by Stefan Etienne
on 31. Aug, 2010
in T-Mobile
T-Mobile recently sent out a short press release to those that should be informed about HSPA+ being available to the future handsets on T-Mobile that support it. Technically since HSPA+ is up to 4G speeds, you’ll be able to get this improved service for free, since it’s a carrier upgrade. the following cities are in the official T-Mobile statement below.
Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the continued expansion of its super-fast mobile broadband network to 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas.
T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network – which offers theoretical peak throughput speeds of 21Mbps – is now available in Boston, Mass.; Erie, Penn.; Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; Spokane, Wash.; and Topeka, Kan.
“Our new network offers today’s available 4G speeds to more people than any other wireless network in the country and we’re not done yet. We are now on pace to more than double our HSPA+ footprint – reaching more than 200 million people by this year – with plans to offer 42Mbps theoretical speeds in 2011,” said Neville Ray, chief network officer for T-Mobile USA.
For more information, please visit http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/coverage.
by Stefan Etienne
on 07. Jul, 2010
in Android, Breaking, Handsets, Motorola, T-Mobile
The Motorola CHARM, which was fondled with through leaked photos, is now official. With a Blackberry look of sorts, the CHARM is running Android 2.1 with MOTOBLUR, a 2.8-inch QVGA screen, has a 3 megapixel camera, the famous BACKTRACK pad used on the Backflip from AT&T, 2 microphones for better call quality, and a 2GB microSD card bundled. According to Moto, it’ll be available “this summer” on T-Mobile. Press release after the jump.
Via: Motorola
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by Stefan Etienne
on 26. Jun, 2010
in Android, Handsets, News, Samsung, T-Mobile
The Galaxy S US-bound varint for T-Mobile has the name of Vibrant, and produces a decent hum when speeding through Android 2.1 with Touchwiz 3.0 UI with a 1Ghz Hummingbird processor, 4.0-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, and 5 megapixel camera as seen on the original, international Galaxy S. There’s not mentioning of a front-facing camera, release date,pricing, or anything of that sort. Such things we have to wait for, I suppose (or leak!).
Source: T-Mobile
by Stefan Etienne
on 03. Jun, 2010
in Breaking, Handsets, Nokia, T-Mobile
Besides the taunting made by the Nokia Man on Twitter, and my attacking back to get answers from him, I was proven to be unsuccessful while possibly being laughed at by my competitors. Anyways, the E73 Mode is based on T-Mobile, is part of the familiar E-70 series line by Nokia, and has runs the S60 OS, clamps in a 5 megapixel camera with flash and autofocus, WiFi, and free turn by turn Ovi Maps — that’s it. Remember, it’s a Nokia QWERTY version of the Blackberry, so like the Blackberry, there’s nothing absolutely spellbound that it can do. Good news though: it’s retail for $69.99 on a two year contract with T-Mobile USA. PR after duh-duh-duh-jump.
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by Stefan Etienne
on 20. May, 2010
in Android, HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile
With Android 2.2 Froyo launching, any love left for Android 2.1 “Eclair” has been lost. Meaning that it’s now up to Google to push FroYo out to all of its new devices. Going back onto the topic of the myTouch Slide headed for T-Mobile; we actually know now when it’s actually getting there, which is on June 2nd for the not expected pricing of $180, which in some cases, is expensive for a smartphone of its, ahem, “class” (which isn’t top-notch, by far).
And with the EVO 4G coming to Sprint two days later for $199 and offering a ton more, it begs the question: is the myTouch Slide actually worth it, or is T-Mobile thinking harder than we all are?
Source: T-Mobile
by Stefan Etienne
on 16. May, 2010
in Android, HTC, Handsets, Rumors, T-Mobile
Going back to the myTouch Slide, an Android 2.1-based smartphone with the T-Mobile influenced ”Espresso” Sense UI, and a QWERTY slide-out with entry-level specs, new documents by TmoNews suggested that the Slide will in fact cost $149.99 on a 2-year agreement with T-Mobile. Customers who wish to pay full retail price to use with their own GSM SIM cards on the device are purportedly going to be paying $399 for the Slide, which again, is the costly full retail price.
Whatever price it might be, the MyTouch Slide is going to be the only Android phone with a proper looking physical keyboard, unless something else comes along.
by Stefan Etienne
on 04. May, 2010
in Android, Breaking, HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile
Well, well, well, Motorola CLIQ. Looks like you’ll be at the bottom of the Android QWERTY-slide out category in 3….2….1… The myTouch Slide will actually be called the myTouch 3G Slide — weird name, we know — and will pack in the heavily T-Mobile flavored “Espresso” Sense UI on Android 2.1, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3.4-inch HVGA display, and 5 megapixel camera. Not bad, T-Mo. It’ll be available “in June” in either black, white, or red for an unknown-as-of-yet price. To say we’re not excited is baloney; I’m very excited. Now to get my hands-on with a review unit, that’s another thing entirely. One more shot of the Slide and press release, After The Jump.
Source: T-Mobile
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by Stefan Etienne
on 13. Apr, 2010
in Android, HTC, Handsets, Leaks, T-Mobile
Since the T-Mobile myTouch Slide is the successor to the G1, it means that not only there is extreme leakage on its specs and software (Android 2.1 with that leaked “Espresso” Sense UI, which is really glossy) but now, colors. When you cough up the cash to grab a myTouch Slide for an as-of-yet unknown price, you’ll have the option of Red with Black, Black, and White. Now the guys at CellPhoneSignal claim that the shot above is directly from T-Mobile’s press gallery (and we have no reason to think otherwise). So technically, that’s today’s dose of myTouch Slide news. You’re welcome.
Source: CellPhoneSignal
by Stefan Etienne
on 12. Apr, 2010
in Android, Handsets, Leaks, T-Mobile
The above is a shot of the successor to the T-Mobile G1, aka the myTouch Slide. This little sport has a 4-row QWERTY slide-out, 1300mAHr battery, optical trackpad, camera with LED flash, a not-so-cool ARM11 processor, 3.5mm headset jack, microSD expansion slot, and a 320×480 screen resolution, which is almost considered blurry compared to newer Android phones which contain 800×480 AMOLED screens. Besides that sorry list of specs, there’s not much to desire here besides slightly updated touch-sensitive buttons, including a hippy-like Google search logo. Ah, good times.
[Thanks! RamboDroid]
Source: TmoNews
by Stefan Etienne
on 25. Mar, 2010
in HTC, Handsets, T-Mobile
As much as I might not believe it, the HTC HD2 is a success! As a clarification, I see the HD2 as one of the best smartphones, but with Windows Mobile 6.5 practically doomed because of Windows Phone 7 Series, it didn’t seem like a logical choice to buy one, along with the Sprint EVO 4G making its debut 2 days ago.
But buyers have proved everyone otherwise. According to stores across the country, the HTC HD2 is practically sold out everywhere, within four hours. Windows Phone 7 anyone? Anyone? Looks like no one ever cared about it, after all.
Source: TmoNews, BGR
