Latest News

T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter will retire July 1, Peter Osvaldik named as successor

Another T-Mobile executive will soon exit the company. T-Mobile confirmed today that CFO Braxton Carter will retire on July 1, 2020. He won’t be completely done with T-Mo after that date, though, because he’ll be sticking with T-Mobile in a strategic advisory role for 3 months to ensure the transition to his successor goes smoothly. T-Mo then has the option to keep him as an advisor for another 3 months through December 31, 2020. We learned … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Neville Ray explains what caused yesterday’s network outage

Yesterday T-Mobile suffered a pretty serious network outage, and now the carrier has shed a bit more light on exactly what happened. Neville Ray, T-Mobile’s president of technology, explains that the event that triggered the outage was a leased fiber circuit failure from a third-party provider in the Southeast. That’s the part of the country where we first started seeing complaints of network issues yesterday. Ray goes on to say that this happens with every … [read full article]

T-Mobile has reportedly told hundreds of Sprint employees they’re being laid off

One day after T-Mobile suffered a 12-hour nationwide outage, some more bad news regarding the carrier has come out. T-Mobile has reportedly laid off hundreds of Sprint employees this week. TechCrunch got hold of audio from a conference call hosted by T-Mobile vice president James Kirby in which he told hundreds of Sprint workers that they were being laid off. While it’s unclear exactly how many Sprint employees are being let go, it’s said that there … [read full article]

FCC Chairman launching investigation into ‘unacceptable’ T-Mobile network outage

T-Mobile suffered a major nationwide outage today that’s still affecting some customers hours after it began. And now the FCC Chairman says he’s going to look into what’s happened. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced tonight that the FCC is launching an investigation into today’s T-Mobile network outage. “The T-Mobile network outage is unacceptable,” Pai tweeted. “The FCC is launching an investigation. We’re demanding answers — and so are American consumers.” None of the other FCC commissioners … [read full article]

Sprint customers may get access to T-Mobile Tuesdays soon

Ever since T-Mobile closed its merger with Sprint back in April, there have been lots of Sprint customers wondering when they’d get to start accessing T-Mobile Tuesdays’ gifts and deals. A new leak hints that it could happen soon. An internal document shared to the Sprint subreddit shows that T-Mobile employees are starting training to help them be “ready when legacy Sprint customers are eligible to participate” in T-Mobile Tuesdays. The doc goes on to … [read full article]

T-Mobile having network issues, particularly in the Southeast

If you’re having some issues with your T-Mobile service today, you’re not the only one. Reports are pouring in from T-Mo customers who say they’ve got no service this afternoon. Most of the problems seem to be happening in the Southeastern US, with T-Mobile subscribers in places like Atlanta, GA; Raleigh, NC; Orlando, FL; Winston-Salem, NC; Birmingham, AL; Pelion, SC; and many others reporting issues with the network. The issues that T-Mobile customers are having vary, … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy A71 5G coming to T-Mobile with half-off deal, also launching at Sprint

T-Mobile’s lineup of 5G phones is growing again this week, and this new model is the lowest-cost 5G handset to come to T-Mo yet. The Samsung Galaxy A71 5G will be available at T-Mobile and Sprint this Friday, June 19. T-Mobile customers can get it for $0 down and $25 per month for 24 months on an Equipment Installment Plan, which works out to a full price of $600. Customers who add a new line … [read full article]

Galaxy Note 8 now receiving a new update from T-Mobile

Just a few days after the Galaxy Note 9 received an update on T-Mobile, another older Note phone is being updated. T-Mobile is now pushing an update to the Galaxy Note 8 that bumps it to version G950USQS7DTE5. The 185.04MB update includes the June 1, 2020 Android security patches, which is an upgrade from the March 2020 security patch level that the Note 8 was on previously. This update has begun rolling out over the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Keep & Switch deal will give $450 to AT&T and Verizon switchers to pay off their device

T-Mobile has long tempted customers on AT&T and Verizon to make the switch with offers like Carrier Freedom, and today T-Mo rolled out a new deal to get those consumers to jump ship. Keep & Switch is a new deal targeted at AT&T and Verizon customers. With this deal you can switch to T-Mobile from AT&T or Verizon, bring your eligible phone with you, and get up to $450 per line to cover the remaining payments … [read full article]

Dish Network reportedly trying to negotiate with T-Mobile for better terms on Boost Mobile purchase

It’s now been more than two months since T-Mobile and Sprint completed their merger, but the whole story of that deal isn’t finished quite yet. That’s because Dish Network still hasn’t purchased Boost Mobile from T-Mo, which was part of an agreement that helped to get the merger approval from the Department of Justice. And now we may know why that purchase hasn’t happened yet. A new report says that Dish Network co-founder and chairman … [read full article]

T-Mobile customers can get a free Whopper and order of french fries next Tuesday

The Whopper is making a return to T-Mobile Tuesdays next week and it’s bringing a side with it. Next Tuesday, June 16, T-Mobile customers can get a free Whopper and small order of french fries from Burger King. Like some other recent free food offers we’ve seen in T-Mobile Tuesdays, this one includes a minimum purchase, but for this deal you’ll just have to spend $1 or more to get your free Whopper and fries. … [read full article]