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Free BlackBerry With New Activation

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Ever really really really wanted a BlackBerry or maybe you don’t want to experience another Sidekick Outage and are looking for another smartphone? Well, now is the perfect time! T-Mobile is offering any style BlackBerry device for free (Yes, that includes the 8900). New customers willing to sign a 2-year contract with T-Mobile can take advantage of this spectacular offer! The best part is there are NO REBATES. Hooray! Here are … [read full article]

Join Me Live Tonight

Hello Tmonews fans.  This is a little plug for the podcast tonight over with my good friends at Androidguys.com. I’m going to join them around 11:00 P.M. tonight EST to discuss…drum roll, please… “Project Black” – what it is, what it might mean, etc. I hope you will consider swinging by, joining in and discussing your favorite topic and mine, T-mobile! Of course, if nothing else, you can listen to me … [read full article]

Lack Of 3G Network Led To Customer Fleeing

I do not think it is going to shock anyone that T-mobile lost a number of customers due to the lack of a proper 3G network. Deutsche Telekom’s CFO Timotheus Hoettges says, “There is no question that we lost customers because many of our customers couldn’t get 3G. We now have to make sure that we can capitalize on the network in the top 10 cities where … [read full article]

Sidekick Outage ’09: A Resolution

While we have been following the recent Sidekick data outage rather closely, there seems to still be some loose ends.  Well, with this, T-Mobile hopes to knot everything up and bring everything back into a circle.  In addition to a free month of service, Sidekick customers will also be receiving a $100 gift card.  They are also saying that some more data may be salvaged (but I wouldn’t be holding out … [read full article]

T-Mobile Must Love Danger/Microsoft Right About Now

T-Mobile announcing the Danger/Microsoft server failure which resulted in many users losing their personal info (maybe forever), has left Sidekick users frustrated with T-Mobile. Even with the free month of data service, subscribers are still unhappy. The guys over at Gizmodo have received a tip that T-Mobile has offered the customer discounts on other smartphones (G1, BlackBerry, MyTouch), … [read full article]

“Project Dark/Black” Speculation

The last five days or so has seen a rush of discussion regarding “Project Black.” The guessing game for “Project Black” has taken the T-Mobile Internet with hopes from an iPhone launch to an unlimited plan that makes even Sprint jealous. However, this morning was also met by an editorial courtesy of Engadget that begs the question, is a $50 dollar all-you-can-use plan enough to boost T-Mobile USA’s fortunes? The short answer is no, courtesy of the … [read full article]

Another Sidekick Service Disruption Update

It has been over a week now since the Sidekick data disruption had plagued us. For those of you wondering what the cause of the Sidekick data outage was, T-Mobile has revealed to the public the problem behind it all. T-Mobile and Danger, a subsidiary of Microsoft, are once again apologizing for the inconvenience the data disruption has caused Sidekick owners. The cause of this data outage, T-Mobile claims, is a service failure on … [read full article]

Walmart Price Drops

Looking to get a T-Mobile phone a little bit cheaper than everyone else? Well then, Walmart is your answer. If you can’t stand the T-Mobile prices then head over to Walmart for discounted prices on the MyTouch 3G, G1, Samsung Highlight, and Blackberry 8120 (frost, white, and black). New customers willing to sign a two year-contract can pick up a MyTouch 3G for $98.88 and a G1 for $48.88. Samsung Highlight for $18.88 (which is also eligible for a FlexPay plan), and the Blackberry 8120 for … [read full article]

Blackberry 9700 Party

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It seems like we already know everything we need to about the Blackberry 9700 (T-Mobile just thinks we don’t).  T-Mobile, in an effort to entice more corporate customers, has started issuing various invites to a special Blackberry event about a phone with WiFi enabled calling.  I don’t know about you, but I am stumped on what it could be.  Anyways, I wish I could attend because they are offering up breakfast for attendees … [read full article]