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T-Mobile held its Un-carrier press event today and confirmed that it is ready to roll out its LTE network starting today in seven launch markets. The lucky seven includes Las Vegas, NV; Phoenix, AZ; San Jose, CA; Houston, TX; Washington DC; Kansas City, MO and Baltimore, MD. T-Mobile expects to reach 100 million customers by mid…
Along with its new LTE network, T-Mobile also announced two devices that’ll support the company’s new 4G LTE network. Besides the high-profile BlackBerry Z10, the carrier will also sell the Sonic 2.0 mobile hotspot. The Sonic is the carrier’s first LTE mobile hotspot and its first mobile hotspot with Windows 8 certification. Key features of…
T-Mobile’s LTE service has been detected in 8 new locations today, according to PCMag. OpenSignal, a crowd sourced Android app, has reported that LTE is now functioning in Denver, Las Vegas, Kansas City, New York, New Orleans, San Diego, San Jose and Seattle. T-Mobile has declared it would roll out LTE service, but without details…
T-Mobile Galaxy Note II users will soon be receiving an over the air update that will enable LTE support for the popular phablet device. With T-Mobile set to launch its LTE network at the end of March, it would only be fitting to prep devices for some LTE goodness. The 9MB update (T889UVBMB4) will enable…
Canada’s Bell Mobility keeps expanding its LTE networks and their next target are 3 regions in Alberta, New Brunswick and Quebec. The information comes from an internal document acquired by the MobileSyrup ninjas, though the carrier’s website still doesn’t reflect this expansion. That, however, doesn’t mean customers living (or visiting) Anzac in Alberta, St. John…
The FCC has ruled that the proposed merger between MetroPCS and T-Mobile is a go today, ending months of speculation and negotiation. The merger represents a great opportunity for T-Mobile, as it gives the company a chance to expand its LTE services. According to news released last year, MetroPCS customers will have access to T-Mobile’s 3G service…
What’s possibly the sleekest Android tablet today is set to get the LTE treatment in Japan on March 22nd. That tablet would be the Sony Xperia Tablet Z, if you were unaware. Sony announced its new flagship tablet for Japan in late January, and more recently announced global availability for the rest of the world…
AT&T recently released a video showing what it takes to keep users like yourself connected to a mobile network. This isn’t your normal trip to the city, though. The video below is shot in Alaska, where maintaining a network is anything but a walk in the park. In short, nothing in the video below looks…
AT&T today sent out new press releases that talks about its LTE expansion in some new places. The second largest cellular provider in the United States has checked off the following cities on its LTE list: Brunswick, Georgia Evansville, Indiana Savannah, Georgia Expanded areas of Hampton Roads, Virginia The Death Star has been on a…
Sprint continues the roll out of its LTE network and has expanded its 4G footprint to include nine new markets. According to a press release, 4G LTE is now available in Altoona, Pa., Asheville, N.C., Columbus, Ind., Elkhart/Goshen, Ind., Hammond, La., La Crosse, Wis., San Juan, Puerto Rico, Statesville, N.C., and Temple, Texas. Customers in…