T-Mobile to snag the iPhone this summer?
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4. Cell_Phone_Guy posted on 26 Jan 2010, 13:35 0 0
You are sooooo right. i can't wait to see it. I wonder if Android OS will be swept away as quickly as it became popular!
5. phoneguy posted on 26 Jan 2010, 13:37 0 0
you guys don't get it do you. With the Iphone on all networks is will relieve bandwidth and improve the user experience, part of the problem is that this device is so popular and there are so may users on one network that it is dragging it down, way to pay attention.
10. omarc26 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 14:48 0 0
why does everyone say the iphone will crash any network? i dnt kno if any of u have done research but apparently in europe and canada and south america were the iphone is also released they have no network problems at all.its only here in america. we have crappy 3G networks that cannot handle the iphone.. everywere else they have good networks
12. artz1986 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 14:56 0 0
on paper that's true, but in real life, it all depends on who goes w/ who. Let's face it, the phone isn't coming to Sprint, because I just don't see that customer base wanting to pay a premium for the service alone. That leaves Vzw and Tmo. Tmo has alot of decent hardware coming there way, which will dwell the amount of potential Tmo customers hopping onto the phone, so even though there'll be an influx of ppl getting the iPhone through Tmo, the number would have been greatly decreased from what it could have potentially been. That leaves Vzw. Vzw has no killer hardware coming out for it, it has the Droid which is already data intensive, and the Nexus One coming-more of a geek phone. How many Vzw kids really wouldn't get an iPhone if it were possible? Us geeks are a minority, every other phone buyer worries more about glitz and glam than anything, and the iPhone is the epitome of glitz and glam. Add that w/ Vzw's huge customer base, and you'll see a huge explosion in data traffic, and Vzw customers will really feel the hurt. I really don't care how much more 3G area Vzw has, a kid in NYC can't use the 3G towers in Alabama. But again, I see the iPhone having a greater chance getting onto Tmo, and Vzw subsidizing the tablet.
20. remixfa posted on 26 Jan 2010, 15:36 0 0
For those of u that don't know, iphones on tmobile are so common they have their own tech team and iphone settings in the system. Att decided to ride their inferior network as long as they could, which is why they have so many probs. Everyone else, vzw, tmobile, and even sprint regularly upgrade their system. Att did not. While there may or may not be bandwidth crunches if the ihpone goes to every carrier, it will never be as bad as it is on ATT.
23. brandon25130 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 16:19 0 0
Obviously YOU haven't done your research because in Europe the O2 network crashed horribly here recently. Atleast the At&t network hasn't gotten to this point...**yet. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tec
hnology/mobile-phones/6858249/O2-network-crashes-for-iPhone-users. html
27. omarc26 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 21:11 0 0
wat do u mean at&t has not gotten to this point ?? yes it has i have at&t an iphone 3G and it has happend to me all the time..there network crashes all the time... theres times when i cannot call for hours with full reception.
34. phoneguy posted on 27 Jan 2010, 06:04 0 0
Sprints customer base????? what do you know about Sprints customer base, of course they would pay for this devices, shit half the reason they lost so many subscribers is due to price selection, do you think that Sprint would change their price offerings for this phone? I doubt it, apple only cares about device revenue, nothing more and if you think for one second that Apple gets a large cut of the data plan that ATT charges you are out of your mind. but what do I know.
35. remixfa posted on 27 Jan 2010, 08:01 0 0
actually, apple does get a cut of the revenue as well phoneguy. ATT is on the recieving end when it comes to their deal with apple, but its also been the only thing keeping them afloat the last few years. id have to assume that apple is relaxing some of their mega-demands now that they are going to be on more carriers... of course, maybe now people are just giving in.. and brandon, i was talking about the US. i dont claim to know jack about other country's carriers. and yes, att's network is very inferior to EVERYONE elses. of course, you just like to PAY for it like its an A+ network, but its not.
2. 203RichBoy posted on 26 Jan 2010, 13:12 0 0
EWW I CANNOT FATHOM A SPRINT IPHONE. SOUNDS TACKY AS HELL LOL
16. phone333 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 15:19 0 0
May sounds kinda weird..but that would mean: Iphone + "true" 3G service... Maybe even 4G if they update the OS for wimax
33. clevername posted on 26 Jan 2010, 23:59 0 0
What do youean true 3g? Hspa is true 3g. Evdo is not a true 3g network. It's based on CDMA which is a 2g tech. And if u really wanna gt technical wimax hasn't been accepted by the 3gpp2 as a 4g network because it doesn't meet all the qualifications.
3. artz1986 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 13:21 0 0
Lmao, it would be hilarious if every carrier gets to experience what at&t is experiencing right now. I would love to see the look on their faces when data usage goes up dramatically, and parts of their 'fabulous' networks get bogged down. Anyway, I would believe the iPhone heading to Tmo more than I'd believe it going to Vzw. Vzw customers shall rejoice in a subsidized apple tablet and that's my prediction =]
6. mclifford81 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 13:53 0 0
T-Mobile will be getting the iphone this year as I have been told by an inside source that the company already has their handset coordinators on the units for testing purposes as of now.
17. *HOVA* posted on 26 Jan 2010, 15:20 0 0
They already have an in-house tech center for the iPhone since everyone bought it from ATT, unlocked it and switched to save money. I don't see this rumor being very hard to believe at all.
7. YoJerms1977 posted on 26 Jan 2010, 14:14 0 0
You guys are absolute fools and idiots to wish any carriers network go down. Each company has it's own loyal customers. I've got news for you. Just because VZW has more subscribers, doesn't mean everyone wants them. If that were the case, all of the other carriers would have zero customers. By the way, the only reason VZW is number one, is because they bought other small carriers and put them out of business over the past few years. It's almost like, they can't get people to want to join them, so they buy them and force them to be their customers. Almost like a small spoiled child. I have about eight members of my family who were brought in to VZW from Alltel and are stuck with them for two more years and can't wait to get out.
