Home Internet not eligible for Emergency Broadband Benefit

Delphinid wrote:

Ditto, I too was taken by this scam, switching my home internet service to T-Mobile after qualifying for EBB. No one gave me any information to the contrary when I did so, but when things didn’t appear correct on my bill, I contacted customer service; only to be put on hold for excessive long periods of time, transferred repeatedly, and told different information by everyone (oh, and disconnected several times!) At some point, they started throwing around the March 10, 2021 date, saying you had to be signed up for home internet by then to be on that plan, but this EBB program only allowed people to start signing up for it May 12, 2021, so that makes no sense!? I was told that only a “Hot Spot" was offered by T-Mobile for that program, but nowhere on the national EBB site or T-Mobile does it say anything like that. As a matter of fact, if you look on the national site to the companies participating it this program, they have T-Mobile listed as offering both Fixed/Mobile options and on T-Mobile site they say they offer several EBB plan only excluding Magenta Max. This is just wrong and bad business, I hope everyone does file a complaint. 

Does anybody know if T mobile has fixed this issue yet

BDevin96 wrote:

I signed up the Home Internet service today and went through a two hours run around of speaking with different representatives who seemed utterly incompetent regarding the EBB sign up process. I’ll be filing a complaint with the FCC regarding this farce. 

My complaint is getting filed now with the FTC, AG in both states, BBB and the white house.

I signed up the Home Internet service Emergency Broadband Benefit Program EBB program 10/7/21 and went through my t-moble account check Not show up The  EBB program call customers service said you have pay two pay cycles  to get EBB program Emergency Broadband Benefit Program? Why ? Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

lulla wrote:

tomwil wrote:

lulla wrote:

So I went through the application process and got approved but now T-mobile is telling me that my home internet is not eligible for the benefit. What gives? Why have it on the page advertising it if their plan does not qualify? What does someone need to do to qualify? They are advertising that they are a part of this yet no one is having success in setting it up.

 

According to T-Mobile, only T-Mobile Home Internet accounts activated before March 10, 2021, are eligible for the EBB.

 

https://tmo.report/2021/05/fccs-emergency-broadband-benefit-available-for-signup-t-mobile-participating

 

Well, this is information that would have been great before I switched carriers. I have been a phone customer for years but switched to the home internet less than a month ago. The application tells people to sign up and choose a provider and T-mobile is listed as one of those, so this really makes no sense. Even T-mobile advertises as “Not a Customer, click here to learn more”, and also links to a factsheet that I followed and complied with when choosing them. I called ahead and set up, so this is a bit misleading on their part.

We’re proud to participate in the FCC Emergency Broadband Benefit program, which offers temporary payment assistance on internet services to customers in eligible households impacted by the pandemic.

Not a customer? Call 1-800-T-MOBILE to learn more.  https://www.t-mobile.com/content/dam/t-mobile/assets/pdf/ebb-factsheet-fcc-logo.pdf

I am going through the same thing 

in contrast metropcs offers the eb benefit, and they don't even have broadband.tmobile is good service, they shouldn't lie to people

barry

I have been informed that I have to switch from  magenta Max plus w/ magenta tablet to just magenta and add "plus", while keeping the magenta tablet. The bill is the same, but, magenta Max is the best plan for 5g. T-mobile apparently doesn't want those on the max plan to have this assistance. Not does T-mobile care about the disabled people, for which I'm one. I truly regret switching to them.

They told me the same thing. They said that the FCC set limits on which plans qualify. That is not what the provider information docs say. They also said I couldn’t transfer from another provider, but rather had to reapply. This is also false. (Links below) They said that if I don’t change to a higher priced voice plan I won’t qualify. This makes absolutely no sense. The FCC didn’t set these rules. T-Mobile did. I’ve been with them for over 15 years and just picked up their Internet a couple of weeks ago. I asked the store employee about the EBB and he did not mention that the internet wouldn’t apply or that I’d have to pay more to qualify. It’s a horrible business practice, not to mention a bit audacious to think they have more authority than the FCC. Add one more complaint being filed.

https://www.usac.org/wp-content/uploads/about/documents/ebb-program/Bulletins/Transfer-Bulletin-7.19.pdf

https://www.usac.org/about/emergency-broadband-benefit-program/webinars-and-trainings/ebb-program-frequently-asked-questions/

I am also having issues with T-Mobile over this. I received a text saying there was an issue and to call. The so-called expert was clueless. I did find a page that said my plan isn't eligible. I have Magenta Max with Magenta Tablet. A 129 buck phone bill and I am told I don't qualify when the national qualifier. I am new to this company, and I'm seriously considering going to Verizon or at&t. TMobile is not a very customer oriented.q

I signed up the Home Internet service today and went through a two hours run around of speaking with different representatives who seemed utterly incompetent regarding the EBB sign up process. I’ll be filing a complaint with the FCC regarding this farce. 

Ditto, I too was taken by this scam, switching my home internet service to T-Mobile after qualifying for EBB. No one gave me any information to the contrary when I did so, but when things didn’t appear correct on my bill, I contacted customer service; only to be put on hold for excessive long periods of time, transferred repeatedly, and told different information by everyone (oh, and disconnected several times!) At some point, they started throwing around the March 10, 2021 date, saying you had to be signed up for home internet by then to be on that plan, but this EBB program only allowed people to start signing up for it May 12, 2021, so that makes no sense!? I was told that only a “Hot Spot" was offered by T-Mobile for that program, but nowhere on the national EBB site or T-Mobile does it say anything like that. As a matter of fact, if you look on the national site to the companies participating it this program, they have T-Mobile listed as offering both Fixed/Mobile options and on T-Mobile site they say they offer several EBB plan only excluding Magenta Max. This is just wrong and bad business, I hope everyone does file a complaint.