Monthly Archives: July 2008

Sidekick helping to change the mobile web?

Sidekick helping to change the mobile web? Evidently, the T-Mobile Sidekick is a really popular mobile device to browse the web with.  At least according to the people over at Warner Music Group, who for the past few years have been watching the analytics (those stats that show who's visiting what) of the group Paramore's website.  What would be the one device that really stands out in those statistics? ... Read more »

T-mobile 3G launching on October 1st

T-mobile 3G launching on October 1st Earlier this month we posted an article about some information that had come to us regarding an October 1 launch date for nationwide 3G. We wrote it with a grain of salt but we definitely had high hopes for this to be true. This poster, taped (poorly we might add) on the wall outside a meeting is our glass slipper, our unwavering proof of a date that will live in... Read more »

Nokia 5610 finally launching on T-mobile

Nokia 5610 finally launching on T-mobile I'm not sure if this phone will get anyone lining up a week in advance like that one phone AT&T has....whats the name? i something.  Oh well, here we go Nokia fans, the 5610 launches August 11th.  We've known about this phone for a while now, still it is nice to see that at least a medium range phone is being launched. I could just hear the moaning across the... Read more »

T-mobile Introduces Month to Month Contracts

T-mobile Introduces Month to Month Contracts On August 6th, T-mobile will be introducing two new additions to their current competitive lineup of services. The first is the new parent-friendly Family Allowance, which we talked about yesterday (Yes, it was delayed due to some technical issues). The second new service should bring a lot of excitement to customers that hate 1 or 2 year contracts (or 3 like they... Read more »

T-mobile Sidekick 2008 gets unboxed

T-mobile Sidekick 2008 gets unboxed Thanks to BreatheT-mobile, we (again) have pictures of an awesome-looking unreleased phone. The T-mobile Sidekick 2008, slated to be released on July 30th (AKA Tomorrow) comes in a small box, which helps to emphasize the small size of this new Sidekick. Not only is the size going to be small, Sidekick users will be able to customize their new Sidekick. Users can buy... Read more »

Details emerge on T-mobile's new Family Allowance Service

Details emerge on T-mobile's new Family Allowance Service About two weeks ago we brought you the news that T-mobile was working on a new family allowance service, and now we're here to bring you some more details. Starting July 30th, parents will be able to add the allowance restrictions add-on to their T-mobile Family Plan. All good things can't come without a catch, right? Right. Well the cost of this add-on will be... Read more »

T-mobile offering 30 day trial of Blackberry E-mail/Internet

T-mobile offering 30 day trial of Blackberry E-mail/Internet Starting next Wednesday, August 6th, T-mobile will be giving new users of the T-mobile Shadow or T-mobile Pearl, a free 30 day trial of the $19.99/month unlimited E-mail and Internet service. You heard that right, this is only for customers that purcahse a Shadow or Pearl after August 6th. Now here is the kicker; you must remember to remove this service after 30... Read more »

T-mobile offers up its Motos, 50% off

T-mobile offers up its Motos, 50% off If you have been thinking of signing up for T-mobile service, and have been eying the Sidekick Slide, or Motorola Rokr, now is the time to pounce. Well, July 30th that is. Starting on the 30th, T-mobile will begin to offer all Motorola phones (and Sidekicks) for 50% off. Unfortunately this is only for new individual or family plans that sign a 2 year contract.... Read more »

Announcing the TmoNews Wiki!!

Announcing the TmoNews Wiki!! TmoNews will be down between 11:30 PM and 12:00 PM Central Standard Time, (12:30-1 EST) time for scheduled upgrades. Please be patient Upgrade Completed - Thanks for your patience (All 1 min and 30 seconds the site was down) We are so very proud to announce the official launch of the TMoNews Wiki support site! If you (and why aren't you yet?) are a current member... Read more »

BlackBerry Curve Sunset Delayed

BlackBerry Curve Sunset Delayed T-mobile seems to have pushed back the launch of the BlackBerry Curve Sunset to August 4th, 2008. Although no new features will be present on the new colored Curve, this slick red/orange color may pull in some of the more daring BlackBerry users. If you can't wait to get your hands on the Curve Sunset, check the countdown to the right to see how much longer you... Read more »