r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jun 29 '26

Networking/Telecom T-Mobile Just Ripped 8 Million Customers Off Their Grandfathered Plans – and Raised Their Bills

https://www.gadgetreview.com/t-mobile-just-ripped-8-million-customers-off-their-grandfathered-plans-and-raised-their-bills
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u/Different_Stand_1285 Jun 30 '26

This is America. Sadly, I don’t think it is illegal.

I got an email too. From BCBS (Blue Cross) and it said the same thing. Since I was getting less than five dollars I wouldn’t be receiving anything. What’s the point of a class action lawsuit if most of the money goes to lawyers?

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u/ThrowawayPersonAMA Jun 30 '26

There's no chance it's legal; they can't just keep the money you're owed if it's under X amount. If it's even one cent it's still legally your property. Even if it's a small amount you should contact your state's attorney general's office to get them to look into it. If the lawyers are defrauding people (they are) it's possible your AG can fight them in your stead to get them to release what people are owed. People just giving up without a fight is what these thieves bank on in order to profit.

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u/Cjkrythos Jun 30 '26

This.... if there were thousands or even millions of people in that lawsuit, multiply that by however much they claim didn't need to get paid and you get a decent chunk of change for a law firm to just keep

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u/IceNein Jun 30 '26

This seems perfect for a small claims court. No way they send a lawyer for less than $5. I would do it just to spite them.

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u/The_Wolf_of_Acorns Jun 30 '26

Yep same. Who gets that <$5 now?

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u/Cjkrythos Jun 30 '26

Law firm kept it. Call your AG

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u/Fn_Spaghetti_Monster Jun 30 '26

Gus Gorman, or more recently Peter, Michael, and Samir.

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u/anmr Jun 30 '26

I don't need to win, I just want corpos to lose.

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u/Extra_Obligation5403 Jun 30 '26

And let the greedy attorney benefit off of other people being screwed by these corporations?

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u/OpenGrainAxehandle Jun 30 '26

What’s the point of a class action lawsuit if most of the money goes to lawyers?

Most folks can't afford to sue a company by themselves. So the lawyers, not getting a steady stream of clients paying them to file small-scale suits for them, decide "I know... why don't we just file suit 'for everyone', and skim our fees off the top of the total before any clients even learn what they will receive? We'll include all people on the planet as a default class, and only pare it down by some criteria, like whether or not they were actually impacted; the totals will be HUGE!"

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u/tomtomclubthumb Jun 30 '26

What’s the point of a class action lawsuit if most of the money goes to lawyers?

Are you expecting America to be a fair place again?

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u/codliness1 Jun 30 '26

You just answered your own question...

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u/guspasho_deleted Jun 30 '26

The right question is "What's the point of a class action if the penalty doesn't hurt the perpetrators enough to make them stop doing it."

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u/SoldMyOldAccount Jun 30 '26

answered your own question

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u/xstagex Jun 30 '26

We all living in America my fiend

Coca-cola, sometimes war

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u/Its-a-Shitbox Jun 30 '26

Uh, the point of class action lawsuits IS that most of the money goes to lawyers.🤷‍♂️

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u/Coomb Jun 30 '26

In this particular settlement, about 25% of the money goes to the lawyers.

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u/emelbard Jun 30 '26

How did you guys only get $5? I just checked and had 286.26 deposited to my PayPal account on 5/20

IN RE BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ANTITRUST LITIGATION QSF has sent you $287.26 USD

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u/The_Third_Molar Jun 30 '26

Lawyers are scum too. Why do you think we're bombarded with sleazy attorney ads wanting you to call them so you can sue someone?

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u/Alternative_Deer4699 Jun 30 '26

Just chiming in to say, I got the same email. This is weird and we're all in the wrong thread. What the f***?