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“Magenta Nights” Surfaces on T-Mobile Site With Up to $1,000 Back

T-Mobile has started surfacing a “Magenta Nights” promotion that points to a switcher rebate worth up to $1,000. The wording that is publicly visible on T-Mobile’s own pages says customers can get “up to $1000 back via virtual prepaid Mastercard®” when they switch. As reported by The Mobile Report, the promo is tied to switching service, while a T-Mobile store page says the customer must … [read full article]

T-Mobile Customers are Swapping Tips on a Possible Insider-style Retention Discount

A new Reddit thread is getting T-Mobile customers talking after users claimed there may be a way for existing subscribers to score a 20% discount on qualifying plans. The catch, based on the discussion, is that this appears tied to retention and may only be available if you move to one of T-Mobile’s newer premium plans, such as Experience Beyond or Go5G Next. According to a [read full article]

T-Mobile International Calling May Get More Expensive for Travelers

If you’re planning to travel outside the U.S. with T-Mobile, now might be a good time to look over your roaming options before you leave. A new report suggests the cost of making regular voice calls while abroad could soon go up, which would make one of T-Mobile’s more annoying travel charges even harder to swallow. According to T-Mobile’s international roaming page, customers on Essentials currently get … [read full article]

Member Month Gives T-Mobile Tuesdays a $1.99 Gas Hook

T-Mobile is leaning into the kind of perk that is easy to appreciate right away. For Member Month, the carrier is offering bigger Shell gas discounts, including a one-day $1.99-per-gallon promotion at select stations in Los Angeles, Houston, and Chicago. It is the sort of offer that fits the original T-Mobile Tuesdays formula: simple, immediate, and useful. As shared by PhoneArena, T-Mobile members already get 10 cents … [read full article]

The Wireless Giants Face Two Problems at Once: Network Attacks and Text Spoofing

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are finding themselves on the same side again, this time over two separate problems that could affect both networks and customers. One issue is old-fashioned physical damage like copper theft and fiber cuts. The other is a security flaw tied to the long-running email-to-text feature used by carriers. According to Light Reading, the three carriers have joined the cable … [read full article]

T-Mobile Customers May Get Another Free Year of DashPass This Summer

T-Mobile customers may be getting another free year of DoorDash DashPass, giving eligible users more time with $0 delivery fees on qualifying orders, lower service fees, member-only deals, grocery savings on some orders, and 5% back in DoorDash credits on Pickup orders. For people who already use DoorDash, that can be a useful everyday perk rather than a one-time giveaway. According to T-Mobile’s announcement, DashPass … [read full article]

T-Mobile Expands in India with New Hyderabad Engineering Hub

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T-Mobile has opened a new global capability center in Hyderabad, India, and the company plans to grow the site to nearly 1,000 employees by 2027. The center will focus on software engineering, DevOps, product development, data analytics, and cybersecurity. Reuters reported that T-Mobile has leased 250,000 square feet for the operation, giving the carrier a sizable new base for technical work. According to the report, which cited … [read full article]

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 Fiber Appears to Suffer Widespread Disruption

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(Update May 30, 2026 12:00 am EST): T-Mobile has now issued a statement on the T-Fiber outage that caused widespread problems in its former Lumos service areas, with the issue lasting for more than 36 hours before service appeared to stabilise. The problem began around 1:00 AM on May 28, and customers reported that some sites would not load at all even though their home equipment still showed a normal connection. As reported by [read full article]