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5G unleashes your network to give you more, and new data shows T-Mobile’s Magenta MAX plan is helping people make use of it all — with thousands more minutes of video streamed and social media posts made! Check out what more you can do with Magenta MAX.

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Making every minute count. After more than a year of learning what staying apart feels like, we certainly have come to appreciate every minute we have together. Talking, sharing and connecting with our loved ones is a gift we’ll never again take for granted. (We promise, Nana!)

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It’s no surprise that just six months after T-Mobile launched <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.t-mobile.com%2Fcell-phone-plans&data=04%7C01%7CKatie.Recken%40T-Mobile.com%7Cb168f41b446d48c274f108d972592fda%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637666549637324231%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=sXB52uaH6u4JV3otEx%2BA9rBcOQAHc2KLVPcO8o19bSY%3D&reserved=0">Magenta MAX</a> — a plan that can’t slow you down based on how much smartphone data you use — it quickly became the Un-carrier’s most popular plan.

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And why is it so popular? Well, before Magenta MAX, smartphone plans were built for lower capacity 4G LTE networks — because 4G LTE was the best any wireless provider could do. But now we’re in the 5G era and T-Mobile introduced Magenta MAX, the first plan to be built specifically for what T-Mobile’s 5G can do thanks to its industry-leading coverage with Extended Range 5G and even faster speeds with Ultra Capacity 5G. It challenges the limits imposed by older technologies, and customers are loving the freedom and the benefits!

And they are great benefits. We’re talking things like Netflix (on us!), 40GB of high-speed hotspot data, activating up to 4K UH streaming, unlimited Gogo in-flight Wi-Fi and texting — as well as Scam Shield Premium protection.

Today over 50% of Magenta MAX customers use a <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/devices/5g-phones" data-type="URL">5G smartphone</a>, and they are streaming 39% more video, using 36% more data for social media (that's 14 more posts a day!), and their mobile hotspot data usage is double that of other T-Mobile customers.

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To put this in more tangible numbers, customers with <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans">Magenta MAX</a> on average have each watched the equivalent 2,100 more minutes of video and made 2,600 more posts on social media! That’s what happens when you give customers a powerful 5G network and a plan built for 5G.

In other words, Magenta MAX is perfect for any new 5G smartphone upgrade you may be thinking of making.

“These new usage numbers make so much sense,” says Mobile Expert and 10-year T-Mobile veteran Chalice Williams, who sees customers day in and day out at her Houston store — and has a finger on the pulse of what they’re looking for. “Lately we’ve had more people actually come in and ask for the Magenta MAX plan rather than us having to inform them of all the reasons it’s packed with such great benefits for our customers.”

So, almost ready to MAX out? Here are just a few ways that Magenta MAX can supercharge your daily activities with a little extra 5G support!

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Tis the season of innovation, and if you’ve been looking at your phone thinking that it might work better as a paperweight — it might just be time for that device upgrade. Luckily, there are lots of great new 5G devices on the market these days, and a 5G-enabled smartphone is the way to go. That’s important because with T-Mobile’s <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/umlaut-pcmag-wins">industry-leading 5G network</a> — America’s largest, fastest and most reliable — these devices can reach their full potential. With plans like Magenta MAX, your new 5G smartphone will be operating on a network that is optimized for its unique capabilities. Work smarter, not harder, by pairing your device with a plan like Magenta MAX.

We’ve all been there — you’re at a coffee shop, bus stop or your favorite park trying to get service with less-than-ideal public Wi-Fi. In moments like these, having <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/iot-devices/hotspots" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a dependable hotspot</a> is essential. With Magenta MAX, you’ll have one of the most generous hotspot plans — 40GB of high-speed hotspot data! And that means plenty of high-speed Internet on the go. No more struggle scrolling and slow loading on your connected device, your hotspot means easy connection at any time!

Got some time to kill and want to catch up with your favorite streaming addiction? Long bus ride home or stuck waiting in line? Magenta MAX’s streaming benefits let you watch from anywhere and are here to add more entertainment to your day with Netflix on Us and the ability to stream up to 4K video included.

We told you already how to avoid the <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/how-to-avoid-summer-scams">“Summer of Scam”</a> thanks to the unprecedented benefits you get from the Un-Carrier’s scam protections — and that doesn’t change with the seasons. T-Mobile’s Scam Shield Premium allows you to fine-tune your call control. That means that not only can you block all calls identified as scam from reaching you, you can even manage robocalls by type and send all those telemarketers straight to voicemail! With Scam Shield Premium — included in Magenta MAX — you don’t have to be interrupted by telemarketers, political surveys or other unwanted robocalls again!

As far as entertainment goes, watching paint dry and sitting on a long flight with no connection can feel like pretty similar activities. While we can’t do anything about the crying kids, your middle seat or that guy who snagged the last baggage spot in the overhead, we’ve got a great fix for your connection issue. One of the many benefits of Magenta MAX is unlimited <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/gogo-inflight">Gogo in-flight Wifi</a> and texting, a way to stay connected while you fly. You might be off the ground, but now you don<meta charset="utf-8">’t have to be out of the loop during those long flights.

With all those thousands of extra posts to social media, it’s time to make sure that selfie game of yours is strong! Good lighting, camera position and a few tricks for editing your photos in real-time can work wonders. Check out the video below to learn from a few more of T-Mobile’s in-store Mobile Experts on how to use your phone — yes, even that brand new 5G device — to take the perfect selfies for all your social platforms!

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On the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, Shawna Ryan, a manager on T-Mobile’s Stories & Storytelling Tools team, recounts how her retired FDNY father remembers those who were lost, and shares a personal video of their trip downtown to pay respects to difficult memories born that day and after.

<a href="https://tmobile.egnyte.com/dl/7KS8uQ0Xt7"></a>When I moved from New York City to Bellevue, Wash. to begin my career at T-Mobile in 2018, I distinctly remember my first September 11th anniversary being away from my hometown. I remember because I struggled to explain to my new West Coast colleagues what the actual day was like in 2001 when the World Trade Center was attacked while I was a college student in Manhattan. It was hard to properly describe what it felt like to witness the <a href="https://www.911memorial.org/visit/memorial/tribute-light">Tribute in Light</a> just six months later, and then on every anniversary thereafter.

While most people come to the Big Apple for work and opportunity before leaving for more space and cheaper rent, my family is made up of four generations of New Yorkers. The neighborhood known as Inwood, in upper Manhattan, is where my grandparents met, and then my parents. All in a single neighborhood.

My relatives identify with this place as if it’s another loved one in our family tree. A good number of my uncles and cousins (women included) became NYC police officers and firefighters. Working for the city that molded you into the person you had become only made sense.

My memories as a child are made up of birthdays and holidays in NYC firehouses. My father spent 15 years of his life at Engine Company 45 and then Ladder Company 39 in the Bronx.

His stories of climbing high up into burning apartment buildings and bringing people to safety were my bedtime stories. I got my first pet thanks to the day he saved a box of kittens in a burning building. When my dad retired, like many in his line of work, it wasn’t by choice. He fell through two floors of an apartment building that was engulfed in flames and landed on his knee.

The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 wasn’t just a national tragedy for my father. It was a personal one as well. I understand it may be hard for some people to see NYC as something other than the backdrop in movies or a place where you see a Broadway play or travel for work, but for my father this is the only home he has known. When his fellow firefighters and friends were killed that morning, 9/11 became more than an unprecedented terrorist attack on America — it became the largest funeral he ever attended. More than a dozen of those he knew from the fire department lost their lives. It’s hard to understand what it’s like to live through an event that takes so many close to you in a single day.

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My father spent a lot of time assisting first responders at Ground Zero. It’s not something he talks about a lot. When he does, the stories are often haunting. And not just because of what he saw, but how he says those who stood with him were <a href="http://neverforgetproject.com/statistics">later affected</a> by the toxic environment they spent day after day digging through. It’s really no surprise why he chose not to return to that part of the city for so long, even well after <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_World_Trade_Center">One World Trade Center</a> was constructed.

But 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the September 11th attacks and I wanted to invite my father to have a chance to pay his respects to those he knew at the <a href="https://www.911memorial.org/about">memorial</a> that now occupies the space. He traveled downtown with me to find the names of his friends at the fountain that lists the almost three thousand people who lost their lives that day, more than three hundred of whom <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_workers_killed_in_the_September_11_attacks">were firefighters</a>. We attended the <a href="https://911tributemuseum.org/">9/11 Tribute Museum</a>, where he marveled at the ladder truck on display that he remembers being present while he was there searching for remains.

The story of this visit and this anniversary are important to share with you, and not because of any of the recent headlines in the news regarding wars overseas that began after 9/11. They’re important because those like my father are living proof of how people come together in the most tragic of times. A lot has happened since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, but his stories are proof of how people in his city exhibited unfathomable selflessness. It is proof that love and kindness and brotherhood exist. And in a city of millions from all walks of life, cultures, religions and nations, that — perhaps now, more than ever — counts for something.

A lot of difficult memories came back for my father. But so did the stories of the incredible people he knew.

My dad doesn’t cry easily — blame the tough guy New Yorker in him. But on that visit he wept for those he lost, and he says it’s only right. And I feel it’s only right I share his story with any of you who may not know someone personally affected that infamous day. Now you do.

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On this 20th anniversary of the events that took place on September 11, 2001, T-Mobile is honored to support <a href="https://www.heart911.org/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.heart911.org/">HEART 9/11</a>. In the wake of tragedy, this group of first responders representing FDNY, NYPD, PAPD and the NYC Building Trades came together to channel their collective experience into an opportunity to support others affected by disaster. We cannot thank them enough for their service then, and now.

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The last two weeks have been humbling for all of us at T-Mobile as we have worked tirelessly to navigate a malicious cyberattack on our systems. Now with the breach having been contained and our investigation substantially complete, I wanted to take a moment to provide an update and some perspective on where things stand, what we have been doing to take care of impacted people, and the measures we are taking to better protect consumers from future incidents like this.

On August 17th we confirmed that T-Mobile’s systems were subject to a criminal cyberattack that compromised data of millions of our customers, former customers, and prospective customers. Fortunately, the breach did not expose any customer financial information, credit card information, debit or other payment information but, like so many breaches before, some SSN, name, address, date of birth and driver’s license/ID information <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/additional-information-regarding-2021-cyberattack-investigation">was compromised</a>. To say we are disappointed and frustrated that this happened is an understatement. Keeping our customers’ data safe is a responsibility we take incredibly seriously and preventing this type of event from happening has always been a top priority of ours. Unfortunately, this time we were not successful.

Attacks like this are on the rise and bad actors work day-in and day-out to find new avenues to attack our systems and exploit them. We spend lots of time and effort to try to stay a step ahead of them, but we didn’t live up to the expectations we have for ourselves to protect our customers. Knowing that we failed to prevent this exposure is one of the hardest parts of this event. On behalf of everyone at Team Magenta, I want to say we are truly sorry.

As our initial investigation into the incident winds down, I felt it was important to share an update on our work and, importantly, what’s next. We’re fully committed to take our security efforts to the next level as we work to rebuild trust and I want to tell you more about what we have in progress. 

Through our investigation into this incident, which has been supported by world-class security experts Mandiant from the very beginning, we now know how this bad actor illegally gained entry to our servers and we have closed those access points. We are confident that there is no ongoing risk to customer data from this breach.

We recognize that many are asking exactly what happened. While we are actively coordinating with law enforcement on a criminal investigation, we are unable to disclose too many details. What we can share is that, in simplest terms, the bad actor leveraged their knowledge of technical systems, along with specialized tools and capabilities, to gain access to our testing environments and then used brute force attacks and other methods to make their way into other IT servers that included customer data.

In short, this individual’s intent was to break in and steal data, and they succeeded.

Since confirming this breach, we have worked around the clock to understand impact and risk to customers and others and have done our very best to be transparent about those impacts as quickly as possible. This is not a one-and-done process. There is much work to do, and this will take time, and we remain committed to doing our best to ensure those who had information exposed feel informed, supported, and protected by T-Mobile.

As our internal investigation has continued, our teams have made supporting our customers a top priority— from answering questions to helping customers get access to tools and best practices that will help them protect their information.

As of today, we have notified just about every current T-Mobile customer or primary account holder who had data such as name and current address, social security number, or government ID number compromised. T-Mobile customers or primary account holders who we do not believe had that data impacted will now see a banner on their MyT-Mobile.com account login page letting them know. We are also now working diligently to notify former and prospective customers. Our goal is to ensure that we are providing clear information about how customers and those affected can protect themselves. So, we have published a <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/data-breach-2021">web page</a> where we are:

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We know that the bad actors out there will continue to evolve their methods every single day and attacks across nearly every industry are on the rise. However, while cyberattacks are commonplace, that does not mean that we will accept them. T-Mobile is taking significant steps to enhance our approach to cybersecurity.

Today I’m announcing that we have entered into long-term partnerships with the industry-leading cybersecurity experts at Mandiant, and with consulting firm KPMG LLP. We know we need additional expertise to take our cybersecurity efforts to the next level—and we’ve brought in the help. These arrangements are part of a substantial multi-year investment to adopt best-in-class practices and transform our approach. This is all about assembling the firepower we need to improve our ability to fight back against criminals and building a future-forward strategy to protect T-Mobile and our customers.

As I previously mentioned, Mandiant has been part of our forensic investigation since the start of the incident, and we are now expanding our relationship to draw on the expertise they’ve gained from the front lines of large-scale data breaches and use their scalable security solutions to become more resilient to future cyber threats. They will support us as we develop an immediate and longer-term strategic plan to mitigate and stabilize cybersecurity risks across our enterprise.

Simultaneously, we are partnering with consulting firm KPMG, a recognized global leader in cybersecurity consulting. KPMG’s cybersecurity team will bring its deep expertise and interdisciplinary approach to perform a thorough review of all T-Mobile security policies and performance measurement. They will focus on controls to identify gaps and areas of improvement. Mandiant and KPMG will work side-by-side with our teams to map out definitive actions that will be designed to protect our customers and others from malicious activity now and into the future. I am confident in these partnerships and optimistic about the opportunity they present to help us come out of this terrible event in a much stronger place with improved security measures. 

As we learn and evolve, we will always work to keep you informed of any important updates or relevant changes. I also commit to you that while we’re starting on this path with humility, we will bring to it the same Un-carrier energy that we have used for years to help transform the wireless industry for the benefit of consumers and businesses everywhere.

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Labor Day is around the corner, but we still have to get through a slog of days in one of the hottest summers ever first, and your mobile device will be an indispensable accomplice! From mastering traffic to BBQ to pet safety, here’s a cool assortment of ways to beat the heat!

June 2021 was <a href="https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/astounding-heat-obliterates-all-time-records-across-pacific-northwest">America's hottest </a>June on record, and the month marked the <a href="https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/07/june-2021-earths-fifth-warmest-june-on-record-and-warmest-over-land-areas/">fifth-warmest June</a> worldwide since global record-keeping began in 1880. Then things really started to heat up: July took the dubious accolade as Earth’s <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/08/13/july-2021-hottest-record-month/?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wp_news_alert_revere&location=alert&wpmk=1&wpisrc=al_news__alert-hse--alert-national&pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJjb29raWVuYW1lIjoid3BfY3J0aWQiLCJpc3MiOiJDYXJ0YSIsImNvb2tpZXZhbHVlIjoiNTk3YzI3MGZhZGU0ZTI2NTE0ZDFjZTZjIiwidGFnIjoid3BfbmV3c19hbGVydF9yZXZlcmUiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy53YXNoaW5ndG9ucG9zdC5jb20vd2VhdGhlci8yMDIxLzA4LzEzL2p1bHktMjAyMS1ob3R0ZXN0LXJlY29yZC1tb250aC8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1hbGVydCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj13cF9uZXdzX2FsZXJ0X3JldmVyZSZsb2NhdGlvbj1hbGVydCZ3cG1rPTEmd3Bpc3JjPWFsX25ld3NfX2FsZXJ0LWhzZS0tYWxlcnQtbmF0aW9uYWwifQ.v3bovHA3DdKkG5AYR-ZbQTcDWhe55lGWSVBTPP_Wh54">hottest July in modern history</a>. And as we take a turn towards fall, it appears summer still has a lot of heat left to offer.

With a little ways to go still until Labor Day, to help round out your temperature-tracking toolkit we’ve compiled a list of tips for how your mobile device can help you beat the last of this year’s extreme heat.

Let’s start with the most important element needed for a sizzling summer — good grilling! Don’t shake and bake during the season if you want to keep your home as cool as possible. Instead, grill outside to help from pushing those already pricey air conditioning costs any higher by mitigating the heat of your stove and oven. There are even apps that can transform any BBQ beginner into a pitmaster.

<a href="https://appadvice.com/app/the-pit-pal-bbq-app/850114168">PitPal</a> helps those more experienced in the art of outdoor cooking to up their game. Track and record every variable of your cookouts, from the temperature and duration of the cooking to the type of wood used and even how the weather may affect cooking time. But don’t worry if you’re new to the game of grilling. <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grilltime/id420843713">Grill Time</a> lets you record how thick a cut of meat is and how well done you would like it so it can tell you when to flip. You can even head back indoors to cool down as your grill heats up — the app will ping your Apple Watch when it’s time!

If you have windows that receive direct sunlight at any part of the day, you’ll benefit from keeping the blinds closed or curtains drawn for at least the sunniest parts. For rooms on lower floors, try turning your blinds upwards to prevent rays (and heat) from sneaking through.

Not home during those times or keep forgetting to pull the blinds? Smart blinds let you stay in control from your device no matter where you are. You can buy <a href="https://amzn.to/2Tz21TE">smart blind kits</a> with motorized roller blinds to replace what you have or use <a href="https://amzn.to/2U4f6bW">devices</a> that make an existing blind <a href="https://amzn.to/2CEw3zJ">a little bit smarter</a>. These inventions connect to their paired apps to let you make some shade with the simple touch of your device screen.

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With record-breaking heat scorching much of the country, it seems that the “dog days of summer” can really dog your … well … dog. Or cat. Or any other furry friend. The <a href="https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/hot-weather-safety-tips">ASPCA recommends</a> some tips to keep your pet safe during the hot weeks ahead, and guess what — there’s gadgets to help you get it right!

Pets can get <a href="http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/cat-care/dehydration">dehydrated</a> quickly, so give them plenty of fresh, clean water when it’s hot outdoors. There are pricier gadgets like <a href="https://www.actijoy.com/">Actijoy</a> and <a href="https://petlibro.com/products/copy-of-petlibro-4l-wifi-automatic-pet-feeder?variant=32947605110831&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu7OIBhCsARIsALxCUaN9_X8wp8D2Zxzpoj8COSKDed3WgHUNF7orbp8mdcloQMCk1a7yxwIaAqOTEALw_wcB">Petlibro</a> that include food and water bowls that connect to an app that allow you to remotely feed and give water, and also log your pet’s nutrition and water intake. There are also more economical <a href="https://www.wayfair.com/pet/pdp/mifxin-pet-automatic-water-dish-ksao1032.html?piid=">automatic water dishes</a> that connect to a water source to encourage your pet to stay hydrated throughout the day even if you forget to refill.

When it comes to fido, sometimes just knowing where your dog is during the day is important, especially if he is active and more likely to become dehydrated. <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/hotspot-iot-connected-devices/t-mobile-syncup-pets?sku=610214660893">T-Mobile’s SyncUP PETS</a> app and collar GPS have both <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/support/plans-features/syncup-pets-app">location and activity trackin</a>g as well as a health journal where you can store medical records and other information important for your veterinarian.

It’s one of those traditional summer set backs — traffic. <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/summer-travel-takes-off">Americans gassing up the car</a> for a road trip vacation can cause serious backups. Though the pandemic significantly decreased traffic flow in 2020 as people self-isolated and worked from home, there are recent <a href="https://www.fitchratings.com/research/us-public-finance/us-airport-toll-road-traffic-slowly-returning-to-normal-27-04-2021">reports of traffic</a> returning to more normal, if not pre-pandemic levels.

Actually, in bigger cities like New York traffic patterns are extremely <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/nyregion/city-traffic-pre-covid.html">close to what they once were</a>. In April of last year, just under 10 million vehicles passed through tolls on city bridges and tunnels, a nearly 65 percent drop from normal, according to the transportation authority. But early summer 2021, preliminary data showed traffic volume on track to be within 10 percent of normal. And with subway ridership still at less than half its pre-pandemic level, and many people shifting to cars, transit reporters say that New York City’s streets are now back to the busy gridlocks. Luckily, there are apps that can help you literally navigate this summer stressor.

Most of us know <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354">Google Maps</a> to get directions, but it can also be used to identify traffic jams along your route. Just look out for any red and orange sections which identify delays by their severity. Using real-time data, Google also knows when you’re approaching traffic and will flag a better route giving you the option to take another road.

There’s also <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/waze-navigation-live-traffic/id323229106">Waze</a>, which is commonly used by those in a bustling metropolis. <a href="https://www.waze.com/en-GB/">Waze</a>’s map continually updates routes and traffic conditions thanks to users’ on-the-spot feedback.

You know what else is hot — and cool? A 5G device! Check out a full range of them <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/devices/5g-phones" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/devices/5g-phones">here</a>.

It's been one of the hottest summers ever and it's not over! Here's how T-Mobile is helping you use your mobile device to stay cool and informed!

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How to Navigate the Dog Days of Summer — Literally!

It&#039;s been one of the hottest summers ever and it&#039;s not over! Here&#039;s how T-Mobile is helping you use your mobile device to stay cool and informed!

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Drones are connecting us in new and better ways to our world

We’ve had a love affair with drones since they first began appearing in retail stores, vaulting themselves to the top of our gadgets and electronics wish lists. Drones let us take to the sky. They give us a birds-eye view of new places from a <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/us/drone-bowling-alley.html" target="_blank">bowling alley</a> in Minneapolis to the MLB At Field of Dreams Presented by GEICO <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://tmobile-newsroom.wistia.com/medias/mtkj3a96hd" target="_blank">site in Iowa.</a> Used for years in the entertainment industry, drones delight us with visually stunning aerial shots. And in the world of sports, broadcasters have long used drones to give spectators a closer look at the live action on the field.  This year NBC Sports <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/249753/nbc-sports-to-use-drone-in-kentucky-derby-coverage" target="_blank">used a drone</a> to broadcast coverage for the first time from the Kentucky Derby. Now, 5G drones are taking this to the next level to transform the world of sports entertainment.

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Today <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://thedroneracingleague.com/" target="_blank">Drone Racing League</a> (DRL) is creating a new era of sport using 5G technology to give tens of millions of fans a more immersive experience like no one has ever seen before. This week, DRL used its newly built 5G-enabled drone to capture and stream stunning first-person view (FPV) footage of the 8,000-seat ballpark and Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, Iowa. From the 5G drone, baseball fans get a detailed tour of the site, starting with a close-up view of the movie house and baseball field, before zipping over the corn to reveal the newly constructed MLB field. After flying down the first baseline, fans get an up-close view of the scoreboard and dugout before panning out to a 360-degree birds-eye view of the field. According to Nicholas Horbaczewski, DRL Founder & CEO, FPV transforms the fan experience by giving audiences a view from inside the drone as if they themselves were in flight.

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DRL and T-Mobile <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/t-mobile-and-the-drone-racing-league-launch-first-5g-enabled-drone" target="_blank">have built</a> one of the first racing drones in the world to have an embedded 5G module capable of 5G live streaming video directly to the Internet. By leveraging the faster speeds of a 5G network, sports fans can experience FPV footage from drones in stunning clarity. With the ultra-fast speeds of 5G, large amounts of data can quickly be transferred between the action on the field and the drone, delivering it in real-time to sports fans. <a href="https://youtu.be/dn83uUjXfZ8"></a>

In its next phase of development, the DRL embedded 5G module will one day connect the drone’s command and control functions to enable flight over the T-Mobile 5G network. The eventual goal is for pilots to be able to navigate complex obstacle courses over a 5G network while racing at blazing fast speeds. But for this to be achieved, 5G racing drones will need to pass a stringent test in latency – that’s the response time for data to travel between the pilot and the drone. Achieving ultra-low latency is required for such fast speeds, and it’s a challenge that T-Mobile and DRL engineers say they are excited to solve.

As we look ahead at the development of 5G drones in sports and other industries, John Saw, EVP of Advanced & Emerging Technologies at T-Mobile, <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/fueling-5g-drone-innovation">says</a> the key for drone services to become ubiquitous is having a highly reliable, responsive broad coverage 5G network to manage all the traffic. This kind of low latency 5G network will enable traffic management systems to approach real-time situational awareness thereby allowing for quick coordination of drones in the air.

With so many possibilities for drones, from bringing immersive new experiences to sports fans to delivering medical supplies to rural communities, we can’t wait to see how 5G technology and drones will connect us in new and better ways to our world. Learn more <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/5g">about 5G</a>.

5GNow is a content series from America’s leader in 5G. With 5GNow we share a first-hand look at the benefits of 5G today, and what’s coming next, highlighting the real-world ways 5G is improving our lives and keeping us better connected.

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We’ve had a love affair with drones since they first began appearing in retail stores, vaulting themselves to the top of our gadgets and electronics wish lists. Drones let us take to the sky. They give us a birds-eye view of new places from a bowling alley in Minneapolis to the MLB At Field of Dreams Presented by GEICO site in Iowa

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5G Drones are Reimagining Sports Entertainment

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T-Mobile has long believed that no American should be left behind when it comes to connectivity, and that has never been more relevant than now — as we embark on the 5G Era.

I believe that connectivity is more essential today than ever, and that this 5G evolution is not just important, it’s urgent. Every single day across the country Americans increasingly depend on their ability to connect to the internet for communication, work, job searches, healthcare, family, schooling and more. It is absolutely essential that no American is left on the wrong side of the Digital Divide, regardless of their economic circumstance, and regardless of whether they live in an urban or rural area.     

True to our Un-carrier DNA, all of us here at T-Mobile are working hard to finally bridge the Digital Divide and bring 5G to everyone. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to fully participate in today’s data and information-fueled society, and our merger with Sprint was critical to achieving that goal. The unique combination of assets from our merger is exactly what is accelerating a nationwide 5G rollout that consumers across the country will benefit from. The governmental decision makers who reviewed and approved our merger with Sprint understood the consumer needs for faster and better networks and approved the combination specifically with their welfare in mind — because consumers (and the American economy) are the ones who will really win with this superior technology.

T-Mobile has fully embraced our commitments to the government to make 5G for All a reality, and we are rapidly building the broadest and deepest 5G network in the country — including rural areas. We are also making 5G available at no extra charge across our major brands, while funding new 5G handsets for those that need them. Our entire team is working overtime to bring together the Sprint and T-Mobile networks and we remain committed to bringing our 5G network to life on schedule. Ultimately, as we promised the agencies, we will rapidly build out a network that covers 99% of the country, including over 90% of rural America, with high-speed 5G mobile broadband service, as well as provide 5G-based Home Internet service to millions of households that currently have no broadband service or meaningful provider options. And because this is both important and urgent, we plan to get there on time.

Part of this revolutionary network buildout includes the sunsetting of old 2G and 3G technologies, to make room for sufficient 4G and 5G capacity and coverage to support all customers. This evolution is a natural change as each decade brings innovation to the market for consumers. At T-Mobile we remain fully committed to ensuring that all our customers, no matter their financial situation or geographic location, have access to the latest 5G technology at no extra charge. Relegating customers to outdated technology is like treating them as second-class citizens — and that is not who T-Mobile is. No one should be left on outdated technology in the 5G era. 

As you may have heard, in a recent letter from the DOJ addressed to both DISH and T-Mobile, retiring outdated CDMA technology in a manner that ensures no customer is left behind is also important to policymakers. We could not agree more — and we are fully committed to moving to the latest technology and bringing all customers along to superior service at a great price. For the CDMA customers who have not experienced faster 4G/5G service, being on that antiquated network is equivalent to being on dial-up internet access years ago. Frankly, it’s unacceptable. We have been working on transitioning our Sprint CDMA customers for months and are executing on our plan to upgrade customers to new 5G phones for free and by offering equivalent (or better) service plans at the same (or lower) prices. We’ve successfully accomplished technology transitions like this before, and we know what it takes — a clear focus on what customers want, a plan to make this upgrade easy for them, and a commitment to making it a reality.    

By contrast, our friends at DISH have been dragging their feet in getting their customers upgraded to the superior 4G/5G world. As we prepare to sunset the legacy Sprint CDMA network next year and move customers onto a network that will provide dramatically better connectivity and 911 services (and a variety of other customer benefits), DISH has not done nearly enough to upgrade its Boost CDMA customers. I find this both disappointing and unacceptable, and frankly so should Boost customers. DISH needs to set aside its own short-term financial self-interests and live up to its own commentary by investing in helping its customers make the move to a current technology. As the DOJ letter makes clear, DISH needs to join us in pursing all available avenues to prevent a loss of service to its CDMA customers.  

Listen, this is a manufactured crisis, orchestrated by DISH, and it is about money, not customers. If DISH was really concerned for customers, they would simply take real action and get their customers new phones on time, before the network upgrade happens, just as T-Mobile is doing for affected Sprint customers. It’s that simple. That they continue to refuse to do more to upgrade their customers, denying a great many customers the benefit of more advanced networks at this critical time for connectivity in our society, is indefensible. So rather than defend it, they point fingers at T-Mobile. The good news? Dish still has plenty of time if they get after this more earnestly now.

The only thing DISH has to supply is effort. For example, it needs to offer its CDMA customers truly compelling upgrade offers, such as free 4G/5G handsets, and make sure those offers are clearly and proactively communicated to every customer at the time of their monthly payment — in stores, and via text messaging and voice messaging. We’ve given DISH plenty of runway and significant assistance to help get its CDMA customers upgraded. We’ve even provided DISH with a detailed action plan based on our own experience with the Metro PCS CDMA transition, which if followed by them, will ensure a fast and smooth transition. Make no mistake here, this is a plan that DISH can still implement and complete on time and leaving no customer behind.     

T-Mobile will not leave our customers behind, and if DISH won’t take care of its customers, we are already offering to do it ourselves. Just a couple of weeks ago we launched one of the most exciting prepaid offers in our history, including free 5G phones on us — to help customers like those at Boost, and other providers, get onto more advanced and reliable technology. As with T-Mobile’s offers to its customers, Boost customers should get a better network experience and a new or upgraded device without paying more, because a transition like this should not be a financial hardship for consumers. 

Make no mistake, DISH is well positioned to do the right thing. They have a roadmap from us, they have their own significant know-how, and there is still more than enough time to ensure that no customer is left behind. The Digital Divide will someday be a memory and I encourage the entire team at DISH to put their vast resources, talent, and skillset to use with all the tools we’ve provided and join us in bringing our respective customers into the modern era of wireless connectivity without delay. After all, it’s what we both signed up for when we created this partnership — and it’s what those customers deserve. 

True to our Un-carrier DNA, all of us here at T-Mobile are working hard to finally bridge the Digital Divide and bring 5G to everyone.

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For T-Mobile — 5G Connectivity Means that No One is Left Behind

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The team at T-Mobile’s Albuquerque-based Menaul Customer Experience Center helped pave the way (somewhat literally!) for a local food pantry to better serve the community.

Hunger and poverty remain a huge societal issue in New Mexico. According to <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorehousenm.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CJason.Adams217%40T-Mobile.com%7C86c8eb1f337f4579b09d08d955dd5bfd%7Cbe0f980bdd994b19bd7bbc71a09b026c%7C0%7C0%7C637635231474102212%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=s9pGoWP9SowS0%2FNlmhdsRJXJ%2Brcbb%2BEom8kKVhzjeYI%3D&reserved=0">The Storehouse</a>, New Mexico’s largest food pantry, the state ranks among the worst for food insecurity.

“Nearly 20 percent of New Mexicans wonder where their next meal will come from,” says Storehouse Marketing & Communications representative Jill Beets, “and 1 in 4 children do not have enough to eat. This statistic has worsened to 1 in 3 during the pandemic.”

According to the <a href="https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2020-10/top-10-hungriest-states-us">U.S. Department of Agriculture</a>, 11.1 percent of American households experienced hunger in 2019, and New Mexico ranked within the top 10 states with the highest percentage of those who faced this challenge. The effects of the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns only exacerbated the issue for the entire country.

It’s a challenge in the Albuquerque community that T-Mobile’s local Menaul Customer Experience Center has taken head on.

“We try to select organizations that roll up to DE&I, and we want to be well-rounded in the organizations we choose so we can make the biggest impact across the community,” said Rafaela Solano, a Customer Experience Center senior assistant.

Led by its Community Investment Committee, the team volunteers for and donates to various causes in the Albuquerque area, including women’s shelters, youth shelters, organizations to support military families — and, of course, food pantries. They’ve supported The Storehouse for several years with various tasks.

“T-Mobile employees became a regular fixture at the Storehouse, sorting food, pushing full grocery carts and helping food pantry clients,” says Jill Beets.

​​​​​​​​​​​​The Storehouse provides food for 45,000 hungry New Mexicans annually and approximately 10,000 of the clients are children, but their on-site parking lot was challenging for workers to cart food to vehicles and unsafe for seniors, disabled vets, parents with strollers and people with mobility issues who come to the Storehouse pantry for food. It may not seem like a parking lot should cause such a problem, but it was becoming a barrier to those most in need of their services.

“One of the things that drive which organization we participate with is focusing on what is most vulnerable in our community and where the greatest need is, such as with homelessness, hunger or domestic violence. Those are the ones we want to help,” said Mona Otero, a senior manager in human resources.

So, the Menaul team sparked the “Pave the Way” campaign to create a better experience for everyone involved, which resulted in a newly paved parking lot, making The Storehouse more accessible (and safer) for all.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

To fund the new parking lot, the team utilized resources from the T-Mobile Foundation, which aims to make a difference by mobilizing the company's brand, technology and people for social good while providing opportunities for T-Mobile employees to engage in causes that benefit the communities where they live and work. This is done most notably with the help of the employee matching program, in which the T-Mobile Foundation donates $10 per hour volunteered with eligible organizations. Plus, during Giving Season (near the end of each calendar year around Giving Tuesday), every employee is given a donation credit to put toward an organization of their choice via an internal employee giving portal. And when that all comes together with the team, it adds up.

Between Giving Season funding, volunteer matching and additional monetary donations, the Menaul team raised over $13,500 for The Storehouse — one of the many reasons they’re now being dubbed Team PhenoMenaul.

“The team at T-Mobile really listened when we expressed the true needs of the food pantry,” says Storehouse’s Jill Beets. “Though a parking lot is not the most glamorous of projects, they volunteered thousands of hours to make sure the repairs could be done. The Storehouse team and our clients are incredibly grateful.”

The team at T-Mobile’s Albuquerque-based Menaul Customer Experience Center helped pave the way for a local food pantry to better serve the community.

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Giving Back in Truly PhenoMenaul Ways

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Four years ago, when <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/press/nationwide-5g">we announced plans</a> to launch 5G using low-band 600 MHz spectrum, there were more than a few people who thought we were crazy. Back then Verizon and AT&T had created the belief that 5G only required mmWave spectrum. Fast forward to <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/ultra-capacity-5gin-extended-range-5ginger-beer">just last month when we announced</a> that Extended Range 5G, built on 600 MHz, covered 300 million people! 5G in low- and mid-band frequencies is now the global standard, and whilst mmWave 5G is an important source of spectrum and 5G capability, it is mainly looked to for venue-specific use cases. In wireless we all know that coverage is key. Provide massive 5G coverage, add speed and capacity nationwide, and THAT is what unlocks the power of 5G for all. For rural America, to tackle the digital divide, for the innovators and entrepreneurs who will invent the future – all of them require both coverage and speed.

Today, I’m incredibly pleased to announce that T-Mobile Extended Range 5G now covers 305 million people across 1.7 million square miles – that’s nearly double AT&T, more than four times the size of Verizon’s 5G coverage and bigger than both of them combined! In fact, this is the largest 5G FDD network in the world!

And … our Ultra Capacity 5G now covers 165 million people with average download speeds of 350 Mbps - that’s up from the 150 million people covered that we announced just 5 weeks ago.  We are moving at pace and with confidence towards our 200 million people covered and NATIONWIDE Ultra Capacity for the end of this year.

That combination of coverage and speed we’re building at a furious pace is why we’re already seeing the benefits of 5G come to life: with partners like <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/driverless-car-service-powered-by-t-mobile-5g">Halo</a> who can remotely pilot vehicles over 5G, with <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/un-carrier/t-mobiles-next-un-carrier-move-5gforall">T-Mobile Home Internet</a> and <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/business/unprecedented-times-meet-the-un-carrier-t-mobile-unveils-big-moves-for-businesses">WFX</a>, and in the increased adoption, engagement and data usage <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/goodbye-speed-bumps-hello-more-data">we’re seeing</a> on the Magenta MAX plan.

The benefits of T-Mobile’s approach to 5G are also clear when it’s put to the test against the competition. Three separate independent testing companies – Ookla, Opensignal, and umlaut -- using both drive test and crowd-sourced data, found T-Mobile 5G is the fastest and most available 5G network. Not once, but a total of seven times just this year, including a <a href="https://www.umlaut.com/uploads/documents/Reports-Certificates/202107_umlaut_US_5G_AuditReport.pdf">report</a> issued by umlaut this morning – and it’s only July!

Last week Verizon and AT&T announced their Q2 earnings and of course 5G was a big topic of discussion, especially after they spent tens of billions on C-band spectrum in Q1. Rather than talking about any 5G progress now, though, they are focused on the baby steps they’ll be able to take with C-band starting next year and pointing to the future.  I certainly do love our network position right now!

But, let’s look into the future with them. T-Mobile is well down the 5G path we planned years ago, with a massive (seriously massive) lead. A lead we will sustain for many years to come for multiple reasons. Not only will the others be getting started with their mid-band 5G networks AFTER T-Mobile already covers 200 million people – as if that weren’t enough – but the depth of mid-band 5G spectrum T-Mobile will deploy cannot be matched.

The average amount of mid-band 2.5 GHz spectrum we have deployed for 5G is 60-80 MHz right now, but our plan is to expand that to 100 MHz by the end of this year, when we will cover 200 million people. 200 million people covered with 100 MHz gets you twenty billion MHz pops just for the end of this year.  Absolutely fabulous!

If you run that math for Verizon and give them the benefit of the doubt that they’ll cover 100 million people next year (which they said would come later in Q1 or Q2 22) and use 60 MHz of C-band, they get to 6 billion MHz pops. That same math for AT&T with their 40MHz of C-band is 4 billion MHz pops. Let’s just run that math again – T-Mobile 20 billion, Verizon 6 billion and AT&T 4 billion.

Now, if we look forward to the end of 2023 when the remaining C-band spectrum is made available - the math gets no better for Verizon and AT&T. T-Mobile is targeting 300 million people covered with 200MHz of mid-band for 60 billion MHz pops. Verizon says they’ll cover 200 million people with 160MHz, bringing them to 32 billion MHz pops. And if AT&T covers 200 million people with 80MHz of C-band, they’ll be at 16 billion MHz pops. So while they like to point to the future, we have the lead, and we will maintain it for years to come!

The 5G era has begun.  Consumers and businesses alike will see their lives changed in ways that we can’t even truly imagine – because of 5G and networks built like ours.  Today we are building the foundation for innovation and change, and we are doing it right.  For everyone.

Only T-Mobile can deliver something that’s leading on a durable basis over the next several years.

History will tell if I’m right, like it has since we announced our plans to launch 5G in low-band in 2017. My money’s on T-Mobile.

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A 5G Build Update! And a Look Toward the Future of 5G

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As T-Mobile amps up its industry-leading phone scam protections this summer, we offer ways you can use your mobile device to avoid the most common summer pitfalls that scam you out of the best season!

Ahhh, summertime! You’ve got old school <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0tTbTbmVA" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff</a> blasting in the background, the top down on your car, with nothing but a cold brew coffee in hand and plans to lounge on the beach all day.

Or wait … is that cinematic summer scene all a scam? The humidity, the mosquitos, that sunburn!

Let’s face it, things can go sideways in the summer, but one thing that shouldn’t be scaring you this season is scam calls. Unfortunately, scam calls are <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/stir-shaken-all-networks" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/news/network/stir-shaken-all-networks">returning to pre-pandemic levels</a>. In fact, in a recent study, T-Mobile found that more than one out of five consumers would rather be confronted with an empty toilet paper roll than get a scam call! And as for those robocalls, when asked to rank a list of grievances, the most common answer to be ranked the absolute worst by customers, was just that. In fact, 30 percent of consumers would rather get caught in the rain without an umbrella than get a robocall — and you know how intense summertime showers can be!

Yep. Scam calls are, literally, the worst.

It’s for this reason that last summer T-Mobile launched <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/customers/scam-shield" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Scam Shield</a>, a comprehensive and state-of-the-art set of tools to protect customers against scams and unwanted robocalls. With Scam Shield, T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers get automatic and free scam call warnings, the ability to block scam calls completely with Scam Block, and free Caller ID.

T-Mobile’s Scam Shield Premium even lets you block robocalls by type. Don’t want to hear from telemarketers or political surveys ever again … but do want charitable donations to get through? Just swipe in the Scam Shield app to adjust your settings. Or set all the categories to voicemail only and relax!

In an effort to continue to work together for the greater good of a spectacular summer, here are some tips on how to use your device and enjoy the many benefits of T-Mobile’s <a href="https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.t-mobile.com/cell-phone-plans">Magenta and Magenta MAX plans</a> to make the most of season and skip the pitfalls. Just like our commitment to warding off scammers, we are here to show you how to use your device to repel pests, protect yourself from getting burned (in all the ways) and avoid the threat of returning crowds. All that sweat — eek!

Nothing like enjoying a sunset meal in the warm breeze … until you become the main entree for the bugs that have joined your dinner party! Good thing there’s an app to fix that. Yes, there are actually apps that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRhyCjJ7IMk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">can repel mosquitos</a>. Like <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/anti-mosquito-repellent-sound/id1242188677">one from Reticode</a> that emits low-frequency sounds to ward off those flying monsters as well as offer helpful tips and tricks to avoid becoming their dinner. Annoying the bugs before they can bother you? Now that’s thinking ahead.

Now that major amusement parks like <a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-04-13/disneyland-california-theme-parks-reopening" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-04-13/disneyland-california-theme-parks-reopening" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Disneyland are reopened</a>, you’ll want to try to avoid those awful crowds and long lines again. Many theme parks have <a href="https://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article243649457.html">their own app</a> that can help you also plan ahead and <a href="https://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2021/04/22/apps-help-theme-parks-boost-their-covid-safety-and-collect-data-on-you/stories/202104220096" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">avoid peak hours</a> when the largest crowds are expected. Many Disney theme park goers recommend the <a href="https://touringplans.com/disney-world-app" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lines app</a>, which offers a subscription service where visitors can check the actual wait times of popular attractions, using real-time data to plan the best time to queue up.

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