Customer Experience · Service & Billing DisputesstructuralTelecom UtilitiesBillingService Disputes

T-Mobile Customers Pay for Service They Can Only Access Via WiFi or Hotspot

T-Mobile customers in coverage-deficient areas pay full mobile service rates but have no usable cellular signal at home or in common locations, requiring reliance on WiFi or other hotspots to function. The billing continues at the contracted rate despite the service being non-functional. This gap between contracted service and delivered coverage is a structural consumer harm with no self-service remedy.

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