Will the Next iPhone Be Called ’4G’?

by Alex Heath on May 7, 2011

Will Apple call the next gen iPhone the 4G? Most have been calling the unannounced device the iPhone 5, but recent reports speculate that Apple could end up calling it the 4s (like the 3GS).

AT&T has changed its 4G nomenclature to include devices that previously weren’t fast enough to be considered “4G.” In AT&T’s latest series of marketing campaigns, they have started to call slower devices “4G.” The devices that are referenced by AT&T posses the same speeds as what is expected from the next iPhone. Read More

 

T-Mobile Challenges iPhone Users in Seattle Area, Offers $1000 Prize

by Kickstar13 on Apr 28, 2011

Want to win $1000? Well, you can if you live in the Seattle area and your iPhone bandwidth speeds are faster than T-Mobile’s new flagship Android smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S 4G.

T-Mobile is publicly challenging all iPhone owners (Verizon and AT&T) in the Seattle area to a speed test against the T-Mobile Galaxy S 4G. T-Mobile states that if any iPhone user in that area is able to beat the Galaxy S 4G in a speed test, they will reward them with a $1,000 cash prize. Read More

 

Leaked T-Mobile iPhone Could Be iPhone 4S with A5 Chip

by Cody on Apr 25, 2011

The white iPhone 4 certainly seems to be coming this week. Mounds of evidence point to an April 27th launch date for the infamous Apple smartphone, including Best Buy inventory screenshots and even leaked photos of a T-Mobile branded white iPhone 4.

Or was it an iPhone 4? More details have come to light about the mysterious device that appeared on BGR‘s website yesterday. The phone looked very similar to a white iPhone 4, but appeared to be running on T-Mobile’s network. Apparently its color and carrier weren’t the only things that made this device unique… Read More

 

Apple Testing T-Mobile USA iPhone 4?

by Kickstar13 on Apr 23, 2011

Well, well, what do we have here? The folks over at Boy Genuis Report have got their hands on what seems to be a photo of a T-Mobile iPhone 4, with 3G connectivity and all.

Looking at the markings on the back of the handset, in addition to the field-testing settings and applications on the device, it looks to be a prototype. BGR claims that the internal name for this specific model iPhone is N94, while the Verizon model is N92 and the standard GSM variant is N90.  Read More

 

AT&T: We Need T-Mobile to Increase Our Network’s Reliability

by Jeff Benjamin on Apr 22, 2011

Since the news surfaced about AT&T’s potential acquisition of T-Mobile, many have concerned themselves with AT&T’s motivation behind the move.

Unsurprisingly, Sprint, the company that stands to lose the most from the deal, is officially in opposition and has asked the government to block the $39 billion dollar transaction.

AT&T’s Mobilize Everything website was recently updated to reflect the news that a filing with the FCC has been made. In it, they expressed their reasoning behind the move, and the reasons why they believe it will benefit the wireless industry as a whole… Read More

 

AT&T CEO Says T-Mobile Deal Will Instantly Boost iPhone Service

by Cody on Mar 31, 2011

The world rejoiced on January 11th of this year as Verizon Wireless announced it would become the 2nd U.S. carrier to sell Apple’s popular iPhone. People weren’t excited because it would bring new features to the iPhone, they were excited because a different carrier was finally offering the device.

Since its introduction in 2007, the iPhone has been exclusive to AT&T. Because of that, they have taken a lot of heat over their network’s ability to withstand the heavy data usage. They’ve even recently lost coverage battles with Verizon, as they just haven’t had the network capacity to support all of the extra traffic… Read More

 

What the Acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T Means for the Industry [Infographic]

by Cody on Mar 30, 2011

On March 20, 2011, a deal was reached between the 2nd largest wireless carrier in the U.S. and the 4th largest. This deal of epic proportions involves $39 billion dollars and the making of a wireless network that would top even Verizon’s giant reach of 100 million customers.

What does everyone else have to say about this? Well Sprint has been pretty public with how it feels about the T-Mobile takeover. BGR reported last week that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse made on the record comments about the merger and that it would “Stifle Innovation” in the wireless industry… Read More

 

FCC Official Goes Off The Record, Says “No Way Chairman’s Office Rubber Stamps” AT&T’s T-Mobile Acquisition

by Kickstar13 on Mar 25, 2011

With Sprint and ClearWire both opposing AT&T’s $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile, the FCC doesn’t seem to see this deal happening, either.

Today, the Wall Street Journal spoke off the record with a Federal Communications Commission official who claims that, “There’s no way the chairman’s office [will] rubber-stamp” AT&T’s $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA from parent company Deutsche Telekom. The anonymous FCC official added that the approval process will be “a steep climb at least.”

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Sprint Doesn’t Like AT&T’s Acquisition of T-Mobile, Sides With Google

by Alex Heath on Mar 23, 2011

Sprint, the nation’s third largest wireless provider, is not happy about AT&T’s acquisition of T-Mobile. Once AT&T and T-Mobile are officially merged, the only major players in the U.S. wireless space will be AT&T, Verizon and Sprint.

The problem is, Sprint isn’t that much of a “big player” anymore. The network has been falling behind the success of AT&T and Verizon (both of which sell the iPhone), and there isn’t much traction left for Sprint to make a dent in AT&T and Verizon’s market share.

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The iPhone Killed T-Mobile

by Sebastien on Mar 23, 2011

Unless you live under a rock, you probably know by now that AT&T is in the process of buying out T-Mobile for $39 billion. According to T-Mobile execs themselves, the US branch of Deutsche Telekom was not doing very well financially speaking, and this is all the iPhone’s fault.

According to the NY Times, things started going downhill for T-Mobile US in 2007, when customers would leave T-Mobile by the boatload to get on AT&T who was the only one selling the iPhone at the time. I was actually one of those people who left T-Mobile for the iPhone… Read More

 
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