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T-Mobile FINALLY Rolling Out Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean To The HTC One S

What a great way to start the news day and no, your eyes are not deceiving you HTC One S owners, Jelly Bean is here, it’s really really here. The Android 4.1.1 update weighs in at a hefty 675.49MB and due to its size, can only be downloaded over a Wi-Fi connection. The update brings the usual fare of an updated user interface to the Android experience in addition to several enhancements.” The update is … [read full article]

T-Mobile’s Twitter Account Provides New New Galaxy S 4 In-Store Release Dates

The saga of the Galaxy S 4 inventory delay continues as T-Mobile’s @tmobilehelp Twitter account has dropped word on the new in-store availability for the flagship smartphone. Pushing things back from May 1st to May 8th, the Galaxy S 4 will start off available at “select” stores two weeks from today and expand to nationwide availability at all of T-Mobile’s retail locations on May 15th. Samsung’s inventory problems have already [read full article]

T-Mobile Confirms QWERTY-Based BlackBerry Q10 Availability

BlackBerry fans take note as T-Mobile has confirmed the availability of the QWERTY-based Q10. Business customers will get first crack with registration beginning April 29th, with consumer availability coming sometime afterwards. T-Mobile says “additional details, including availability and pricing, will be shared at a later date.” Word has it that the April 29th registration for business customers will turn into a late May launch, but we’re happy with confirmation that BlackBerry fans have another choice in … [read full article]

Bloomberg Reports The Shareholders Have Spoken And “T-Metro” Is A Go

Bloomberg is reporting that MetroPCS shareholders have spoken, and the deal has received their blessing. The vote marked the last in a series of steps both companies were going through in order to finalize the combination of the two companies. With all regulatory approvals behind them, the deal is now free to close and add 9 million MetroPCS customers to the T-Mobile ranks. With the original vote pushed back after Deutsche … [read full article]

HTC One Now Available In “Select” Company Owned T-Mobile Stores

After a week of ups and downs with online ordering, the HTC One is now officially available in “select” T-Mobile stores. Let’s be clear about one thing however, when T-Mobile says “select” stores they aren’t kidding about it being a limited release through company-owned retail channels. The bottom line is that I’d highly encourage calling your local stores first and make sure they have inventory before trekking all over town. The One is selling for $99 … [read full article]

(Updated: Delayed Till April 29th) Has T-Mobile Pushed Back Online Availability Date For The Galaxy S 4?

Update: T-Mobile just sent official word that the Galaxy S 4 online ordering won’t start until April 29th: We know customers are really looking forward to getting their new Samsung Galaxy S 4 soon. However, due to an unexpected delay with inventory deliveries, the Galaxy S 4 will not be available on www.T-Mobile.com as planned on Wednesday, April 24. Instead, online availability is expected to begin on Monday, April 29. We apologize for any inconvenience and are working … [read full article]

Public Service Announcement: MetroPCS Shareholders Vote On Proposed T-Mobile Merger Tomorrow

Just a quick reminder for everyone out there that tomorrow marks D-Day for the T-Mobile USA/MetroPCS merger. Widely expected to go through after Deutsche Telekom upped the offer, MetroPCS shareholders will begin voting at 8am Central Time tomorrow. Results are expected later in the day and I expect we’ll hear from both companies sometime tomorrow evening. Stay tuned for the final vote tomorrow! @dt_ir  

Will T-Mobile Be The First Carrier To Offer An LTE-Advanced Network?

With T-Mobile the last national carrier to launch their LTE network, they are setting their sights on being the first to have  LTE Advanced technology in place. In an interview with VentureBeat last week, T-Mobile’s head of radio network and evolution strategy Yasmin Karimli told the publication they believe they can move fast with existing hardware already in place. “I think we’ll probably be able to move faster [to LTE-Advanced] because we have the latest hardware … [read full article]

T-Mobile Confirms Weekend Outage, Carrier Says “Demand” Caused System Hiccups

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T-Mobile acknowledged late Monday that its website and computer systems inside its retail stores went down this week as part of increased demand from customers. Speaking to Fierce Wireless, T-Mobile didn’t offer a specific explanation, but said they would “like to thank customers for their patience.” “While it was great to be in demand, we want to apologize that some of the systems … [read full article]

T-Mobile Will Begin Bundling Unlimited Plan And Tethering Feature On Wednesday

In a move I truly believe should have been made right from the get go, T-Mobile will change their Value and Classic Simple Choice Plans to “bundle” the tethering feature with unlimited data plans right from the start. As 500MB is already included on Unlimited Plans, the addition of 2.5GB of unlimited data with tethering will now be priced at $30 for 2.5GB of allotted tethering data as opposed to $20 for Unlimited Data and $10 … [read full article]