Posts by Jordan

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]

T-Mobile Wins Big With Small Businesses and Enterprises in J.D. Power’s Latest Rankings

T-Mobile for Business has another J.D. Power trophy for the shelf, well, two of them. The 2026 business wireless rankings are out, and Magenta came out on top with both the smallest and the biggest companies. According to J.D. Power’s 2026 U.S. Business Wireless Satisfaction Study, T-Mobile ranked highest among large enterprises with 500 or more employees, scoring 768 to Verizon’s 748. It also led the small business segment, covering companies with 1 to 19 employees, … [read full article]

Clear Your Calendar: T-Mobile’s T-Mix Plans Are Reportedly Days Away

After weeks of “any day now,” T-Mix might finally be here. If the latest intel holds, T-Mobile’s new pick-your-perks plans could go live before the weekend, and we now know a lot more about the fine print than we did a week ago. The Mobile Report’s latest reporting points to a launch between October 13 and 16, possibly midweek, though T-Mix has slipped before and could still get pushed to November. Pricing hasn’t budged from the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Stages SatCOLTs, Generators, and Free T-Priority Ahead of Isaias

It’s been a busy storm season for T-Mobile’s response teams, and now they’re back at it. With Isaias strengthening on its way to the northern Gulf Coast, T-Mobile has rolled out its prep plan. T-Mobile shared that its crews are topping off generators, readying equipment, and positioning resources ahead of landfall, and T-Mobile is working directly with public safety and emergency management partners across the Gulf Coast to figure out where communications will matter most. If … [read full article]

Mint Mobile’s Birthday Deal: Six Months of Unlimited on T-Mobile’s Network for $60

T-Mobile’s favorite little brother is turning 10, and it’s celebrating the best way it knows how: by making its plans ridiculously cheap. T-Mobile announced that Mint Mobile’s anniversary deal gets new customers any plan for $10 a month. That’s every six-month plan, 6GB, 17GB, 23GB, and Unlimited, all at the same price. You pay the full $60 upfront, plus taxes and fees, and the deal kicked off October 8. Before you jump, a few things to … [read full article]