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Got Friends Eyeing T-Mobile? Your T-Life App Now Has a 10%-Off-for-Life Code for Them

If friends or family keep asking you whether they should jump over to T-Mobile, you now have something better than a recommendation to give them. T-Mobile has rolled out a new referral program right inside the T-Life app, and the discount it offers doesn’t run out. As The Mobile Report spotted, postpaid customers can head to the Benefits tab in T-Life to find their own referral codes. Every voice line on your account gets its own … [read full article]

Heads Up: Your T-Mobile Bill Is Ticking Up Again Next Month

Right after a stretch of genuinely good T-Mobile news, new perk options possibly on the way, the Jio 5G standalone roaming milestone, here comes the part of the cycle where the bill creeps up a little. T-Mobile is emailing customers about another increase to the Regulatory Programs and Telco Recovery fee. Per Android Authority, the fee is climbing to $5.49 per line for voice and $2.60 per line for mobile internet, a $1 bump for voice … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Could Finally Offer Music Streaming Perks

T-Mobile’s perk lineup hasn’t changed much in a while, but according to a new exclusive report, that might be about to shift in a big way. As reported by The Mobile Report, a tip from an anonymous T-Mobile employee revealed eight new account-level SOC codes added to the carrier’s internal systems, all ending in “OUA,” which likely stands for “On Us Add-on.”  The most notable addition is music streaming, something T-Mobile has never offered as a … [read full article]

T-Mobile Stock Drops Nearly $10 a Share Despite a Broader Market Rally

T-Mobile had a genuinely bad day on Wall Street this week, and the numbers are worth paying attention to even if you’re not the type to track stock prices. As reported by PhoneArena, T-Mobile’s stock fell $9.81 a share, a 5.57% drop, closing at $166.45, just 79 cents shy of its 52-week low of $165.66. What makes the drop stand out is the timing: the Dow rallied more than 300 points that same day, and while … [read full article]

Eligible Customers Can Get Free Unlimited Calls, Texts, and Data via T-Mobile Through This Program

If you or someone you know qualifies for the federal Lifeline Assistance program, there’s a genuinely solid free wireless option running on T-Mobile’s network that’s worth knowing about. As reported by PhoneArena, Assurance Wireless is offering eligible Lifeline households unlimited talk, unlimited text, and 10GB of high-speed data every month on T-Mobile’s 4G/5G network, typically with a $0 monthly bill, no credit check, and no annual contract.  Assurance is one of several providers participating in Lifeline, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Could Be the First US Carrier to Support iOS 27’s iPhone Handoff

A quietly powerful new iOS 27 feature is coming into focus, and it looks like T-Mobile could be among the first carriers ready to actually support it when it lands. As reported by MacRumors, the feature, called “iPhone Handoff,” lets someone designate a main iPhone and a companion iPhone, both running iOS 27, and use the same phone number across either device by switching back and forth. It’s set up through Settings under Cellular: the primary … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Is Leaving Customers Stranded in Chat Support

If it feels like it’s taking forever to get a real person on the line with T-Mobile lately, that’s apparently not just in your head. As reported by PhoneArena, customers say wait times to reach a live agent through T-Mobile’s support channels have stretched from 30 minutes up to two hours or more, with some describing waits where the option to connect with Customer Care simply never shows up.  The T-Life app’s live chat support is … [read full article]

T-Mobile Is Catching Heat for Giving the Government a Reporter’s Phone Records

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T-Mobile is facing some uncomfortable questions after handing federal investigators six months of a journalist’s call and text logs, roughly 10,000 records in total, using a legal tool that didn’t require a judge’s sign-off. As reported by The Guardian, The records belong to Georgia Fort, an independent journalist who was arrested and charged after covering a January protest outside a Minnesota church tied to an ICE action.  Federal prosecutors are pursuing cases against around 40 people … [read full article]

There’s a Secret T-Mobile Plan Hiding Inside Walmart Stores

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There’s apparently a T-Mobile plan out there cheaper than anything listed on T-Mobile’s own site, and the only way to get it is by walking into a Walmart. As reported by PhoneArena, the plan (dubbed Super Essentials Saver) started circulating on Reddit a few weeks back after a couple of people claiming to be Walmart employees mentioned it. It runs $25 a month with Autopay (or $30 without) for unlimited talk, text, and 5G data, undercutting … [read full article]

T-Mobile Bosses Now Have to Spend Time on the Front Lines to Keep Their Bonuses

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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 two days a year on the front lines to see firsthand how T-Mobile’s stores and … [read full article]