T-Mobile’s signature Wi-Fi calling service is becoming an even more tempting offer; as expected, the U.S. carrier’s partner recently announced that any UMA-enabled smartphone with an Even More or Even More Plus plan can talk over a local Wi-Fi network without it counting towards their monthly minutes (as was the case previously). UMA services are…
T-Mobile trade-in program helps you upgrade to 4G phones
T-Mobile wants its customers to jump on the 4G HSPA+ bandwagon, so it has started a new trade-in program – similar to ones done by other carriers and retail outlets – that gives current users more incentive to do so. The carrier is even accepting devices from other carriers, so if you’ve got an old…
Samsung Exhibit 4G and Samsung Smart landing on June 8th
It looks like the HTC Sensation won’t be the only handset to debut on T-Mobile USA on June 8th, as we just got word that two new Samsung Android phones will round out the release. Neither handset will be stealing the show from the Sensation, but you will have two more choices in T-Mobile’s Android…
AT&T: Regulation derailed Isis mobile payment push
With heavy hitters like AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, the Isis mobile payment initiative had the potential to bring mobile payments to the masses while also creating a strong competitor to Visa and MasterCard. The Isis venture shifted strategy to include the payment giants recently and AT&T indicated that federal regulations had a lot to do…
T-Mobile getting the HTC Sensation 4G on June 8th?
Despite pretty much rock-solid evidence pointing to the HTC Sensation 4G launch date and price, we still have to file this under “rumors,” cause there are no official documents from T-Mobile USA confirming the story. However, it seems the carrier will start selling the Android smartphone on June 8th. That’s at least according to the…
Deal Alert: Grab the T-Mobile G2X for only $80 on Amazon Wireless
Analyze The T-Mobile G2X hasn’t even been out for a full month yet, and it’s already seeing some great deals. Amazon Wireless just posted what’s likely the lowest price for the dual-core super phone, and it’s going to be hard not to pull the trigger on this one. Coming in at $80, Amazon Wireless if…
HTC Sensation looks to have a locked bootloader
If you like to hack your Android phones, and decided to hold off on the G2X in favor of the upcoming HTC Sensation, then we have some bad news for you. Apparently the handset will ship with a locked bootloader, which will effectively stop the ability to load custom ROMs onto the handset. For now.…
AT&T promised T-Mobile $6 billion if acquisition doesn’t get approved
AT&T would give T-Mobile $6 billion in cash, assets and services if its proposed acquisition doesn’t go through. Yesterday we reported on a U.S. Senate hearing and it seemed like legislators were still unconvinced of the upsides of the deal. AT&T was even asked why it couldn’t just spend the $39 billion it planned to…
Official T-Mobile G2 Gingerbread ROM leaked
Not long ago, we saw the official Android 2.3.x Gingerbread update for the T-Mobile G2X leak out to the world, and this time around it’s the G2’s turn. The T-Mobile G2 is lucky enough to be one of the few Android phones that can use the Netflix application that was released today, and now it’s…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says AT&T and T-Mobile merger would increase chances of Verizon acquiring Sprint
AT&T’s potential acquisition of T-Mobile has been stirring up a lot of controversy lately, and yesterday the U.S. Senate hit executives from both companies with some hard-hitting questions. Why is the merger necessary? Aren’t AT&T and T-Mobile direct competitors? AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson and T-Mobile CEO Phillipp Humm dodged most of these questions and fed…









