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New Rate Plans Frequently Asked Questions

With T-Mobile’s rate plans set for a total makeover this Sunday there are plenty of questions to be asked. We’ve gotten our hands on a Frequently Asked Question worksheet for T-Mobile reps which might shed some light on the changes. There are quite a few questions so let’s get to it: IndividualPlans 1. Why is Messaging not available on the 1,000 minute Individual plan? Unlimited Messaging is a $10 add-on feature so adding that … [read full article]

Mobile City Online Posts HTC Sensation 4G Pre-order Page

Leave it to a third party seller to be the first to post the HTC Sensation 4G for pre-order. In this case MobileCityOnline get’s the distinct honor of the first pre-order page for the HTC Sensation 4G. T-Mobile’s first 4.3″ Android device can be yours for the low price of $599.99. We hope that T-Mobile’s own retail price will come in slightly lower than that. Unfortunately no shipping date is provided when you walk yourself through … [read full article]

Breaking Down Your Data Usage, What Kind Of A User Are You?

With our recent findings of T-Mobile’s upcoming revamp to their rate plans some of you have expressed both frustration and confusion regarding data usage. We thought we would try and help you out with some acquired ninja shots. First we’ll help determine what category you fit in. As you can see there are four categories to consider yourself, the low user, average user, high user and heavy user. Low user (200MB) someone who sometimes checks email, … [read full article]

Motorola Cliq 2 Owners, Motorola Needs Your Help

Motorola Cliq 2 users out there listen up, Motorola is looking for 200 able bodied individuals to help test the first software update coming to the Cliq 2. This update is mostly bug fixes, software and battery improvements. While it isn’t Gingerbread we have a hard time complaining about anything that makes our phones more stable. If you’re interested in being a part of the beta test subscribe to the thread at the link we’ll provide … [read full article]

T-Mobile Promises New After Hours Sale For May 23rd, Gives Plenty Of Notice

Thanks to the official T-Mobile twitter account we’re getting some early notification about an upcoming “After Hours” sale to be held May 23rd. Given that previous early morning sales have been met with some complaints concerning the timeframe and lack of notice that people actually need to be wake in order to take advantage of the special offers, T-Mobile is telling you now. For the moment however, they could name this the insomniac sale. Still this … [read full article]

T-Mobile Changing Restocking Fees, Now Based On Device

T-Mobile is set to make some sweeping changes to their restocking policies on May 22nd. In an effort to “offset the costs of processing and restocking devices for certain types of device exchanges and return.” Therefore restocking fees will be based on the type of device being returned or exchanged: $25: Phone-first handsets and laptop sticks $50: Smartphones $75: Tablets and netbooks This represents a sharp contrast from the existing restock fee of $10 and we’ve been … [read full article]

Will The Hercules Be The T-Mobile Equivalent Of The Galaxy S 2?

After yesterdays report of the Samsung Hercules demigod like specs plenty of our astute readers wondered if this wasn’t the T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy S 2. Or perhaps it isn’t a variant but is the device we are receiving in lieu of a Galaxy S 2?While we continue to believe that the Galaxy S 2 has undergone internal testing we now believe it has been passed over for the Hercules. Providing further evidence that … [read full article]

HTC Bresson A 16 Megapixel Windows Phone 7 Device?

I couldn’t help but notice in the midst of typing up yesterdays roadmap post that Windows Phone 7 devices were notably absent. While a WP7 device hasn’t been announced in some time I had every belief that a new set of devices would come to T-Mobile before the end of the year. As it turns out there WAS a Windows Phone 7 device on the roadmap, the HTC Bresson. Our friends at Pocketnow are claiming … [read full article]