No, you can’t use the recently increased SMS text message rates to cancel your plan sans Early Termination Fee (ETF), but starting in 2008, Sprint customers will be able to take advantage of pro-rated ETFs. Like Verizon Wireless, AT&T, and T-Mobile before it, Sprint will only charge ETFs commensurate with the remainder of the customer’s…
Deutsche Telekom posts 8.6% revenue growth for T-Mobile, 42% data revenue growth
T-Mobile sure is doing well for themselves. Deutsche Telekom, parent company to T-Mobile, has posted a quarter of positive growth in their mobile venture. T-Mobile has seen a 8.6% year-on-year revenue growth to 8,875 million euros (US$13 billion), with data revenue increasing 42%. Interestingly, it seems that T-Mobile’s German subscriber-base was the only market to…
Confirmed: Apple launching iPhone v1.1.2 firmware with European iPhone launch
Beware, dear iPhone user. Apple has confirmed to PocketLint that US iPhone users can expect to see an iPhone v1.1.2 update become available tomorrow, Friday, November 9 – concurrently with the European iPhone launch in the UK and Germany (on O2 and T-Mobile, respectively). We already know that the v1.1.2 firmware will bring enhanced language…
T-Mobile gives in, allows pro-rated early termination fees
Contract killing has never been so sweet. No, we’re not condoning homicide-for-hire, we’re talking about killing your wireless contract with your wireless carrier. AT&T already gave in to consumer demand, and Verizon recently jumped on the pro-rating bandwagon, so it’s not really surprising that our favorite US carrier is now offering a pro-rated Early Termination…
Sprint Arcade – subscription gaming for mobile phones, seriously
Poor Sprint. They’re always getting the short-end of the wireless-market-stick as the No. 3 national carrier. Their CEO is gone. They just had their WiMAX aspirations knocked down a notch with the recent WiMAX 3G standardization. The whole WiMAX deal is still on the table. So, now Sprint’s trying to regain lost ground in their…
Hot chicks, live pics, and vids – the LG KS20 never had it so good
Not like this thing is ever going to hit the US mainstream, what with its lowly tri-band (900/1800/1900Mhz) GSM radio, but it’s definitely nice to see the LG KS20 “Dominator” get more time in the spotlight with some cute chicks honeys ladies. If you still don’t know what the LG KS20 “Dominator” is, here’s a…
Targus Bluetooth Mobile TumbPad when the tiny keyboard on your smartphone just doesn’t cut it
Full QWERTY keyboards are a must for any self-respecting mobile warrior. Be they hard-keys or virtual keyboards, doing any type of productive work on a mobile device without them is almost impossible. So, what do you do when you outgrow that tiny on-screen or hard-key keyboard on your favorite smartphone? You pick up Targus’s Bluetooth…
More live pics of the Sony Ericsson W890i
Here are some more live pics of the freshly announced, 3.5mm headphone jack-less Sony Ericsson W890i. The spec sheet (especially the TrackID feature) of the Sony Ericsson is pretty impressive. But, as a Walkman Phone, the lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack and necessary headphone adaptor is really confusing. To reiterate what Stefan already clearly…
HTC could ship 1 million Android handsets in 2008
Google’s already announced their plans for the mobile space and there’s still no end in sight for rumors regarding the GPhones. HTC, already rumored to be the manufacturer of the Android-based prototype Google “Dream” Phone, is now reportedly expected to ship 1 million handsets based on Google’s mobile OS Android in 2008. Morgan Stanley is…
LG launches two i-mode sliding handsets – LG KG291 and LG KE590
LG has just launched two, new i-mode sliders for the tri-band European market. The LG KG291 and LG KE590 are the two lower- to mid-end offerings for carriers like Italian Wind. The LG KG291 brings up the low-end of this duo. With a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP, microSD card slot, USB 2.0, mp3…