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T-Mobile is the 3rd largest U.S. wireless carrier behind Verizon and AT&T. Owned by German parent company, Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile has been using its “Uncarrier” marketing campaign to grow its market share since 2013.

With what seems like a good amount of success over the past few years, T-Mobile continues to announce new initiatives like discounted plans for seniors, Netflix included with service, and pushing competitors to bring back unlimited data plans.

As of April 29, 2018, T-Mobile has joined forces with Sprint and will now be re-branded to simply T-Mobile, with the Sprint brand completely going away.

T-Mobile unlimited plans: Forced migration now completely abandoned [U]

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Update: In an earnings call, CEO Mike Sievert told investors and analysts that the idea has now been completely abandoned – statement below.

A reported move regarding some older T-Mobile unlimited plans got the carrier into hot water, and the company’s CEO said that it never intended to proceed with this – rather, it was just carrying out a small-scale test. But even the test has now been abandoned …

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T-Mobile reportedly suffers from its third data breach in 12 months [Update: T-Mobile retailer]

T-Mobile third major leaked data breach hacked hacker

In more T-Mobile news surely to give you déjà, déjà, déjà vu, the company has reportedly fallen victim to its third data breach this year, with over 90GB of employee and customer information stolen. And if you aren’t keeping track, it’s the company’s eighth major breach since 2018…

Update: New information suggests the data breach doesn’t affect T-Mobile itself, but an independent T-Mobile retailer called ConnectivitySource. The data from the leak “is related to an independently owned authorized retailer,” T-Mobile told 9to5Mac. “T-Mobile’s employee data was not exposed.”

ConnectivitySource is one of the company’s largest authorized retailers and operates in 38 states across the US. Around 146,109 audio recordings of customers calling stores were also collected by the hackers, claims vx-underground.

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Apparent T-Mobile security breach sees personal data revealed to other customers

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In what appears to be the latest in a series of T-Mobile security breaches, customers are reporting that they are seeing the personal data of other users when logged into their accounts.

Data accessible includes sensitive information like credit card details, home address, purchase history, and current credit balance …

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T-Mobile wants to pay for half of your new iPhone every year with ‘Go5G Next’

T-Mobile announced its latest wireless plan back in April called Go5G Plus with 24-month installment terms, a 30-day money-back guarantee, pricing below Verizon/AT&T, and more. Now the Uncarrier is back with Go5G Next which includes a new phone every year with T-Mobile picking up half of the cost plus a free 5G smartphone to start.

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As 5G home internet continues to expand, here’s how to check availability in your area

5G Home Internet Verizon T-Mobile availability

Verizon and T-Mobile have been consistently expanding their 5G networks which have allowed them to offer wireless home internet in more and more cities. Now Verizon’s 5G Home Internet is available for over 30 million people in the US with T-Mobile’s offering available to over 50 million. Here’s how to check your 5G home internet availability, we’ll also look at free trials, performance details, and more.

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T-Mobile ditches AutoPay discount for Apple Pay despite history of security woes

T-Mobile’s long-feared and unpopular change to AutoPay is officially starting to go into effect. With this change, T-Mobile will no longer accept credit cards, Apple Pay, or Google Pay for AutoPay. This means that if you want to secure the $5 per line discount for using AutoPay, you’ll have to update your payment method to use either a bank account transfer or a debit card.

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Here’s the fastest US carrier for 2023, says study

Fastest US carrier latest study

Opensignal has shared its latest in-depth reports on the overall mobile experience and the 5G performance of the major US carriers. For 2023, T-Mobile has held onto its big lead for metrics like download and upload speed and 5G availability. But AT&T and Verizon were able to notch some victories too. Here’s how much faster T-Mobile performed than its competitors and a look at more detailed metrics in Opensignal’s new study.

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T-Mobile reopening free MLB․TV and MLS enrollment on May 23

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One of the nice perks customers get through T-Mobile Tuesdays include a free yearly subscription to MLB.TV and MLS Season Pass. However, there’s a limited window to take advantage of those offers and they closed earlier this spring. Now T-Mobile is reopening the free enrollment window for MLB.TV and is also giving customers an extra $200 per line for any other streaming sports service.

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Best 5G business internet: T-Mobile vs Verizon vs AT&T on price, speed, incentives

Best 5G business internet

5G business internet competition in the US continues to ramp up and providers like T-Mobile and Verizon are offering some big incentives to attract customers. AT&T is in the game too but with a poor offering. Follow along for speed, pricing, and fine details for each provider in our comparison of the best 5G business internet options.

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T-Mobile sees another data breach compromising social security numbers and more for small group

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In January, T-Mobile revealed it was hit by a data breach that impacted 37 million customers. Now the company has shared that it has seen another incident. The good(ish) news is this time it’s believed to only have affected 836 users but the bad news is the malicious party was able to steal sensitive info like social security numbers, full names, birth dates, contact information, T-Mobile account PINs, and more.

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T-Mobile picked as wireless provider for US Veterans Affairs, here’s what that means

T-Mobile partners US Veterans Affairs

In the latest partnership for the Un-carrier, T-Mobile has signed a deal to be the primary wireless provider for the US Department of Veterans Affairs for the next decade. The deal will mean tens of thousands of wireless lines, 5G internet, and more for VA healthcare professionals and clinics that are providing important primary and mental healthcare.

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T-Mobile launches ’emergency exit’ from installments, new plan, and more with ‘Phone Freedom’

T-Mobile has announced its latest Un-carrier move today called “Phone Freedom.” Aiming to give customers at Verizon and AT&T an “emergency exit,” T-Mobile is offering some big incentives like the option to trade-in a locked phone for a free new one, upgrades every two years instead of three, a price lock guarantee, a new “Go 5G Plus” plan that’s the same for new or existing customers, a “Go Back Guarantee,” and more.

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