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By: Is it Bad that T-Mobile May Double HSPA+ Speeds in 2011?: Mobile «

Is it Bad that T-Mobile May Double HSPA+ Speeds in 2011?: Mobile « — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 21:04:52 +0000

[...] plans for it’s HSPA+ network, confirming strategies that it would again double data speeds. After being the last major operator in the U.S. to offer a 3G network, the fourth-largest carrier in the country spent much of 2010 leading the way by boosting the [...]

By: T-Mobile Wants to Be the “Target” of Carriers: Tech News «

T-Mobile Wants to Be the “Target” of Carriers: Tech News « — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:57:35 +0000

[...] geographical coverage, but it does tout a cellular signal for 293 million Americans. And although it was late to the 3G game by being the last of the four major carriers to offer 3G data services, it now offers the fastest [...]

By: 4G Plan Update: Who’s Doing What With Mobile Broadband Through 2013

4G Plan Update: Who’s Doing What With Mobile Broadband Through 2013 — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:02:37 +0000

[...] the hare, T-Mobile already offers some of the fastest 3.5G mobile broadband in the country. T-Mobile started a 3G rollout in September 2008, but is using 2010 to upgrade to HSPA+ capable of around 10 Mbps download speeds. More than 75 [...]

By: smallprint

smallprint — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:04:04 +0000

After the two big giants AT&T and Verizon paid monsterious bucks for the cream of allowcated radio spectrum T-Mobile got the left overs. However I bet, iphone, nokia e71, blackberry Storm to name a few have VCO's that are quite capable of adjusting to the 1700 Mhz without running into there electrical limits. The person(s) who can get there hands on or reverse engineer and come up with a software app. that can (re)align the RF LO's will make some major bucks since this would allow such phones to work on T-Mobiles 3G.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:21:36 +0000

use PDAnet. get it through market place

By: Andre

Andre — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:03:14 +0000

Rick, I'm on the same boat as you, I also own an E71-2 - and I love this phone (especially Nokia Sports Tracker), but I'm moving on go the N900, and hopign it will be a good phone also.

By: Gabe Ortiz

Gabe Ortiz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:56 +0000

T-Mobile didn’t do that so people couldn’t take their phones to another carrier. They did it because they didn’t have a choice. You see, carriers have to purchase the rights to frequency spectrum. All they could afford was the 1700Mhz spectrum, they got outbid by AT&T on the more commonly used 800Mhz spectrum slice.

By: Rick Pouncey

Rick Pouncey — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:34:33 +0000

I have an unlocked nokia e71 and it’s the only phone I will have. I am also waiting for my tmobile contract to expire so I can go to att and have 3g. If your phones 3g frequency is 850/1900 MHz like mine you should consider att. As for the Iphones, as user friendly, pretty, fun, app loaded as they are, I am on a personal vendeta to never give apple my business untill they make products with batteries that can be replaced easly and can last a whole 16 hr day under heavy multi-function use like my e71

By: Rick Pouncey

Rick Pouncey — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:41:55 +0000

I have tmoble for now, but will have to switch to att when my contract is up, because of the stupidity of having a “special 3g frequency” no one else has. I have a nokia e71 “unlocked” phone that will work on any GSM network (quad band) with my 3g operational @ 850/1900 MHz. It is the most incredible phone I have ever seen, for my needs and wants. Since tmoble can’t seem to get it togather and get on board with the rest of the world, I have to sadly go to att, that I don’t like because of past customer service.

By: Hooryder

Hooryder — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:29:18 +0000

Yep…I have stayed with nokia for years…Now I have the N97 and still cant make use of 3g.

Tmobile did that so people wouldn’t take their phones to other carriers but who wants to? Tmobile should have made use of their cheaper pricing to steal all of AT&T customers with the Iphone,lol.

Stupid is as stupid does.

By: lei

lei — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:01:14 +0000

Its so not fair! I have a Nokia n82 ad its 3g phone but runs on 2100 Mhz like in europe and asia. Tmobile set their 3g on 1700 Mhz so “we, the people who love unique phones” bbe forced to buy ther crappy phones!

By: iPhone 專屬中文社群網站 iPhone4.TW - [疑問] 美國的T-mobile可以在iphone上用3G嗎?

iPhone 專屬中文社群網站 iPhone4.TW - [疑問] 美國的T-mobile可以在iphone上用3G嗎? — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:46:42 +0000

[...] Updated: 4 Things You Need to Know About T-Mobile 3G T-Mobile uses a radio frequency band (1700 MHz) for 3G connections that is unique in the world. [...]

By: tinyComb » Blog Archive » Is The Google Phone A Sham? 7 Reasons Why

tinyComb » Blog Archive » Is The Google Phone A Sham? 7 Reasons Why — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:21:29 +0000

[...] Om point’s out, Google GTalk will launch as the default IM client, but no VoIP will be supported through it. [...]

By: Mi otro blog… » Blog Archive » Se presenta el primer teléfono basado en Android

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:10:54 +0000

[...] iPhone, ya que G1 estará disponible únicamente para los clientes de T-Mobile en Estados Unidos y costará $179.99, con una tarifa de datos móviles 3G. Aunque el móvil todavía no está a la venta, ya se puede [...]

By: non specifie

non specifie — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:13:28 +0000

After a scant 10 months with a 2G iPhone, I just dumped it and returned to T-Mobile with their new Sony Ericsson TM506. Though T-Mobile’s 3G is still pending in my area (SF Bay Area), I feel I have the best deal going:

+ $59.99 for 1500 anytime minutes and unlimited nights and weekends

+ $5.99 for “T-MobileWeb”. Officially this is “T-Zones internet” and offers only mobile versions of web content. But in fact it gives me the whole interweb… for $5.99 a month!

+ Opera Mini 4.1 for an elegant tiny form factor browsing experience (easily downloaded after the initial phone setup)

+ $9.99 for 1000 inbound or outbound text messages (equals 1 cent per message)

+ I tethered my TM506 to my Mac through Bluetooth. No problem.

So for $76 a month, I have fully mobile voice or data with my Mac now, and will have have fully mobile voice plus fast data with my Mac when 3G comes to my area (expected before year’s end.) And of course without my Mac, I can do all the basics on my TM506.

T-Mobile is romping, with or without the Google Phone.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:33:46 +0000

We will surely see third party tethering solutions appear soon. The camera will shoot video but will require a third part solution to make it happen.