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T-Mobile Powering SailGP Mubadala NYC Grand Prix This Weekend

Back in August 2023, T-Mobile for Business teamed up with SailGP as its sporting event partner for seasons 4 and 5 from 2023 to 2025. Following up on that partnership, the two unveiled a new 5G experience that it has in store for fans at the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix at Governors Island on June 22-23, 2024.  The whole event will be powered by T-Mobile’s 5G Advanced Network Solutions (ANS), which will deliver real-time … [read full article]

T-Mobile Names New Batch of Its Hometown Grants Funding

Continuing its commitment to its Hometown Grant, T-Mobile unveiled its latest 25 recipients. This makes it a total of 300 communities across 47 states to receive funding from T-Mobile. It also marks Rhode Island’s entry into the list, for the first time.  Like other instances, T-Mobile will be giving recipients up to $50,000 in funding so they can kickstart local development projects in the community.  Ever since T-Mobile rolled out its five-year Hometown Grants commitment in April … [read full article]

Hacker Claims Responsibility for Hacking T-Mobile This Month

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A threat actor is claiming to have hacked T-Mobile and is offering the stolen data for sale. In response to this, the Un-carrier said that its systems “have not been compromised.” The wireless carrier sent a statement to Bleeping Computer and shared that they are “actively investigating a claim of an issue at a third-party service provider. We have no indication that T-Mobile customer data or source code was included and can confirm that the bad … [read full article]

Be One of the 5 Winners of Metro by T-Mobile’s $10,000 Dream Vacation When You Talk About Your Ex

Metro by T-Mobile has something up its sleeve as it unveils a new sweepstakes program. The T-Mobile prepaid brand will be giving away a total of five Dream Vacations, together with Chrissy Teigen.  The sweepstakes celebrate the launch of the new Metro Flex Plans. Starting Monday, June 24, fans can step into a confessional booth in Times Square and talk about a time when they ended a yada relationship. The event will be graced by Chrissy Teigen, … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Home Internet Address Verification Back on Track

Back in April, T-Mobile planned to rollout its Home Internet address verification in May. But at the last minute, they postponed it to a later date. Unfortunately, the Un-carrier has finally decided on a date when to rollout address verification for Home Internet service.  Now that the Away plan has already been launched, T-Mobile is getting ready to enforce address verification. This means that customers need to make sure their 5G Home Internet service is … [read full article]

T-Mobile Releases How It’s Responding to Fires in New Mexico

With the ongoing fires in New Mexico, T-Mobile has swiftly responded and activated its emergency teams to provide the needed assistance.  In its press release, T-Mobile announced that they continue to monitor its network on the ground. They revealed that the fires have caused heavy damage to its local fiber at sites in Ruidoso, New Mexico, which has caused service in the area to be affected. As soon as it’s possible, T-Mobile’s emergency teams will start restoring … [read full article]

Report: T-Mobile Has an Upcoming Change on EIP Bill Credits Policy

T-Mobile’s latest move is sure to gain negative attention from its avid subscribers. And for many, this just might be the final nail in the coffin to entice them to switch to another carrier.  As spotted in an internal document obtained by The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier is preparing to change its bill credit policy on device promotions. This new change will affect promotions offered on new lines and trade-ins.  In the past, customers were able … [read full article]

T-Mobile Powers KPMG Women’s PGA Championship

Following its partnership with the PGA of America, T-Mobile is providing the 5G experience at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The Championship event will be held at the Sahalee Country Club on June 20 to 23, 2024.  With T-Mobile’s 5G networks, fans and participants at the KPMG Women’s Championship can get to experience these: Real-time player data: For the first time at the KPMG Women’s Championship, fans can follow each player in the field at Sahalee Country … [read full article]

The NAD Advises T-Mobile to Drop or Change “Price Lock” Claim from Ads

Update 6/18/24 7:42 pm EST: T-Mobile released a statement to clarify NAD’s recommendation: “We believe the challenged ads clearly communicated our generous Price Lock benefit, which offers customers on eligible rate plans the opportunity to get their final month’s service charges paid by us if their price changes and they let us know they’ve chosen to leave. We will continue to offer Price Lock to customers but will take the NAD’s recommendations for clarifying the offer into … [read full article]

Who Really Wins in Class Action Lawsuits?

In cases of a lawsuit, who really wins in the end? Is it the carrier, who disgruntled customers sued and are required to pay millions of dollars? Or is it the complainants, who win in their fight against the carriers but also win with some remuneration in the end? It’s actually neither– because in the end, it’s the lawyers that win for representing customers.  As reported by PhoneArena, the lawyers that represented the victims of the … [read full article]

Man Behind 2021 T-Mobile Data Breach Finally Arrested

Ever wondered what happened to cybercriminals? Unlike what we see on TV and the movies, they don’t exactly live happily ever after their crimes. But in the case of John Binns, the man behind the 2021 T-Mobile data breach, his taste for freedom is about to run out.  After hacking T-Mobile’s systems in 2021, Binns bragged about how he was able to do it with the Un-carrier’s awful security. While the 24-year-old American pretended like that was … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Advertising Division Partners With Uber’s Octopus Interactive

In addition to today’s partnership with the US Navy, T-Mobile announced that it has partnered with Uber’s Octopus Interactive, the ride-hailing service’s advertising division. With this new partnership, Uber will use T-Mobile’s rideshare inventory to expand its JourneyTV offer to more than 50,000 vehicles this year.  This means that T-Mobile screens will be displaying the JourneyTV rider experience on an ongoing Uber trip. JourneyTV displays a live trip map with the passenger’s ETA. It also includes … [read full article]