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T-Mobile Announces Retail Availability For Lumia 521, Wi-Fi Calling And All

While the Lumia 521 has already been on sale through the Home Shopping Network and as a steal of a sale for $129 at Walmart, it’s finally coming to T-Mobile stores on May 22nd. The Lumia 521 will be available on T-Mobile’s Simple Choice plans for $29.99 down payment with 24 monthly payments of $5. The biggest get with the Lumia 521 and somehow I glossed over it before is the addition of Wi-FI … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s CEO Aims To Cut Costs While Maintaining Aggressive UNcarrier Approach

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To say that T-Mobile’s CEO John Legere is a different sort of CEO than the mobile industry has seen in some time would be putting it mildly. Gone are the stuffy suits and standard industry talk and in is the trash-talking, sport-coat wearing John Legere. His time spent at Global Crossing as CEO minted his belief that things she look cheap and be cheap, a philosophy he is planning to bring … [read full article]

T-Mobile Puts LG Optimus L9 Jelly Bean Software Update On Hold

For reasons unknown T-Mobile has halted the Jelly Bean rollout for the LG Optimus L9. As of 3:50pm this afternoon, T-Mobile updated their support page for the software update with a brief statement: “LG has paused the update to improve performance on the new software version. Customers cannot download the update. T-Mobile does not known when the update will resume.” The Android 4.1.2 update … [read full article]

Public Service Announcement: Samsung’s Galaxy S 4 Available In “Select” T-Mobile Stores Today

A quick public service announcement for all you Galaxy S 4 fans out there as the device officially becomes available at “select” T-Mobile retail stores today. The list of locations is fairly limited so calling ahead is your best bet…but now you don’t have to stare outside for the FedEx/UPS man to arrive. Instead, head down to one of your local T-Mobile company-owned stores and go hands-on and hopefully find one in stock. Recapping availability … [read full article]

T-Mobile Reports First Positive Quarterly Results Since 2009, Sells 500,000 iPhones In First Month

With T-Mobile releasing preliminary numbers during the first few days of April, we had a pretty good idea of what their first quarter results would show. As the official numbers released early this morning, the news is mostly positive, though there is still plenty of work to be done before we can officially call anything a complete “turnaround.” The first bit of bad news is that its revenue dipped 7% year-over-year from 2012. However, revenue … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Newest Commercial “Pipes” Takes Another Swipe At AT&T

T-Mobile just isn’t letting up on AT&T, data congestion and the iPhone 5. First we had Mousetraps, then Frankenstein, a man frozen in ice and now…pipes! Pipes with colored liquid representing data congestion! Hey T-Mobile, why not take some cheap shots at Sprint…a company whose data speeds really suck. Have you seen their LTE speeds? I can build a website faster than Sprint customers can view one on of their fancy LTE smartphones. … [read full article]

Walmart Selling The Lumia 521 For $129, If You Can Find It That Is

While T-Mobile’s current state of affairs on their Windows Phone lineup is still questionable, the newly launched Lumia 521 is on sale for a steal at Walmart. It’s already out of stock from over the weekend and store availability is limited, but if you can track one down they make a great backup smartphone or introductory phone for the kids. Hit the Walmart link below to begin your search and find one before … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S 4 Software Update Improves Visual Voicemail, ISIS App

Samsung Galaxy S 4 owners should keep an eye out for a small maintenance update this morning bringing two minor updates to the recently launched flagship smartphone. According to T-Mobile’s support page, the update “improves the Visual Voicemail app and includes ISIS app improvements.” You remember Project ISIS, don’t you…that mobile payment system we’re STILL waiting to launch nationwide? You can go about receiving the update in one of two ways, the typical over-the-air … [read full article]

Sony Xperia Z Tablet Hits FCC Complete With T-Mobile Ready LTE Bands

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything on the topic of a new tablet for T-Mobile, but perhaps that’s all about to change. Enter the Sony Xperia Tablet Z which just passed through the FCC approval process complete with T-Mobile compatible LTE bands. Given that the tablet doesn’t have the requisite two bands (Band 4 and 17 are required for AT&T, just Band 4 for T-Mobile) for AT&T, the only deduction left is that this device … [read full article]

T-Mobile Updates Value Plan Migrations And Benefits FAQ For Simple Choice Plans

With T-Mobile already showing signs of a small turnaround so far in 2013, the race is on to continue highlighting why the new Simple Choice plan is the best the industry has to offer. With that in mind, T-Mobile has updated it’s Frequently Asked Question page on Value Plans and Migration Fees to help explain and clarify questions regarding the new rate plans. The page, updated on the 1st of May offers the … [read full article]

Newly Leaked LG Smartphone Could Be The LG G2, Nexus 5, Or The Batphone

With the release of this brand new Mr Blurrycam shot courtesy of famed leaked @evleaks, the internet is all abuzz as to what this device could be. Does it have hardware buttons? Is it the Nexus 5? Will we see this at Google I/O. It’s safe to say the rumor mill is taking this image and running wild, perhaps rightfully so, it’s a beautiful looking piece of hardware. However, I’m questioning the design of that … [read full article]

CyanogenMod 10.1 Now Available For T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S 4

A big heads up to all your Samsung Galaxy S 4 owners out there as CyanogenMod head Steve Kondik noted the very first CM10.1 was now available for the T-Mobile variant of the Samsung Galaxy S 4. Kondik says there are still a “few rough edges” but says they should be ironed out quickly and allow you to use CM10.1 as a daily driver in the very near future. The CM10.1 port includes all the core … [read full article]