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Opinion: Why T-Mobile’s “Unlimited Data” Plan Is A Play On Words

I’ve begun a number of my previous editorials with words like “staunch defender, supporter and biggest fan” when it comes to T-Mobile and their corporate decisions. I’ve used those words or something similar in an effort to show that what’s coming up is born out of love and frustration. A storm has been brewing in my eyes as of late with T-Mobile’s recent campaign on “unlimited” data. It came to a head last Thursday evening when T-Mobile’s … [read full article]

T-Mobile Releases Press Releases Formally Announcing New Rate Plans

While T-mobile’s new rate plans actually went live yesterday the official announcement came this morning via press release announcing both postpaid and prepaid revamped offerings. We’ll just refer you to yesterdays post for a full breakdown in pictures of the new rate plans and let you have a glimpse at today’s press releases.   Postpaid Press Release: T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced a new suite of family and individual plans that expand on … [read full article]

T-Mobile Launches Completely Revamped Rate Plan Selection Including Prepaid Changes

T-Mobile officially kicked off their revamped rate plan selection today with surprisingly little fan fare. At this time of this writing we have yet to hear anything from the Magenta mothership herself regarding the launch. That’s ok as you have TmoNews and we’ve already got the new plans broken down along with the GIANT Frequently Asked Question post for you to explore. Hoping not to be lost in the rollout of the postpaid rate … [read full article]

T-Mobile Pushes Back “Insomnia Sale” To Wednesday

Originally scheduled for the early morning of Monday May 23rd T-Mobile has pushed back the sale to May 25th. Now labeled as the “insomnia sale” due to the early morning hours this sale takes place, the T-Mobile G2x and T-Mobile G2 remain the featured devices. Yours truly came up with the name insomnia sale and I’m thrilled T-Mobile has adopted it. I’m equally glad T-Mobile gave out early warnings so those of you who … [read full article]

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]