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T-Mobile ‘actively working’ to fix ongoing outage, iPhone SOS mode [U: Fixed]

T-Mobile outage could see you snag $10 to $80 in compensation | Image shows the SOS symbol on an iPhone connected to T-Mobile

Update #3, 8:33 p.m. PT: T-Mobile says it has “fully restored service for all customers and sincerely apologize for the difficulties to those who experienced network impacts.”

Update #2, 4:15 p.m.PT: In a statement to 9to5Mac, a T-Mobile spokesperson said:

“Our teams are actively working the reports of technical challenges impacting some customers. Any service impacts are in the process of being resolved and are our highest priority. We know how critical it is to stay connected, and every available resource is focused on resolving this as quickly as possible.”

Update #1, 3 p.m. PT: Some T-Mobile users report that service is returning to their iPhones. Others, however, say the outage is ongoing.


T-Mobile is down across the United States, and many iPhone users are seeing “SOS” in their device’s status bar. Here’s everything you need to know about today’s T-Mobile outage.

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T-Mobile closing AutoPay discount loophole for Apple Pay and credit card payments

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Two years ago, T-Mobile announced a controversial decision to ditch its AutoPay discount for Apple Pay and credit cards payments. Its reasoning at the time, of course, was that it pays higher processing fees on credit card transactions, so it saves a few dollars by restricting AutoPay to debit and bank payments only.

Unfortunately, T-Mobile is now cracking down on a popular workaround that allowed customers to get an AutoPay discount and still use a credit card or Apple Pay for payments.

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T-Mobile customer call and text data captured from unencrypted satellite comms; military data too

T-Mobile customer call and text data captured from unencrypted satellite comms; military data too | Stock photo of a satellite

Security researchers at two US universities were able to intercept T-Mobile customer call and text data from completely unencrypted satellite communications.

Researchers were also able to eavesdrop on sensitive government communications, including US military and law enforcement agencies – and they did all of it using nothing more than an $800 off-the-shelf satellite receiver system …

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T-Mobile the fastest mobile network; AT&T best for broadband

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Ookla’s latest speed-test report has found that T-Mobile is this year’s fastest mobile network, offering the speediest downloads overall, and the fastest 5G. For home broadband, AT&T Fiber took the crown.

Plans to boost broadband speeds have, however, been thrown into doubt by the Trump administration, which wants to abandon a target for every American to have gigabit speeds …

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T-Mobile launching T-Satellite with Starlink next month, working with Apple on satellite enabled apps

T-Mobile has been testing a beta version of its T-Satellite service with customers for several weeks now. Starting next month, the beta period will start to wind down as satellite connectivity officially launches as a paid service. Beyond the commercial launch, T-Mobile has also announced when the service will expand beyond text message support to include data.

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