T-Mobile flipping the 3G power switch May 1st in NYC?

Posted by The Boy Genius on Apr 29, 2008 3:34 pm 32 comments

Filed in Exclusives, T-Mobile, UMTS

We’ve got a couple tips on this, so…your day may have finally come, faithful T-Mobile 3Gers. If our tipsters are correct, (we’ve also confirmed this internally) T-Mobile will be launching their 3G data network May 1st in NYC. That’s Thursday for all y’all that don’t use a calendar. We can’t imagine New York City would be the only city in the country (even though it’s the best city) to receive the special 3G treatment on day one, but then again, who knows with T-Mobile. Did you just hear that? The sound of thousands of T-Mobile subscribers smashing their phones because they don’t know if they have 3G chips in them or not? If this is infact true, we should be seeing a bunch of 3G phones start popping up, and I’m betting those new Sidekicks are 3G as well…

Thanks, Nick F., and all of our other secret sources!

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 3:19 am, Rosario Said:

I was just going by what the person before me said, I know what 3G is but don’t ask me about all the details. Guess I should shut up before people jump down my throat.

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 4:00 am, Sinner Said:

Yeah, that would be a good idea.

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 8:37 am, Ken @ T-mobile Said:

Thanx to “All” For Waiting, We’ve been Hard at work on this I kid you NOT!!

We weren’t Trying to test your patience, we just needed our licenses to go Live and wanted to build a Killer UMTS Nework for Our Faithful followers.

T-Mo should be going UMTS Nationaly By Summers end!

PS: If your Attempting to Use an None T-Mo UMTS HS Your going to Be out of Luck!!
As far as I know we’ll be the ONLY 2100/1700Mhz UMTS U-link D-Link Respectively, AT&T Uses 2100/900Mhz

Thanks again,
Ken, T-Mo Philly

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 9:19 am, j Said:

t-mobile will only have 1700? Or does it also have 2100?

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:12 am, Ondřej Said:

I believe it’s 2100 downstream and 1700 upstream.

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:17 am, ChrisNYC Said:

My greedy take is having T-Mobile in NYC with 3G perhaps means AT&T isn’t just going to rape me on my 3G iPhone contract.

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On Apr 30, 2008 @ 10:41 am, ChrisNYC Said:

@Rosario

“I know what 3G is but don’t ask me about all the details.”

Google up HSDPA, that’ll start warming your cockles.

PS: don’t get scared off by some snippy peeps.

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