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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 … [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 … [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 … [read full article]

New T-Mobile 5G Test Shows a Simple Fix for a Common Slowdown

T-Mobile may have found a practical way to make its 5G network work better when several nearby phones are all trying to pull data at the same time. The big takeaway is simple: in a new benchmark study, a newer Nokia-powered setup helped cut interference between phones, which led to faster overall performance. According to Signals Research Group, the testing was done at T-Mobile’s … [read full article]

New Report Gives T-Mobile a Big 5G Win Over AT&T and Verizon

T-Mobile has another win to point to when talking about its network. A new U.S. mobile report from Opensignal says T-Mobile turned in the strongest overall showing, leading in 12 categories and staying ahead of Verizon and AT&T in several of the areas most people notice in daily use, including download speeds, 5G coverage, and network consistency. According to Opensignal (reported by [read full article]

“Magenta Nights” Surfaces on T-Mobile Site With Up to $1,000 Back

T-Mobile has started surfacing a “Magenta Nights” promotion that points to a switcher rebate worth up to $1,000. The wording that is publicly visible on T-Mobile’s own pages says customers can get “up to $1000 back via virtual prepaid Mastercard®” when they switch. As reported by The Mobile Report, the promo is tied to switching service, while a T-Mobile store page says the customer must … [read full article]

T-Mobile International Calling May Get More Expensive for Travelers

If you’re planning to travel outside the U.S. with T-Mobile, now might be a good time to look over your roaming options before you leave. A new report suggests the cost of making regular voice calls while abroad could soon go up, which would make one of T-Mobile’s more annoying travel charges even harder to swallow. According to T-Mobile’s international roaming page, customers on Essentials currently get … [read full article]

T-Mobile Shares Its Severe Weather Game Plan as Storms Sweep the Midwest

A major severe weather outbreak is moving across parts of the Midwest and Plains, with the threat of tornadoes, damaging winds, large hail and flash flooding affecting millions of people. T-Mobile says the situation has already left hundreds of thousands without power in some areas, and the carrier says it is tracking conditions closely as the storms continue. The Un-carrier shared that they are … [read full article]