U.S. carrier T-Mobile today introduced two new higher-end plans that include additional hotspot data and satellite connectivity, with the plans replacing its previous Go5G Plus and Go5G Next plans. Experience More replaces Go5G Plus, and it has an additional 10 GB of hotspot data (60 GB total) and satellite connectivity that will be available through […]
Read MoreT-Mobile today announced that its Starlink satellite feature is now available in public beta, meaning anyone in the U.S. with a compatible iPhone or Android smartphone can sign up to test the off-the-grid connectivity, even if they use another carrier like AT&T or Verizon. Starlink is a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Approved beta testers […]
Read MoreAs of iOS 18.3, T-Mobile subscribers with a compatible iPhone and Starlink beta access are able to connect to Starlink satellites, reports Bloomberg. Apple quietly worked with SpaceX and T-Mobile to add support for Starlink to its iPhone lineup, and T-Mobile’s website confirms the new integration. T-Mobile announced a partnership with Starlink in 2022, and […]
Read MoreT-Mobile has been sued a second time over a 2021 data breach that impacted 80 million T-Mobile users. The consumer protection lawsuit comes from Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who says that T-Mobile had years to “fix key vulnerabilities” that could have prevented the data breach. According to Ferguson, T-Mobile knew that its systems […]
Read MoreU.S. carrier T-Mobile recently managed to thwart a major network breach before customers were impacted, reports Bloomberg. Hackers were able to get into edge-routing infrastructure, breaching a router owned and operated by T-Mobile. T-Mobile was able to detect the suspicious activity, blocking hackers from further accessing its systems. There were apparently attempts at getting deeper […]
Read MoreT-Mobile was fined $60 million by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) for negligence surrounding data breaches, reports Reuters. CFIUS penalized T-Mobile for failing to prevent or disclose unauthorized access to sensitive customer data. When T-Mobile merged with Sprint, it signed a national security agreement with CFIUS, which is what led to […]
Read MoreT-Mobile customers have filed a lawsuit [PDF] against the carrier, alleging that it failed to honor a guarantee not to raise the prices of select cellular plans. The lawsuit, first spotted by Wired, claims that back in 2017, T-Mobile advertised several of its plans with a price lock, but then went on to increase prices […]
Read MoreThere appears to be an outage with at least one U.S. cellular carrier, with customers unable to place or receive calls. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon customers have been complaining about the issue on social networks, and there are also reports of outages on the Down Detector website. It is not clear which carrier is experiencing […]
Read MoreT-Mobile today revealed that it will be increasing the monthly prices of some of its older plans in the U.S. by $2 to $5 per line. Affected customers will receive a text message from T-Mobile if their plan will be receiving a price increase, which will take effect next month. Affected plans appear to include […]
Read MoreThe United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced [PDF] that it has fined AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint/T-Mobile $196 million collectively for illegally selling access to customer location information without consent. Sprint and T-Mobile (now merged into T-Mobile) have been fined $12 million and $80 million, respectively. Verizon has been fined almost $47 million, and […]
Read MoreSpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that Starlink achieved peak download speeds for its satellite-to-phone service using a Samsung phone. It was then revealed that the test was done using a Galaxy S21 Ultra and in collaboration with one of the cellular service providers in the USA. Starlink gets 17Mb/s download speeds for satellite-to-phone service on […]
Read MoreAprès le lancement de ses premiers satellites Direct To Cell, SpaceX vient de publier son premier message sur le réseau social X à partir d’un smartphone classique depuis ce réseau. Entre le lancement de ses satellites StarlinkStarlink Direct to Cell, début janvier et le premier test d’envoi du premier message sur X (ex-TwitterTwitter) via un […]
Read MoreBack in 2016, T-Mobile launched T-Mobile Tuesdays, a program that has been giving free stuff to its customers with no strings attached – other than being its customers. Today the carrier is massively expanding this to become an all-day everyday thing. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Magenta Status. It’s like a rewards program, but with all […]
Read MoreT-Mobile today announced that all of its customers have “Magenta Status,” allowing them to access “one-of-a-kind” benefits from premium brands and services. T-Mobile says that customers can get discounts from “the biggest brands” like Hilton and Hertz. Some of the deals include 15 percent off Hilton hotel brands, no fuel refills at drop off at […]
Read MoreSamsung retail and carrier partners are now unveiling their Galaxy S24 pre-order deals after the company unveiled its 2024 flagship smartphone series. T-Mobile, one of the leading carriers in the United Stats, has just confirmed its pre-order deals for customers in the United States. There are plenty of incentives on offer, in addition to generous […]
Read MoreSpaceX vient de lancer les six premiers satellites de son réseau Starlink « Direct to Cell ». Ils permettront de délivrer une connectivité 4G à la plupart des smartphones depuis un satellite et notamment dans les zones blanches. Cela vous intéressera aussi [EN VIDÉO] Comment mettre un satellite en orbite autour de la Terre ? Sans même que […]
Read MoreT-Mobile today announced that people who subscribe to the Go5G Next plan will have free access to ad-supported Hulu content starting on January 24. Hulu is a perk that joins the existing Apple TV+ and Netflix subscriptions that T-Mobile Go5G Next users have access to. T-Mobile says that free Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV+, and MLB.TV […]
Read MoreSamsung has updated a huge number of Galaxy smartphones to Android 14/One UI 6 in a short time, and this week, it finally released the update for its pre-2023 foldable phones (we would like to think it’s because of us, but we would be giving ourselves too much credit). We reported earlier today that the […]
Read MoreIf you’re looking at the three US carriers and wondering which of them will provide you with the fastest internet on your smartphone, the answer is very clear: T-Mobile. The magenta carrier’s dominance over Verizon and AT&T in speed tests is actually quite ridiculous, according to Ookla’s new trimestrial report that covers the July to […]
Read MoreT-Mobile will be forcing customers on older smartphone plans to move to newer, more expensive plans, according to information that has been shared on Reddit. The migration will be automatic, but customers can contact support to ask to opt out of the migration. Those who had the prior Magenta and One plans will be upgraded […]
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