Category Archives: T-Mobile

7 States Join US DOJ To Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger – Sprint Issues Satement

Posted by on September 16, 2011 No comments

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Early today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington joined the department’s lawsuit against the AT&T/T-Mobile merger. Sprint was quick to respond on the news saying,

"After a comprehensive review of the facts related to AT&T’s proposed takeover of T-Mobile, seven state attorneys general have reached the same conclusion as the U.S. Department of Justice: This proposed takeover violates antitrust law and would harm consumers, competition and our nation’s economy. This is a strong stand for American consumers, and Sprint commends this bipartisan group of state attorneys general for joining with the U.S. Justice Department to protect consumers, competition and American jobs."

California, represent! This is good news for all those against the merger. I, personally would like somewhere affordable to take my 5 lines in case Sprint keeps raising prices (T-Mobile).

[Via Sprint]

T-Mobile Readies The LG Mytouch Q – Video Tutorials All Set To Go [Update: They're A Pair]

Posted by on September 15, 2011 1 comment

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Just got word from my friend @juanaguilar_45 on a rather puzzling email from he received this evening from YouTube. Seems it was a notification email letting Mr. Aguilar know of a new video tutorial just uploaded to T-Mobile’s channel on their brand new Mytouch Q by LG. Weird thing is, we’ve never even heard of this LG manufactured Mytouch Q until now.

Attempting to click the link takes you to a private video so no luck there. Now we can start with the speculating. We’ve known of the LG Optimus Q since back in 2010 and I really don’t think (hope) this could be that same device. You may also remember an “LG Q” that was leaked in a Sprint ID pack but that doesn’t really give us anything but a name.

**UPDATE: The fellas over at AndroidGuys were able to secure a few images of the device and combined with a T-Mobile leaked roadmap, we now believe these devices (yup, 2) to be the LG Maxx and Maxx Q (QWERTY version). They’re twins! One will by called the Mytouch by LG and the other will be named the Mytouch Q by LG and both are slated for a November 2nd launch.

Deal: T-Mobile MyTouch 4G Free Through Thursday

Posted by on September 14, 2011 1 comment

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Here’s yet another offer from T-Mobile for their MyTouch 4G. Like they’ve done at least twice in the past (I’ve lost count), they are giving users a chance to get it for free after signing a new two-year agreement. The T-Mobile myTouch 4G eventually lost its luster when it comes to sheer power, but the big secret is that this is still a pretty good phone.

It’s got a snappy 1GHz processor, 768MB of RAM and a fork of HTC Sense (called Espresso) that really takes advantage of that SoC. Could be the perfect gift for someone who needs to come out of the dark ages of feature phones. Head over to T-Mobile’s site to take advantage if you want, but do it quickly – it’s supposed to revert to normal pricing tomorrow. [T-Mobile, thanks Big Fella!]

Samsung to Use 1.5GHz Dual-Core Qualcomm CPU in T-Mobile Galaxy S II

Posted by on September 13, 2011 No comments

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According to the folks running the @GalaxySsupport Twitter handle, the dual-core processor replacing the Exynos chipset for T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S II is the 1.5GHz Qualcomm APQ8060. Understanding that you can’t always trust the person on the other end of a big company’s social media account to be in possession of all the facts, the revelation makes sense. Samsung has kept a lid on information regarding the processor to be found in the Galaxy S II variant, perhaps in favor of promoting their own Exynos platform for the time being, but compatibility with a Qualcomm modem tuned for T-Mobile’s 42Mbps HSPA+ network may have been the deciding factor.

You will note that the APQ8060 was the processor to be rumored to be powering the Samsung Hercules the device that evolved into the 4.5-inch Galaxy S II.

[Twitter via TechCrunch]

Did a Galaxy Tab 10.1 With T-Mobile Radios Pass the FCC?

Posted by on September 12, 2011 No comments

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T-Mobile could be gearing up to offer the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 alongside their forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S II. A device with the Tab 10.1′s dimensions has been spotted making rounds at the FCC. Inside? T-Mobile’s AWS bands for use on their 3G network and HSPA+ network. Exciting.

Internals – such as processor speed/type, internal storage and RAM – may differ from the original WiFi-only product, but we don’t expect much to be different. In case you’ve been living under a rock, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 1GHz dual-core NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB of RAM, 16-32GB of internal storage, a 10.1 inch HD display, Android 3.0+ and more.

Unfortunately Samsung elected to forgo ports such as HDMI, standard USB and SDHC in favor of thinness. It’s a big tradeoff, but if size is important to you then the 8.6mm thin Galaxy Tab 10.1 will make you forgot all about those wasted opportunities. We’ll assume that this one will make it in time for Santa. [Engadget]

Samsung Airs One Minute Samsung Galaxy S II Ad for US Launch [Video]

Posted by on September 12, 2011 No comments

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Needed something to convince you to buy the Samsung Galaxy S II this fall? Samsung’s got the first ad and while we’re not sure it may convince you to open your wallets, it does get us excited knowing that the launch of the first US model – Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Touch – will be out in 4 short days. It’s a one minute ad so take a quickie out of your day to take a look above.

No Exynos Processor for T-Mobile’s Samsung Galaxy S II

Posted by on September 12, 2011 No comments

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While Sprint and AT&T’s variants of the Samsung Galaxy S II will retain the Exynos processor found in the international version of the phone, T-Mobile’s will not. Samsung’s marketing manager Philip Berne confirmed that the 1.2GHz dual-core CPU made in-house by the manufacturer of the Android smartphone would not carry over to the handset, but didn’t do much to shed light on which processor could replace it. While NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset seems an obvious choice, speculation is now centered on Qualcomm’s next-generation Snapdragon APQ8060. The chip was most recently seen powering the now discontinued HP TouchPad. While Samsung has placed orders for NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 3 CPUs, don’t expect to see the processor in T-Mobile’s Galaxy S II.

[via Electronista]

Samsung Galaxy W (T679) Passes Through The FCC on Its Way To T-Mobile

Posted by on September 10, 2011 No comments

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You may remember a few weeks ago when Samsung unveiled their “Galaxy Chart” showing off the different categories of Galaxy devices and what to expect from each one. Well, one line of those devices was the Galaxy W and if you can see from the picture, it seems to line up perfectly with the Samsung T679 that passed through the FCC today on its way to T-Mobile. Fitting for its Galaxy W tier, the T679 will feature a 800×480 display, 1.4GHz processor, 4GB of internal memory and running Android 2.3 Gingerbread. It will be a mid-level device and will most likely carry an affordable price tag.

[Via CellPhoneSignal]

CyanogenMod Team Brings Stock Android Experience To Sensation and Evo 3D

Posted by on September 10, 2011 No comments

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If you’ve been praying and wishing that someone, somewhere would magically transform your Sensified HTC Sensation or Evo 3D into some good ‘ol plain, stock vanilla Android, well — your time is coming. Mr. Kmobs informed everyone via Twitter today that the CyanogenMod Team has been making good progress on the CM7 ROM build for the Sensation and Evo 3D and may have an alpha release build as early as tomorrow.

We’ve seen our share of teaser videos from the CM group for weeks now and it’s nice to know we wont have to wait much longer to see how (slightly modified) stock Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread runs on these 2 devices. Oh- and if you’re curious to see how 1080p video is coming along on the Sensation running CM7 check out the video below.

[Via Twitter]

Need a ROM For Your Sensation 4G? Try These [Forum Talk]

Posted by on September 9, 2011 1 comment

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Ah, indecision. It often happens to us ROM flashers. There are so many out there and it’s hard to find the perfect one for you. Some people may even be waiting on a ROM fro their favorite developer but have yet to see one (coughCYANOGENMODONEVO3Dcough).

Some of you Sensation users probably want to get the most of your phones after getting full root a while ago, though. AndroidForums.com member lucas.childers has put together a nice starter list of ROMs every flasher should try. He even gives descriptions for each one so you’re not running in blindly.

Don’t stop there, though – be sure to explore the All Things Root subsection and explore XDA for more. Let us know if you have any Sensation 4G ROM suggestions in the comments section below! [AndroidForums.com]