T-Mobile HSPA+ network to support the iPhone by year-end

4. quesoesgrande posted on 08 May 2012, 06:58 5 0

I cant wait cause my tmobile contract ends in 2013! Tmobile offers as close to the best as you get. Cheap unlimited data with no overages (but throttling), decent hspa+ speeds and wonderful devices!

5. kshell1 posted on 08 May 2012, 07:23 2 0

even throttling to edge isn't to bad, not great but it'll still get your everyday webpage instead.

9. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 08:39 3 0

yea, but saying "iphone" brings more hits from lovers and haters.

i would like to remind someone, that this flies in the face of their arguments that "tmobile is begging apple for an iphone" and completely supports the rebuttal with the fact that they are expanding the 1900 spectrum to allow more 3g unlocked iphones. All the benefit without any of the apple BS.

11. -box- posted on 08 May 2012, 09:21 2 0

I know why they did it, and have nothing against trying to get pageviews on a free site (although the annoying fullscreen ads help with the free part), but they could at least have mentioned somewhere in the article that other phones will have support as well

21. taco50 (banned) posted on 08 May 2012, 11:06 2 3

Let's be real this is all about the iPhone

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22. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 11:56 3 3

and it also brings iTrolls. point in case.. heres taco.

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27. WakaFlakaD posted on 08 May 2012, 12:14 0 0

Taco never gets bored of trolling lol

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25. networkdood posted on 08 May 2012, 12:09 0 0

4S can do 21, actually.

16. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 10:20 0 0

yes, this move will just about make T-Mobile the universally compatible GSM company.

35. rsiders posted on 08 May 2012, 16:53 0 0

Wow, this is great news! Go T-Mobile.

37. rsiders posted on 09 May 2012, 22:56 0 0

Great news, MMS is now working. Connection Setup finally got the settings right.

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23. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 12:00 1 0

you still dont get it. There are MILLIONS of iphones on Tmobile's network. They dont want to SELL the iphone and be stuck with apple's terms, they just want to HAVE the iphone. Thats the point you just cant get through your skull. Making the network ATT/international 3g compatible frees up the last hurdle to wide spread iphone (and awesome international phone) adoption on the network, without giving a PENNY directly to Apple. That way they can keep their pricing, and not be strangled by the fruit flavored anaconda like Sprint is.

Lets see, I can buy an iphone for 200 on ATT and pay 130+ a month for it, or i can buy one unlocked and be on Tmobile for 30-60 a month and they have a bigger high speed network than ATT anyways. Which one is the better deal??

24. taco50 (banned) posted on 08 May 2012, 12:06 0 0

So in your mind T-Mobile doesn't want to sell an iPhone even though their leadership has said they do want to sell it and it's Apple decision.

I know you hate Apple, but no matter how you spin it you're wrong and you just don't want to admit it.

26. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 12:11 0 0

whatever lets you sleep at night taco. Like always your so clueless you dont even notice. I think I've safely spelled it out multiple times for you. A stray cat would understand it by now. I know i shouldnt expect that much of you.

Their current route is all benefit with none of the tie downs and loss leaders. WHY would they WANT to sell it directly?
Once this spectrum roll out gets into more advanced stages, i wouldnt be surprised if T-Mobile makes commercials about bringing unlocked iPhones to the network and saving customers tons of money. Its ALL WIN for Tmobile that way.

Yes, I find the company culture completely disgusting... just like you. No redeeming qualities to speak of. That doesnt mean I cant look objectively at SMART business. It also doesnt mean I cant be objective about the devices... especially since more often than not, I am. Which is more than I can say for your sorry troll behind.

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29. networkdood posted on 08 May 2012, 12:19 0 0

I agree, but I believe they may get it officially soon. If I were T-MO, I would push the stores and dealers to discuss benefits of iphone on their network. I would not enter into a deal with APPLE, due to high subsidy costs. T-MO can not afford it - look at SPRINT - barely staying alive.

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30. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 12:25 0 0

thats my entire point.

And technically we do all the time. Whenever someone wants an iphone, we tell them straight up to go get one unlocked and grab a prepaid plan. Why pay cell phone taxes when you dont need to? We dont care. The one smart thing Tmobile does is pay reps by the contract, completely independent of which type of phone they get so there is no internal favoritism like we just heard about with VZW.

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32. taco50 (banned) posted on 08 May 2012, 13:22 0 1

Why would they want to sell it? Try reading you're executives statement about losing 800k customers because of the 4S

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31. gwuhua1984 posted on 08 May 2012, 12:54 0 0

I wanted to reply to him with all this, but it's like we said before, he wouldn't learn so I didn't feel like wasting my time.

33. remixfa posted on 08 May 2012, 13:27 0 0

i know its wasting my time.. completely.. he doesnt have the mental capacity to understand anything. I dont know why I continue to try.. its like OCD or something .. lol

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28. networkdood posted on 08 May 2012, 12:17 0 0

OUCH!! @ subsidy costs...good luck, CHUCK