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FCC Fines Major Wireless Carriers Over 2019 Investigation on Customer Location Data
The major wireless carriers in the country are currently facing a fine from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for illegally selling the location data of its customers without their consent. This marks the end of a 2019 investigation into how carriers disregarded the privacy of its customers. According to the FCC’s investigation, carriers like AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile sold the location data of its customers to aggregators. In turn, these aggregators sold the data to...
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Report: T-Mobile’s $10 Connect Plan is No Longer Available
It looks like T-Mobile could be shaking things up with its monthly rate plan options. As reported by Deutsche Bank’s analyst, Bryan Kraft (via PhoneArena), the Un-carrier might need to increase its prices sometime in June. The analyst said: “T-Mobile has been more measured than its large competitors in talking price, actually doing very little to date. While T-Mobile now seems about to take a somewhat larger [read full article]
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TCL 50 XL 5G Lands on Metro by T-Mobile
If you’re looking for a new smartphone, TCL has an affordable device worth checking out. The newest TCL smartphone available in the US is the TCL 50 XL 5G. Here’s what you need to know about this device. The TCL 50 XL 5G is a 5G-enabled device and is currently the most affordable 5G smartphone available on Metro by T-Mobile. It is priced at $159.99. But for a limited time period, Metro is offering the device for [read full article]
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Here’s How T-Mobile Supports Small Businesses
Small Business Week is upon us and T-Mobile has a number of noteworthy deals for small business customers. Earlier this week, T-Mobile rolled out Business Unlimited Edge. Small business customers who add at least 10 lines can get up to a $1,000 credit for every voice line. In addition to this, businesses can get one year plan membership of Amazon Business Prime Essentials from T-Mobile. The Un-carrier also has lots of resources that can help small businesses. [read full article]
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FCC Approves T-Mobile’s Proposed Acquisition of Mint Mobile
It’s official! T-Mobile has received the approval of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for its proposed acquisition of Ka’ena Corporation and its assets, Mint Mobile and Ultra Mobile. The Un-carrier previously announced its plans to acquire Ryan Reynolds’ MVNO brand for $1.35 billion. When Mike Sievert announced this, he promised to “work to further their success.” Now that the acquisition has been approved, the transaction is expected to close on May 1. Just a few days ago, ...
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T-Mobile Implementing New System to Confirm SIM Swap Requests
With the prevalence of SIM swap scams, it’s high time that carriers finally do something about them. It looks like T-Mobile is addressing this concern. The Mobile Report recently obtained a document that discusses the upcoming changes T-Mobile has in store for approving SIM swaps. The document reveals two big changes that T-Mobile has in store. The first is a new system called Account Change Engine (ACE). [read full article]
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T-Mobile Will Soon Limit Home Internet to Specific Locations
Yesterday, T-Mobile unveiled two new plans for its 5G Home Internet service. But unfortunately, it looks like you won’t be able to use the service outside an address it was activated on. In a document obtained by The Mobile Report, T-Mobile now plans to track the location of its customers as they are using Home Internet. The [read full article]
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T-Mobile Rolls Out Network Improvement in Arkansas
Earlier this week, T-Mobile announced that it would be upgrading the 5G connection in Louisiana. Days later and the Un-carrier has announced the completion of its multi-year 5G network investment across Arkansas. This new feat cost $163 million and took three years to complete. Thanks to this, the state of Arkansas has improved 5G network that local businesses, schools, healthcare providers, first responders, and T-Mobile customers can experience. The [read full article]
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T-Mobile Shares Tech Deals Perfect for Mother’s Day
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, T-Mobile is making it easier to look for a gift. If your mom is on the techy side, you can check out these Mother’s Day deals: Free Apple iPhone 15 with eligible trade on Go5G Next or Go5G Plus Free Samsung Galaxy S24 with eligible trade or when you add a line [read full article]
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T-Mobile Unveils Two New Home Internet Plans
T-Mobile rolled out two new internet plans today. The new plans are called Home Internet Plus and Away plan. Here’s what you need to know about these new plans: Home Internet Plus Starting Friday, April 26, T-Mobile will be offering the new plan called Home Internet Plus. Through this plan, customers can get an all-in-one premium plan with expanded home Wi-Fi coverage and 24/7 tech support for smart home devices. This plan costs $70 per month. But [read full article]
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T-Mobile Rolls Out 5G Network Upgrade in Louisiana
T-Mobile has good news to its consumers based in Louisiana. Thanks to the commitment of Governor Jeff Landry, the Un-carrier completed the multi-year 5G network investment totaling over $290 million across the Pelican State. This includes a $50 million network upgrade in the Greater New Orleans area. T-Mo started improving Ultra Capacity 5G (5G UC) connectivity in the state so that over 1.7 million Louisianans can get access to 5G UC coverage. In the announcement, Governor Landry [read...
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Man Gets $143K Bill After Using Mobile Data Abroad
Despite the numerous warnings not to use cellular data while traveling internationally, there are still some who make a mistake and activate this. This is because they believe they’ll only use their cellular data for a few minutes but end up using a lot of data in that timeframe. This always spells trouble since the charge for international roaming can quickly add up. One man from Florida recently experienced this with his T-Mobile account. After a vacation [read full article]