When I finally got my hands on a T-Mobile G2x review unit from T-Mobile, my first thought was one of fear about how my time with the handset would go based on some of the current discussions surrounding the device. As it turns out, my experience didn’t suffer from many of the troubles that have plagued G2x users from the start. T-Mobile’s first dual-core phone expectations for the G2x were high and the phone … [read full article]
LG has continued to stick to it’s message of working fast and furious to push out a T-Mobile G2x Gingerbread update that contains various bug fixes. The problem is right now their message is something along the lines of “we know you are frustrated and we’re understanding so we hope to have some information to tell you soon.” What’s soon? Is it two days or two weeks as it’s already been a month that … [read full article]
One group of folks expecting bad news come the passing of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger are the third party dealers amongst a Wall Street Journal reports that 9200 AT&T and T-Mobile stores exist nationwide with around 41% of AT&T stores having a T-Mobile store within one mile. AT&T has unsurprisingly said that a portion of their cost savings will come from “rationalizing real chains, advertising and back-office systems are a big part of the deal’s rationale.” While … [read full article]
Chicago-area T-Mobile users just waking up are alerting us of a data outage currently underway in the Chicago area due to power outages. We’ve independently confirmed potential data and voice troubles through unofficial channels and are waiting to learn more details. Early morning comments on the blog indicate the trouble has been ongoing for several hours. The problem is said to be somewhat limited to areas that have been without power due to yesterday’s storms. We’ll … [read full article]
The folks over at 9to5mac found out an interesting factoid regarding the number of iPhones currently running on T-Mobile’s network. During a press event in New York T-Mobile offered up the quick fact that there currently over one million iPhones running on T-Mobile’s network. The majority of these iPhone users are iPhone 4 owners who discovered online home remedy solutions to work around the Micro-SIM trouble by taking a scissors and creating a Micro-SIM card. It’s … [read full article]
Update: We believe this is a market specific opportunity for employees in an as of yet undetermined region. We have been unable to confirm this as a nationwide opportunity for frontline employees. Please don’t post your number or IMEI in the comments, or I’ll prank call you myself. Seriously. While the mystery of the T-Mobile G2x inventory continues, the much anticipated Gingerbread update is about to get some love through employee testing. According … [read full article]
T-Mobile promised to give away 10 HTC Sensations, and they are looking to unload a few more (four if you include the one you can win if you are attending gdgtNY, and you probably should) tonight. As their tweet says, their trivia game starts at 4pm PT, or 7pm ET (so you have an hour and a half). The official rules make it out to be a random drawing, with no limit on the number … [read full article]
AT&T and T-Mobile are at it again, defending their stance on the would be merger, pending an official decision. AT&T’s Wayne Watts continues to suggest that the merger is on track to be approved by Mach 2012, no matter the outcry from competitors and individuals. Tom Sugrue, T-Mobile’s Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, was even reported as saying: “The opponents of the AT&T/T-Mobile merger have had their final say as part of the FCC’s formal … [read full article]
Nokia has unveiled the N9, a 3.9″ Meego OS powered flagship device which has quite honestly, beautiful hardware. The N9 is entirely buttonless with the exception of a volume rocker and camera button with the 854 x 480 AMOLED screen taking almost the entire front of the device. The N9 runs an OMAP 3630 1Ghz processor and comes with 16GB or 64GB of internal memory and 1GB of RAM. The back of the device has an 8 … [read full article]
Why oh why is the T-Mobile G2x out of stock? We asked ourself this question not only because it’s been almost 30 days the phone has been out of stock due to “inventory constraints” but because we just received the above screen shot. This image which shows the “get healthy” date of T-Mobile devices now shows the G2x as “tbd” as in, they don’t know when they’ll have enough stock to fill current orders. Are we … [read full article]
T-Mobile is ready to re-position the T-Mobile G-Slate as one of the best tablets on the market given its recent price drop. According to this internal document T-Mobile is claiming that they have received “legal approval” to “definitively” state that the G-Slate is more than “2x faster than the iPad2 on AT&T and Verizon, and over 3x faster than the Motorola Xoom.” Except there is a catch because there is always a catch. These speed … [read full article]
Sprint continued their march to block the AT&T/T-Mobile deal with another FCC filing spelling out how AT&T can increase their network capacity by 600% without the T-Mobile purchase. According to Sprint all AT&T has to do is install more cell towers, upgrade its network to LTE and make a wish. Wait, they don’t need to do that last part. “In a new filing before the Federal Communications Commission that will be submitted today, Sprint will present … [read full article]
