This Star Wars Day, join the Un-carrier rebellion and fight ‘The DeATTh Star’

By Robert Nazarian Published May 4, 2016

tmobile deatth star chrome extension news t mobile may the fourth un carrier rebellion 01 — Image used with permission by copyright holder

It’s May the Fourth, the day we celebrate everything Star Wars, and you know that T-Mobile and John Legere will take this opportunity to mock an archrival.

Today, it’s all about AT&T. Why is AT&T the chosen one, you ask? In case you aren’t familiar, Legere often refers to AT&T as “the Death Star,” since its logo kind of looks like it. So there is no better day than today to call the carrier out, but rest assured, it won’t be the only day of the year that happens.

Recommended Videos

Now is your chance to use the power of the force against the dark side by joining the Un-carrier rebellion. In order to do that, you’re going to have to fire up the Chrome browser on your desktop or laptop, and download T-Mobile’s new Chrome extension, appropriately called The DeATTh Star. This simple extension will replace all text instances of “AT&T” on any web pages you visit with “The DeATTh Star.”

Please enable Javascript to view this content

You might be wondering why Legere chose a Chrome extension. He wanted to make sure that no one would use any of their precious data using a mobile phone in the process. Desktops and laptops are traditionally connected to Wi-Fi networks, and Chrome extensions don’t work on the browser’s mobile version. Not using up data is more important for customers of AT&T, and other rivals, because they continue to soak their customers with data overage charges, while T-Mobile doesn’t.

On top of data overage charges, Legere also calls out AT&T for using its DirecTV service to trap customers into two-year satellite contracts after dismissing them on the mobile side. He also claims that AT&T is hiding the fact that customers are leaving the carrier, but because the company pads its numbers with connected cars, tablets, prepaid migrations, and Mexico net adds, it’s not so obvious.

To get in on the fun, just download The DeATTh Star extension from the Chrome Store. Then open any web page with a text instance of “AT&T” in it. (Hint: You can use this page.) And finally, none of this would be any fun unless everyone shares it on social media, so make sure to take a screenshot and use the #DeATThStar hashtag.

Remember, you don’t have to be a T-Mobile or AT&T customer to get in on the fun. Everyone is welcome to join the Un-carrier rebellion.

Topics

Robert Nazarian

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Robert Nazarian became a technology enthusiast when his parents bought him a Radio Shack TRS-80 Color. Now his biggest…

Mobile

I tracked my sleep with a smart display, ring, and watch. This is my favorite

The Oura Ring app on an iPhone 16 Pro Max, showing the Sleep screen.

Since I had a heart attack four years ago, I’ve been on a journey to understand my health. A crucial part of my recovery and focus has been my sleep, and it'smade even more important by the fact that my heart attack took place in the middle of the night while I was fast asleep. Thankfully, I woke up, but our sleep can tell us a lot about our underlying health.

Virtually every wearable now offers some form of sleep tracking, but like most things in technology, not all devices are created equal. Beyond just data, there’s also the question of which is most comfortable to track your sleep, which device gives you the most reliable data, and ultimately, how you can ensure you track your sleep wherever you are.

Mobile

How to transfer your books from Goodreads to StoryGraph

Front page of a book on Onyx BOOX Go 10.3 tablet.

Goodreads has been the only game in town for Android and iOS book-tracking for a long time now, and like most monopolies, it has grown old and fat. Acquired by Amazon in 2013, avid book readers have had lots to complain about in recent years, with the service languishing unloved, with no serious updates and an aging interface. It's been due some serious competition for a long time, and lo and behold, some has arrived. StoryGraph is a book-tracking app that offers everything you'll find on Goodreads but with an algorithm that lets you know about what you might love, and adds features any bibliophile will know are essential — like a Did Not Finish list.

Mobile

The next iOS 18 update is on its way. Here’s what we know

The iPhone 16 sitting on top of orange mums.

When iOS 18.2 released just over a week ago, it unlocked a lot of long-awaited features like Image Playground, Visual Intelligence, and improvements to writing tools. Now, it seems like another update could be just around the corner: version 18.2.1.

MacRumors found evidence of the update in their analytic logs, a source that has supposedly revealed quite a few iOS versions before release. Given that this is a minor update, it isn't likely to come with new features or anything groundbreaking. Instead, it will most likely be targeted at bug fixes, although no specific problems have been named. You should expect this update to drop either in late December or early January, but a year-end release is more likely.