Archive | 2011

HTC Evo 3D Passes FCC With T-Mobile AWS Bands On Board?

The EVO 3D you might have been keeping an eye on as it made its way to Sprint might just be hitting Magenta as well. Of course an FCC passing doesn’t equal an actual carrier arrival but it certainly gives us reason to believe such a thing might happen. While the EVO line has been Sprint only thus far the EVO 3D on T-Mobile would mark a big break from a line of devices that have been … [read full article]

Groups Seek Public Hearings From FCC Regarding AT&T/T-Mobile Takeover

In a letter to the FCC a number of consumer activist and watchdog groups requested that public hearings be held across the country to “hear from the people who could be most affected by the merger.” Groups including Consumers Union and Public Knowledge (we love them) sent the letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski expressing the deal as “a matter of great public concern.” Other groups who lent support to the letter include Free Press, Media … [read full article]

T-Mobile To Introduce “Value, Classic” Plans, Replace Even More Plus

After doing a little teasing yesterday regarding T-Mobile’s plans to revamp their current rate plan selection (again) beginning in late July. We’re still compiling information which means all of this is subject to change but we’re pretty confident the end result will look similar. According to our ninjas T-Mobile plans to kill off their Even More Plus plans once and for all and introduce “Value” and “Classic” plans.  Value plans are very similar to EM+ but … [read full article]

T-Mobile No Longer Blocking Video Chat On The Nexus S

If we can try and think back to the whole ‘T-Mobile is blocking video chat on the Nexus S’ story which stormed the internet for all of 15 minutes and turned out to be an engineering problem, remember that? It’s been solved thankfully and now Nexus S users are enjoying video chat’s over 3G to their hearts content, or at least their data allotment limits. We’ve got a video demo above and we encourage all Nexus … [read full article]

Sprint’s Dan Hesse Ready To Bring The “Nukes” To Stop AT&T/T-Mobile Deal

Tucked away in Sprint’s “White Room” CEO Dan Hesse is mapping out his plan to “nuke” the AT&T takeover of T-Mobile. With red, blue and green ink as his weapons Hesse is laying out his tactics for stopping the merger which include both personal and corporate resources. “Clearly, purely, we want to win and block the merger,” said Hesse, during an interview with Bloomberg.com at the company’s Overland Park, Kansas headquarters. “This one poses real risks.” … [read full article]

myTouch 4G Slide Priced At $199.99, Hands On Across The Web

With the official announcement of the myTouch 4G Slide behind us we thought an extra post was required in order to confirm the pricing So how much will the myTouch 4G Slide set you back? Just $199.99! For that price you get T-Mobile and HTC’s most advanced camera phone on the market complete with ClearShot HDR Image Capture and 1080p video recording. If you wanted a closer look at the device we’ve compiled a quick gallery … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces The myTouch 4G Slide!

T-Mobile officially announces the myTouch 4G Slide this morning, the latest signature myTouch device to launch with 4G capability. The myTouch 4G Slide features “the most advanced camera of any smartphone with zero shutter lag, backside illuminated sensor and additional premium digital camera features that offer consumers a viable replacement for their digital point-and-shoot cameras.” “Knowing that the best camera is the one you’ve got with you, we set out to create a new best-in-class … [read full article]

T-Mobile Announces 7 Additional HSPA+ Cities

Hidden inside the press release of the myTouch 4G Slide announced this morning is the addition of 7 cities to T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network. A very big welcome to: Barnstable, Massachusetts Chico, California Lancaster, Pennsylvania Ogden, Utah, Redding, California Vineland, New Jersey Winchester, Virginia Welcome to the HSPA+ family friends! With the addition of these markets T-Mobile’s 4G network now reaches 190 markets and over 200 million people!