End of an Era: T-Mobile Yanks Free T-Zones Prepaid Access
Carrier continues to grapple with what data options to offer, and what to cut, in wake of failed AT&T merger.
Editorial: Carriers May Be Okay with Tether.com
We take a look at why the carriers have seen (the new, HTML5) Tether.com coming from a mile away, and what they’ve done to accept that there’s nothing they can do about it.
T-Mobile Executive Calls for End to Device Subsidies
T-Mobile’s Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman has made various statements in recent days regarding the always contentious and recent hot button issue of device subsidies on US carriers when he was asked what he would do if he were in direct control of the practice at T-Mobile. In what could be assumed to be a […]
Microsoft Details Windows Phone Tango Limitations, Nokia Details Lumia 710/800 Updates
Microsoft has detailed in-depth explanations on the limitations of the next forthcoming update for Windows Phone in Tango, which is meant for mid-range and entry-level Windows Phone smartphones such as the Nokia Lumia 610. Key among the limitations in the update is a decreased focus on multimedia and a focus on device usability with limited […]
MWC: HTC Announces One Series and Universal Branding Initiative
At its own press event ahead of Mobile World Congress, HTC has announced its initiative to both offer the apex of its expertise in device design and an effort to actively reduce the number of handsets it releases while simultaneously reducing confusion by adopting a standard naming convention across regions. This is meant to […]
T-Mobile Details “Challenger Strategy”: UMTS Only Transition and LTE in 2013
In an unusually detailed press release this morning, T-Mobile has announced its key strategy for moving forward in the wake of the rejection of the T-Mobile/AT&T merger by regulators earlier this year. T-Mobile USA currently faces an uncertain future as parent company Deustche Telekom accelerates its own 4G LTE transition in Europe at the expense […]
New Intellectual Ventures Suit Filed Against AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
Noted patent holding firm Intellectual Ventures has filed a new suit targeting AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint in regards to 14 unspecified patents that the firm claims are being infringed upon by the three named carriers. The patent holding firm is seeking unspecified damages for the infringements and their counsel has issued the following statement regarding […]
T-Mobile Refusing to Update Nokia Astound to Belle Due to Costs
Thanks for your patience @bittersw8regene. Unfortunately the Nokia Astound on T-Mobile will not be updated to Nokia Belle. — Nokia US (@NokiaUS) February 8, 2012 Owners of the T-Mobile version of the Nokia C7-00 Symbian smartphone are set to experience what owners of the Dell Streak 7 4G version did, as the carrier is actively […]
Straight Talk and Net10 To Offer SIM Only Service Option
Straight Talk has confirmed on its Facebook page that it will offer a SIM-only option for the first time along with its sister brand in Net10 within the next few days. The dedicated page for the offering is now live and features options for regular full-size SIMs as well as the increasingly popular microSIMs used […]
ETF Out: T-Mobile Preparing Harsh Data Roaming Limits
T-Mobile is preparing a harsh wave of new data roaming limitations, which will curtail data usage on roaming networks. The carrier has, for years, touted transparent roaming terms; customers were educated to treat domestic data and voice roaming as same-as-home network functionality, albeit with the restrictions that came with other GSM networks. Namely, other networks […]