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When T-Mobile finally struck a deal with Apple to bring the elusive iPhone to its network it essentially put an end to its issue with subscriber drop-off. Love it or hate it, the one thing people fail to realize is the importance of the iPhone to carriers, as it brings stability to a wireless providers’ roster of…
T-Mobile announced technology advancements in three additional major metro areas, including Atlanta, Seattle and Minneapolis, as well as few cities in the Silicon Valley and the surrounding area. Cities that got the network update include: Atlanta with the surrounding cities of Roswell, Alpharetta, Marietta, Covington and Conyers. Seattle with the surrounding areas of: Lynwood, Bothell,…
T-Mobile will soon launch a new prepaid brand, GoSmart Mobile, which we’re hearing will target the same market Sprint aims for with its Boost Mobile franchise. So it’s not an MVNO in traditional sense, since GoSmart will be operated by T-Mobile USA, rather than some third party that simply licenses network from an operator. As…
Christmas is fast approaching and the deals are beginning to get more eye-catching. When I was out shopping looking for that elusive Teenager Mutant Ninja Turtle (Donatello) for my son, I stumbled across a crazy deal at Target. The huge retailer is selling the wildly popular Samsung Galaxy S III for just $99 on both…
Deutsche Telekom confirmed in a press statement that T-Mobile USA will start selling Apple products in 2013. The company failed to name the products or give a launch date, but we can presume it is talking about the iPhone and the iPad, and the launch will likely coincide with the debut of T-Mobile’s 4G LTE…
Merrill Lynch analyst Scott Craig believes T-Mobile will soon carry the iPhone. Writing in an investor note, Craig said “speculation is heightening” about a T-Mobile iPhone, which leads him to believe a launch is imminent. Craig postulates that parent company Deutsche Telecom may announce the iPhone during an analyst event next week. T-Mobile is the…
While other carriers like Verizon and AT&T roll out their LTE service, T-Mobile is expanding its HSPA+ network to include the iPhone-friendly 1900 MHz band. The areas with the expanded 1900 MHz coverage include: Central and Southern Arizona • Phoenix, including Tempe, Scottsdale, Glendale, Peoria, Paradise Valley, Surprise and Ahwatukee • Mesa, including Chandler and…
The U.S. Department of Justice is requesting more information from MetroPCS to help it decide whether it’ll approve its merger with T-Mobile. It’s not known what more information is needed from the government entity, but MetroPCS intends to fully comply with all request to close the deal. This new request from the DOJ will likely…
We know that T-Mobile is selling the hot-new Nexus 4 for $199 with a two-year contract, and up until this point we didn’t know how much the carrier will ask for the phone off-contract. How we have that information and are (kinda) glad to share it. The “kinda” part comes from the fact that T-Mobile…
Today T-Mobile started rolling out Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean updates to the Samsung Galaxy S III. Magenta has the update available through the over-the-air system and Samsung’s Kies application. The new upgrade brings a slew of fixes and improvements: Version: Android version 4.0.4/Software version T999UVLJA Approved 11/14/2012 New Features: Jelly Bean Improvements: Wi-Fi calling improvements…