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T-mobile Introduces Month to Month Contracts

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On August 6th, T-mobile will be introducing two new additions to their current competitive lineup of services. The first is the new parent-friendly Family Allowance, which we talked about yesterday (Yes, it was delayed due to some technical issues). The second new service should bring a lot of excitement to customers that hate 1 or 2 year contracts (or 3 like they have in Canada). Starting August 6th, T-mobile will be the first … [read full article]

T-mobile Sidekick 2008 gets unboxed

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Thanks to BreatheT-mobile, we (again) have pictures of an awesome-looking unreleased phone. The T-mobile Sidekick 2008, slated to be released on July 30th (AKA Tomorrow) comes in a small box, which helps to emphasize the small size of this new Sidekick. Not only is the size going to be small, Sidekick users will be able to customize their new Sidekick. Users can buy any of these skins for $14.99 each, however if 2 or more skins … [read full article]

Details emerge on T-mobile's new Family Allowance Service

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About two weeks ago we brought you the news that T-mobile was working on a new family allowance service, and now we’re here to bring you some more details. Starting July 30th, parents will be able to add the allowance restrictions add-on to their T-mobile Family Plan. All good things can’t come without a catch, right? Right. Well the cost of this add-on will be $2/month, for the whole account. For $2 a month, parents … [read full article]

T-mobile offering 30 day trial of Blackberry E-mail/Internet

Starting next Wednesday, August 6th, T-mobile will be giving new users of the T-mobile Shadow or T-mobile Pearl, a free 30 day trial of the $19.99/month unlimited E-mail and Internet service. You heard that right, this is only for customers that purcahse a Shadow or Pearl after August 6th. Now here is the kicker; you must remember to remove this service after 30 days if you don’t want it, or your account will automaticly be billed the … [read full article]

T-mobile offers up its Motos, 50% off

If you have been thinking of signing up for T-mobile service, and have been eying the Sidekick Slide, or Motorola Rokr, now is the time to pounce. Well, July 30th that is. Starting on the 30th, T-mobile will begin to offer all Motorola phones (and Sidekicks) for 50% off. Unfortunately this is only for new individual or family plans that sign a 2 year contract. Phones you can pick up with this deal include: Motorola Sidekick Slide … [read full article]

Announcing the TmoNews Wiki!!

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TmoNews will be down between 11:30 PM and 12:00 PM Central Standard Time, (12:30-1 EST) time for scheduled upgrades. Please be patient Upgrade Completed – Thanks for your patience (All 1 min and 30 seconds the site was down) We are so very proud to announce the official launch of the TMoNews Wiki support site! If you (and why aren’t you yet?) are a current member of our forums with at least 15 posts and … [read full article]

BlackBerry Curve Sunset Delayed

T-mobile seems to have pushed back the launch of the BlackBerry Curve Sunset to August 4th, 2008. Although no new features will be present on the new colored Curve, this slick red/orange color may pull in some of the more daring BlackBerry users. If you can’t wait to get your hands on the Curve Sunset, check the countdown to the right to see how much longer you have to wait. Check out the discussion on … [read full article]

Shadow Users Getting Better Batteries

For Shadow users that have been getting poor performance from their batteries, some relief has finally come. Starting on July 28th, T-mobile plans to offer new batteries to Shadow users, free of charge, upon request. All you have to do is call in to Customer Care and request an extended battery for your Shadow. The catch? The new battery is larger, and requires a new back cover which creates a “hump” on the back of the phone. … [read full article]

FCC Reveals GSM HTC Touch Pro

On July 25th, the FCC passed the HTC Raphael, also known as the HTC Touch Pro. We can tell very little about the phone from the limited information released by the FCC (HTC requested much of it be kept confidential) however we can see that the Touch Pro will have Quad-Band GSM, GPRS, EDGE, and WiFi. Simply put, this means that the (850/950/1800/1900 MHz) which the Raphael will support can work on both T-mobile’s, or AT&T’s networks. … [read full article]

T-mobile USA aquires $98 million in spectrum from NextWave

T-mobile USA purchased over 65% or NextWave Wireless’s most recant sale of AWS Spectrum. Over $150 million of NextWave’s AWS (1700/2100 MHz) spectrum was sold, $98 million of which went to T-mobile U.S.A. while the rest was distributed between Atlantic Wireless, ACS Wireless, and MetroPCS. Back in 2006, T-mobile U.S.A., with the help of Deutsche Telekom, spent roughly $4.2 Billion to purchase AWS Spectrum across the United States. This most recent purchase from NextWave covers Pittsburgh and … [read full article]

Featured add-on of the week: YouMail

Every Wednesday TmoNews will feature a free add on, which is aimed to make our readers lives easier and more efficient. This week’s feature is YouMail. We rarely hear complaints about T-mobile’s voicemail system, but a step up can’t hurt right? YouMail provides users with many cool features that T-mobile’s regular voicemail does not. Here is how it works: You set your phone to forward unanswered calls to YouMail Optional – Change your voicemail … [read full article]

T-mobile "fights back" against ETF evaders…

Well not really, consumerist in its usual grand form got a little info from a reader as to who exactly can qualify for this get out of jail free card. Two little rules and we will call them “flimsy” at best to steal consumerists verbage. 1. Can’t have unlimited messaging bundle on your account within the past 3 months 2. Has to have been charged for text messages during the past 3 months I know this … [read full article]