T-Mobile taking 3G nationwide on October 1st?
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Filed in Rumors, T-Mobile, UMTS
Chalk this one up to the rumor mill for the time being, but rumbles on the street indicate that T-Mobile might be preparing to flip the switch on it’s national 3G network on the 1st of October. According to the source, the carrier will bring 3G data coverage to its 27 top markets, including the cities that have already benefited from the recent soft launch of the faster mobile data protocol. Sure, it’s a bit later than the other 3 major US carriers, but if T-Mobile uses their impending launch as an excuse to bring us some tasty new 3G-capable handsets, including their upcoming Android device by years end, we wouldn’t be disappointed in the least. We’ll work to dig out some more details on this one, but keep your fingers crossed, folks.
On Jul 7, 2008 @ 8:57 am, Blackula Said:
Any word about New Orleans?
oh yea im first:D
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 9:09 am, J.C. Said:
Haha.. Its too late T-Mobile.. you already lost me.. Im def gonna get out of my contract with the 20 cent text fee increase and then jump on a white 16gb iPhone..
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 9:54 am, rich H Said:
JC, did you did know that ATT charges 20cents for text messages as well? Not that that would defer someone from going for the phone they want, but it seems silly to leave because of the text fee.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 10:12 am, Michael Said:
@ Rich H: I’m pretty sure JC means that he will use the change as a loophole to get out of the contract, and not that it is his reason for changing or he cares very much.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 10:20 am, dkdc Said:
lost me too - tired of the promises
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:10 am, Mockerfab4 Said:
crossing fingers…but I aint holding my breath. Tmo has a history of disappointing. But if the rumours are true, they will definitely put new life in their stale brand and hopefully join the rest of the 21st century!
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:13 am, dand Said:
def some tasty Monday morning rumor news, thanks JK! Hope the Milwaukee/Chitown Launch is included.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:59 am, J.C. Said:
@rich H,
Michael is right, I am only using the text fee increase as a reason to jump ship. I think tmobile is a great carrier and has excellent customer service, dont get me wrong, however i have now reached the point where tmobile will be unable to provide me with what i need.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 12:15 pm, rajja Said:
Yea that is the reason i left tmo..
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 12:24 pm, mike Said:
sorry tmobile but ur a lil too late. i agree wit j.c. tmobile does have GREAT customer service, BUT their phone selection just doesnt do it for me. their flagship phone is the sidekick n no disrespect to people who like the sidekick or are sidekick users, but the sidekick is bullshit. tmobile its been a great 4 years but im gettin that iphone on att on friday
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 12:34 pm, SB Said:
it’ll be interesting to know which carrier people want to switch to.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 12:57 pm, Tod Said:
Exactly how does one use this rate hike to exit a t-mobile contract? I have three phones I need to move. T-mo signal strength is actually deteriorating in my home area. Have to move. Thanks
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 3:38 pm, Genesic Said:
Yep…like most of the posters here, im on my way out of Tmobile too…adios!
And like most others i agree, GREAT customer service, HORRIBLE phone selection!!!!!!
I got the MDA 2 years ago when i twas the new hot shi* and no other carrier had a touchscreen/slider combo phone/pda. Now here we are 2 yrs later and what does Tmo have..? The Wing! Not really much of an upgrade (certainly not worth a new contract) and evryone else has the Touch, the Tilt, along with their Moguls/8525s/ Wing equivilents. C’mon TMo, give us more options than 20 diff. Blackberrys and 10 diff. Sidekicks!
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 4:05 pm, Tune c Said:
Come on 3g !!!!
Me jump ship? no way !
1.I don’t text much
2.I have 3 great unlocked phones i can use.
3.there CS is outstanding.
And i don’t do Iphones nor cry “why don’t T-MO get them”
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 7:37 pm, maikel Said:
Wow!!! So sad for Tmobile. Is that the best they can do? Just 27 markets? They are a joke.
3G and Tmobile in the same sentence is just a fairytell story.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 8:02 pm, jase Said:
I guess NY is just better than every place else or they like us better because they rolled out in NY already
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 8:11 pm, Rodrigo Said:
wow i am deeply disappointed in tmo cause they used to have great cs but as of late even that has started to go down the drain…im contemplating whether to get the new moto rokr e8 or just wait til the end of the year when the adroid phones come out…all i know is i hate tmo now and at&t isnt that much better cause at&t sucks worse then tmo…anyone care to gimme some advice i need help…oh yeah im stuck in a family plan with my 2 brothers and mother
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 8:12 pm, Rodrigo Said:
oh yeah one more thing when they get thier 3g if they ever do does that mean all phones will be on it in those markets or just the new 3g phones
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 8:31 pm, mingkee Said:
isn’t it cool T-Mobile rolls out 28 markets in half year?!
I’d stay with T-Mobile to enjoy HSDPA internet in NYC, the fastest among 4, do you believe it?
another reason why I stay with T-Mobile is freedom, no need to worry which device you have to use with total internet (except SK and bb, which have special servers), and T-Mobile is the only carrier still doesn’t have cap with tethering
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:04 pm, B Said:
I’ve stuck with T-Mobile for years now, but I’ve really had it with the lackluster phone selection and non-existent 3G network. I’ve defended them with just about everything, but I think it may finally be too much for me. My contract isn’t up until next May, but if this Android device in the Fall doesn’t seriously wow me, I actually won’t have a problem paying the ETF and sign up with *sigh* at&t.
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On Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:37 pm, pheer6224 Said:
I stick with tmo because 6 dollars monthly for EDGE is the best deal that there is. It’s not like there’s any 3g coverage where I live anyway, so that means that tmo would be the first, t mo has more global subsidies than at&t, which makes roaming far easier, texting is for people who don’t have a clue about skype, AIM, trillian, google talk, etc…
and it’ll just get better with nationwide 3g.
you people are picky. any us band 3g is not 5 or more time faster than plain edge, not even close, and let’s see, Helio is dead, Sprint is bankrupt, Nextel is proprietary, Verizon is a bunch of ripoff artists, AT&T is the name of an imperial walker that killed countless ewoks, Alltel is stupid, and T mobile is the cheapest GSM. What did I miss?
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On Jul 8, 2008 @ 1:50 am, Galvatron Said:
this info has beeen knwown since oct of last year
can’t beat the price all the other carriers suck
only way id EVER get att is i movrd to the safford area
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On Jul 8, 2008 @ 5:04 pm, Rodrigo Said:
so i guess i should stick around then huh??? maybe they will wow us with a phone to rival the iphone
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On Jul 8, 2008 @ 6:47 pm, T1 Connect Said:
you att suckheads get out of here your switching for a phone i played with that thing for 10 mins and i didnt anything else to do after that i gave it back that thing sucks and i compareg tmobile 3g to att 3g and tmobile is faster way faster (yes i live in NY)(what bring it on) tried nokia 6263tmo and nokia 6555att tmo had less signal and whipped att’s ass something sweet so all of you talking about a iphone and att need to realize something tmo doesnt debut there phone like vzw,att and sprint at the same time they wait till idiots that switch out to get bored of others then drop the good stuff out in the fall. see they know what there doing pitty some people dont realize that but quick to open thier mouth about something they dont know. and watch tmo bring you some sh&* this fall. gonna make you wanna drop ya pants.
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On Jul 9, 2008 @ 6:15 pm, Rodrigo Said:
so anyone think i should get the rokr e8 or should i wait till q4 to see if they release some bad ass stuff
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