- This month, T-Mobile forced upgrades will start to roll out to some subscribers.
- Folks with Magenta, One, Simple Choice, and other plans should be on the lookout for the automatic upgrade to a more expensive plan.
- You can opt-out of the upgrade, but only after it happens and only by communicating with customer support.
Events this year have significantly chipped away at the “Uncarrier” reputation of T-Mobile. The company has laid off thousands of employees (after committing not to do so when it merged with Sprint), introduced new plans that are slightly more expensive than current ones with very little extra value, and brushed off a few significant data leaks. One would hope the company would turn things around to end the year on a good note, but today’s news doesn’t fit that bill.
According to information posted to Reddit (h/t CNET), there will be T-Mobile forced upgrades for “a small portion of consumer and business accounts” coming as soon as next week. Essentially, T-Mo will automatically switch some accounts from older, cheaper plans to newer and more expensive ones. Gee, thanks, guys.