Early this year, T-Mobile made changes to its free Netflix perk. All of T-Mobile’s customers were downgraded to Netflix’s Standard with Ads plan instead of Netflix Basic. But it looks like another change has been implemented without any warning. As reported by The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier has “started to restrict … [read full article]
It looks like T-Mobile is implementing new fees to its prepaid channel in the coming days. According to The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier is getting rid of its Prepaid SIM Starter Kit and replacing it with a one-time Device Connection Charge (DCC) fee. Starting March 21st, you’ll have to pay $25 to activate a new SIM instead of paying the $10 SIM Starter Kit. What’s worse is that eSIM … [read full article]
The world is celebrating Women’s History Month this March. In line with this, T-Mobile has named five exceptional women making positive changes to the company. As shared by T-Mobile’s SVP of South Regional Network Engineering and Operations, Jennifer Silveira: “The world of women in technology is so much different than it was 30 years ago, and I’m trying to pay it forward.” Here are five women being honored by T-Mobile: Jennifer Silveira, T-Mobile’s SVP of South Regional … [read full article]
If you’ve been hesitant to open a new family account on T-Mobile because of its Device Connection Charge, today’s news might convince you to make a move. According to a leaked document shared by The Mobile Report, the Un-carrier has reduced the price of the DCC fee for new line activations. Instead of paying $35 per line on a new activation, you will only have to pay $5 … [read full article]
Yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it is working on activating its 2.5GHz mid-band spectrum that it won from the FCC’s Auction 108 in 2022. But until recently, T-Mobile could not use the spectrum. After a long wait and President Biden’s 5G SALE Act, Congress was able to allow the FCC to issue the license. With this announcement, T-Mobile says that its 60 million subscribers will … [read full article]
Previously, Dish disclosed its financial status and worries about being able to “continue as a going concern” in an SEC filing. With its large debt due this year, the cable company has “substantial doubt” on its future. Because of this, Dish will no longer be able to purchase the 13.5MHz low-band 800MHz spectrum given to it by T-Mobile. The deal was supposed to cost $3.59 billion. The two companies had an agreement in October to extend this … [read full article]
T-Mobile has great news for its customers and investors. After years of waiting, the Un-carrier has finally activated the 2.5GHz spectrum that it won in auction 108 in 2022. Now that the spectrum has been activated, it is able to expand its Ultra Capacity 5G coverage to various communities. It also helps increase Ultra Capacity 5G bandwidth in several places in the country, even in rural areas. What this means is that you should expect to see … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s 5G Home Internet service has only been around for a few years but it’s already a service that many are enjoying. Through the service, users get to have access to up to 200 Mbps speeds. Ever since its inception, T-Mobile’s Home Internet service has offered four Home Internet Gateway devices. It is through these devices that users can connect to the cellular network. These devices also offer Wi-Fi and ethernet connection. The good news is, a … [read full article]
T-Mobile will be presenting at the 32nd Annual Deutsche Bank Media, Internet & Telecom Conference. The Un-carrier’s president of consumer group, Jon Freier, will be presenting and providing a business update at the event. The event will take place on Monday, March 11, 2024 at 8:50 am ET. If you are interested in joining the event, you can tune into the webcast around that time. During the virtual event, there will be a live webcast of the … [read full article]
T-Mobile has exciting news to Puerto Rico residents. The Un-carrier has rolled out its 5G Home Internet service to customers based in this US territory. If you are a T-Mobile customer based in Puerto Rico, you can now sign up for 5G Home Internet with your qualifying voice line and an eligible address. The service costs $50 a month with AutoPay enabled. You can activate service via your local retail store. In T-Mobile’s announcement, T-Mobile Puerto Rico’s … [read full article]
Ericsson announced a new partnership with T-Mobile for its internal Enterprise Virtual Cellular Network (EVCN) pilot in the US. With the agreement, T-Mobile serves as the 5G connectivity provider for Ericsson. This will be done through Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) capabilities for the 5G laptops of Ericsson’s employees. Ericsson is developing EVCN as a managed IT service that will give enterprises their own 5G virtual network. Once this is deployed, the service will allow companies to … [read full article]
Earlier today, T-Mobile released its third annual Scam and Robocall report. In this report, the Un-carrier took a look at the number of reported scam calls in 2023 as well as the trends related to such calls. A recent report showed that Americans collectively lost $10 billion to scams in 2023. This is the highest number that has ever been reported to the FTC. … [read full article]
