According to comments made by René Obermann, CEO of T-Mobile USA  may start offering the iPhone as soon as later this year or early 2011.  The iPhone has been a really popular device since the first time they launch it. Now that agreedment between AT&T and Apple will be end, T-Mobile is looking forward to carrying it.  But T-Mobile is now focusing on Andriod devices like the new Samsung T959, (or Behold 3) and possibly an new LG phone that just recently passed FCC with AWS bands.

Is the iPhone coming with AWS 3G bands? … T-Mobile and other few carriers are the only ones that use AWS 3G bands.  For that reason, we doubt that apple will make a new iPhone only for those carriers supporting 1700/2100 3G bands.  We just hope the iPhone will arrive on T-Mobile’s network, with only EDGE or 3G..

The rumors are becoming real news. T-Mobile is moving to a third parties partners like  Clearwire to get more spectrum for the new 4G services. Rumors of a joint venture with Clearwire originally surface last September when Bloomberg reported that T-Mobile was in talks with Clearwire in a negotiation that involved a cash investment from T-Mobile USA parent Deutsche Telecom in exchange for access to Clearwire’s growing 4G  network and spectrum resources

Because T-Mobile USA has been losing customers, to larger as well as smaller rivals, there was a rash of speculation last year about its future, with possibilities ranging from a merger with Sprint, Leap Wireless International Inc or MetroPCS Communications Inc, to a network partnership with Clearwire Corp.

Routers asked whether T-Mobile USA would consider teaming up with U.S. competitor Sprint Nextel, Dotson said: “What you never want to do is take one company that is going through challenges and take another company going through challenges”.

We have to wait until the official news to see that is going to be T-Mobile’s new plan.

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The U.S. carrier, the smallest of the big four nationwide carriers, said it added a total of 371,000 new subscribers in the fourth quarter. This is an improvement over customer losses from the third quarter. But it’s still lower than customer gains the company saw in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Still, T-Mobile says that 79 percent of its customers are on a contract, down slightly from 82 percent of its base in the fourth quarter of 2008.1. During the fourth quarter, contract customers spent on average about $51 per month. On average, prepaid customers spent about $18 a month.

If the company continues loosing or not getting more new postpaid customers, probably the rumors about T-Mobile will be looking for partners will be true. But so far no action has been taken.

Microsoft just has introduced today a new phone running Windows Mobile 7 called Windows Phone 7 Series.  This really is a completely new OS. New and completely refresh. The first Windows 7 phones will be available by holiday 2010,  first maybe AT&T then T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.

Features Includes:

• High resolution, capacitive, multitouch display with gestures that are similar to those in Windows 7 PC operating system
• Each handset will have the same three dedicated buttons: start, Bing search,  back button
• UI is touch-friendly throughout the entire OS, no stylus is needed
• Personal and business information is integrated on the handset, emphasis on the dual function of the handset as a personal and business device
• New scrolling, tile based interface for the start screen that dynamically displays updated content and can be customized to display the tiles relevant to each user
• Phone/address auto-detection that links to dialer and map application
• Application bar at the bottom of each application that gives the user quick access to the most used functions within an application
• Bing search with geolocation to provide local results, directions, and business/restaurant reviews
• Focus on efficiency that minimizes the number of touches to perform actions
• Web browser is based  upon desktop Internet Explorer code with improved text rendering technology to make web browsing easier
• Focus on the phone as an integrated device with different experiences organized into seven core hubs including.

• people (social networking integration)
• pictures (view/share pictures between phone, desktop, and social networks)
• games (Xbox live games and service)
• music + video (Zune)
• marketplace (application store)
• office/productivity (Sharepoint/Exchange support)

• Tighter control over the phones with a minimum hardware definition for handsets to provide a consistent design experience for the user while allowing manufacturers and operators some flexibility to customize the handsets without changing the underlying core
• Windows Live service integration
• No Adobe Flash support in version 1 of the OS
• Close partnership with AT&T and Orange

Several handset manufacturers and mobile operators have jumped on board the Windows Phone 7 including  AT&T, Deutsche Telekom AG, Orange, SFR, Sprint, Telecom Italia, Telefónica, Telstra, T-Mobile USA, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, Dell, Garmin-Asus, HTC, HP, LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba and Qualcomm

According with Motorola’s website, The Motorola Cliq is going to get the new Android 2.1 on Q2 2010, the DROID update will be rolling out really soon with no concrete date.  Those with the DEXT will have to wait until Q3 2010 to get their update. A similar scenario applies to the Milestone with European Milestone owners receiving their update sometime in Q2 2010, while those in Latin America and Asia-Pacific must wait patiently for Motorola to evaluate the feasibility of an update.

This is a great improvement for the Motorola Cliq and great news for their owners. Thanks Motorola

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Firefox Mozilla is a great browser for Windows and Mac OS. But when are they going to release a mobile phone version (besides Maemo on the Nokia N900). Now, according with  German Mozilla community website, Firefox is  preparing the first Beta (Fennec) for Android and it is going to be released  in February. Additionally, Google Labs has listed a Labs Night Meeting  Jan 26^th, where they will discuss their mobile strategy and demonstrate the FireFox for Android Beta.  We are just looking forward to see how the FireFox runs on the Android, later on, compare it with other browsers like Dolphin or Safari (iPhone).

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After Verizon Wireless announced its new unlimited plans, T-Mobile has just answering that strategy bye lowering the price of some phones.

For Example :

Blackberry 9700 :  from 200 to 130 dollars

Behold 2 :   from 250 t0 150 dollars

Blackberry Curve 8520 :  From 130 to 80.00

myTouch 3G : from 200 to 150

T-Mobile G1 : From 129 to 99

Motorola Cliq : From 200 to 150

HTC Touch Pro II : From 250 to 200

HTC Dash 3G : From 100 to 50

This actually a great news for T-Mobile customers .. today is the best day to upgrade or sign up for 2 years contract with T-Mo.

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