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UK wireless carrier Everything Everywhere (EE) is rolling out its 4G network at an incredible rate. Nearly three months after the carrier started offering service, its coverage now extends to 27 cities and towns or 45% of the UK’s population. EE says its network expansion is ahead of schedule and it hopes to cover 98…
GoSmart mobile, a new pre-paid low-cost mobile brand from T-Mobile will be coming in February, according to Fierce Wireless sources. T-Mobile has already received encouraging numbers from select test markets last December, and has used those numbers to determine the efficacy of a nationwide rollout. The pricing scemes are very reasonable, and give other prepaid plans a…
Looks like T-Mobile has started testing its LTE network in Kansas City, with at least one XDA Developer user saying it caught the signal. However, he wasn’t pleased with the speed, which tops at 10Mbps on the downlink and 5Mbps on the uplink. That, however, will definitely change once the test phase is over and…
Android fans still looking for a Nexus 4 handset should point their browser to Best Buy’s website. The electronics retailer is selling the LG handset for $199 with a two-year T-Mobile customer agreement. The handset is in stock with a 3-5 day shipping window. Wirefly is also carrying the Nexus 4 and has undercut Best…
T-Mobile USA is working with a number of partners to bring “a variety of NFC technologies to market,” according to a blog post written by senior vice president of product management, Brad Duea. From the same article we learn about the plan to bring contactless payments to a mainstream consumer and make “NFC a reality…
We’ve told you that Samsung has started rolling out updates to address the Exynos security vulnerabilities. These fixes have now reached the U.S. with Sprint and T-Mobile rolling out small updates for the Epic 4G Touch and Galaxy Note II, respectively. Aside from fixing the “Exynos issue,” the update Sprint Epic 4G Touch users will…
T-Mobile is now the Official Wireless Sponsor of MLB, the two companies announced at CES. As part of the multi-year, multi-million dollar partnership, the Magenta network will work with MLB and its digital media and technology company, MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), to “enhance America’s National Pastime on and off the field with game-changing wireless capabilities.”…
T-Mobile John Legere gave a colorful presentation during CES that included a smack down of AT&T. He attacked the carrier’s contract-based service plans and said AT&T’s network in NYC was “crap.” T-Mobile hasn’t made the CES 2013 keynote available to the public, but you can watch a bit of that presentation thanks to Mobile World…
T-Mobile might not have 4G LTE service yet, but that isn’t stopping the company from pushing forward in the competitive wireless market with alternative features like HD voice calls and Enhanced 1900MHz service. As part of its CES 2013 press event, T-Mobile announced that it is rolling out HD voice calling across its network. T-Mobile claims…
T-Mobile is shaking up the wireless industry with a new 4G plan called 4G Connect. 4G Connect will bundle a 200MB data plan with select Windows 8 laptops, Windows RT tablets and Ultrabooks from HP and Dell. The program will make 4G connectivity a standard feature on these supported devices. 4G Connect will provide 200MB…