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Rumor: T-Mobile Will Allow Blocking of Text Messages, Maybe Calls

There's no official confirmation yet, but TMONews says that T-Mobile is working on a system to let its users block SMS, MMS, email and IMs from other users one at a time through a call to customer care or a visit to a retail store. It's unclear whether you can block calls, which would be even better thanks to annoying automated calling systems that somehow call you for days on end but don't say anything. Is T-Mobile the first provider to activate call and message blocking? Why don't more providers do this? [TMONews]

2:30 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Jason Chen
2,664 views, 62 comments

Latest by markgm: Reminds me of a better time when text messages were free and Nokia phones let you block numbers. Glad to see we're advancing! more »

cellphones

Sprint Loses 1 Million Customers While Everyone Else Gains

Two weeks ago we told you that Verizon and AT&T had added millions of customers in the first quarter of 2008, and that T-Mobile was also on the up. Today Sprint reported that, as expected, it was not part of this trend, instead losing 1 million customers in the same period. CEO Dan Hesse told Reuters that recovery would take "many quarters." Sprint was working hard to reduce customer cancellations and return to profit, but it was "still far from where we need to be." Our theory: Sprint is throwing a Hail Mary pass with the Samsung Instinct, whose marketing costs alone are rumored to cost $100 million—or more. If that doesn't work, I think we might see some towel throwing. [Reuters]

12:23 PM on Mon May 12 2008
By Wilson Rothman
3,474 views, 67 comments

Latest by dsjr2006: I used to love Sprint, but there customer service is just absolutely awful. Nextel had good customer service before the merger, now they are just as bad. I'd be happy to see this company go. more »

sprint

Sprint Wants to Dump Nextel

Fresh off, uh, fresh rumors that T-Mobile's making eyes at Sprint, the WSJ is reporting that Sprint is "seriously considering spinning off or selling its ailing Nextel unit." The Sprint/Nextel hybrid has basically been the poster child for train wrecks masquerading as mergers, with Nextel being much (but not all) of the heavy weight slowly sinking the USS Sprint. Here's three reasons Sprint should throw Nextel overboard and what it would mean for you. More »

5:15 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By matt buchanan
7,898 views, 26 comments

Latest by radiomanx1: Actually Ready-Link does not work great. I have never seen a Legacy sprint employee use ready-link and when I got my ready link phone handed to me not one person knew how to use it, us legacy Nextel folks more »

3g

T-Mobile Officially Launches 3G Network, Officially

Even though T-Mobile's 3G network has been up and running for a few days now in NYC, they were modest about it until just now. Fear not, folks, they talk up data plenty in the press release, though you've gotta have a phone that can take advantage—and those are few and far between. (They promise HSDPA "along with new and compelling data-centric, all-in-one devices" in "the coming months.") But in the meantime, enjoy crystal clear nagging from your mom over 3G! No details on which other major markets will get 3G when, so you might wanna check the list we cribbed earlier. More »

12:00 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By matt buchanan
2,772 views, 9 comments

Latest by dremon21: now the question is, when will they put out some quality phones! i predict they will still come out with the same cheap crap phones that are out now. more »

rumor

Rumor: T-Mobile Lusting To Buy Sprint

T-Mobile may be smallish in the US, but it's owned by German giant Deutsche Telekom, a company plenty powerful enough to buy up Sprint if it wanted to...and the rumor mill says it may want to. The Inquirer points out the obvious network issues that might arise. After all, what do you get when you cross a GSM network barely on HSDPA but harboring LTE aspirations with a CDMA/EV-DO franchise who's experimenting with WiMax while lugging a legacy iDEN network around for God-knows-what-reason? [Inquirer]
BTW, if you had trouble digesting that last sentence, please visit our handy Giz Explains post on mobile-network acronyms.

8:43 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Wilson Rothman
3,039 views, 30 comments

Latest by Hardcore1: I loves me some Sprint more »

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Sidekick Aspen/Gekko Screenshot Leaked

Danger fans Hiptop3.com have managed to get a screenshot of the Sidekick Aspen/Gekko, the company's replacement for the teen-friendly iD. It seems like the newest addition to the Sidekick family will be a cheaper option to the more upmarket LX, and will feature web browsing, a 2-megapixel camera with video capture mode, and "highly customizable features." It's not completely clear what "highly customizable" means, but looking at the picture, it might have to do with the ability to switch colored bumpers. Also not clear: why there were two different release dates for the Apsen and Gekko if they turned out to be the same product. [Hiptop3]

10:00 AM on Sat May 3 2008
By Elaine Chow
10,072 views, 13 comments

Latest by Ultraorange: There is another sidekick. find out about the 3rd more »

cellphones

How to Cover Your Text Message Tracks

It's Friday, so the mass of stupid and regrettable (and maybe criminal) text messages you wished you never sent is about explode exponentially, as it does every weekend. Google, as you know, keeps your embarrassing search history for "AZN Squirrels Pooping on Bananas" or "Iron Man upskirt" for 18 months. But how long do Verizon and AT&T hang on to your shameful SMSes? Thankfully, not long at all. Sprint hangs on to your textual diarrhea the longest, for about two weeks, while AT&T dumps them after 48 hours, according to Slate's Explainer. We hit up Verizon, who said a "couple days, tops." There are a couple catches, though. More »

7:30 PM on Fri May 2 2008
By matt buchanan
17,103 views, 28 comments

Latest by The Lab: Just saying, it is probably way easier for NSA spying software to scan text messages for suspicious content than phone calls. Oh you think they aren't scanning? Well, they are. more »

cellphones

Users Report T-Mobile 3G Network Has Data

T-Mobile says that the 3G service rolling out today is voice-only for now, but New York-based users on HowardForums claim they're receiving 3G data too. One user says he's getting speeds over 400k/sec on his Nokia N73, and can receive calls while streaming music, something the old 200k/sec EDGE network isn't equipped to do. The 3G speed bump has only been confirmed in some parts of Brooklyn, so this isn't a full-scale upgrade. But it's exciting news for T-MO users who thought they'd be waiting longer to get their 3G. [HowardForums via Electronista]

4:19 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Benny Goldman
2,822 views, 24 comments

Latest by Maciek: I'm surprised that the dodo from HoFo, who claims to be getting T-Mob 3G on his N73 did not get bashed for his ignorant comment. So far there are only three or four WCDMA 1700 phones available and NONE more »

wireless

On TMO Doing 3G Voice Only...

BTW, you might have seen our post this morning about T-Mobile not having 3G data at launch. What I've learned from Wilson is that actually, updating networks with voice first and data later has happened in previous generations. There's history for this in pre-3G networks. (And EVDO based systems are, by nature, data only.) We're also hearing conflicting stories of rollout dates, by the way, varying between the 1st and a few days later. The point is, it makes sense that data will follow, so don't worry too much about this right now. You've waited this long for 3G data on TMO, what's a few more weeks/months/years? [TMO 3G]

5:03 PM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Brian Lam
999 views, 12 comments

Latest by TendoMentis: Okay, just to clarify, I didn't say that UMTS is for voice ONLY, I said it is the "3G for voice" that others were saying didn't exist. I know that UMTS can carry data (just as GSM did in the more »

rumor

T-Mobile 3G Launch: No 3G Data?!

TmoNews has gotten their hands on a seemingly internal T-Mobile doc discussing their imminent 3G plans. As tipped, it'll launch in NYC tomorrow and 20+ major markets by the end of the year. One thing to note, in the doc it discusses the "great call quality" and "more network availability" 3G will offer, not hot, melty data. Well, we've been told that the first phones won't be using the 3G network for data, but voice only, to offload capacity from their older network. Hence the batch of bizarrely 3G mid-rangers that aren't exactly browsing or email monsters. Hit the jump to see if you're gonna get in on this by the end of the year. More »

10:35 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By matt buchanan
6,114 views, 18 comments

Latest by SneakerFiend: @Mayor McRib: Nah i think that they want to kick in the network so they can work out any early kinks. It is a smart move though. Because they're trying to take the stress off of their EDGE/GPRS/GSM networks/servers. This is a more »

t-mobile

T-Mobile 3G Rollout in NYC Could Come as Early as May 1st

Sources for Boy Genius are confirming an earlier rumor stating that T-Mobile's 3G network will get a May rollout in NYC. The sources also update the rumor pointing to May 1st as the actual drop date. [BGR]

5:15 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,936 views, 12 comments

cellphones

Verizon and AT&T Adding Millions of Cell Customers... But From Where?

Verizon Wireless and AT&T's quarterly earnings are both out, with Verizon claiming the "highest net adds in the industry," 1.5 million new subscribers, while AT&T says they've pulled in 1.3 million. (They both made out like bandits money-wise, as usual.) Between them, that's 2.8 million new subscribers. Where are they coming from? As of December, CTIA reports an 84 percent penetration, with 255 million subscribers. That weird orgy of unlimited plans a couple months ago further suggests that the market's already pretty saturated. I mean, do you know anyone still in the market for a cellphone? Where are all these new subscribers coming from? More »

2:20 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By matt buchanan
8,254 views, 57 comments

Latest by AlphaTeam: A lot of people have cell phones. Don't forget some people people have 3 or 4 phones/numbers. So it adds up. I'm sure this figure includes prepaid as well. more »

starbucks

Starbucks/AT&T Wi-Fi Launches May 1 for AT&T Customers (But Not the Rest of Us)

AT&T officially began rolling out their Starbucks Wi-Fi hotspots today (and confirmed the first one spotted in the wild). AT&T broadband customers get free Wi-Fi at all 7,000 Starbucks starting May 1 but the rest of us have to wait as it's deployed on a market-by-market basis throughout the year. (Which means the spots for AT&T customers are probably running on T-Mo's boxes.) We tried to get a more clear timeline, at least for major markets, but they aren't elaborating right now. [AT&T] More »

12:29 PM on Fri Apr 25 2008
By matt buchanan
3,869 views, 27 comments

Latest by EnochLight: 1. Starbucks coffee blows. 2. Panera Bread's coffee is better (especially their IC Carmel/Mocha). 3. Panera Bread's WiFi is free for all. Screw Starbucks. more »

digital cameras

Panasonic Picks Picasa for Wi-Fi Lumix TZ50

As you can see in the clip above, Panasonic's Wi-Fi enabled Lumix TZ50 connects to most wireless networks—including T-Mobile Hotspots—and uploads your pictures directly to a Picasa account. It works in reverse also, photos placed online are browsable by the camera. When we tried it out, a picture took about 25 seconds to upload, which is a bit slow but a small price to pay to never worry about wires. The TZ50 will sell for $450 starting in May. [Panasonic]

12:40 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Benny Goldman
2,358 views, 9 comments

Latest by maven2k: Okay, how embarrassing, I didn't edit hat and screwed up my joke. Just substitute "for" for "got". Sorry. more »

t-mobile

T-Mobile's 3G Network Rolling Out May in NYC, Coincides With 3G HTC Touch Dual?

We've been waiting for 3G on T-Mobile longer than we've been waiting for The Police to get back together, and it looks like May will be the month that all this patience finally pays off. TmoNews is pegging the first launch to be in NYC, and spreading to the rest of the country's major cities throughout the rest of 2008 (list after the jump). Of course, it's just a rumor so far, but it does seem to coincide with this HTC Touch Dual Into Mobile found on the FCC, which is supposedly headed toward T-Mobile and features 3G HSDPA. We'll post as we learn more, though we're hopeful that this could finally be it for T-Mobile users to not pull down mobile data at 1996 dial-up speeds. [FCC via IntoMobile - TmoNews] More »

1:52 PM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Jason Chen
6,328 views, 27 comments

Latest by charger08: i iphone will never work with tmobiles 3g network at&t and tmobile has 2 different 3g spectrums, and it is rolling out but that htc neon is not getting launched with tmobile if you read the info from fcc it more »

giz explains

Mobile Term Madness: LTE, WiMax, EV-DO and More Explained

We've been talking a lot about emerging mobile tech lately, tossing around crazy acronyms and words like WiMax, LTE, 3G, G-Spot, EDGE and whatnot. A lot of you probably already know this stuff cold, but in case you don't, here's the quick and dirty guide to what you need to know. More »

2:00 PM on Wed Apr 16 2008
By matt buchanan
16,148 views, 33 comments

Latest by Crashdown514: Didn't AT&T just announce that they would have speeds of 20.0 mps by 2009? Is this possible on 3G phones, or am I gonna have to wait for the 4G iPhone? more »

starbucks wi-fi

Starbucks' First AT&T Wi-Fi Hotspot Pops Up In San Antonio

Starbucks' great Wi-Fi transition begins as a Starbucks in San Antonio is the first to recieve an AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot. Looks like Starbucks is giving the old T-Mobile ball and chain the boot in favor of its new AT&T mistress. Screenshot below. [3Screens] More »

8:29 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Adrian Covert
4,116 views, 22 comments

cellphones

T-Mobile Shadow II Has MyFaves, HotSpot@Home, But Is It Still Made by HTC?

The Original T-Mobile HTC Shadow was quite good for a Windows mobile phone because of its non-Windows-Mobile Windows Mobile UI. If this leaked picture really is the Shadow II, then T-Mobile is continuing on the same path of loading a proprietary UI on top of the standard WM facade. There's not much else we can tell from this, but we do see that it has MyFaves and HotSpot@Home compatibility. Is this still made by HTC? Probably, unless T-Mobile defected to i-Mate or something. If you're looking for a HotSpot@Home phone in the near future, you might want to wait to see how this one plays out. [Tmonews]

5:50 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Jason Chen
3,370 views, 10 comments

Latest by Ashley927: I just downloaded BigString Im and want it to work on my mobile...this won't be an issue will it? more »