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T-Mobile LTE Sightings Continue With Chicago, Miami, Tampa And Salt Lake City

Good Monday morning TmoNews readers and especially to those residents of Chicago, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and the Salt Lake City areas as a new group of LTE sightings are coming in fast. No official announcement for any of these markets has been discovered as of this writing, but that’s not stopping plenty of T-Mobile customers from spotting the 4G LTE icon on their smartphone displays and hitting up that speed-test app for … [read full article]

HTC Offering $25 Google Play Credit With HTC One Purchase Between Now And July 15th

Good news for HTC One buyers as the manufacturer has opened up a special promotion offering a $25 Google Play credit with the purchase of any One device between now and July 15th. The process of claiming the credit is very simple, just buy the device prior to July 15th, register your device and then redeem your offer at Google Play once you receive the promo code. The offer is good … [read full article]

Rumor Alert: HTC One Mini Headed For T-Mobile Store Shelves?

The HTC One Mini, the baby variant of the excellent HTC One is rumored to hit T-Mobile according to a noted HTC tipster. The One Mini is rumored to include a 4.3″ 720p display, dual-core processor, Ultrapixel camera, Sense 5 software and the same full-metal design as its big brother. Now, well-known HTC developer and insider @LLabTooFeR with insight into future roadmaps claims the device will be heading to T-Mobile sometime in the near … [read full article]

Rumor: Boston, MA And Providence, RI Metro Areas Now Live With LTE

Chalk this up with the standard rumor warnings, but according to this statement I just received from a host of sources in the New England area, T-Mobile has green lit Boston, MA and Providence, RI with LTE. That’s based on this internal statement we received that went out to area employees announcing the LTE activation. As far as I can tell, no other markets saw a similar announcement today but that’s not to … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces MetroPCS Customer Migration To T-Mobile Network Ahead Of Schedule

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T-Mobile has just issued a press release indicating the migration of MetroPCS customer to T-Mobile’s nationwide 4G HSPA+ and LTE network is ahead of schedule. Just six weeks after completing the combination of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS, T-Mobile US, Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) today announced the migration of MetroPCS customers onto its 4G HSPA+ and LTE network is ahead of planned schedule. This migration will provide customers of both brands deeper LTE deployment … [read full article]

(Update) T-Mobile Set To Launch UNcarrier “Phase 2″ On June 23rd?

Update: Well what do you know, as soon as this post goes up, word comes down that “Phase 2″ has been delayed till July 14th. Still no additional details available.  There’s not a lot to go on here, but a number of sources have pinpointed June 23rd as the launch of T-Mobile’s UNcarrier “Phase 2″ plan. In case you are wondering, we’re told there’s also a “Phase 3″ though details are also unknown. One … [read full article]

Another Group Of LTE Sightings This Morning As Emails Pour In From Dallas, Denver And More

Chalk up another group of early LTE sightings this morning as emails have poured in from the Dallas and Denver areas. According to this new group of sightings, LTE is also coming alive in Wichita, Kansas and Indianapolis. This group of markets comes around a week after our latest group of sightings in Boston, Dayton/Akron, Ohio, San Diego, Anaheim, Fresno and across San Bernardino county. With T-Mobile’s goal for 100 million … [read full article]

MetroPCS Announces Bring-Your-Own-Device Program Opening Up Network To T-Mobile Devices

Looks like those rumors on T-Mobile supported devices heading to MetroPCS shelves on June 12th were spot on as the company launched a bring-your-own-device service this morning. The service, which supports GSM-based Android phones and specific versions of Apple’s iPhone. The news, which had leaked back on June 4th but was already confirmed by both T-Mobile and MetroPCS execs highlights T-Mobile’s plan to offer more than MetroPCS’ current line of … [read full article]

(Update) T-Mobile Changes Some Pricing Around, Drops Galaxy S 4 Down Payment To $99

Update: T-Mobile just announced the price drop, full announcement below! A bit of good news this morning for future Galaxy S 4 owners as T-Mobile drops the down payment to $99/$20 per month from $149. Oh but that’s not all as the Galaxy Note II drops to $169.99 down/$20 per month and the Galaxy S III to $49.99 down and $20 per month. The iPhone 4 (available in select areas) … [read full article]

T-Mobile Teases Xperia Z With New YouTube Clip, Promises More Detail Tomorrow

T-Mobile’s new YouTube clip shows the world a smartphone that can work under water. Whatever could that be? How about the Xperia Z? Ding ding ding! Word from my sources is that a joint press release by both companies is expected next week (the 18th to be exact)…but, the video caption promises “more details” tomorrow on T-Mobile’s Facebook page. The video itself is pretty limited in detail other than to show the person jumping into … [read full article]

What We Missed Last Weekend: AT&T Buried Changes To Their Upgrade Period

Nothing says major press event like a buried change “company y” hopes will go unnoticed. This is exactly what AT&T tried (and mostly failed) this past weekend with the internal announcement of some changes to their upgrade period. In the buzz leading up to Apple’s big press event, perhaps AT&T hoped these changes would go unnoticed by the world at large…instead chalk up one more reason not to be a AT&T customer and … [read full article]

T-Mobile Father’s Day Sale Offers iPhone 5 For $0 Down

T-Mobile’s Father’s Day sale will mark the last chance to grab the iPhone 5 for $0 down. The offer, first announced back on April 10th is the same promotion T-Mobile highlighted this past Mother’s Day. The offer, which lasts through June 16th allows well-qualified customers to bring in their iPhone 4S or iPhone 4 devices to get the iPhone 5 for $0 down plus monthly payments. Depending on the value … [read full article]