AT&T and Verizon may have nationwide 5G standalone networks now, but when it comes to actually putting customers on them, T-Mobile is still lapping the field. Fresh Opensignal data, reported by Android Authority, shows T-Mobile customers were connected to 5G standalone 71.2% of the time. Verizon came in at 20.2%, and AT&T managed … [read full article]
If you’ve been following T-Mobile’s satellite story since T-Satellite launched, here’s the next chapter, and it’s a strange one. T-Mobile is now officially in business with AT&T and Verizon on a joint venture meant to stamp out the dead zones that still pop up across the country. The three major US carriers released a joint statement confirming that the venture first announced back in May … [read full article]
Verizon is heading to court against T-Mobile over claims the competitor makes in its advertising. The fight centers on whether T-Mobile can honestly say its customers save more than $1,000 per year compared to other major carriers. Here’s what happened: last year, both AT&T and Verizon complained to a watchdog group called the National Advertising Division, or NAD, saying T-Mobile was making false promises in its ads. The NAD looked into these complaints and agreed that there … [read full article]
T-Mobile is rolling out its biggest holiday promotion, and it’s surprisingly straightforward. New customers who switch from AT&T or Verizon can walk away with four free phones and four lines of service for just $100 a month (that’s $25 per line) without trading in their old devices. The deal lets families choose between four iPhone 16 or Galaxy S24 devices completely free when they sign … [read full article]
T-Mobile recently agreed to pull its “Switch and Save” ad campaign after an advertising watchdog found it misleading; especially about the promised 20% savings. According to Android Authority, the National Advertising Review Board upheld an earlier ruling that T-Mobile’s phrasing (like “plus streaming services”) could nudge people into thinking they’d save money compared to AT&T and Verizon, without accounting fairly for all the extras. In simple terms: … [read full article]
A major telecom breach that rattled the industry last year is once again making waves in Washington. Senator Maria Cantwell is now demanding answers from AT&T and Verizon (two of the biggest players in the U.S. telecom market) after a sweeping cyberattack raised questions about how secure our networks really are. As reported by The Verge, Sen. Cantwell has asked cybersecurity firm Mandiant to … [read full article]
If you’ve been unable to make calls, send texts, or process card payments around Kansas City recently, you’re not imagining it. Residents on T‑Mobile (and reportedly AT&T and Verizon) have been facing nagging outages for nearly a week, with no official explanation in sight. As reported by PhoneArena, users have posted in forums about dropped calls whenever they move out of 5G coverage. The situation appears … [read full article]
We’ve long heard of stories of wireless carriers getting hacked and discovering it too late. This time, however, it’s time to give credit where it is due: T-Mobile was able to catch a cyberattack in progress and shut it down before customer records could be accessed. As reported by Bloomberg, the Un-carrier got to detect suspicious activity. True enough, they caught the cyber criminals before they had … [read full article]
Update (11/27/24 8:18 pm EST): T-Mobile Chief Security Officer, Jeff Simon, released an update regarding the alleged cyber attack. The Un-carrier confirmed that they “detected attempts to infiltrate” the system by bad actors. Fortunately, T-Mobile’s defenses worked as intended and protected “sensitive customer information, prevented any disruption of our services, and stopped the attack from advancing. Bad actors had no access to sensitive customer data (including calls, voicemails or texts).“ You can read the rest of … [read full article]
The rivalry among US carriers has always been pretty strong. It’s very rare for instances when these rival companies work together for the same goal. Recently, however, T-Mobile and Verizon seem to be on the same boat as they are hoping the US government will not award additional spectrum to AT&T. And with that, the two are now working together to stop this. Back in 2017, AT&T decided to build a dedicated network for first responders to … [read full article]
