T-Mobile wants to help you escape Verizon and AT&T’s three-year plans

Today T-Mobile held its latest “Un-carrier” event, where it unveiled two new plans along with a new way for people to switch to its network. The plans are called Go5G and Go5G Plus, the latter being the first plan to guarantee new and existing customers always get the same device deals, and are upgrade-ready every […]

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T-Mobile Launches ‘Go5G Plus’ Two-Year Upgrade Plan, Will Help Would-Be Customers Get Out of Device Contracts

T-Mobile today announced “Phone Freedom,” which it is calling its latest Un-carrier move. Phone Freedom includes multiple facets, such as a new upgrade plan and options to help customers get out of their smartphone contracts when switching. Go5G Plus is T-Mobile’s new wireless plan that includes an upgraded device every two years. T-Mobile says that […]

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T-Mobile Renews MLB Partnership to Offer Subscribers Free MLB.TV Access for Next Six Years

T-Mobile today announced that it has renewed its partnership with Major League Baseball through 2028, providing T-Mobile subscribers with free access to MLB.TV for years to come. Through T-Mobile Tuesdays, T-Mobile subscribers can get access to MLB.TV, which is valued at $150. According to T-Mobile, MLB.TV access has been one of its most popular offers […]

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Deutsche Telekom takes T-Mobile US majority

Deutsche Telekom now owns a 50.2% majority stake in T-Mobile US. The news was confirmed by CEO Timotheus Höttges at DT’s 2023 annual shareholder meeting in Bonn, Germany yesterday. The new deal was reportedly valued at $1 billion and comes after years of Deutsche Telekom increasing its ownership stake in T-Mobile. The US carrier is […]

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Apple Stops Allowing Sprint iPhone Activations, Removes Sprint References From Online Store

Apple is no longer allowing customers who purchase an iPhone, cellular iPad, or Apple Watch to activate a device with now-defunct mobile carrier Sprint. Apple has also removed remaining references to Sprint from its online store. When checking out with a new purchase, Sprint is no longer an option for connectivity, a change that Apple […]

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T-Mobile to Acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile Brand

U.S. carrier T-Mobile today announced that it plans to acquire Mint Mobile, the affordable smartphone brand that is promoted by and backed by actor Ryan Reynolds. Reynolds and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert teamed up for a video letting customers know about the coming acquisition. [embedded content] The deal is for Ka’ena Corporation, the parent company […]

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T-Mobile announces Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile acquisition

T-Mobile is acquiring Ka’ena Corporation – the company behind MVNO carriers Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile in a deal reportedly worth $1.35 billion. The deal will include a 39% cash payment and 61% stock. The transaction will depend on Ka’ena Corporation’s performance in the coming months as well as other contractual reserves and is expected […]

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Galaxy S23 owners will now enjoy faster T-Mobile 5G speeds

Samsung Galaxy users in the United States will now enjoy faster 5G speeds, all thanks to T-Mobile’s carrier aggregation technology. At the Mobile World Congress 2023 event in Barcelona, T-Mobile announced the successful deployment of 5G carrier aggregation on its standalone 5G network. 5G Standalone (5G SA) debuted in several countries, including the US with […]

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T-Mobile Customers Can Get Free MLS Season Pass in Apple TV App

T-Mobile today announced that its customers can receive a free subscription to MLS Season Pass, allowing them to watch live MLS matches through the Apple TV app. The offer can be redeemed starting February 21 via the T-Mobile Tuesdays app on the App Store. MLS Season Pass is regularly priced at $14.99 per month or […]

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T-Mobile explains why some Galaxy S23 buyers lost network acces

Galaxy S23 pre-order customers who have ordered the new flagship phone from Samsung’s website in the USA with the intention of using the device on T-Mobile’s network ran into an issue that caused them to lose network access on their current devices and SIM cards. Many Galaxy S23 customers took to Reddit for answers, fearing […]

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Pre-order Galaxy S23 from T-Mobile for up to $1000 off

T-Mobile has also confirmed its Galaxy S23 pre-order deals and while it may not offer as much free stuff as Verizon, there’s still enough incentive there for Magenta’s customers to make the upgrade. The carrier is playing up its superior 5G three-carrier aggregation network, which the Galaxy S23 series supports, as one of the reasons […]

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T-Mobile reveals 37 million accounts got their data stolen by a hacker

T-Mobile experienced a second breach in security in less than 18 months. The carrier revealed that a hacker stole data, including names, birth dates, and phone numbers, from 37 million customer accounts. The “bad actor” was initially found to obtain data on January 5, and the carrier plugged the hole with help from outside cybersecurity […]

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Samsung trumps Apple in average 5G speeds in the US

5G has been prevalent in smartphones in the US and other key markets over the past couple of years. But which brand sells the best smartphones in terms of 5G connectivity and performance? Ookla, the company behind the famous SpeedTest app, has released a list showing which brands and smartphones delivered the best 5G quality […]

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Galaxy A51 Android 13 update still missing on major US carriers

It’s been over a month since the Android 13 One UI 5.0 update was released for the Galaxy A51 and Galaxy A51 5G worldwide. The update was also released for these devices in the United States around the same time last month. However, despite considerable passage of time, most major US carriers have yet to […]

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T-Mobile in talks to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ Mint Mobile

You may know Ryan Reynolds as the star of hit films such as Foolproof, Deadpool and Detective Pikachu, but he is also quite the entrepreneur. If you are an Apple TV+ subscriber, you may have watched Welcome to Wrexham, which chronicles the football club’s story after it was acquired by Reynolds and Rob McElhenney. And […]

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Galaxy S22 gets Android 13 update on T-Mobile’s network in the US

Samsung started rolling out the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update to the Galaxy S22 last week. However, this update wasn’t meant for devices in the US. A few days later, the update rolled out to unlocked models in the country. Now, the Android 13 update is rolling out to the Galaxy S22 lineup on the T-Mobile network. […]

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Latest Galaxy S21 update fixes missing text bug on Verizon

There is some good news for Galaxy S21 owners on Verizon’s network as an important update is now rolling out for their devices. There were several user reports that confirmed that after the September 2022 update, their devices weren’t receiving text messages. This issue was quite widespread and was even reported by Galaxy S21 owners on T-Mobile. […]

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Recent Galaxy S22 update for USA prevents users from getting messages

Many Galaxy S22 customers in the USA are facing issues that supposedly cropped up after the device received the September 2022 update. Customers have brought the problem to light through the official Community forums and Reddit. They claim that the issue prevents them from receiving messages, thus rendering communications unusable until they reboot the Galaxy […]

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AT&T accuses T-Mobile of false advertising in its latest senior discounts campaign

T-Mobile has been aggressive in its marketing campaigns for many years, ever since John Legere became CEO. Many times, T-Mobile made bold claims against its competitors that may convince customers to switch to magenta. Well, AT&T has a problem with T-Mobile’a latest ad campaign. Last week, T-Mobile launched a new campaign where it claimed that […]

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T-Mobile Offering Three Months of Free Service for Prospective Customers

T-Mobile today launched a new “Network Pass” feature that is designed to allow prospective customers to try out the T-Mobile service for free for three months. With the updated T-Mobile app, customers can sign up for Network Pass, which uses the iPhone‘s eSIM functionality. T-Mobile’s service can be tested right alongside an existing carrier’s service, […]

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