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T-Mobile may be left out from the “official iGame” but it does want to prepare itself for folks looking to bring Apple’s latest smartphones to its network. To that end, the Deutsche Telekom-owner carrier will be offering Nano SIMs in mid-October which interested customers will then be able to put into their unlocked iPhone 5 handsets. Speaking of which [unlocked iPhone 5], you can grab the 16GB version for $649, 32GB one for $749, and the one with 64 gigs of built-in storage for $849. Kinda steep but then again on par with high-end Android smartphones.
Our two cents: We salute T-Mobile’s strategy of being prepared for the iPhone 5 but I’m not sure that will help them a lot. The chances are slim that many people will buy the unlocked iPhone 5 only to bring it to T-Mobile’s network. Quite the contrary, we wouldn’t be surprised to see T-Mobile customers leaving the network to get Apple’s handset on AT&T, Sprint or Verizon.
[Via: TMOnews]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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