Penning this review just a day after I post the Galaxy Note II review presents an interesting quandary, how do I give the LG Optimus L9 a fair shot while the Note II is still fresh in mind. The truth is that since I reviewed both at the same time, I took a few extra days posting them which I hope you won’t mind. Switching back and forth … [read full article]
If I can take you back to last year, and the AT&T, T-Mobile acquisition mind frame you might recall that a large part of AT&T’s desire to grab T-Mobile was for spectrum. Spectrum, as you’ll recall was what AT&T said was necessary for them to be able to rival other carriers (see: Verizon) with nationwide LTE. Well, as of this Wednesday AT&T has been singing a different tune, stating that their LTE coverage would go … [read full article]
While our Windows Phone 8 attention has been solely focused on the Windows Phone 8X and Lumia 810 as of late, the HTC 8S just passed through the FCC complete with support for T-Mobile HSPA+ bands. There’s no official confirmation that either carrier will pick up the device to sell, but it does allow for the possibility for customers on both AT&T and T-Mobile to use the phone. The 8S arrives with a … [read full article]
The Galaxy Note II is a hard phone to discuss without first trying to make sense of whether it’s a phone, a tablet or something else entirely. I’ve jokingly called the original Galaxy Note and now the Galaxy Note II a “phablet” and I stand by that term. It’s easy to see that the Galaxy Note II is a vastly different animal than its predecessor. With more power under the hood, the “latest” Android operating system, … [read full article]
If you’re looking to pick up a Samsung smartphone in the coming days, you might want to hold out until T-Mobile’s upcoming Samsung two-day sale taking place on November 16th and 17th. Samsung two-day sales aren’t uncommon on T-Mobile, the most recent taking place this past July and offer some great opportunities to snatch a device for next to nothing. This time around, we’ve got a couple of notable new additions that could make this deal … [read full article]
The iPhone 4S reign has finally come to an end as a new report by Strategy Analytics shows the Galaxy S III overtook Apple’s device as the best-selling smartphone in the third quarter of 2012. The figures show the S III shipped 18 million units in the third quarter, compared to the iPhone 4S shipping just 16.2 million. As for market share, the Galaxy S III now holds a 10.7% share of the global smartphone market compared to the … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s third quarter 2012 financial report released overnight and the long and short of it is — just about everything is down, except for prepaid. The nitty-gritty is that the company lost 492,000 postpaid customers while still adding 160,000 net customers thanks to gains in the prepaid arena. Blended Average revenue per user (ARPU) dropped to $42.78, a decrease of 7.4 percent year over year and more than $20 … [read full article]
Some big changes coming down the pipe for T-Mobile’s Value Plans as the company begins a major shift in focus with the introduction of “Bridge to Value” beginning November 11th. Make no mistake about it, Value Plans are T-Mobile’s future and we’re even hearing that Classic Plans could start seeing their way out the door as early as the beginning of next year. However, that’s unconfirmed and should be taken with the usual grain of salt, but … [read full article]
As part of T-Mobile’s network modernization effort, better known as their network refarm they are announcing three brand new markets this morning. Residents of Baltimore, Houston and Washington D.C. are the “latest metro areas where T-Mobile customers can benefit from enhanced voice and data coverage, and faster speeds on unlocked devices, including the iPhone.” In fact, T-Mobile is doing a little bragging stating that their own internal testing on the iPhone 4S saw 70% faster … [read full article]
The mystery of the upcoming Dell Windows 8 Ultrabook on T-Mobile has been solved as this new image confirms the release of the Dell Inspiron 14z. T-Mobile and Dell are teaming up to launch the Inspiron 14z on November 14th powered by Windows 8 and T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network. The 14z will come pre-installed with a T-Mobile application to help manage data, billing cycles, self-help and more. All this info pretty well confirms what we learned … [read full article]
Ever since we first saw the existence of a T-Mobile branded HTC One S, we’ve hoped Magenta would release it to all the world. Today, we get our wish as smartphone is now for sale through T-Mobile.com and customer care. T-Mobile’s even holding a limited time offer for the Ceramic Black edition through their website: free after mail-in rebate with a new, two-year contract. No word on upgrade pricing. Quick spec recap: Android 4.0 Ice … [read full article]
Windows Phone users on T-Mobile have a little surprise in store as WPCentral reports that Words with Friends is being offered as an ad-free version exclusively to T-Mobile customers. According to the report, not only are T-Mobile customers getting access to the game earlier than anyone else, this version has no ads to bother you during gameplay. We’ve reached out to T-Mobile to confirm the story, but it’s definitely a little bonus for Windows Phone users on … [read full article]
