As life slows down just a little today, we at TmoNews want to take this moment to wish you a very happy and very healthy Christmas Day. Thank you for bringing TmoNews to life every day with your commenting, reading and sharing of all of our news, rumors, leaks, reviews and all the other T-Mobile news that matters to you. Without all of you, we wouldn’t be able to do what we love every day, write about … [read full article]
I can’t say how much I really wanted to title this article, “HTC Radar 4G Spotted on Microsoft Website In A Tuxedo, Or Looking Like A Seal,” or something along those lines. It’s not often we see a white handset debut before it’s available in the typical black dressing of smartphones. Perhaps a “black” HTC Radar 4G is on the horizon if this image spotted on Microsoft’s website is the real deal. This “new” Radar maintains the … [read full article]
In the comments of the article about the analyst positing $9 billion for LTE deployment, many people were puzzled on why everyone is so focused on T-Mobile needing to deploy LTE. The obvious marketing answer is that everyone else has it, so T-Mobile needs to be competitive and deploy it to be able to say that they’ve got it too. By itself, that is an incredibly stupid reason to spend billions of dollars to deploy and … [read full article]
With just a little over a week left in 2011, a rough year for the T-Mobile faithful is finally coming to a close. Pushing aside all the recent doom and gloom of late, let’s turn our attention to one simple question we’d like to ask…what is your vote for the best phone of 2011? We’ve included a list of the most likely suspects, however, you should feel free to add an unlisted choice in the comments. You … [read full article]
Samsung has just dropped some news that is likely to upset a lot of original Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab 7” owners unhappy. The company is arguing that because both devices lack sufficient RAM and ROM to run Ice Cream Sandwich, they cannot be expected to receive the update. This is a disappointing blow to owners of the original Galaxy S, who had expected their 1GHz Hummingbird processor and available memory would have been able … [read full article]
Hello, all. Just as I promised, it’s Thursday evening and here is the Untethered Podcast in case you missed our live show yesterday. This is the second episode and it features the man you all know and love, Evan Selleck, David from TmoNews, Joey Lehto and myself. We discuss everything from AT&T backing out of their bid for T-Mobile to tablets, coffee and everything in between. Also, I want to send out a huge thanks to anyone … [read full article]
T-Mobile’s giving a little extra financial incentive for anyone looking to score a Galaxy S II smartphone before Christmas Day. T-Mobile’s is dropping the price $30 for the next two days only. Every little bit counts these days so we’re definitely not saying no to an extra $30 in our pocket this holiday season. Any takers?
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard any mention of T-Mobile’s “Refer-a-Friend” program but now it’s back under the spotlight as the Monthly4G referral offer ends January 8th. So how does all this work? Sign up at this link: Sign up Invite your friends to join T-Mobile via social networks and email When a referral of yours activates a new qualifying T-Mobile product or service, you and your friend are eligible for gift cards Referring … [read full article]
With the AT&T deal now nothing more than a memory, T-Mobile USA faces the daunting task of rebuilding, revitalizing and working toward the build-out of a LTE network. The cost associated with such a task? According to RBC Capital Markets analyst Jonathan Atkin, it will cost as much as $9 billion for T-Mobile purchase spectrum, build-out and deploy. Deutsche Telekom CEO told analysts this week that the company is already spending around $3 billion annually on capital … [read full article]
We’re just under an hour from launching our second episode of the DroidDog podcast with yours truly, David from TmoNews. Yeah, that’s right…I get my part of the billing. We’ll be streaming live over Ustream and I’d love for you guys to drop in and listen. It’s only our second run at this so we’re still working out some kinks, bugs and you know…how to actually keep your attention. Tonight we’re covering a wide-spread of topics including … [read full article]
From the great folks at Google who are wishing you and your Android friends very Happy Holidays along with us at TmoNews wishing all who celebrate, a very Happy Hanukkah, on this, the first day of the holiday. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have presents to buy and Bing Crosby songs to enjoy. YouTube
T-Mobile has responded to Senator Al Franken’s Carrier IQ questionnaire explaining that it began installing Carrier IQ last August and is now on nearly 450,000 Android and Blackberry devices. T-Mobile maintains that this software is used for individual troubleshooting cases and marketing purposes only. T-Mobile says that the software is now installed on the following nine devices: HTC Amaze 4G, Samsung Galaxy S II, Exhibit II 4G, LG myTouch, LG myTouch Q, LG DoublePlay and the Blackberry … [read full article]
