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Metro by T-Mobile’s Back-to-School Deals Include a Free Galaxy A37 5G and a $25/Month Unlimited Plan

Prepaid carrier Metro by T-Mobile has rolled out a set of back-to-school promotions for families shopping for new phones, plans, or home internet before the school year gets underway; paired with a digital-safety push aimed at parents of newly phone-equipped kids. On the deals side, the standout offer is a free Samsung Galaxy A37 5G, which Metro values at more than $450, with no activation fees, when you sign up for the carrier’s $40 PERIOD plan. … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s New 2.0 Plans Are Live, But Your Upgrade Just Got Slower

T-Mobile’s new Experience 2.0 and Essentials 2.0 plans officially went live this week, bringing the $0-upfront “Nothing” financing we told you about a few days ago. But if you’re planning to move to one of the new plans, there’s a tradeoff buried in the fine print: upgrading your phone is about to take longer than it used to. Under the old Experience plans, Experience Beyond included a true yearly upgrade benefit, letting eligible members trade in for … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights Returns With $8.4 Million in Prizes for Small-Town Schools

T-Mobile is bringing back Friday Night 5G Lights for a third season, and this year the Un-carrier is putting more than $8.4 million in total prizes on the table for small-town high schools across the country — more than double what was up for grabs in previous years. The program, which celebrates hometown high school football programs in US towns with populations under 150,000, returns with a new divisional bracket format and the return of its … [read full article]

T-Mobile Just Shut Down 2G for Good. Here’s What That Means for Legacy Devices

After years of warnings, T-Mobile has officially pulled the plug on its 2G network. The shutdown happened earlier this week, on Monday, August 3, with the signal going dark shortly after 9 a.m. Eastern; closing the book on a technology that’s been part of the carrier’s network since the 1990s. This wasn’t a surprise move, as reiterated by Android Authority. T-Mobile had been telegraphing the August 3 cutoff date to remaining legacy users well in advance, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Tuesdays’ Next Freebie Is a Free Pair of Grilling Tongs — Here’s How to Claim Yours

T-Mobile Tuesdays is firing up the grill for its next giveaway. Starting Tuesday, August 11, eligible T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers will be able to claim a free pair of stainless steel grilling tongs through the T-Life app, just in time to squeeze in a few more backyard cookouts before summer winds down. Based on leaked photos obtained by The Mobile Report, the tongs aren’t your average dollar-store grabber. They’re built with a stainless steel … [read full article]

T-Mobile Is Quietly Handing Out Outage Credits — But Good Luck Predicting How Much You’ll Get

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Remember July 27? If you were one of the hundreds of thousands of T-Mobile members (or Metro, Mint, or Google Fi customers riding the same network) who lost service that day, T-Mobile now says it’s willing to make it up to you — sort of. According to Android Authority, the Un-carrier confirmed it’s issuing bill credits to members affected by the outage, which took down service nationwide before T-Mobile restored things by July 28. But … [read full article]

EIP Flex 36 Breakdown: Everything Included in T-Mobile’s New $0-Down Financing Push

T-Mobile just dropped its biggest device-financing change in years, and if you’ve been following the Un-carrier’s plan shakeups this year, this one lands with a bit of extra context worth unpacking. Starting Thursday, August 6, T-Mobile is launching EIP Flex 36 — a financing option that lets well-qualified customers finance a phone’s full cost, taxes and fees included, over 36 months with $0 due at signing, plus 0% APR for a limited time.  There’s also EIP … [read full article]

T-Mobile Rolls Out New Discounted Student Plans

T-Mobile just added a new discount category to its lineup: student plans. Starting July 30, three of T-Mobile’s existing plans (Experience Beyond, Experience More, and Essentials Saver) now have cheaper student versions. According to The Mobile Report, these plans work the same as T-Mobile’s regular plans but cost less, similar to the discounts T-Mobile already offers people 55 and older, military members, and first responders. A single line costs $80 on the Beyond student plan, $65 … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Network Problems Aren’t Over Yet

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Just three days after T-Mobile’s massive nationwide outage, customers started reporting new problems early Thursday morning, July 30. Complaints picked up between 6 and 9 AM Eastern, with people in Chicago, Atlanta, New York, and other cities losing signal or getting stuck in “SOS” mode again. According to PhoneArena, this round was smaller than the July 27 outage, which generated more than 62,000 reports on Downdetector. Thursday’s issue involved at least a few thousand reports, and … [read full article]

How to Get a Credit From T-Mobile After This Week’s Outage

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If your phone lost signal during T-Mobile’s big outage on Monday, July 27, you may be able to get some money back on your bill; but you’ll have to ask for it yourself. According to PhoneArena, T-Mobile customers who reach out to customer support about the outage are being offered bill credits, though the amount depends on who you talk to. Most people say they were first offered around $5.  If you push back and explain … [read full article]

Samsung’s New Foldables Land at T-Mobile With a Free Z Fold8 and a $100 Z Flip8 Offer

Samsung’s newest foldable phones are officially heading to T-Mobile, and the carrier is leaning hard into trade-in deals to get them into customers’ hands.  The lineup includes three devices: the Galaxy Z Fold8, the more powerful Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, and the compact Galaxy Z Flip8. Pre-orders opened July 22, 2026, with the phones hitting shelves on August 7. All three come in 256GB and 512GB storage options, with color choices that include Lavender, Violet Shadow, Pink, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Restricts Switcher Promos as Migration Problems Surface

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T-Mobile’s July is shaping up to be a messy one for customers. The company has already tightened rules around two longtime switcher offers, and now some users moved from older plans to the Experience lineup say their bills no longer reflect the free lines they had before. On top of that, a new report says support-assisted bill pay may be going away too. According to Android Authority, T-Mobile acknowledged technical issues tied to the migration process … [read full article]