Tag Archives: T-Mobile

T-Mobile Has Fewer People Than Ever to Help You With Your Plan

If you’ve noticed longer hold times or a harder time getting real help with your T-Mobile plan lately, the numbers help explain why. According to Deutsche Telekom’s Q2 2026 earnings report, T-Mobile’s US workforce shrank from 70,036 full-time employees at the end of 2025 to 65,365 by the end of June; a drop of roughly 4,700 people in just six months. That’s not a one-time blip, either. As reported by [read full article]

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 … [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 … [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 … [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]