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T-Mobile plans refreshed: Monthly4G and Unlimited Rate

, May 23rd 2011 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile USA has refreshed its monthly price plans, offering new Monthly4G and unlimited data packages for individuals and families. Three tiers of voice minutes are on offer - 500, 1000 or unlimited for individuals; 1000, 2000 or unlimited for families - from $59.99 each month (individual). Add-ons include 200MB, 2GB, 5GB or 10GB of data. Read The Full Story

AT&T Marketing ’4G’ But Delivering 3G Speeds?

, May 5th 2011 Discuss [6]

Samsung just unveiled the Infuse 4G smartphone at a press event today and we've already gotten our hands-on it, with a review to come soon. The Infuse 4G is set to launch on AT&T's network and is hailed as the first phone to support HSUPA and HSPA+ at launch. However, it follows a slew of other "4G" labeled devices on the network that have not been as fortunate. Read The Full Story

AT&T 4G: Not all HSPA+ Phones are Created Equal

, May 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

At the Samsung/AT&T event today, the Samsung Infuse 4G was officially announced, and slated to be available May 15th. Our hands-on is here. It was also called the "first phone to support hspa+/hsupa at launch”. It has a dual antenna, just like the Motorola Atrix, but unlike the Atrix, it will have HSUPA enabled at launch. 4G comes in many different flavors, not all created equally. Read on for more details. Read The Full Story

Samsung INFUSE 4G Unboxing and hands-on

, May 5th 2011 Discuss [12]

We’ve known Samsung’s Infuse 4G was coming to AT&T since CES 2011 back in January, but the vast 4.5-inch Android smartphone still has the power to surprise in the hand. Fresh from its official debut in New York today, the Infuse 4G has the biggest Super AMOLED Plus screen we’ve seen to-date, but still manages to be the carrier’s thinnest handset. Read on for our first impressions.

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T-Mobile USA grabs BlackBerry Bold 9900 4G

, May 2nd 2011 Discuss [1]

T-Mobile USA has become the first US carrier to announce it will be offering the freshly launched BlackBerry Bold 9900. The handset will be T-Mobile's first 4G-capable BlackBerry smartphone when it goes on sale later in 2011, offering HSPA+ support. Read The Full Story

AT&T Admits To FCC Its Network Unprepared For iPhone And iPad

, Apr 22nd 2011 Discuss [3]

AT&T officially filed with the FCC yesterday seeking approval for their acquisition of T-Mobile. Among the many reasons they gave, one that stood out was an admission that the current state of their network cannot handle the onslaught of iPhones, iPads, and other new smartphones and tablets. Thus, the T-Mobile acquisition is necessary to ensure an improved and stable network for customers. This may explain the controversy starting in February when new devices on the network seemed to have HSUPA intentionally disabled. Read The Full Story

AT&T deliberately breaks Samsung Focus HSUPA? Not so says carrier

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

The Samsung Focus ended up being our unofficial pick of the first-wave of Windows Phone 7 handsets, not least because of its brilliant display and speedy uploads. Now, it seems, AT&T wants to take 50-percent of those abilities away, with the accusation that the recently-released NoDo update actually disables HSUPA. Updated after the cut with AT&T comment Read The Full Story

HTC Sensation 4G hitting T-Mobile USA on June 8?

, Apr 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

HTC wasted no time in confirming that its Sensation powerhouse would be headed to the US in the guise of the T-Mobile Sensation 4G, but the company was coy about when, exactly, that might be. The company's advertising team obviously has no such qualms, however; TmoNews spotted an AdWords result promising a June 8 2011 release for the HSPA+ handset. Read The Full Story

Three UK gets HSPA+ modem: up to 40% faster [Video]

, Mar 31st 2011 Discuss [1]

UK carrier Three has announced its first HSPA+ USB modem, which will be headed to the network on April 7 and, it's claimed, offer 40-percent faster speeds than the existing HSDPA dongles. The Huawei E367 has a rotating USB plug rather than an easy-to-lose cap, and will be available on both pre-pay and a rolling one-month contract. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile and AT&T 4G for Dell Streak 7 after unlock

, Mar 28th 2011 Discuss [4]

Good news if you've got a T-Mobile USA Dell Streak 7 and would rather use it with AT&T. According to StreakSmart, when unlocked the T-Mobile version of the Android tablet actually packs support for not only T-Mo's 4G HSPA+ network, but AT&T's as well. That means high-speed data on both GSM carriers, thanks to the Streak 7 quietly including a radio that works with both 1700/2100MHz (AWS) and 850/1900MHz. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S 4G reviewed at Android Community

, Mar 26th 2011 Discuss [1]

Samsung's Galaxy S 4G is the latest iteration of Samsung's best-selling phone, delivering Android 2.2.1 Froyo  along with a shot of T-Mobile's HSPA+ speed. Still, with dual-core Android phones - including Samsung's own Galaxy S II - looking to dominate the high-end market in 2011, is 4G enough to keep things flying? Android Community took a look at the Galaxy S 4G to find out. Read The Full Story

Sprint CEO: “Not faux-G, 4G” on our network

, Mar 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

With the AT&T/T-Mobile USA acquisition still hanging in the air, and a keynote this morning attended by Sprint, Verizon and AT&T execs but punctuated with no small number of barbs, it comes as little surprise that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse took a pot-shot at rival 4G networks during the Sprint CTIA 2011 keynote today. In among announcing the HTC EVO View 4G, Hesse pointedly highlighted that the WiMAX-enabled Flyer delivers "not faux-G, 4G" on his network. Read The Full Story
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