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T-Mobile customers could soon experience much better 5G even outside the US
Confirmed
In Short: T-Mobile has also introduced a new plan called 'Nothing,' offering $0 out-of-pocket upfront costs for new phones to both new and existing customers.
T-Mobile has announced the world's first 5G standalone (SA) roaming connection with Indian carrier Jio, marking a significant milestone in 5G technology.
This partnership allows T-Mobile users to seamlessly transition to Jio’s 5G SA network upon landing in India, and vice versa for Jio users in the US.
The improved roaming experience is not just about consumer benefits; it also supports enterprise and AI applications that require fast, low-latency networks.
However, the actual user experience while roaming remains to be seen, as the technology is still in its early stages.
T-Mobile has previously experimented with 36-month financing but has reverted to the standard 24-month plan.
What this adds
The roaming experience's actual impact on users remains to be seen.
T-Mobile's new 'Nothing' plan replaces existing plans entirely, requiring new customers to accept 36-month financing.
What's confirmed
- T-Mobile has announced the world's first 5G standalone (SA) roaming connection with Indian carrier Jio, marking a significant milestone in 5G technology.
- This partnership allows T-Mobile users to seamlessly transition to Jio’s 5G SA network upon landing in India, and vice versa for Jio users in the US.
- The improved roaming experience is not just about consumer benefits; it also supports enterprise and AI applications that require fast, low-latency networks.
- However, the actual user experience while roaming remains to be seen, as the technology is still in its early stages.
- T-Mobile has previously experimented with 36-month financing but has reverted to the standard 24-month plan.
What's still developing
- T-Mobile has announced that it has achieved the world’s first 5G standalone roaming connection in partnership with Indian carrier Jio. 5G standalone (SA) networks use a dedicated 5G architecture end-to-end and are usually faster and have lower latency than 5G non-standalone (NSA) networks, which rely on 4G core infrastructure.
- While T-Mobile may have made some controversial decisions regarding its legacy plans, the Un-carrier now proudly boasts yet another achievement.
- It seems T-Mobile decided to create a big UnCarrier-style moment around it instead, and has now announced “Nothing”, a way for both new and existing customers to pay $0 out-of-pocket up front for a new phone.
- For existing customers that signed up before August 4th, you’ll stay on Experience 1.0 unless you decide to move.
- Even so, it never seemed to stick, and devices soon returned to the standard 24-month financing.
- A big detail that seems to have been glossed over in T-Mobile’s announcement is the fact that these new “Experience 2.0” plans (and Essentials 2.0) actually replace the existing Experience plans entirely.
- Apparently, the 1.0 plans are not even sellable by sales reps.
- 100% of new customers on T-Mobile will be forced to accept 36-month financing on their new plans.
- And it will soon get even better still with some new personalization and learning tools.
- “We’re rolling out new features that bring a more personalized and powerful learning experience, including the ability to have real-time conversations with your notebooks and create interactive learning overviews for focused studying,” Google director of product management Trond Wuellner writes.
- Soon, you’ll be able to engage in real-time conversations with your notebooks on Android, iPhone, and iPad in almost 100 languages.
- Gemini Notebook will soon support the creation of interactive learning overviews that combine summaries, infographics, quizzes, and flashcards.