A few weeks ago T-Mobile decided to try the paper free route with customer bills, and the plan to achieve this was pretty simple - charge $1.50 per month. Good idea? Not really…

After informing all (33 million) customers that everyone who didn’t opt for the internet version would have to pay that small fee, customers got “angry” and cried a bit, which was enough for T-Mobile to reverse their decision, which means the billing paper is still free for everyone, at least for now. Take in consideration that the plan was suppose to go live this past Saturday, but it can be considered an epic fail.

Message at the T-Mobile site:

Instead, we’ll be taking more time to determine the fairest way possible to encourage people to go paperless.

Tags: billing free, paperless, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Deutsche Telekom seems to be more and more interested in mergers. After we’ve heard how its T-Mobile UK division will join forces with Orange UK, we now hear that the German conglomerate has a new target in sight. Sprint Nextel might be the company that Deutsche Telekom will purchase and this isn’t the first time we hear about it. That means Sprint Nextel will merge with T-Mobile USA and AT&T’s comfortable second largest position will be threatened by the new emerging carrier.

Don’t get all too excited just yet folks. Said merger will not be a piece of cake and it will take a while to be accomplished. In the mean time Deutsche Telekom is being advised by Deutsche Bank on the matter and we should see an offer in the following weeks. We’ll be back with more details soon as this is a very important move in the mobile business.

Tags: Deutsche Telekom, Merger, Nextel, Orange, Other Brands, Sprint, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, UK, usa

We already have a pretty good idea about how much the new Motorola phone will cost. T-Mobile’s pricing has been revealed ahead of time on the carrier’s official website and it has been noticed well before the company fixed the unexpected leak. The phone isn’t available on Tmo’s site now but we have a new leak. Thanks to an internal PowerPoint presentation, now we do know that the Cliq is coming in October. So if you’re interested in some MOTOBLUR action then make sure you have enough cash by next month to get your first Motorola phone.

via BGR

Tags: Cliq, leak, Mobile News, Motorola, Motorola, Portable Devices, powerpoint slides, roadmap, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Motorola launched its first Android phone yesterday at Mobilize 09. And the Cliq has briefly popped up on T-Mobile’s website, the official carrier for Motorola’s newest phone. We have some prices for you right now, and although they look pretty real we’ll be waiting for T-Mobile to confirm them in the near future. It looks like those of your opting for a new T-Mobile contract will get the Cliq for free, which is a great deal if you’re considering getting your first Android phone. In case you want to pay the full price then be ready to pay $399.99 which is the full price for the Cliq. So what do you say? Are you going to purchase the Cliq?

via Engadget

Tags: Android, Cliq, Google, Motorola, Motorola, Prices, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

It seems that Oprah recently showcased the T-Mobile myTouch 3G on the air and offered it to viewers. Luckily, in celebration of the 24th season of the show Oprah has given anyone looking to purchase the phone a promotion code (KICKOFF24) to cut $100 off the device’s price tag.

The code will apparently only work until September 24th, so if you’re looking to get down on this you better do it fast.

via phandroid

Tags: Cell Phones, MyTouch 3G, Oprah, T-Mobile

The Cliq is an Android phone created by Motorola and it’s a T-Mobile exclusive. The phone will be available in time for the holidays and it’s going to be the first phone coming with social skills. We’ve just seen Motorola’s latest service, MOTOBLUR which will put to the test your networking skills!

The Cliq is a phone made for heavy texters. It has a generous screen and a full QWERTY keyboard. It will be available in Winter White and Titanium in the fourth quarter when it rolls out.

The Cliq will offer you 3G and WiFi connectivity, a 5-megapixel camera with 24fps video-recording, a 3.5mm headphone jack and of course, MOTOBLUR on top of Android. The phone will be available in Europe in 2010 as the DEXT from Orange while America Movil and Telefonica will also launch the device sometime next year.

Tags: America Movil, Android, Click, DEXT, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MOTOBLUR, Motorola, Motorola, Orange, Portable Devices, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Telefonica

I bet you were probably waiting for a while now for AT&T to finally introduce some sort of an unlimited calling plan like Verizon’s Friends & Family or T-Mobile’s myFaves. Well AT&T has finally launched it. If you have an individual Nation plan of $59.99 or higher then you’ll be able to get the “A-List with Rollover” and start calling five domestic phone numbers for free whenever you want to.

In case you own a FamilyTalk plan of at least $89.99 then you’ll be able to get up to ten numbers to talk to for free. The A-List will be available starting with September 20 so you have plenty of time to decide which numbers to select.

via AT&T

Tags: A-List, At&T, At&T, Friends & Family For Business, myFaves, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Unlimited Calling, Verizon, Verizon

We’ve heard for quite a while now that Deutsche Telekom was interested in getting rid of T-Mobile UK. And now we hear that the German giant has been secretly speaking to the French giant, France Telecom about the possible marriage between T-Mobile UK and Orange UK.

The merger will be completed in the following months and the future T-Mobile/Orange UK carrier will probably become the largest in UK. We’ll tell you more in the near future as the deal is expected to be completed by October. So what do you say folks in Britain? How do you see this potential merger?

via marketwatch

Tags: Merger, Mobile News, Orange, Other Brands, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, UK

T-Mobile must surely be pissed that this info got leaked ahead of its time. The press release picture here has been revealed along with some of the features of the future BlackBerry Bold 9700.

The phone will sport a traditional full QWERTY keyboard, a new optical trackpad, AWS 3G, WiFi and GPS. While the phone has already been leaked, we still have no idea when T-Mobile is going to release it but you should probably expect it to arrive sometime in November. The price is also undisclosed.

via cio

Tags: 9700, BlackBerry, Bold, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

The Sidekick Download Catalog has updated today with additions of both Facebook and Twitter applications. The applications are available for the 2008 Sidekick, Sidekick LX, and Sidekick Slide.

The Facebook application is free of charge, although the Twitter application does not share the same fate, costing a rather pricey $2 a month.

The 2009 Sidekick came pre-packaged with these applications.

via Gizmodo

Tags: applications, Cell Phones, Facebook, sidekick download catalog, sidekick lx, sidekick slide, software, T-Mobile, twitter

After rumors flew about the Android-based Pulse last month, T-Mobile UK finally made it official. Starting October the first pay-as-you-go Android 1.5 smartphone will be exclusively available at T-Mobile courtesy of Huawei. The Pulse comes with features that include a 3.5” HVGA touch screen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera and a TeleNAV powered GPS.

The phone runs on a Qualcomm’s MSM7200A chipset and weighs 130g. It features a trackball and a 3.5″ HVGA touchscreen display with auto-rotation. The Pulse Android phone will retail for £180.

(Source) Crunch Gear

Tags: auto rotation, mobile uk, qualcomm, smartphone, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, TeleNav, touch screen, trackball

The FCC seems to be on a roll lately! After its inquiry regarding the Google Voice business, the FCC is going to start another investigation. And this one sounds pretty bold too. The FCC is going to launch a formal inquiry into the wireless business. The main U.S. carriers will be scrutinized. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless should be ready to give all the answers the FCC is looking for. What will the consumers have to gain from all this? Well the FCC will certainly look into exclusivity deals and various ways in which competition affects consumers so we’re really interested in the conclusions of this upcoming investigation.

via Phone Scoop

Tags: At&T, At&T, fcc, Google Voice, Investigation, Sprint, Sprint, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, Verizon, Verizon

In what has to be one of the most expensive advertising campaign known, T-Mobile officially released the latest promotional mediums for the myTouch Android. This included ads on television, online, cinema, print and search advertising campaigns. And heading the stars that will come out are the celebrities who are actually using the phone are Whoopi Goldberg, Jessie James and Los Angeles Lakers head coach Phil Jackson.

Here is the actual video ad campaign:

(Source) Techcrunch

Tags: ad campaign, advertising campaign, advertising campaigns, campaign source, celebrities, Cell Phones, cinema, coach phil jackson, head coach, jessie james, los angeles lakers, mediums, search advertising, T-Mobile, T-Mobile, television, whoopi goldberg

What is a Pulse you might ask? Well it’s Huawei’s Android phone and it’s apparently coming to T-Mobile in Europe. The phone hasn’t been announced so far but rumors point to an October launch. The Pulse is said to cost around $366 without a contract and it will apparently sport the following features:

• 3.5 inch touchscreen display
• HSDPA / HSUPA support
• Wi-Fi
• GPS
• Bluetooth 2.0
• 3.2MP camera
• MicroSD card support

Will the Pulse make it to the U.S. this year? That remain to be seen, but we’ll keep a lookout for you!

via belsimpel

Tags: Android, Europe, Google, huawei, Mobile News, Other Brands, Portable Devices, Pulse, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

T-Mobile has recently updated their product listing for the Sidekick LX 2009 to reveal a price cut. Previously priced at $250 on a 2-year contract, the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 will now sell for just $174.99, also with a 2-year contract.

So T-Mobile customers, if you had your eye on one of the new Sidekicks but didn’t want to spend more than you would for say, an iPhone 3GS, now’s your chance.

Tags: Cell Phones, gwerty keyboard, Mobile News, price cut, sidekick lx 2009, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

Here’s an announcement that is sure to piss off T-Mobile G1 owners everywhere — It was recently made known that the internal flash memory of the T-Mobile G1 is not big enough to support Android updates past version 1.5 (aka Cupcake).

However, G1 owners won’t be left in the dark as their OS will get continued support through tweaks and security fixes. However, a full OS update would be impossible considering the device’s internal memory is stock full, as I mentioned above.

Quite the bummer, don’t you agree?

via jkontherun

Tags: Android, Cell Phones, Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, G1, Google, HTC, Mobile News, Mobile Software, OS, T-Mobile, T-Mobile

HTC has recently announced that they will be porting their highly sought after Sense UI to their Magic handset this October. Unfortunately, those with the American version of the Magic (T-Mobile myTouch 3G) will not be getting the same love due to the “with Google” branding on the back.

The reason for this is that T-Mobile reportedly signed an agreement with Google regarding Android’s licensing that made it unlawful for them to adopt the Sense UI. Bummer.

via gizmodo

Tags: Cell Phones, Google, HTC, Magic, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MyTouch 3G, Sense UI, T-Mobile

HTC’s CEO Peter Chou has recently stepped forward to let us know that his company has officially sold over 1 million HTC Magics to date. If you’re scratching your head looking at the above device associated with the name Magic, it’s because branded it’s called the T-Mobile myTouch 3G in the United States.

Furthermore, Chou went on to say that HTC will focus their efforts on releasing more mid-range sub $300 smart phones onto the market for the rest of 2009. In fact, he hopes to have 50-60% of all of HTC’s handset shipments fall into the mid-range category.

via DigiTimes

Tags: Cell Phones, Google, HTC, HTC, Magic, mid range, Mobile News, Mobile Software, MyTouch 3G, sales, T-Mobile

That’s right, in a presumably green movement T-Mobile has announced that they will begin charging their customers $1.50 a month to recieve a printed out bill.

This will be added on to the previous monthly charge of $1.99 that T-Mobile had their customers paying to recieve a detailed statement. So folks, if you want to view a detailed printed statement you’re looking at an extra $1.50 added onto your monthly bill starting September 12th.

Or you, you know, just view it digitally for free, but what’s the fun in that?

Tags: bill, Cell Phones, charge, Mobile News, monthly, T-Mobile, tmobile

Not too long ago, we received leaked specifications on the BlackBerry 9700. Now, our friends over at CrackBerry seem to have spotted an actual BlackBerry 9700 in the flesh, the very first T-Mobile 3G BlackBerry.

As described by the person who found it, the phone has a “trackpad”, as opposed to a “trackball” we’ve seen in previous models. The color of the model is described as “silver-chrome”. It is also reported to be “sturdy”, hinting that this could possibly be the retail model.

Read (CrackBerry)

Tags: 3G, blackberry 9700, Cell Phones, T-Mobile