If you’ve been thinking to switch to T-Mobile or to get yourself a new line/phone on T-Mobile, now may be the right time to do so. Wal-Mart has a whole array of T-Mobile phones on a discount. Let me just point you few of the deals: T-Mobile Wing – FREE BlackBerry Curve Titanium – you…
T-Mobile preparing to unleash 3G service nationwide in October?
Word on the street has it that the No. 4 US wireless carrier will be taking its nascent 3G network to the next level with a nationwide roll-out on October 1. We can’t vouch for the rumors validity one way or the other, so take this all with a grain of salt. But, if rumors…
UK sees first nationwide HSPA 3G network goes live, has T-Mobile to thank
Brits are definitely going to be living it up on news that they’ll be surfing the wireless web at true HSPA (HSDPA and HSUPA) speeds. The UK has just gone live with their first nationwide HSUPA network, bringing broadband-like upload speeds of 1.4Mbps to complement the 7.2Mbps they enjoy on the downstream. And, wireless junkies…
Sidekick Gekko, Sidekick LX Tony Hawk, and BlackBerry Curve Sunset hitting Best Buy on July 27?
If the usually well-informed Boy Genius is on point with an allegedly leaked inventory document, everyone’s favorite big-box retailer will be taking shipment of the Sidekick Gekko and Sidekick LX Tony Hawk limited edition handsets on July 27, with sales presumably kicking off same day or shortly thereafter. The Sidekick Gekko will be bringing back…
T-Mobile increases SMS text messaging rates – gives customers an out
Remember all the hoopla that was stirred up by T-Mobile’s increased SMS text message fees last year? Right, well it looks like the cost of sending a text message outside of a bundled texting plan will increase from $0.15 cents to a more profitable $0.20 cents. The pricing increase obviously won’t be hitting those with…
Experiencing T-Mobile BlackBerry outage? T-Mobile is upgrading BlackBerry Internet Email to v2.5
BlackBerry email outages are something of a staple among the die-hard push-email fanatics out there. Which makes it all the more impressive when any BlackBerry service outage is announced ahead of time. T-Mobile has announced that they’re are in the process of updating their BlackBerry Internet Email system to version 2.5. And, outages are coming…
More on the BlackBerry 9100 KickStart clamshell
Can’t wait to get your hands on RIM’s first-ever go at making a clamshell (flip-phone) packed with all the bells and whistles that BlackBerry users get to play with everyday? Of course you can’t, neither can we. Aside from being the push-email pioneer’s first BlackBerry flip, the BlackBerry 9100 KickStart manages to pack in a…
HTC aiming to deliver T-Mobile Shadow II in Q4 2008 with UMA
With T-Mobile having announced their T-Mobile @Home UMA (unlicensed mobile access) service for a July 11 launch, additional UMA handset details are starting to creep out of the woodwork. HTC’s original T-Mobile Shadow (basically a re-branded HTC Juno) handset was a success for T-Mobile, and it seems that the No. 4 US wireless carrier is…
T-Mobile unveils T-Mobile @Home service
Still tied to that wireline service of yours? If you just can’t bear to part with your landline and make the jump to go completely wireless, T-Mobile has just announced their T-Mobile @Home service. The UMA service aims to marry your landline and wireless phone service in wireless minute-saving bliss. The service requires T-Mobile wireless…
Alltel tried to buy Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile
What’s this? A recent interview with Alltel CEO Scott Ford has revealed that prior to getting prepped as Verizon’s $28 billion meal, Alltel tried to buy one of the Big Three US wireless carriers. Apparently, Alltel made a bid to takeover Sprint not once, but three times. Talk about gung-ho dedication. AT&T and T-Mobile were…