AT&T has proposed to acquire T-Mobile for $39 billion, taking in a network competitor that’s also well-prepped for purchase. The potential buy has already raised questions about AT&T’s regulatory affects, and how the telecom giant intends to push through a doomed deal. Merging any two companies of this size and stature would be a …
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T-Mobile’s 4G Sidekick Is Poised for a Spring Comeback
Last year, T-Mobile axed the Sidekick. But never fear, the phone is coming back, in better and badder shape than ever.
It seems like our report in January was spot on: we mentioned the Sidekick was coming back, that it would be 4G, and that it would also launch in the first half of the year. By golly, it’s all of those things and …
And Then There Were Three: Sprint, T-Mobile in Merger Talks?
Sprint and T-Mobile may be discussing the possibility of a merger wherein Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile USA would be sold to Sprint “in exchange for a major stake in the combined entity, said people with knowledge of the matter,” reports Bloomberg.
The negotiations have apparently “been on and off, and a deal may not be reached,” …
T-Mobile Wants to Help Ease the Pain of Your Sidekick’s Demise
The iconic Sidekick as we know it is nearing its end, and T-Mobile wants to be there to help you cope.
This past Tuesday, T-Mobile sent a letter out to its customers letting them know that as of May 31, 2011, the Danger data service used by the ubiquitous slide phone will be shut down for good, and users will need to move their data …
T-Mobile To Offer Free Phones on Verizon iPhone Day
Not to be left behind in the scuffle, but T-Mobile is entering the Verizon vs. AT&T fight with a great offer of their own: free phones. While the coveted iPhone won’t be included in the promotion, all phones – including 4G-capable phones – will be gratis on February 11 and 12. The last time the company attempted this on Father’s Day …
AT&T and T-Mobile Tout 4G Devices Ahead of Verizon iPhone
With the Verizon iPhone looming, AT&T and T-Mobile both have some impressive 4G-compatible Android phones rolling out this month. And T-Mobile’s got a 3D-capable Android tablet rolling out sometime after that.
AT&T’s HTC Inspire 4G (above, left) has a big 4.3-inch screen, 1GHz Snapdragon processor and is priced extremely …
T-Mobile Sidekick Making A Comeback As A 4G Handset
Did you sob uncontrollably when T-Mobile announced it’d be axing the Sidekick back in early July of last year, look up briefly through a veil of tears as rumors of a 4G Sidekick made a brief blip on the radar later that very month, and then eventually slip into the comforting embrace of resignation about ever seeing another Sidekick …
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pricing and Availability Roundup
T-Mobile: Wednesday, November 10th
Price: $399.99 with a two-year contract
Data plans: $25/month for 200MB, $40/month for 5GB
Verizon: Thursday, November 11th
Price: $599.99 with no contract
Data plans: $20/month for 1GB, $35/month for 3GB, $50/month for 5GB
Sprint: Sunday, November 14th
Price: $399.99 with a two-year …
T-Mobile’s First Windows Phone 7 Phone Comes With a Kickstand
Both AT&T and T-Mobile are announcing their respective Windows Phone 7 devices today at the WP7 event in NYC but T-Mobile is first out of the gate with the HTC HD7. (More: Complete List of Windows Phone 7 Devices Available at Launch)
The 4.3-inch touch-screen makes the HD7 the largest available WP7 device in the U.S. Under …
T-Mobile Responds to G2 Rooting Issue
Earlier in the week, we picked up on a trending topic over at the XDA forums that caused quite a stir in the Android community – the G2 was unrootable. According to the New America Foundation, the G2 has an embedded chip that resets the G2’s software back to “stock” once the device has been rebooted.
T-Mobile has responded to …
T-Mobile Flicks On Wi-Fi Calling For Android Phones
UMA or Wi-Fi calling is one of the reasons why I’ve been a loyal T-Mobile customer for the past five or six years. And now that unique feature will be extended beyond BlackBerrys (and one Nokia device) to Android devices in the coming months. It will work out of-the-box allowing customers with the new T-Mobile myTouch and Motorola Defy …
New T-Mobile myTouch Features FaceTime-like Video Chat
T-Mobile and HTC have just announced the “new” myTouch aka myTouch HD. Like the G2, the myTouch HD runs on T-Mobile’s super fast HSPA+ network (4G) that’s currently available in Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.; Denver, Colo.; Huntsville, Ala.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Norfolk, Va.; Omaha, Neb.; Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; …
