Upcoming T-Mobile Price Hikes Could Affect Sprint Merger Customers

If you’re a T-Mobile customer who dodged last year’s price hikes, your luck may be running out. Reports indicate that a T-Mobile price hike could be announced as soon as today. This will target customers who migrated from Sprint after the 2020 merger.

Multiple inside sources spoke to PhoneArena and claimed that a major announcement is brewing. Employees say they feel they are bracing for a flood of customer complaints. One source, speaking anonymously, puts the odds of a T-Mobile price hike at around 70%. These changes are expected to take effect in April. This lines up nicely with the expiration of T-Mobile’s obligation to honor legacy Sprint merger plans.

Employees report being offered overtime and incentives, signs that something bad is brewing. The report also points to a now-deleted Reddit post that hinted at a big T-Mobile announcement this week. While nothing is confirmed yet, the T-Mobile plans affected are likely those from the Sprint migration process, particularly through the Magenta Complete program.

Is there a chance tomorrow’s news is about something else? Possibly. Some employees believe T-Mobile might try to soften the blow by pairing the price increase with a Starlink plan announcement. With Starlink already integrated into select T-Mobile tiers, it wouldn’t be surprising to see an expansion of this offering to distract from the rate hike backlash.

For now, if you were a Sprint customer before the merger, it may be wise to prepare for higher bills. If not, you might be safe—at least for now.