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T-Mobile prepping Shadow II as first Windows Mobile UMA phone

T-Mobile Shadow II

Evidence has surfaced that T-Mobile USA’s successor to the Shadow, the Shadow II, will become the company’s first UMA smartphone. The Shadow II is expected to run on the Windows Mobile platform and also support T-Mobile’s Hotspot @Home. Using WiFi, the handset is then able to use an existing network [...]

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T-Mobile to increase text message prices in August

Say it ain’t so! Reports are revealing that wireless carrier T-Mobile USA is finally joining the ranks of its competitors and upping the cost of messages on its network. The supposed rate hike will have messages costing $.20 instead of their current $.15.
This rate increase is expected to effect both postpaid and flexpay [...]

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Prior to Verizon merger, Alltel tried to buy Sprint, T-Mobile, and AT&T

The announcement concerning Verizon buying Alltel is quite obvious by now, but few knew that Alltel attempted to purchase Sprint three times, as well as T-Mobile and AT&T before going private.  During a recent interview with CEO Scott Ford, Talk Business host Roby Brock discussed Alltel prior to going private 
Scott Ford continued by saying that during the [...]

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Stirred but not shaken - Starbucks, T-Mobile, and AT&T settle

We recently reported that T-Mobile USA was filing suit against Seattle java giant, Starbucks, over a breach of contract between the two companies regarding its existing Wi-Fi infrastructure. The wireless carrier now states that “T-Mobile, AT&T and Starbucks have entered into a memorandum of understanding to resolve their disputes and are committed to providing [...]

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T-Mobile USA takes Starbucks to court

T-Mobile USA is suing coffee house giant Starbucks over a breach of contract regarding its WiFi agreement. The company filed a complaint on Thursday in the New York Supreme Court citing that Starbucks “secretly” created a plan with wireless competitor AT&T to provide wireless Internet in its stores.
In February, a transitional agreement between the [...]

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T-Mobile offers family option for unlimited plan

Since the launch of the unlimited plans by the nationwide carriers, the common frustration has centered around the inability to add lines at a reasonable cost.  Most of the carriers charge the $99.99 per line, regardless of the number of lines added.
Today, T-Mobile announced the option to add secondary lines to an unlimited plan for [...]

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BlackBerry Bold for everyone?

We already knew that AT&T would have a temporary exclusive on the BlackBerry 9000, however it appears that RIM has done some additional planning with the other carriers. According to a leaked chart, the phone will be $300 across the carriers (with the exception of T-Mobile at $50 more), and will launch in September [...]

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T-Mobile USA to allow message and call blocking?

It is being claimed that T-Mobile will allow its customers the option to block unwanted calls and messages. The first level of this new option is rumored to let users block out SMS messages with a call to TMO Customer Care or by dropping in their local TMO store. System voice, SMS, and [...]

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Deutsche Telekom to purchase Sprint?

Rumors of this nature have surfaced in the past, but they’ve become a bit more realistic after Sprint’s horrible week.  On Friday, the struggling 3rd largest US telecommunications company was ordered by the FCC to vacate certain channels, and had their credit rating cut to ‘junk’ by Standard and Poors.
Chalk it up in the ‘who knows’ [...]

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T-Mobile planning 3G (voice) rollout on May 1

U.S. wireless carrier T-Mobile is hoping to catch up with the rest of the pack by finally introducing its 3G service. The latest reports are revealing that the carrier will make its UMTS debut tomorrow (May 1st) in New York City. The rollout is part of T-Mobile’s goal to deepen its wireless coverage. [...]

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