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T-Mobile Wants Its 5G Network to Be the Brain Behind Robots

Robots that learn on the job, delivery bots weaving around dogs and scooters, and city cameras that understand traffic: T-Mobile thinks all of it will need its network. In a new blog post, T-Mobile CTO John Saw laid out how the Un-carrier plans to become a key part of “physical AI,” or AI that moves and acts in the real world. Saw wrote about it in T-Mobile’s newsroom, and his main point is pretty simple. Robots … [read full article]

T-Mobile Has Supported More Than 200 Emergencies and Events So Far This Year

Happy National First Responders Day, Magenta fam! T-Mobile is marking the day by shining a light on the families behind the uniform, along with the network tools it uses to keep responders connected when things get rough. T-Mobile shared the story of Madison in its newsroom, Her dad served as a firefighter and paramedic with LA County Fire. Madison, who’s now studying veterinary medicine at UC Davis on a First Responders Children’s Foundation scholarship, says growing … [read full article]

T-Mobile Posts a Monster Q3 With Net Income Up 27%

T-Mobile just dropped its third-quarter numbers, and the Un-carrier is once again flexing on its rivals. More accounts, more money per account, and a big jump in profit all add up to what T-Mobile calls industry-leading growth across the board. T-Mobile shared its results in its newsroom, reporting 274,000 postpaid net account additions in the quarter, bringing total postpaid accounts to 35 million, up 3% from a year ago. Average revenue per postpaid account rose 4% … [read full article]

Today’s T-Mobile Tuesdays Freebie Will Light Up Your Halloween

Halloween is almost here, and T-Mobile Tuesdays is getting into the spirit with a freebie that’s actually useful long after the candy runs out. The Mobile Report spotted it in T-Life, today, October 27, T-Mobile is giving away a free 2-in-1 lantern flashlight. It’s got a hook so you can hang it up, a glowing lantern mode, and a flashlight beam from the bottom. The LED on the bottom even rotates, so you can point it … [read full article]

T-Mobile Finally Announces T-Mix, but There’s No Price Lock and No Free Third Line

After weeks of “any day now,” T-Mix is finally official. T-Mobile has announced its new pick-your-perks plans, and while a lot of it matches what we’ve been tracking, there are a few surprises worth knowing about. T-Mobile made it official with the plans arriving in November. T-Mix Standard is $55 a month for one line, More is $75, and Loaded is $95, all with AutoPay. Those numbers line up with the leaked $65, $85, and $105 … [read full article]

Metro Makes It Cheaper to Use Your New iPhone With a $15 Intro Plan

Just picked up a new iPhone and looking for a cheaper home for it? Metro by T-Mobile has a limited-time deal that makes switching pretty tempting. Metro is offering a deal for anyone who recently bought a new Apple iPhone. Bring it into a Metro store, and you’ll pay just $15 a month for your first three months. After that, you’ll move to one of Metro’s best-value bring-your-own-phone plans at $25 a month with AutoPay. You … [read full article]

T-Mobile Settles With New York AG Over Broken Price Guarantee: Refunds, Free Phones, and a 2029 Rate Freeze

Remember when T-Mobile raised prices on plans that came with a “price guarantee” back in 2024? A lot of you certainly do. For customers in New York, at least, there’s finally some payback. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with T-Mobile, over those Price Guarantee Plans, which T-Mobile sold to 4G customers between 2017 and 2019 with the promise that prices wouldn’t change. In 2024, T-Mobile started raising them by about $5 a … [read full article]

Free iPad A16 Coming to T-Life for 24 Hours Only

T-Mobile Tuesdays usually means a free sandwich or a movie ticket, but next week’s deal is a whole lot bigger. If the latest leak is right, Magenta customers will be able to grab a free iPad for one day only. The Mobile Report spotted the listing in the T-Life app, showing the iPad A16 “On Us” on Tuesday, October 27. The deal covers up to $599.99 through bill credits on a two- or three-year installment plan, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Stores Are Throwing a Thank-You Party for First Responders This Saturday

T-Mobile is turning 25 of its stores into thank-you stations for first responders this weekend, kicking off a week of celebrations leading up to National First Responders Day. T-Mobile shared the plans alongside the First Responders Children’s Foundation. On Saturday, October 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, 25 T-Mobile stores across the country will host appreciation events with free food, games, giveaways, photo ops, and “Gratitude Walls” where you can leave a note … [read full article]

These Are the Businesses Using T-Mobile 5G in the Most Creative Ways This Year

T-Mobile for Business has handed out its Innovate Awards for 2026, and as usual, the winners show off some genuinely clever ways companies and public agencies are putting T-Mobile’s network to work. T-Mobile announced the winners at the Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo in Orlando, marking the fifth year of the awards program. In the Community category, first place went to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, which worked with the Virginia Department of Transportation and Crosstek on a … [read full article]

T-Mobile Keeps Its 5G Standalone Crown, and It’s Not Even Close

AT&T and Verizon may have nationwide 5G standalone networks now, but when it comes to actually putting customers on them, T-Mobile is still lapping the field. Fresh Opensignal data, reported by Android Authority, shows T-Mobile customers were connected to 5G standalone 71.2% of the time. Verizon came in at 20.2%, and AT&T managed just 4.4%. In other words, the average T-Mobile customer spends more than three times as much time on SA as a Verizon … [read full article]

T-Mobile Puts AI to Work on Its 5G Advanced Network, and the Early Numbers Look Good

T-Mobile keeps talking up AI in its network, and now it has some fresh numbers to back that up. The Un-carrier says letting AI manage how its 5G Advanced network directs signals is already paying off for customers in New York City. In an announcement, T-Mobile detailed results from AI-driven beamforming work with Ericsson at newly activated sites in New York City. Beamforming is how cell sites focus signals toward your phone instead of broadcasting them … [read full article]