T-Mobile is reportedly telling its district-level managers and above that they need to spend real time working retail stores or customer care centers, and skipping it could cost them their bonus or stock grants. As reported by The Mobile Report, the new rule affects district-level employees and up, potentially more than 7,000 people company-wide, who will need to log at least … [read full article]
T-Mobile CEO Srini Gopalan doesn’t sound worried about Starlink turning into a real competitor for wireless carriers anytime soon, despite the growing buzz around satellite-to-phone connectivity. Asked to weigh in on SpaceX’s satellite ambitions, Gopalan pushed back on the idea that Starlink represents a genuine threat to T-Mobile’s business. His argument boils down to differentiation: he doesn’t see an obvious gap in the market that Starlink would actually be filling for the average phone customer, and he … [read full article]
Severe flash flooding is continuing to impact the Nepal-Tibet border region, and T-Mobile is stepping in with a temporary fee waiver aimed at customers who need to reach family in the affected area. If you’re in the US, T-Mobile is waiving international and long-distance call and text charges to Nepal and China. If you’re a T-Mobile customer currently roaming in either country, calls, texts, … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s disaster response team has set up at another shelter, this time for residents dealing with the Hawk Fire in the Reno-Sparks area of Nevada. As shared by T-Mobile, the Un-carrier is now providing free Wi-Fi and device charging at the Red Cross shelter inside the Reno-Sparks Convention Center, located at 4590 S. Virginia St. in Reno. It’s open around the clock until … [read full article]
For years, T-Mobile’s pitch to Wall Street has been simple: best network, best value, growing faster than anyone else. That story just took a hit from one prominent analyst, though plenty of others on the Street are pushing back on how bad things really are. As reported by Fierce Network, Wolfe Research analyst Peter Supino downgraded T-Mobile stock earlier this month from “outperform” to … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s push to make T-Life the default way customers handle their accounts has now made its way onto the counter of the physical store itself. According to PhoneArena, which cited an image shared by Wave7 Research analyst Jeff Moore, T-Mobile locations are rolling out new … [read full article]
If you’ve spent any time in T-Mobile forums or comment sections over the past year, you’d think T-Life was universally despised. Loud, persistent backlash over the carrier’s push toward its app-first customer service model has been a constant theme. But the reality on the ground looks more mixed, and in some ways more favorable to T-Mobile, than the loudest complaints suggest. As reported by PhoneArena, … [read full article]
Sometimes the best cybersecurity move isn’t a patch or a firewall rule, it’s a pair of scissors. That’s more or less what happened when T-Mobile’s engineers discovered a compromised router at a California data center as part of the broader Salt Typhoon hacking campaign, and the Un-carrier’s response has become a story worth knowing if you’re a T-Mobile customer wondering whether your data was ever at risk. Here’s what happened, as reported by[read full article]
If you’ve been eyeing Fairphone’s repairable phones from overseas and wishing you could just buy one here, today’s your day. The Fairphone 6+ has officially launched in the US, selling unlocked through Fairphone‘s own website and Amazon for $649.99, and it’s built to work right out of the box on T-Mobile’s network. For anyone who hasn’t followed Fairphone before, the Dutch company has built … [read full article]
T-Mobile is throwing everything it has at getting Hawaii back online after Hurricane Lala tore through the islands, and the Un-carrier just shared a fresh update on how that recovery is going. As of August 16, T-Mobile says the network hits it’s dealing with are overwhelmingly tied to widespread commercial power outages rather than physical damage to towers, which is at least some good … [read full article]
A T-Mobile customer’s monthly bill jumped by $80 with no warning and it took weeks of back-and-forth with the carrier to get it sorted out. The case, first reported on Reddit and covered by PhoneArena, is a reminder that device financing credits don’t always show up reliably, even when you’ve done everything right. The customer, who posts as Humble_Fisherman5391, was two months from finishing … [read full article]
T-Mobile is moving crews and equipment into place across the Hawaiian Islands as a tropical system that could strengthen into Tropical Storm Lala approaches the state. According to their announcement, the system could officially become Lala as soon as Thursday, with heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding possible starting Friday and continuing through the weekend. The Big Island currently faces the greatest potential impact, though … [read full article]
