T-Mobile’s march toward wireless domination saw yet another boost with the introduction of their new Unlimited Nationwide 4G data plan for Monthly4G customers. The introduction of the plan itself combined with T-Mobile’s goal of 200 million LTE pops by the end of 2013 should have the competition taking notice. T-Mobile might be the nationwide underdog in the US, but their fighting spirit … [read full article]
According to smartphone ninja tipster @evleaks, T-Mobile may be the only nationwide carrier to pass on the launch of HTC’s upcoming M7 handset. Let’s be clear however and add that the Twitter account only adds that there is no evidence for T-Mobile — but that doesn’t mean T-Mobile is going to be the last one standing at the dance. “Lacking evidence” isn’t a sure thing, and while its still possible T-Mobile won’t carry HTC’s newest flagship device, … [read full article]
Google’s quarterly earnings were another shining light in the company’s current quest toward global domination. The fourth quarter 2012 numbers show Google raking in the dough, with the three month period ending on December 31st raking in $14.42 billion in revenue, a tremendous 36% increase year-over-year. However, that’s not what truly interested us, it was the comments from CEO Larry Page. During the earnings call, Google CEO Larry Page reiterated some of what we’ve heard recently on … [read full article]
Since T-Mobile has carried all previous versions of the flagship Galaxy S, it’s fair to assume that when the next one arrives, we’ll get that one too. We just don’t know exactly when the handset is to be announced or released. But, if the latest roundup of rumors is anything to go by, the S4 (codenamed ‘Altius’ allegedly) will be announced at a Samsung Unpacked event in March, a similar time frame to the last launch which … [read full article]
Beginning January 28th, T-Mobile is making some changes to their $50 Monthly4G prepaid rate plan with a boost in data allotment. The 400MB increase will apply to the next renewal and allow for a total of 500MB total data before throttling. The increase in data will automatically apply to customers now on the $50 Monthly4G plan. This additional data increase comes almost two weeks after [read full article]
The promise of T-Mobile’s modernized network is one T-Mobile project that we’ve eagerly watched over the last year. The consideration that we, as T-Mobile customers can use handsets we’ve long since assumed would never work on T-Mobile’s 3G/4G networks are now ripe for the taking is plainly stated — wonderful. As of this writing, T-Mobile’s modernized network consists of more than 40 markets and thereby allowed for images like the one above. As a longtime … [read full article]
Chalk up yet another video from the folks at Telekom Presse showing off the upcoming Blackberry Z10. The Z10, better known to us on T-Mobile as the “Lisbon,” is set to be unveiled on January 30th at Blackberry’s launch event. According to the most recent T-Mobile roadmap, the Z10 aka Lisbon will launch on Magenta store shelves on March 27th. Until then, and before Blackberry’s own event later this month, the folks from Telekom Presse … [read full article]
Update: That didn’t last long as the Nexus 4 is already listed as out of stock. Everyone give a nice big round of applause for the Nexus 4 as it makes a triumphant return to T-Mobile.com. As inventory returns to T-Mobile’s corporate locations and online, we hope that many of you who have been eagerly anticipating the opportunity to buy the phone directly from T-Mobile can get your orders in before it sells out … [read full article]
It should come as no surprise as a new rumor that just dropped into my inbox tells me T-Mobile is planning a Valentine’s Day sale. Considering T-Mobile’s regular schedule for Valentine’s sales, this rumor seems like a sure thing. Unfortunately, we don’t have any details to go on — but smart money would have us believe any sale would likely be focused on Value Plan offerings. As for part two of this rumor post, word on … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s network modernization project is in full swing, but if my inbox is any kind of indication, there’s still plenty of lingering confusion about what it is and how it benefits you? So let’s go for an informative stroll. Approximately 90% of T-Mobile’s network traffic is on their 3G and 4G bands, that’s 1700 MHz and 2100 MHz for reference. That percentage leaves their 2G bands, in the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz drastically underutilized. So, T-Mobile … [read full article]
All this talk about Nexus 4 inventory is beginning to get a little old, especially when none of it tells us exactly when we can expect another chance to buy them. While T-Mobile stores are beginning to receive their own small shipments, Google’s Play Store has been out of stock for some time. LG’s Mobile France Director Cathy Robin took an opportunity to discuss the device with French media outlet Challenges.Fr and all but directly … [read full article]
Nokia Lumia 810 owners take note as your smartphone is set to receive the “Portico” update, bringing with a number of “software stability and bluetooth connectivity improvements.” The update rollout began yesterday, January 16th, and is performed as an over the air update. The update brings with bug fixes, including issues with Bluetooth, device reboots, and being incorrectly routed to tethering up sell pages when browsing. Microsoft will send a notification to your device when the update … [read full article]
