T-Mobile just announced its very own iPhone 5 and no-contract plans. One of the little subplots was that this would be the first iPhone to support HD Voice. We just went ears-on with to see if it’s a difference you can actually hear. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-hd-voice-5899424 Calling from one T-Mobile iPhone to another, my caller’s voice came…
T-Mobile LTE went live today in seven cities, including Baltimore, Houston, Vegas, KC, DC, Phoenix, and San Jose.
We knew it was coming sometime this year, and yesterday we heard murmurs that “sometime” could be today, and at last, it is. T-Mobile has an iPhone 5. Yes, it’s the same iPhone 5 that was announced five months ago, but maybe (just maybe) it’s better. https://gizmodo.com/report-t-mobile-is-finally-getting-the-iphone-tomorrow-5992355 Since T-Mobile announced this weekend that it would…
The “uncarrier” T-Mobile has an announcement coming up next week, and while it could be about anything, some recent data about their LTE testing provides a clue. According to OpenSignal, T-Mobile has already started testing it’s brand new, upcoming LTE network in a total of eight different cities. Here’s where you can expect some T-mobs…
A lot of people wrote T-Mobile off when its big merger with AT&T fell through last year. The pink carrier had no iPhone, no 4G. But with yesterday’s announcement of the company’s official LTE rollout, it may have just put itself in a position to offer something no one else can. For the past few…
Looks like the FCC has given the T-Mobile/MetroPCS merger its official seal of approval.
T-Mobile just announced plans to finally start selling the BlackBerry Z10 on March 11.
Becoming the newest major carrier to enter the contract-free game, T-Mobile USA just announced GoSmart Mobile, its new brand boasting no annual contract with the hopes of appealing to the more shallow-pocketed of users. Keeping in line with other no-contract suppliers, T-Mobile’s offerings will begin at $30 a month for unlimited talk and text; adding…
A leaked calender points to a March 27th release date for the Blackberry Z10 on T-Mobile. [TmoNews]
Suddenly the feds aren’t so hot about T-Mobile merging with MetroPCS
You know what sucks about buying 4G enabled netbooks and tablets? Suddenly you have another monthly bill to deal with. It adds up, making the gadget cost a lot more in the long run than the initial sticker price. T-Mobile’s 4G Connect effectively kills that. Now, when you buy certain netbooks or tablets, you’re going…
T-Mobile now has a No-Contract Unlimited Plan for $70 a month. That’s unlimited voice, data, and text. Very sweet deal.
The four major US carriers have joined forces and agreed to create a nationwide 911 texting service. It will allow their customers to send a text message in the case of emergency rather than making a voice call. The FCC has announced that AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have signed up to a “text-to-911” plan,…
T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere just confirmed that it will be ending phone subsidies next year. So while it’s finally getting the iPhone, you’re looking at a $650 entry level iPhone, instead of the typical $200 price for it and other premium phones. https://gizmodo.com/t-mobiles-finally-officially-getting-the-iphone-5966260 That doesn’t mean you’re going to have to pay that all at…
Next year T-Mobile will finally get the iPhone. It’s not even a rumor this time—it’s an official announcement from T-Mobile and Apple. We’ve been waiting on this for pretty much forever, and not having Apple in its lineup has been pretty hard on T-Mobile. Now the three people still on the carrier are pretty pleased.…
Dish Network reportedly plans to begin selling mobile phones out of Blockbuster’s brick-and-mortar stores. Even more shocking, Blockbuster still has brick-and-mortar stores. Blockbuster had recently started selling phones on its website under the name “Blockbuster Mobile,” partnering with Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile amongst other carriers. The online venture must have been somewhat successful since, according…
Manufacturers just can’t leave Android alone. When they build Android devices, they’ve got to customize. There’s Samsung’s TouchWiz, Motorola’s MotoBlur, HTC’s Sense, and others. These customizations have come to be known as skins. Skins are a touchy subject. Enthusiasts howl about how much better a phone would be if it didn’t even have a skin—if…
T-Mobile’s struggled because of the fact that it doesn’t carry the iPhone. But it doesn’t seem to care: in fact, one of its executives has explained that being able to offer Apple’s phone isn’t worth the sacrifices it would have to make to the rest of its device portfolio. Jim Alling, Chief Organizational Officer of…
T-Mobile and MetroPCS will merge, boosting T-Mo from the fourth-largest operator to the…fourth-largest operator. [LAT]
In a leaked internal memo published originally by unofficial T-Mobile news blog TmoNews, employees of the iPhone-less carrier are told in no uncertain terms that beginning September 21st, they will commence training to sell “against the iPhone.” https://gizmodo.com/iphone-5-the-complete-rumor-roundup-5930100 You know who doesn’t sell against the iPhone? Carriers who have the iPhone. Sorry, guys! While we’re…