T-Mobile Merger On The Horizon?

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Alright, so here's what we know. T-Mobile has had a tough few quarters. Their Q3 numbers were not good, and rumors abound that Deutsche Telekom is considering drastic action. It's possible that they will even sell T-Mo, although that would obviously be their last course of action. Right now, they appear to be looking at the possibility of a merger.

A report in the German newspaper Handelsblatt has all the bloggers (FierceWireless) speculating like madmen over the possibilities of a T-Mo merger. The newspaper stated that Deutsche Telekom is looking for partners for T-Mo, in order to help the ailing carrier stagger back to solvency. AT&T, Clearwire, and MetroPCS were named as possible partners.

Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:20:58 CST | by Robert Evans

T-Mobile Selling Sidekick Again

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Less than a month after the resolution of the terrible Sidekick data disaster of 2009, T-Mobile is back to selling the troubled mobile once more (via PhoneNews). The 2008 Sidekick goes for $49.99 with an Even More plan, while the 2009 Sidekick LX will set you back $149.99 with the same plan. Pretty pricey for a 3G messaging phone.

Despite last month's horrific debacle, the Sidekick still appears to be as popular as ever. All Sidekick models are currently listed as 'out of stock'. Is T-Mo's site having inventory troubles, or are that many people still in love with the Sidekick as a mobile phone?

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:46:04 CST | by Robert Evans

Samsung Behold II OLED Android Phone Launches Nov. 18th on T-Mobile

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Samsung and T-Mobile unveiled the Behold II OLED Android phone in early October. Today T-Mobile announced that the Samsung Behold II will be available on November 18th in U.S. T-Mobile retail stores.

Available exclusively from T-Mobile USA, the Behold II SGH-t939 is the first phone from T-Mobile to feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen for crisper colors and wider viewing angles, which is paired with a 5MP camera with autofocus, zoom, flash, five shooting modes and video capabilities. The Behold II features Samsung's 3D cube menu providing access to six multimedia features: music, photos, videos, the Web, YouTube and Amazon MP3 for music downloads.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:30:45 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Kills myFaves

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Ouch. Prospective T-Mobile users have missed the boat on myFaves, because it's not going to be around any longer. FierceWireless reports that the German-owned carrier sent them a statement confirming the feature's end. If you never had it, myFaves was an option which allowed users to choose up to five frequently-called numbers to get unlimited calling to. However, in light of T-Mo's rash of new unlimited calling plans, the feature has become less and less significant.

Users who currently benefit from the plan needn't worry. All users with the feature will be able to continue paying for it as long as they wish. T-Mobile will also continue offering the myFaves homescreen for free across all their phones. Basically, it's now an app that links all the contact info of your five most frequently contacted people.

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:28:08 CST | by Robert Evans

T-Mobile Releases Q3 2009 Numbers

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T-Mobile has been going through some hard times lately. Profits have been down for months, a slow but steady flood of customers have fled the carrier, and the Sidekick Data Disaster certainly didn't help anything. The word on the street is that Deutsche Telekom, T-Mo's parent company, is considering rash action if the carrier can't pull things up out of the gutter soon. With the tough times they've had recently, T-Mo needs something good to report.

Sadly, that 'something good' isn't going to be their Q3 2009 earnings report. Don't get me wrong, T-Mo isn't in free-fall, but they haven't yet managed to staunch the bleeding. While total revenues were $5.38 billion, up from $5.34 billion in Q2, their net income was only $417 million for this quarter. That's down a bit from $425 million in Q2, and down a lot from $445 million in Q3 2008.

Posted on Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:35:52 CST | by Robert Evans

Ericsson Xperia X10: T-Mobile And AT&T?

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Today Ericsson made big news with the official announcement of the Xperia X10. This new Android smartphone is far and away the most powerful mobile announced so far. Now that we know just what hardware this baby will pack, the only question remaining is what carriers will get this gorgeous new phone. Ericsson hasn't officially announced that yet, but the fact that they've unveiled it must mean that they are close to ironing out a deal.

Android and Me points out that the X10 could easily be coming out for both AT&T and T-Mobile. How is this possible? Because the Rachel packs WCDMA/UMTS 1700/2100, which means this handset is T-Mo 3G ready. The X10 also has UMTS 850/1900, which is AT&T 3G ready.

Posted on Tue, 3 Nov 2009 10:37:34 CST | by Robert Evans

Android 2.0 Already Ported Onto T-Mobile G1

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The whole discussion on whether or not the G1 can run the new Android 2.0 release can end now, as the first rough ports from developers appeared enabling Android 2.0 to be loaded on the T-Mobile G1. The Android 2.0 port does not offer full functionality yet, it is more of a proof of concept.

Of course it still remains to be seen if T-Mobile is releasing an official Android 2.0 update for the G1. Read more

Posted on Sat, 31 Oct 2009 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Edition Delayed?

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If you're a big fan of Fender guitars (or just want to seem like one) you've probably looked at the upcoming myTouch 3G Fender edition. This custom version of the myTouch 3G is more than just a change of skin. It has more RAM (288 MB total) than its forebearer, in addition to a 16 GB SD card and a 3.5 MM headphone jack. The Fender edition was originally due out this holiday season. Unfortunately, the odds of it actually making that launch now seem unlikely.

Posted on Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:44:58 CDT | by Robert Evans

T-Mobile Equinox: A Festive Feature Phone

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Most 'feature phones' (a nice way of saying dumb phones) are pretty much the same these days. That's why we don't waste our words covering every single low-end mobile phone that gets churned out these days. Sometimes, though, a feature phone comes along that's worthy of comment. The T-Mobile Equinox (via Gizmodo) is one such phone.

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:04:29 CDT | by Robert Evans

T-Mobile Project Dark Even More And Even More Plus Plans Are Official

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The intensively rumored T-Mobile Project Dark is now official. T-Mobile published the new Even More and Even More Plus plan options on their web site.
Under the new T-Mobile Even More Plus plan you do not need an annual contract. The plan options under Even More require a 2 year contract requirement. For that you get phone discounts.

Under Even More Plus the unlimited data plans (Talk+Text+Web) start at $59.99/month, which is nice. If you do not have a cool phone yet you need to pay for instance $499.99 of the myTouch 3G or $549.99 for the HTC Touch Pro 2. Read more

Posted on Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:45:24 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Ad Increases App Store Sales

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Talk about your all-time backfires. A T-Mobile ad designed to increase sales of Android aps may have ended up putting money in Apple's pocket. In the ad, comedian Dana Carvey showed off an Android app that simulates a steamed up window and allows you to 'write on the glass' by drawing designs with your finger. According to TechCrunch, this had the inadvertent effect of boosting sales for an older, similar app for the iPhone.

Israeli iPhone app developers ApParty released their iFog app in December 2008. While it sold well initially, sales quickly dropped down and stayed there, until this new T-Mo commercial lead to a surge in sales. ApParty says that the app's downloads nearly doubled following the commercial. That's pretty clear evidence that T-Mo's ad lead to the sales.

Posted on Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:08:13 CDT | by Robert Evans

New T-Mobile Plan Details Leak

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Proving once more that "information security" is about as realistic a goal as establishing a colony on the sun, Boy Genius has received a whole bunch of leaked news pertaining to T-Mobile's project dark. A tipster sent them photos of several pieces of paper labelled, "Don't Open Until 10/25". The papers contained detailed info about several new T-Mo plans, which we've included below;

First off we have new individual plans. Signing up for these does not require a 2 year commitment. 500 minutes costs $30, and adding unlimited texting to that adds another $10. Putting unlimited web on top of THAT brings the total to $60/month. 1000 minutes starts at $40, with $50 for unlimited text and $70 for text+web. Unlimited talk on its own is $50, unlimited text is another $10, and unlimited everything is $80.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:09:47 CDT | by Robert Evans

BlackBerry Bold 9700 Hits AT&T, T-Mobile

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Well BlackBerry fans, the Bold is here. Both T-Mobile and AT&T have announced that this new RIM smartphone is available on their carrier. First up, details on the smartphone itself. The Bold has a 3.2 MP camera, a 624 MHz processor, 256 MB of flash memory, and A-GPS. It also boasts a touch sensitive trackpad, and the traditional BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard. The Bold has 3G capability, along with WiFi.

AT&T customers can find the Bold here. It comes loaded with AT&T Visual Voicemail for free. With an additional data plan, the Bold 9700 can be used as a 3G modem for your laptop computer. (Of course AT&T makes you pay to tether) The Bold will be available in the "coming weeks" for $199.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Posted on Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:01:58 CDT | by Robert Evans

T-Mobile Users Can Now Get Motorola Cliq

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If you are a T-Mobile customer, you can now get the Motorola Cliq for $199 plus activation fees and the typical associated costs with getting a new mobile phone. All other users will not be able to get the Cliq until November 2nd.

The Cliq is one of Motorola's very anticipated Android smartphones. One of the key features of the Cliq is Motoblur to allow you to see apps without having to launch them fully. The device is built around social networking with access to Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and more from the home screen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

T-Mobile Project Dark Unlimited Plans Details Leak

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On Friday an ad leaked that is believed to be related to the rumored T-Mobile Project Dark. The ad showed two plans dubbed Even More and Even More Plus.
BoyGeniusReport has now published a set of internal slides detailing these new T-Mobile plans. Read more

Posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:00:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Project Dark Is Even More And Even More Plus

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Something new surfaced in the T-Mobile Project Dark rumor mill. TmoNews (via BGR) published what is supposed to be a leaked T-Mobile ad that is related to Project Dark aka Project Black.
The Ad has two big arrows with the text Even More and Even More Plus. "It also says Coverage you need Price you want & The Handset you Crave". The last line says: "Most Affordable Unlimited Rate Plans". Read more

Posted on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:55:10 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

HTC HD2 Coming To T-Mobile

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T-Mobile users have had to get used to bland phones for far too long. Even the myTouch 3G isn't particularly exciting from a hardware standpoint. That's why it's a breath of fresh air to hear about the coming of the HTC HD2 to T-Mobile. Finally, the beleaguered carrier will have a real powerhouse of a smartphone on their hands.

Posted on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:15:18 CDT | by Robert Evans

Lost Sidekick Data May Be Recoverable Says T-Mobile

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T-Mobile has updated their Sidekick customers about the Data loss and service disruption that occurred last week.
T-Mobile is giving Sidekick owners some hope that their data will be recovered. T-Mobile says that recent efforts indicate the prospects of recovering some lost content may now be possible. I'm not sure what this means, but it's possible they are using low level disk data recovery software to restore the wiped out data. T-Mobile will continue to keep Sidekick owners updated on this front. Read more

Posted on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Unhappy T-Mobile Sidekick Owners Get Android Phones?

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The T-Mobile Sidekick data loss disaster is still going on and T-Mobile has not officially updated us on the situation yet. The last statement is from Friday and supposedly a new update on the loss of private data on Sidekick phones is due today.
Hiptop3 reports about Sidekick users getting discounted upgrades to a T-Mobile G1 or MyTouch 3G to stay with T-Mobile.
Others managed to get out of their contract early without penalty. Others report that they were not offered anything. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:24:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Sidekick Data Loss Disaster Hits

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T-Mobile Sidekick users are in great danger (pun intended) of losing all the personal data on their Sidekick phones if they haven't already lost it.
On Friday T-Mobile posted an official statement apologizing for the recent Sidekick data service disruption. On top of that Microsoft and Danger said in the statement that personal information stored on your Sidekick - such as contacts, calendar entries, to-do lists or photos - that is no longer on your Sidekick has almost certainly been lost as a result of a server failure at Microsoft/Danger.
Today Microsoft and T-Mobile plan to issue another statement about the status of the remaining issues caused by the service disruption including data recovery efforts. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:30:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

T-Mobile Project Dark Is $50 Everything Unlimited Plan?

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Yesterday we reported about a rumor that T-Mobile USA has something big coming up on October 25th called Project Black. Apparently it is really called Project Dark inside T-Mobile.
BoyGenius got some info from a Tipster that cannot be verified, but it sounds interesting. Read more

Posted on Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:59:33 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr