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Is Deutsche Telekom Ignoring T-Mobile USA While AT&T Deal Awaits Approval?

While we await Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile USA’s second quarter numbers set to be released sometime tomorrow an article coming out of Bloomberg shows analyst concern that T-Mobile USA is being left behind by their parent company. T-Mobile USA is expected to see a net contract customer loss of close to 350,000 customers from last quarter according to UniCredit SpA analyst Thomas Friedrich. That would  bring their total contract losses from the last quarter of 2010 to … [read full article]

HTC Sensation 4G Up First For Unlocked Bootloader Promises HTC

The good folks at HTC have come through and fulfilled their promise to provide us with info on the unlocked boot loader situation, specifically with the HTC Sensation 4G. So let’s just right to the important details and lay out HTC’s plans for the unlocked bootloader: New devices will continue to ships with a locked boot loader HTC will support unlocking future devices with a web-based tool The HTC Sensation 4G (and non-U.S. version) … [read full article]

HTC Wildfire S Unboxing Video

The HTC Wildfire S is a perfect introductory and affordable Android device launching today on T-Mobile’s network. The Wildfire S is a definite mid-range smartphone that is perfect for Mom or the brand new smartphone user who just doesn’t need the papa bears of the smartphone world. In any case our friend Aaron from PhoneDog is unboxing the HTC Wildfire S and so we present 8 minutes of 3.2″ touchscreen Android goodness. PhoneDog

T-Mobile’s Best Rate Plan Ever?

We’ve been receiving wind of this Value Plan dedicated page all day and at first glance it does appear to be quite the offering if you haven’t been keeping up with the new Value Plans: two lines for $49.99 each totaling $99.98 (like the math we did there) with add a lines costing $15 for 500 minutes. So what’s the catch as this plan seems almost to good to be true? Well it’s best to make … [read full article]

Is This The Nation’s Most Advanced T-Mobile Store?

According to an article written by the Carlsbad Patch.com online AOL magazine the T-Mobile PhoneZone Retail location in Carlsbad, California is the most advanced T-Mobile store in the country. Store owner Ken Plachno calls it the “technologically most advanced cell phone store in the nation and very experimental.” Brave words for Mr. Plachno but a quick look at the video shows that the T-Mobile PhoneZone is definitely trying something new with their learning center. “Additionally, we are … [read full article]

T-Mobile G2, myTouch 4G Owners Can Upgrade In Store To Gingerbread Beginning August 6th

T-Mobile has updated their support documents for both the T-Mobile G2 and myTouch 4G allowing for customers to walk into a local T-Mobile store and upgrade their device to Gingerbread. Beginning August 6th (August 13th for customers in the West and Midwest regions) any G2 or myTouch 4G owner can walk into a T-Mobile retail store to receive the Gingerbread update using an SD card provided by the store location. T-Mobile had originally planned … [read full article]

HTC Wildfire S Now Available For $79.99

Happy Wednesday morning TmoNews readers and welcome to the wonderful world of the HTC Wildfire S which is now on sale for $79.99 through T-Mobile.com. With a 3.2″ display, Android 2.3 covered by HTC Sense and a  5 megapixel camera with flash the Wildfire S is an affordable introductory smartphone to the Android game. Pick up yours at the T-Mobile link below! T-Mobile

Deal Alert: Nexus S Free For One Day Only At Best Buy, Upgrades Included!

If you’ve been wanting to pick up a Nexus S for the longest time tomorrow might be the best day for you to pick one up. Head into Best Buy tomorrow and pick it up for free for both new customers and eligible upgrades. The Nexus S is still one of the best Android handsets on the market and with Vanilla Android on board you are guaranteed to get first dibs on new Android updates. This … [read full article]

Cablevision Wants T-Mobile Partnership, End To AT&T Talks

Cablevision, the 8th largest cable provider in the United States has come out in opposition of the T-Mobile/AT&T takeover talks with the hope it would be able to partner with T-Mobile as a cellular network partner. Cablevision declared their standing in a filing with the FCC arguing against the AT&T deal noting that Cablevision would be deprived of it’s best potential partner. “Cablevision has been actively exploring expanding its mobile Wi-Fi service to incorporate traditional cellular … [read full article]

Leaked Doc Further Confirms Blackberry Bold 9900 August 31st Launch Date, Price Confirmed

Not convinced by yesterday’s Blackberry Bold 9900 release date leak? We’ve got yet another document confirming the very same thing but with one extra bit of information: a $299.99 after $50 MIR rebate. The Blackberry Bold 9900 will be T-Mobile’s first 4G Blackberry with HSPA+ capability up to 14.4Mbps. Sounds good Blackberry fans? We thought so…peak the rest of the doc for more information on things we mostly already knew. Me..I’ll just staring lovingly at … [read full article]