As I suspected, the prices on the original Android device, the T-Mobile G1, are dropping… Fast. The other day I reported that the G1 was on sale for $98 at Amazon. Now, it looks like there’s another sweet deal to be had on the Android-powered device. Costco has the G1 on sale for $79.99! That’s…
T-Mobile Says: Android ‘Cupcake’ Fimrware Update Coming in April
Some quick and exciting Android news this morning. Seems as though the Android ‘Cupcake’ update rumors have been floating around forever… Lets add to them shall we? Well, ok maybe this time around its a little better than a rumor, as Pocket-lint is claiming that T-Mobile reps have confirmed the Cupcake update will hit us…
T-Mobile BlackBerry Pearl 8120 Getting OS 4.5 Update Tomorrow
Folks running the BlackBerry Pearl 8120 on T-Mobile will be pleased to know that a very much needed OS 4.5 update is coming soon… When exactly? From reports I’ve read the OS update should be available tomorrow, March 13th. The download will be available from t-mobile.com/bbupgrade. New features and updates to watch out for are…
T-Mobile to launch G2 at CTIA?
File this under “rumors” or “assumptions,” whatever. It’s the logic thinking actually, and yes we think T-Mobile will be launching the second HTC Android handset during the upcoming CTIA Wireless in Las Vegas. Even though Verizon Wireless is sort of a Vodafone’s U.S. office, I doubt HTC will make a CDMA-based Magic in the near…
Simplexity Offering 4,000 Delta SkyMiles With New BlackBerry Devices and Plans
A quick one here for all of the American business travelers out there. Want to earn a whole whack of Delta SkyMiles? Well, now you can earn 4,000 miles when you purchase a new BlackBerry on any new or extended wireless plan from Simplexity. Simplexity is an online retailer that offers cellphones and wireless devices…
Nokia 5310 XpressMusic available in two new colors @ T-Mobile USA
T-Mobile USA has two new color options for the popular mid-ranger, Nokia 5310 XpressMusic. We’re talking about “White Aqua” and “White Silver” versions, both of which are identical to the original model in terms of specs. The music-ready device(s) should sell like hot cupcakes now when the Deutsche Telekom-owned mobile operator is offering them for…
UK: T-Mobile G1 accounts for 20% of contract sales
According to ZDNet.co.uk, T-Mobile’s G1 now accounts for 20% of contract sales! Wow! This nugget of information was revealed when the Operator announced it’s financial results recently. The results also showed a 3% drop in T-Mobile’s customer base, to 16.8m – of these, 12.7m are Prepay customers. Mobile broadband shot up by 250%! Of course,…
UK: T-Mobile boosting its HSPA
According to ISPReview, T-Mobile has hinted that it will upgrade it’s HSPA network speed to a downstream of 14.4Mbps. Of course, this is the quickest that “vanilla HSPA”, but HSPA+ is lurking round the corner, and in trials is hitting speeds around 20Mbps. After that, we are starting to talk LTE, a.k.a. 4G! As per…
UK: T-Mobile G1 gets software update: people not happy
Google Android blog site Androinica has an interesting UK-related story this week. Apparently the RC9 update that has begun rolling out for UK is lacking a stack of stuff, including: “voice search, latitude, any MSN/AOL/Yahoo chat options, and … paid applications”. Checking out the comments also that follow the post it’s possible to see that…
T-Mobile USA offers unlimited $50 calling plan nationwide!
As many carriers tend to do with new services and rate-plan pricing, T-Mobile launched their $50 unlimited calling plan as a pilot program in San Francisco. With no other national wireless carrier able to match the $50 all-you-can-eat wireless rate plans, T-Mobile has no doubt seen some good response from loyal T-Mobile subscribers that were…