Archive | August, 2008

Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, and Baltimore getting 3G

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Anyone up for some more 3G news? Well lets start out with the Minneapolis, Dallas, Houston, and Baltimore markets, all launching before the end of August. Thats right folks, all four markets are locked and loaded to go live with 3G by the end of August. With Minneapolis rumored to have August 20th date, and the other markets with unknown dates, we’re going to have to … [read full article]

We hate to do it, but….

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After all the good news we have been able to bring our readers recently, we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but to cover everything T-mobile, the good, the bad, and the worst must be reported. First and foremost, for those that hadn’t already noticed, month-to-month contracts have been delayed and a release date has yet to be determined. It could be technical problems, and … [read full article]

Android may be here sooner then we think

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We’re hearing rumor after rumor that Android has been delayed, and pushed back to 2009. Well TmoNews is jumping into the pool or rumors, calling BS on those other rumors, and putting in our vote of confidence on a presale of the Android phone on September 16th, 2008. This information, coming from a trusted source, prices the Android phone, also known as the G1 (Codename … [read full article]

Is Video Calling right for T-Mobile?

Alright, so users probably wouldn’t be getting video calling on the Wing, but we made easy work of it with Microsoft Paint. With the 3G up in The Big Apple, Sin City and Austin, and many more cities to come, it is time for T-mobile to expand create high speed services for users. Sure we could wonder down the music store way, or maybe offer brief clips … [read full article]

Aaaaaaaand we're back!

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After a little downtime, TmoNews is back and badder then ever. If your wondering why we posted a picture of a mad baby…we don’t know either, it is just funny looking! Thanks to our wonderful host GoDaddy, our site was randomly taken down for a little under an hour. In their defense, we were back up within 30 minutes of calling CC. It shouldn’t happen again. In T-mobile related news…keep … [read full article]

The TmoNews Forum Week In Review

Welcome to the first installment of the TMoNews Forum Week in Review!  I don’t know how many of you blog readers have had a chance to head over and check our forum (and if you haven’t, then you really should!), but they are always active and we have some of the best community members that I have ever been around.  This is hopefully going to be the first in … [read full article]

T-mobile to open up network?

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So first comes 3G and now comes an open network?! This week has certainly been a productive and joyous one for T-mobile fans across the country. Here is better news: “Starting this fall, T-Mobile USA will take the extraordinary step of ditching its traditional deck on the phone and replacing it with a platform that’s open to almost any developer…” … [read full article]

Sony Ericsson TM506 hitting T-mobile on Sep. 3rd

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A picture is worth a 1000 words. Unless it completely fails to mention HSDPA or aGPS. The Sony Ericsson TM506 will have 1700/2100 MHz UMTS & HSDPA, yet following T-mobile’s current policy of not telling customers about the best features on their phones, T-mobile fails to mention any 3G features on this new Orange and Black beauty (it will come in Green and Black too). … [read full article]

T-mobile 2nd quarter results

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I’m so thrilled with the MS Paint work above, I just had to use that for the graphic today, I had better options but I think that one is just so bad, its so awesome. So don’t make fun of it! So the 2nd quarter results are in for T-mobile. I won’t bore you with all the facts and figures, only the most important parts: – 668,000 net new … [read full article]