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Salt Lake City, The Moment You Have All Been Waiting For

Not to be outdone by Honolulu or Philadelphia, Salt Lake City Utah will officially find itself among the ranks of 3G cities tomorrow, September 20th. That’s right, SLC residents, you have asked, asked and asked again when magenta would bestow its 3G goodness upon you and your prayers have been answered. Dramatic? A little, but you haven’t seen the emails I have begging for a release date! Happy 3G hunting Salt Lake City fans! Thanks to everyone … [read full article]

Honolulu Goes 3G

Well T-mobile DID promise 250 million pops by the end of the year and the ball keeps rolling with another launch, this in Honolulu, Hawaii. On the heels of their first HSPA+ upgrade in Philly today, T-mobile still isn’t resting in bringing 3G to their customers. Honolulu customers, enjoy the 3G love! Thanks to everyone who sent this in this morning! Salt Lake City residents, not too much longer now, details should be … [read full article]

Motorola Releases Cliq Promo Video

Not to be outdone by the promotional techno-filled N900 promo videos Motorola has released a video showing off the highlights of the forthcoming Motorola Cliq. If you haven’t heard of this phone yet, this video will show you all kinds of new stuff, if you’ve been following the phone since launch day you won’t find anything here that you haven’t already seen half a dozen times by now. Either way, it’s … [read full article]

G1 Price Drop

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Well here is some good news for those wishing to switch to the G1, or just Android.  T-Mobile has decided to lower the price of the first Android phone to $129.99 on contract.  Saying that that this is the same price as the Samsung Comeback, and twenty dollars cheaper than the Samsung Highlight, I would definitely recommend going Android.  It seems like they are trying to clear the shelves for something ([read full article]

T-mobile Wins At Customer Service Again

While T-mobile may be fluttering in fourth place in the wireless market, they aren’t sitting on their laurels when it comes to customer service. Winning yet another JD power award T-mobile is again applauded for ranking high in customer satisfaction. “T-Mobile ranks highest in customer satisfaction among major wireless carrier-owned retail stores with a score of 729, performing well in all four factors that drive satisfaction. Alltel (721) and Verizon Wireless (714) follow T-Mobile in the rankings.” … [read full article]

Nokia 5130 XpressMusic Now Available

Good Evening TmoNews readers! Today Nokia announced the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic – available exclusively from T-Mobile, starting today. This music-centric handset is equipped with a 3.5 mm headphone jack, stereo Bluetooth, FM radio, 2 megapixel camera with video capture, WAP browser, instant messaging and e-mail and the Series 40 operating system. The Nokia 5130 comes in two flavors, Black Red and Pearl White Aqua. The Nokia 5130 XpressMusic is available today at select T-Mobile retail stores and … [read full article]

Nokia 5130 Playing September 16th

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Here is a friendly reminder about T-Mobile’s next media centered phone.  The Nokia 5130, which we told you about last month, is destined for shelves tomorrow and will replace the Nokia 5310 (that still seems backwards to me).  It is a pretty simple, affordable, music playing phone with a 2 megapixel camera, external music controls, a 3.5 mm headphone jack (YAY!) and it will have a couple of color options.  Full … [read full article]