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what's up with T-mobile removing autopay discount for credit cards?
I just literally signed up for a new plan - debit cards have fees for providers too - accessing my bank account isn’t a good approach from a security perspective (noting that T-mobile has been hacked...
That was announced months ago. It is because credit card companies charge a service charge that is based on the percentage of every transaction, which eats into T-Mobile's revenue. Removing the auto pay discount for credit cards negates that.
Providing debit card or bank account to T-Mobile looks dangerous to me :)
Considering multiple data breaches from t-mobile - latest few happened 2023
“T-Mobile hacked to steal data of 37 million accounts in API data breach”
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-hacked-to-steal-data-of-37-million-accounts-in-api-data-breach/
“T-Mobile discloses second data breach since the start of 2023“
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-discloses-second-data-breach-since-the-start-of-2023/
I think it is really dangerous to provide BANK account info to T-Mobile - because in few month hackers will get it for sure according to T-Mobile data breaches history. Credit card charges - you can dispute - bank, debit card charges - go to court ...
