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Verizon faces LTE fight as T-Mobile and more fight AWS cable deal

, Mar 6th 2012 Discuss [3]

Verizon and several cable companies plans to pool spectrum for an huge push in LTE coverage have raised the ire of rivals, with T-Mobile USA, DIRECTV and others petitioning the FCC for full access to redacted evidence over concerns the move may be anti-competitive. In an open letter [pdf] submitted to the FCC, the ten groups take issue with Verizon, Comcast, Time Warner, Brighthouse and Cox asserting that access to full documentation isn't in the public interest. Without that access, they suggest, "interested parties would be unfairly deprived of the information they need to produce a complete portrait of the impact this transaction will have on the public interest" and thus unable to advise the FCC. Read The Full Story

Huawei to build new T-Mobile myTouch phones

, Mar 2nd 2012 Discuss [4]

T-Mobile will be refreshing its popular line of myTouch Android smartphones and this time around the devices are set to be made by Huawei. As usual, the new lineup will include two versions of the device, one with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and one without. The duo are expected to arrive sometime in late Spring. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile skips 84Mbps upgrade for LTE future

, Feb 28th 2012 Discuss [4]

Last week T-Mobile finally announced its plants to upgrade its network to long-term evolution (LTE) speeds, now that the possibility of being acquired by AT&T is off the table for good. The LTE portions of T-Mobile network won't be online until next year at the earliest, but in the meantime the company had planned to upgrade all of its HSPA+ towers to a mind-boggling 84 megabits per second. Alas, that's no longer the case - due to the intense cost and preparations needed for the LTE network, T-Mobile's "4G" HSPA+ network won't get above 42MBps maximum. Read The Full Story

Study finds data throttling isn’t doing what carriers claim

, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [4]

A new study released by company called Validas claims that data throttling on wireless data plans does nothing to alleviate data congestion on the wireless network. AT&T and others have long claimed that throttling is done on the top users of bandwidth on its network to ensure bandwidth is available for everyone. However, after extracting data from 55,000 cell phone bills that belonged to AT&T and Verizon Wireless customers in 2011 the result show throttling isn't doing anything. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile USA: 10 LTE devices in 2013 plus 4G iPhone support

, Feb 23rd 2012 Discuss [5]

T-Mobile USA will have ten LTE devices up for sale by the end of 2013, the carrier's chief technical officer has revealed, with 4G service across 50 markets as well as for the iPhone. Speaking on T-Mobile's so-called "Challenger Strategy" conference call today, CTO Neville Ray described how the carrier would juggle its spectrum holdings to better server a new breed of high-speed hardware. Interestingly, the carrier also seems to be paving the way for 4G iPhone support. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile USA’s Challenger Strategy begins with 4G struggle

, Feb 23rd 2012 Discuss [3]

T-Mobile USA isn't just planning an LTE network, it's "making amazing 4G services affordable" the carrier claims, as part of its "Challenger Strategy" to claw back subscribers from its rivals. Having blamed the lure of the iPhone 4S for stealing contract customers away in Q4 2011, T-Mobile USA now faces the perhaps tricky task of developing two networks it calls "4G" - HSPA+ and LTE - without leaving customers confused. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile USA LTE in 2013 as iPhone pumps churn

, Feb 23rd 2012 Discuss [6]

T-Mobile USA has confirmed its plans to launch an LTE network in 2013, though the carrier has faced slumping revenues in Q4 2011 as subscribers jump ship to the iPhone 4S available from its rivals. "Not carrying the iPhone led to a significant increase in contract deactivations in the fourth quarter of 2011" CEO and president Philipp Humm conceded today, before announcing a $1.4bn network modernization investment plan for this year and next as it begins to make use of the huge chunk of AWS spectrum AT&T is handing over as compensation after acquisition plans collapsed. Read The Full Story

Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G to hit T-Mobile in late March

, Feb 22nd 2012 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile has confirmed that it will be getting a new Android device as an exclusive next month. The device is called the Galaxy S Blaze 4G and will operate on the T-Mobile HSPA +42 network. The mobile phone will come packed with apps for entertainment and navigation. Preloaded apps include Netflix, T-Mobile TV in mobile HD, Samsung Media Hub, a customized Yelp app, and TeleNav GPS navigator. Read The Full Story

Sorry Nokia Astound users, T-Mobile USA has dumped you

, Feb 9th 2012 Discuss [6]

T-Mobile USA has frustrated already-irate Symbian fans in the US with the news that the Nokia Astound, the rebadged C7 priced at just $80 last year, will not receive an update to Nokia Belle, despite its European equivalent getting the OS upgrade. "Unfortunately the Nokia Astound on T-Mobile will not be updated to Nokia Belle" Nokia US confirmed via Twitter. Read The Full Story

AT&T takes top spot in mobile customer service

, Feb 2nd 2012 Discuss [1]

AT&T has managed to beat out all its rivals in the latest mobile phone customer service survey conducted by Vocalabs, despite being ranked worst by Consumer Reports. According to data collected from the firm's survey, which involved telephone interviews immediately following a customer service call during the last three-month period in 2011, AT&T had the highest percentage of customer satisfaction among the four major US wireless carriers. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile domestic data roaming limits start April 5

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [6]

T-Mobile will be making some changes to its domestic data roaming come April 5, according to a leaked internal document obtained by TmoNews. Instead of capping data speeds for domestic data roaming, T-Mobile will completely cut off your data if you exceed your allotment for the billing cycle. This means you won't be able to connect unless you use WiFi or return to an area within your T-Mobile network. Read The Full Story

Could “Unlimited” Save T-Mobile USA?

, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [15]

T-Mobile USA has a problem: uninterested subscribers, patchy “4G” coverage and, with the collapse of the AT&T acquisition deal, sole responsibility for digging itself out of the whole mess. The carrier – or more accurately owners Deutsche Telekom – had envisaged AT&T taking over responsibility for US operations, leaving the German parent company to handle the European market it’s far more familiar with. Those schemes have been left in disarray, but could T-Mobile’s UK cousin have shown it the way to shock-style market salvation?

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