumen Technologies, Verizon, and Zayo have formed the Communications Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Analysis Center, or C2 ISAC, a new nonprofit focused on helping the industry share threat information faster and respond to cyber risks more effectively. T-Mobile announced that the group was created as cyber threats become more … [read full article]