Mobile Diaries

Let’s face it: A vacation isn’t a vacation anymore without a mobile phone. Just ask Jason – who recently dropped his in the pool while traveling abroad. Our smartphones are a lifeline when traveling, and we may not even realize how dependent we’ve become on them. Despite some initial “rebooting” challenges, world travel is once again in full swing – with a lot of pandemic-era digital enhanc...

It’s summertime, and our T-Mobile Stories hosts are quite literally “in the air” working on the go and even squeezing in some vacation time – perfect opportunity to see for themselves how our connected tech has evolved the way we travel since the pandemic.

Find out what happens when Jason and Shawna put their extended absence notifications on, and head Out of Office, mobile devices firmly in hand. Join them ...

Just a couple short years ago, had someone said they were going “wireless in the wild,” one may have conjured images of a free soloist climbing an intimidating rock wall without so much as a rope, her hands being her only protective equipment. But flash forward a couple years, and more than a few leaps in wireless network availability, and the phrase very literally means that mobile-minded hikers can often just as relia...

Our joyful protagonist, Siobhan Farr, yearned for an exciting life of travel. But, like so many of us, tied down by the realities of everyday work and life, that desire was mostly teased through an annual scheduled vacation and the occasional business trip. But then a light bulb went off for this intrepid traveller: As someone who worked for a company that was based on a digital platform, she already had everything she needed to wo...

Shawna and Jason take a look at the current ups and downs in the world of mobile dating. When your love life is set against the backdrop of a global pandemic, there’s no doubt that some interesting trends are bound to emerge — such as that of an altogether new persona: “The Hesidator.” Let’s face it, the classic meet-cute at a local flower shop or romantic chance encounter at the top of the Empire Stat...

On our first episode of Mobile Diaries, T-Mobile Stories’ Shawna Ryan and Jason Adams wade into the evolving mental health needs spurred on by the global pandemic. Haesue Jo, clinical support lead with BetterHelp, provides an inside look on how individuals have been coping with the pandemic, the challenges they face and also the pressures telehealth professionals have undergone themselves. But looking into the “new...

Join the T-Mobile Stories team, Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist Shawna Ryan and veteran editor and writer Jason Adams, as they delve into the various archetypes, personas, brilliant minds and unique stories that have emerged from the new digitally driven world that has massively accelerated since the start of the pandemic. From the type of connectivity we crave to the wireless technology that allows us to work from just abo...