Oh yes, its that time, Friday, the end of the week where you, loyal readers get the opportunity to discuss whatever it is you might like in the comment section. This week saw several big news announcements and none were larger than the “launch” of the Sidekick LX, handily the most feature rich Sidekick and if early reviews are to be taken literally, quite the exceptional device. Speaking of devices that message, how … [read full article]
So a pair of friends from Pennsylvania decided it would be funny to try and set the world record for text messaging. As it turns out, one of these fine young individuals has T-mobile and the “unlimited” text messaging package. Well, as it turns out unlimited actually has a limit, 100,000 text messages a month to be exact. Problem being, nobody has crossed that mark yet so there really hasn’t been a method in place to handle … [read full article]
Well, there was some pretty bleak news in today’s Q1 subscriber report but there was a bright spot for the G1. While obviously the million number sold is comparably small to iPhone sales, for T-mobile, its an impressive number regardless. According to the guys over at Telephony, the really interesting number is that T-mobile has roughly 1.5 million devices currently operating on its 3G network, which gives the G1 a 67% market … [read full article]
From your emails and your blog comments we know how hotly anticipated this device is and this is the first glimpse we’ve gotten at a branded for T-mobile USA device. While we’ve had already had a few hints at the “Rhodium” coming to T-mobile USA, these pictures continue to show “concrete” evidence of an existing prototype. Of course, we … [read full article]
Courtesy of the boys at Engadgetmobile who attended last nights Sidekick announcement, we get a pretty in depth hands on with plenty of glimpses at the exciting features of this T-mobile staple device!
T-mobile started off 2008 with a bang, announcing they had crossed into the 30 million customer mark and with close to 981,000 new subscribers. This year however, things are a little different with only 415,000 new subscribers coming in the first quarter of 2009. Facing increased competition from Sprint and other low cost carriers T-mobile is likely to find themselves under increased pressure to offer competitive pricing. The bright spot … [read full article]
We got first word of this device coming out with the leaked release calender and now we get official word from the FCC. With the user manual showing clear signs of myfaves and sporting an 8.1 megapixel camera, bluetooth, wifi and gps this is a clear winner already in our book! Of course, I also have a soft spot for Sony Ericsson phones in my heart. Set to … [read full article]
There really isn’t much else I can say about this video but apparently, according to the Engadget guys and the linked youtube page its perfectly legit. That makes it just the creepiest unboxing video I have ever seen. Well, T-mobile, I really have no idea what you were thinking with this one. Engadgetmobile
Reports are coming in strong and steady that April 21st is definitely going to be a Sidekick launch party. All that hope for the next Android device needs to get swept aside for the moment and focus on the Sidekick line, still a T-mobile staple. While our invitation to this event most certainly seems to have gotten lost in the mail, we’re not even sure we’d really care to go anymore. As much as we appreciate the … [read full article]
That’s right Tmonews faithful, today is the day you wait for all week, open comment Friday time! Plenty of stuff to discuss this week with one of the biggest happenings occurring just hours ago with the news that the Sidekick LX is available for pre-order starting today! Other big handset news this week is the FCC passing of the HTC Maple with the necessary T-mobile 3G bands exciting at … [read full article]
Dearest Sidekick fans, today is the day you have been waiting for. That’s right, starting today the Sidekick LX will be available for pre-order at a price point of $199 after rebate, though we are not positive what the value of the rebate is. Set to release May 13th, those of you craving the new Sidekick with all of its exciting … [read full article]
Reports are swooping in that T-mobile is currently experiencing outage in the Charlotte metro area. Phone calls, messages and emails are all reported to not be working and T-mobile stores are apparently inundated with phone calls regarding the interruption in service. According to the rumor czar at Phonedog, the problem seems to be extend at least 30 miles from the city of Charlotte, all experiencing the same symptons of an interruption of service. According to T-mobile customer … [read full article]
