Archive | 2013

T-Mobile Announces The Sony Xperia Z, Available In “The Coming Weeks”

In a move that we called just a few short days ago, T-Mobile has announced they will be the exclusive US carrier of the Sony Xperia Z. The Sony flagship Android smartphone will be available to T-Mobile customers in the “coming weeks” through nationwide T-Mobile retail stores, select national retailers and dealers and online via www.t-mobile.com. The Sony Xperia Z “features a stylish and durable physical design with a 5-inch 1080p HD Reality Display with … [read full article]

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 results. With T-Mobile’s goal … [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 for any purchases made … [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 future. The HTC One … [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 say [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 and faster network performance … [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 of the rumored services … [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 POPs covered before summer’s … [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 CDMA/LTE hardware with those … [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) and LG Optimus … [read full article]