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My Take On A Sprint/T-Mobile Merger/Acquisition/Buyout/Sale/Purchase/Transaction/

While I like to jokingly consider myself T-Mobile’s number one fan, it’s hard to argue that its position in the wireless marketplace is looking good. After a disappointing fourth quarter in 2010, we’re back today with yet another round of rumors and tech talk regarding a potential deal with Sprint. Only this time, things are a little different since, as Bloomberg reported earlier, Sprint would actually be the buyer this time. I’ve … [read full article]

T-Mobile Carrying HTC Mystery Device, The “Doubleshot?”

Not too long we told you to remember the codename “Pyramid,” as it would belong to the name of an upcoming Android phone sure to excite T-Mobile masses. Now, we ask you to remember the name “Doubleshot.” Admittedly we’re short on details unlike the Pyramid where we at least knew the latter was a 4.3 Android phone. What we do know is that the “Doubleshot” is the name of another HTC device. … [read full article]

T-Mobile To Release Nokia C7, To Be Known As Tiger?

We’ve been dropped a few morsels of upcoming Nokia goodness in the form of the Nokia C7 releasing as the Nokia “Tiger” later this month. With a screen size of 3.5 inches, internal memory at 8 gigs (expandable to 32 gigs), and an 8 megapixel camera with HD video capture the Tiger will make a great replacement for Nuron users looking to move up in the world. And while I hope for a … [read full article]

T-Mobile WILL Receive The LG G2X, Also Known As The Optimus 2X

Of all the emails I receive lately, one of the most common is, “Will T-Mobile carry the LG Optimus 2X?” As many times I’ve answered yes I often receive responses that are a combination of skepticism and doubt. Well doubt no more as the above image is concrete evidence from a very trusted source which shows that T-Mobile will in fact carry the LG Optimus 2X as the “G2X.” While we’re running … [read full article]

Rumor Alert: Blackberry Playbook, Storm 3 Coming The Magenta Way?

Rumor Alert: This isn’t the first time we’ve heard this rumor but this time I’m a little more confident having heard this intel from our sources and quite a few of them. I’d still take it all with a grain of salt but it’s looking good. In the last few days I’ve had quite a bit of email correspondence with sources old and new regarding Blackberry events being held for retail representatives … [read full article]

MobileCity Offers T-Mobile G-Slate Pre-order For $699

Oh those silly online resellers. MobileCity has just put up a holding page for the T-Mobile G-Slate with a price of $699.99. Of course this price is subject to change and this is just a placeholder so it’s possible this could disappear entirely and reappear with a price higher or lower so you can’t say you haven’t been warned. If you needed a reason to break open the piggybank for 3D tablet … [read full article]

Huawei U8500 T-Mobile Bound? Receives FCC Approval

Few things excite us more than when we see an unknown phone come through the FCC with the necessary bands to run on T-Mobile’s 3G/4G network. Phonescoop caught wind of the Huawei U8500 running Android 2.2. A quick run through of the FCC documentation doesn’t reveal much else and we should remind everyone that FCC approval doesn’t guarantee a T-Mobile arrival. Still, we’re always interested in devices that go through with those beloved … [read full article]

T-Mobile Pushing FlexPay Conversion To Postpaid, Proof FlexPay Is Going Away?

On the heels of yesterdays post regarding the rumors FlexPay will soon find itself sleeping with the fishes, T-Mobile asks reps to assist qualified FlexPay customers to switch to postpaid. What you see is what you get with this story so anything beyond what’s written on the image above is a guessing game at this point but it provides a little more evidence that something might be up with FlexPay.

T-Mobile To Release Samsung Galaxy Mini, T-Mobile Move?

While there are some mixed reports floating around as to which of these two devices T-Mobile is launching, Phonescoop confirms the Samsung Galaxy Mini will be coming stateside soon. Before you get all kinds of excited this isn’t exactly a top end device and it definitely doesn’t play in the same league as say, the upcoming Galaxy S 4G. That’s not to say the Galaxy Mini is a bad or cheap phone and … [read full article]

HTC Flyer/Incredible S Debut With AWS Bands, T-Mobile Launches Possible?

This is one of those articles that’s full of pure speculation and a whole lot of hope. Earlier today HTC at Mobile World Congress unleashed a multitude of upcoming phones, some very exciting and some not so much. However, two caught our eye as their specs on the HTC website listed AWS bands and that always catches our attention. Now let’s just put up the major disclaimer, having AWS bands absolutely positively does … [read full article]