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New Claims of iPhone 5 Coming to T-Mobile USA
In the wake of yesterday's report that Sprint will begin offering the iPhone in the United States with the launch of the iPhone 5, apparently scheduled for "mid-October", MacTrast now reports that T-Mobile USA will also be gaining access to the iPhone. The addition of T-Mobile, which AT&T has announced its intent to acquire, alongside Sprint would bring the iPhone to all four of the major U.S. carriers.
Following our report yesterday that Apple’s upcoming iPhone 5 will be arriving on the Sprint network, a contact within T-Mobile who claims to have been briefed on the matter has informed us that, in addition to arriving on Sprint at launch, the iPhone 5 will arrive on T-Mobile’s network at launch as well.T-Mobile USA claimed earlier this year to already have one million iPhones running on its network, despite the devices being limited to EDGE speeds and missing other features.
The informant, who requested to remain anonymous, went on to claim that the iPhone 5 would also operate at 3G speeds on T-Mobile US network. Current unlocked iPhone 4 units can only operate at at 2G “edge” speeds on T-Mobile’s network, and lack certain network-dependent features, such as Visual Voicemail.
Apple and AT&T have reportedly been testing iPhone prototypes compatible with the carrier's 3G network, making a deal to bring the device to T-Mobile a realistic possibility. Research analysts and other sources have periodically claimed that T-Mobile USA will be gaining the iPhone, but rumors have been quiet in recent weeks even as other iPhone-related rumors have ramped up as the iPhone 5 launch reportedly nears.
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100 months ago
One phone that works across all carriers would be incredible. I won't sign another contract. Pay for the phone outright and if the service sucks.... bite me carrier A I'm moving carrier B. See how fast rates come down then.
100 months ago
YES! Just what I was waiting to see on the front page. However, I've lost interest in T-Mobile after what happened yesterday -- 4 hours of no service due to an earthquake in Virginia was just unacceptable.
How is this unacceptable? T-Mobile didn't cause the Earthquake.
100 months ago
Im thinking Apple will be selling this phone unlocked for ALL carriers in the US. Including Virgin Mobile.. which will send the cell world into a tailspin.
100 months ago
YES! Just what I was waiting to see on the front page. However, I've lost interest in T-Mobile after what happened yesterday -- 4 hours of no service due to an earthquake in Virginia was just unacceptable.
please tell us your kidding here.
100 months ago
This is certainly a great way to combat Android growth.
A lot of Android sales were due to users being locked into their provider and unable to get an iPhone.
A lot of Android sales were due to users being locked into their provider and unable to get an iPhone.
100 months ago
What I want for Christmas
What I want for Christmas is a new feature in iOS: "Automatically switch to best carrier." If I'm in a Verizon-friendly area, my iPhone would switch to Verizon. If T-Mobile has a stronger signal, it would switch to T-Mobile. AT&T? Unlikely, but if AT&T is stronger, it would switch to AT&T automatically.
Then I'd pay Apple every month instead of whatever carrier is trying to lock me in at the time. This, of course, is probably unfeasible. I don't think any of the carriers would really want this to happen. :-(
Killtastrophe.
That'd be awesome news. If it were on all 4 carriers, the only thing on my mind would be who has the best price.
What I want for Christmas is a new feature in iOS: "Automatically switch to best carrier." If I'm in a Verizon-friendly area, my iPhone would switch to Verizon. If T-Mobile has a stronger signal, it would switch to T-Mobile. AT&T? Unlikely, but if AT&T is stronger, it would switch to AT&T automatically.
Then I'd pay Apple every month instead of whatever carrier is trying to lock me in at the time. This, of course, is probably unfeasible. I don't think any of the carriers would really want this to happen. :-(
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