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T-Mobile’s latest “Uncarrier” move may actually cost you more money
The move will force current subscribers to newer and more expensive plans starting in November unless they opt-out.
T-Mobile's done a lot over the past few years to expand its business and revenue, like branching out from standard cellular service to offering high-speed home internet. It's also made partnerships to provide different types of service in the future too. While this has all been fairly standard for the most part, it now it looks like it will take things further, by forcing its customers into higher priced plans starting this November.
T-Mobile suffered another massive data breach that compromised 37 million accounts
It's happened again. T-Mobile has suffered another data breach that exposed the personal information of 37 million customers.
T-Mobile has once again suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of 37 million of its customers. At this point, if you're a T-Mobile customer, you're really not surprised, as data breaches seem like such a common occurrence with the wireless carrier. The last major data breach it suffered was just a couple of years ago in 2021.
T-Mobile customers get 5GB of free high-speed roaming data and unlimited in-flight internet
T-Mobile is offering free international high speed internet and free in-flight wireless service in the U.S. starting on June 21.
After tackling home internet last month with its Un-carrier event, T-Mobile is looking to strengthen and expand its overseas and in-flight service offerings with its new Coverage Beyond initiative. The new promotion will improve its Simple Global offering, delivering small but welcome changes like free high-speed data in over 210 countries and free unlimited in-flight internet connectivity.
You can now make voice calls over 5G on T-Mobile
T-Mobile has become one of the first wireless carriers in the United States to offer support for 5G VoNR service.
T-Mobile has once again moved the needle forward in the wireless industry, being one of the first to offer commercial Voice over 5G (VoNR, or Voice over New Radio) service to its customers. There's a catch though: the service is currently limited to Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, in Utah. The Un-carrier plans to expand the service to other parts of the United States by the end of the year.
T-Mobile update cripples LG devices, fix now available
T-Mobile issued an update on its back-end, crippling LG devices on its network. Thankfully, the issue has been resolved.
LG device owners on the T-Mobile network in the United States were given a rude awakening when their smartphones stopped working out of the blue. The problem came as an error message, rendering devices useless. Despite the problem being fixed now, it just goes to show just how important it is for software or settings to be maintained properly by both device manufacturers and carriers.
T-Mobile now has one million home internet subscribers
T-Mobile reports it now has over one million Home Internet customers, and expects to reach 7-8 million subscribers by 2025.
T-Mobile started offering home internet in 2021, powered by the company's then-new 5G network and a special gateway modem. Following rollouts in more areas and newer gateways, T-Mobile has now passed a milestone for the service: one million active customers.
Want unlimited, full-quality Google Photos storage? T-Mobile has a new Google One plan for you
T-Mobile is launching a new Google One plan for its customers. It includes 2TB for files and unlimited, full-quality Google Photos storage.
Do you remember the original Google Pixel phone and its tempting perk? At the time, the company needed to boost the device's sales -- as it was the first generation of the Pixel branding. As a result, it offered unlimited, full-quality Google Photos storage for life. This particular perk remained a first-gen Pixel exclusive -- as a lifetime of unlimited, high-resolution photo storage is a major commitment for Google. If you're a postpaid T-Mobile customer and miss this specific Pixel perk, we have some good news for you. Starting April 26, eligible T-Mobile customers will get the option to store unlimited, full-quality photos and videos on Google Photos. This will be through an exclusive Google One plan that costs $15 per month.
TCL's Alcatel 7 could launch on T-Mobile as the REVVL 2 Plus
The TCL Alcatel 7 which launched earlier this year on MetroPCS may be re-branded as the REVVL 2 Plus if it launches on T-Mobile.
Unlike in India and China where there's a wide selection of decent, low price Android smartphones, the budget phones sold in the United States are pretty awful. HMD Global is finally bringing a mid-range device that's worth talking about over to the U.S. in the Nokia 7.1, but Americans will still have to wait before there's a decent budget smartphone offering. Will the T-Mobile REVVL 2 Plus be a decent budget smartphone? Probably not, given that it's likely a re-branded Alcatel 7 that launched on MetroPCS earlier this year. But hey, if you're looking for a cheap device that works on T-Mobile, you might be interested in picking one of these up.