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Jan

26

2012

Does the HTC Rezound Hide Secret Global Radios?

by Jack Holt
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Add this to the list of LTE phones with possible global capabilities. It appears that the HTC Rezound has global radios that work without an unlock code. It was found by a UK user who ordered the phone over the holidays hoping that they could get it to work on T-Mobile. After placing a SIM [...]

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Jan

25

2012

Samsung “SGH-T999″ Phone Appears, Indicates Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Is On The Horizon

by Roy Alugbue
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We have some interesting information about an upcoming Sammy device for T-Mobile. You may recall we casually mentioned something about T-Mobile announcing a certain HSPA+ 42Mbps-capable phone with the Snapdragon S3 dual-core chip. Since making a mention of the Galaxy S Blaze 4G, both T-Mobile and Samsung have been tight-lipped about further information on the [...]

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Jan

25

2012

A Quick Look At T-Mobile’s Newly Acquired Spectrum Collection

by Axl Logan
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Now that the merger is officially off of the table, it’s apparent that T-Mobile, the Nation’s 4th largest, and scrappy, carrier has made out like a bandit.  As winner of the big consolation prize, Magenta is about to get a bit beefy in the 4G dept.  AT&T’s transfer application has recently surfaced on the FCC’s [...]

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Jan

23

2012

AT&T, T-Mobile Ask FCC for Approval of $1 billion Spectrum Transfer

by Stacy Bruce
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that AT&T and T-Mobile have filed an application with the FCC asking for their approval to transfer $1 billion worth of AT&T’s AWS spectrum over to T-Mobile. AT&T had already promised the spectrum to T-Mobile as a part of the failed $39 billion merger deal that went TU in [...]

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Jan

23

2012

Unlocked Sony Xperia Ion Smartphone Now Listed Online For Pre-Order

by Roy Alugbue
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Looks like we’ll be able to own that oh-so attractive Sony Xperia Ion sooner than we think. Not only is Negri Electronics offering pre-orders of the unlocked version of the phone, but they’ve also gone ahead and listed some pricing information as well, listing the phone at $569.50. Keep in mind if you do plan on using [...]

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Jan

19

2012

T-Mobile Set To Quietly Launch New Promotional Data Plans

by Roy Alugbue
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Now what do we have here…? T-Mobile is quietly preparing to launch two promotional bundles for new and existing customers. T-Mo News reports beginning January 25th, T-Mobile will offer the Unlimited-Premium 5GB and 10GB data plans that will add in the Smartphone Mobile Hotspot and MobileLife Album Plus services for free. Sounds great and all, [...]

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Jan

18

2012

T-Mobile And Walmart Offer New Unlimited Family Plan, Includes 3G Data And No Contracts

by Roy Alugbue
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You already know that T-Mobile and Walmart are two brands giving you the most value for your buck. Now they’re looking to give you even more value by introducing new prices for the WalMart Family Mobile Unlimited Talk, Text and Web family plan. The plan is not just affordable, but more importantly— it’s contract and committment-free. One less [...]

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Jan

13

2012

HTC’s Ville To Launch With T-Mobile, Also Plans To Introduce HTC Family

by Roy Alugbue
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While HTC’s presence was relatively minor at CES, it doesn’t mean they haven’t been plotting their intentions behind closed doors. The fine team at pocket now has just learned T-Mobile will be the carrier for the HTC Ville smartphone. In case you don’t remember, the phone features a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and Ice Cream Sandwich [...]

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Jan

10

2012

T-Mobile Makes Statement, Announces Improved HSPA+ 4G And Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

by Roy Alugbue
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It seems like a certain mobile carrier has been awfully quiet lately, hasn’t it? Well T-Mobile doesn’t want anyone to forget about its presence down at CES. In fact, T-Mobile is out to make the statement that it intends to have a monstrous and successful 2012. They begin the new year by making 3 major [...]

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Jan

3

2012

T-Mobile Starts New Year With A Bang With “New Year, New Phone” Sale From January 6th Through January 8th Only

by Roy Alugbue
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The holiday season may be over, but that isn’t stopping T-Mobile from wooing you into a new phone. The mobile carrier has announced they are having a 3-day “New Year, New Phone” sale for this weekend only, which starts Friday, January 6th. The prices of the various devices are certainly bonkers too. You’ll be able to [...]

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