T-Mobile has made a significant change to its signature program called Smartphone Equality. Through this program, T-Mobile Prepaid and Metro by T-Mobile customers can get a deal on a new device. The program allows them to score the latest smartphone despite their payment method and credit score. When T-Mo rolled out the program, the best deals were only available to customers who had a high credit score. But with today’s change, T-Mobile is making this accessible to [read full article]...
Earlier this year, T-Mobile shut down its T-Mobile Tuesdays app to consolidate the service in its T Life app. T-Mobile referred to this app as a solution for users to have “access to benefits and more ways to connect with what’s important.” Although its T-Mobile Tuesdays reward program did not go away, it has began offering these in its T Life app. Unfortunately, some users have reported seeing [read full article]
Congress passed the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) in 2021 as a way to give eligible households a discount on their monthly internet or wireless plan. The program also gave them a one-time discount on a tablet or laptop. Ever since it was passed, the program was able to help around 23 million households. Unfortunately, it’s possible that the program will end soon. This is the condition that will happen if Congress fails to renew its funding. The [read full article]
Charter Launches Spectrum Mobile Upgrades Charter today announced two new features for its Spectrum Mobile customers, an Anytime Upgrade for customers enrolled in the Spectrum Mobile Unlimited Plus data plan and a mobile repair and replacement plan. New and existing Spectrum Mobile Unlimited Plus customers Telecompetitor
It has been nearly a year and a half since the current Apple TV was released, so the device is becoming due for a hardware upgrade. Below, we recap rumors about the next Apple TV, including potential features and launch timing. The current model is the third-generation Apple TV 4K, announced in October 2022. Key new features compared to the previous model from 2021 include a faster A15 Bionic chip, a larger 128GB storage option, a slightly thinner and lighter design, HDR10+ support, a USB-C...
For The Madera TribuneMadera Community College President Angel Reyna shakes the hand of UC Merced Chancellor Juan Munoz to confirm the signing of a memorandum of understanding for the Merced Promise Pathway Program. The program will give MCC students a more streamlined opportunity to transfer to UC Merced.UC Merced and Madera Community College are partnering up to strengthen access for transfer students in the Central Valley.By signing the Merced Promise Pathway Program memorandum of...
ICANN Launches Internet Connectivity Grant Program The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) late last month opened the initial application window for the $10 million first phase of a grant program to fund projects supporting “an open, resilient, and globally interoperable Internet.” The ICANN Grant Program opened for Telecompetitor
The iPhone continues to be overwhelmingly popular with teens, according to Piper Sandler's biannual teen survey. 85 percent of U.S. teens surveyed own an iPhone, and 86 percent plan to purchase an iPhone as their next smartphone. While the iPhone is still the most popular smartphone among teens, ownership is down from the October 2023 survey where 87 percent of teens owned an iPhone and 88 percent planned to purchase one.Both the 85% iPhone ownership and 86% intention to purchase an...
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...
St. Anthony Legacy and Redevelopment Corp and Square Mile teamed up to create a traveling fresh food oasis, The Ready Market.
It looks like T-Mobile is working on a new mesh node. As spotted in a recent FCC filing, the Un-carrier is trying to get new mesh Wi-Fi nodes approved by the FCC. The document was shared by The Mobile Report, which details the new “T-Mobile Internet Wi-Fi Mesh Access Point” for the unit with model number “WE6204430.” [read full article]
T-Mobile has silently introduced a new profiling toggle which is spotted to be turned on by default. It allows the carrier to collect personal data to better predict user behavior.