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T-Mobile achieves new 5G first milestone

T-Mobile has achieved another 5G first– a data call leveraging uplink 5G carrier aggregation using its nationwide 5G standalone (SA) network. In tests, T-Mo’s engineers were able to reach uplink speeds of 207 Mbps, which is the fastest with sub-6 GHz spectrum.  In its release, T-Mobile revealed that they were able to achieve this thanks to its partnership with Nokia and Qualcomm. With the speed they reached, T-Mo conquered a first on a live commercial 5G standalone … [read full article]

T-Mobile, Mobi ink MVNO partnership

Mobi, a Hawaiian wireless carrier, just inked an MVNO agreement with T-Mobile. Through this partnership, Mobi customers will have access to T-Mobile’s network throughout Hawaii and in the mainland.  In its announcement at the CCA Mobile Carriers show in Pittsburgh, Mobi CEO Justen Burdette revealed that the partnership continues on with T-Mobile as it originally partnered with Sprint for its roaming services. The carrier also partnered with Verizon in the past for roaming. With the new agreement … [read full article]

T-Mobile: To implement new autopay changes on May 18th

Earlier this year, there were reports that T-Mobile intends to stop giving an autopay discount for customers who use a credit card to make their payments. And now, this report has been confirmed.  The Mobile Report reported on the new changes to T-Mobile’s autopay discount. The report reveals that existing customers who have enrolled autopay on their credit card will be getting a one-month grace period. After … [read full article]

Metro by T-Mobile increases plan prices, in-store fees

Metro by T-Mobile quietly raised its prices a few days ago. To be precise, the new plan changes were implemented shortly after T-Mobile held its Phone Freedom event and introduced its new Go5G plans.  As reported by BestMVNO, the T-Mobile-owned prepaid brand has increased its plan pricing and now requires autopay billing for the best prices. The report also shared that only the plans with autopay billing enabled … [read full article]

T-Mobile encounters second hack for 2023

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For the second time this year, T-Mobile experienced a data breach. The breach took place sometime between February and March 2023.  Bleeping Computer reported that the Un-carrier sent out a notification letter to customers who were impacted by the attack last April 28th. In the letter, the wireless company detailed how they were affected by the hacker.  “While we have a number of safeguards in place to alert us to … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolls out Better Choice Bundle offer for small businesses

T-Mobile is currently celebrating small businesses week. But instead of limiting the celebration to just one week, they are doing it for the entire month.  As part of this celebration, T-Mobile unveiled the new Better Choice Bundle. This bundle comes with Business Internet and T-Mobile Dialpad for Business collaboration tools, which come with voice solutions (VoIP), messaging, and video conferencing.  Through this bundle, you can save over 30% compared with big cable. And in addition to the … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile giving away free hats next month

T-Mobile seems to be giving away more physical gifts for its T-Mobile Tuesdays customers these days. Earlier this month, the Un-carrier gave away a free reusable insulated bag to recipients. And now, there are reports that T-Mobile will be giving away free hats.  The Mobile Report shared a leaked document they received from their source. The document reveals photos of the hat that the Un-carrier will be giving … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces Q1 2023 earnings

T-Mobile is celebrating its Earnings Day today as it announces its Q1 2023 results. And once again, the Un-carrier was able to deliver best-in-class customer and profitability growth.  The key highlights of T-Mobile’s Q1 2023 includes the following details: Postpaid net account additions of 287K (beat on consensus); best in industry  Postpaid net customer additions of 1.3 million (beat on consensus); more than AT&T and Verizon combined  High Speed Internet net customer additions of 523K (beat on … [read full article]

umlaut awards T-Mobile top honors in its recent study

T-Mobile is on a roll! Earlier today, the Un-carrier announced that its 5G network received top honors from another independent study.  Umlaut measured network performance by analyzing 29.6 billion samples from over 1.2 million real 5G users. And based on umlaut’s report, T-Mobile won the following titles:  Overall highest 5G score Best 5G Coverage, meaning customers on T-Mobile enjoy having a 5G signal in more places. Best 5G Stability, shows that T-Mobile customers experience the most stable … [read full article]

T-Mobile names 9 participants of 2023 Accelerator Program

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T-Mobile’s Accelerator Program has been around since 2012. And ever since then, the Un-carrier has helped hundreds of startups, developers, and innovators with their technologies. Today, the wireless provider has named the nine companies that will participate in this year’s program to provide innovation in sports and entertainment.  T-Mobile received a total of 70 applications from around the world. Out of the companies that applied, T-Mobile picked nine to develop their technologies. The participants include the following:  … [read full article]