In addition to teasing us with some three dimensional details of the T-Mobile G-Slate, that we HOPE will be shown off tomorrow, T-Mobile took a moment out of their day to remind us that the iPhone isn’t really that good. Why get an iPhone when it’s only 3G on both the AT&T and Verizon versions? They’d much rather you pick up the Samsung Galaxy S 4G and tonight they provided some details to help make that decision.

First of all, T-Mobile is expecting a February launch which is good to know if you’re shopping around for your selection. A few perks TMO just threw into the mix are HD TV through T-Mobile TV, a copy of INCEPTION pre-installed on your device, Video Chat by Qik, and data plans that start at $10/month.

The Galaxy S 4G is essentially an upgraded version of the Vibrant but for full details you’ll want to dig into the press release below:

Galaxy S 4G from T-Mobile to Offer Blazing-Fast Speeds and Unparalleled Entertainment Experience Featuring Movies, TV and Video Chat
T-Mobile expands America’s Largest 4G Network to eight new metropolitan areas in South and Midwest

BELLEVUE, Wash., and DALLAS — Feb. 2, 2011 – T-Mobile USA, Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No. 1 mobile phone provider in the U.S. 1, today announced the anticipated February availability of the Galaxy S™ 4G, exclusively from T-Mobile. According to T-Mobile, the Galaxy S 4G will be the fastest smartphone running on America’s Largest 4G Network™2. The Galaxy S 4G, T-Mobile’s first smartphone capable of delivering theoretical peak download speeds of up to 21 Mbps, offers enhanced mobile experiences and unparalleled entertainment including mobile HD TV3 through T-Mobile TV, the ACADEMY AWARD® Nominated film INCEPTION, and T-Mobile Video Chat powered by Qik™ — delivered at 4G speeds on its 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display.

T-Mobile also announced the expansion of America’s largest 4G network into more than 100 major metropolitan areas, reaching more than 200 million people nationwide. In addition to expanding its 4G footprint, T-Mobile also has aggressive plans to double the speed of its 4G network in 2011, and the company expects that 140 million Americans in 25 major metropolitan areas will have access to these increased 4G speeds by midyear.

"The Galaxy S 4G pushes the envelope by reaping the benefits of our network’s unprecedented speeds and by offering groundbreaking entertainment experiences," said Andrew Sherrard, senior vice president, product management, T-Mobile USA. "We are excited to continue to expand our portfolio of 4G devices that enable our customers to have access to unique and compelling features and an optimal 4G experience."

"The Galaxy S 4G offers customers Samsung’s core premium product investments to speed, screen and content," said Omar Khan, chief strategy officer, Samsung Mobile. "Galaxy S 4G is T-Mobile’s fastest smartphone and offers Samsung’s brilliant Super AMOLED display and rich multimedia features for premium movie and TV content."

Through the delivery of faster speeds comes an enhanced experience when viewing video entertainment over the Web using services such as YouTube. In addition T-Mobile TV, a preloaded application, offers consumers access to live and on-demand mobile HD TV on T-Mobile’s 4G network, including free programming from select stations like ABC News NOW, FOX Sports, PBS Kids and Azteca America.

To further enhance the entertainment package on the Galaxy S 4G, T-Mobile has preloaded, at no additional cost to consumers, Warner Bros. Pictures’ ACADEMY AWARD® Nominated film INCEPTION which is nominated for Best Picture, Best Writing (Original Screenplay), Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Music (Original Score), Best Sound Editing and Best Visual Effects. Customers also have the option to rent or purchase their favorite movies and TV programs directly from the Samsung Media Hub, which features a robust collection of new releases and TV shows.

The Galaxy S 4G’s blazing-fast speeds will make sharing memories via e-mail, social networks or video quick and easy. For example, the preloaded T-Mobile Video Chat application powered by Qik enables customers to share any moment with loved ones virtually whenever and wherever they want through T-Mobile’s network or Wi-Fi. Using either the front-facing or the rear camera, which features a 720p HD camcorder, paired with Video Chat allows customers to hold video conversations with friends and family who have a compatible mobile device.

Featured as a pre-installed application, doubleTwist® with AirSync™ provides customers with a useful and easy way to auto-sync and back up photos, HD videos and music to and from their home computer. With a Wi-Fi connection, customers can easily sync their media wirelessly and at no additional cost. The doubleTwist Player lets customers enjoy their favorite tunes and videos directly from their phone while on the go. The Galaxy S 4G also comes preloaded with Slacker Radio, offering music fans more than 130 genre stations and ability to create their own custom stations for free.

With a slim and sleek design, the Galaxy S 4G’s 4-inch Super AMOLED touch screen display gives customers a vivid, sharp viewing experience, whether consumers choose to watch a movie or read a book or newspaper with the preloaded Kindle for Android application while on the go. Powered by Android™ 2.2, the Galaxy S 4G is equipped with a speedy Samsung 1GHz Cortex A8 Hummingbird Application Processor, an ST-Ericsson M5720 HSPA+ 4G modem to enable theoretical peak downloads of up to 21 Mbps, a 5 megapixel camera, a pre-installed 16GB microSD memory card, and a 1650 mAh lithium ion battery.

Availability

The Galaxy S 4G is expected to be available to T-Mobile customers in February. Customers can visit http://galaxy-s.t-mobile.com/4G for more information.

Don’t forget we saw T-Mobile campaigning against the AT&T/Verizon iPhones almost immediately upon the Red iPhone announcement:

I know we’re a little bit biased as a collective crowd… but I couldn’t help myself:

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Looking for the latest and greatest phone on T-Mobile’s ever expanding Android offerings? Well, it looks like your hunt may be over – for now, that is. T-Mobile and Samsung announced today that the Galaxy S 4G will be coming to the US carrier some time this month, but an exact release date remains to be seen. According to the press release, the Galaxy S 4G will be “T-Mobile’s first smartphone capable of delivering theoretical peak download speeds of up to 21 Mbps”.

This device will come loaded with all the specs you’ve come to know and love from Samsung’s Galaxy S line. Be sure to hit the break for the full presser with specs, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comments.

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T-Mobile and Samsung announce the Galaxy S 4G

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T-Mobile says the Dell Streak 7 will be available on February 2 for $199.99 after a two-year agreement and a $50 mail-in rebate on February 2nd. Off-contract, and on T-Mobile’s prepaid mobile broadband plans, the Streak 7 will sell for $450.

The Dell Streak 7 is a 7″ tablet running Android 2.2 using a dual core Nvidia processor. The touchscreen offers an 800 x 480 ratio, dual cameras with a 5 Megapixel and 1.3 Megapixel Webcam, and support for Adobe video chat, and a 2780 mah battery. An SD card slot will permit storage of up to 32GB.

T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab costs $50 more ($250, after a $50 mail-in rebate). Samsung’s Galaxy Tab runs the Android 2.2 (Froyo) and features a 7-inch touchscreen, a 1.0 GHz ARM Cortex-A8 (“Hummingbird”) processor, the Swype input system, a 3.2 MP rear-facing camera and a 1.3 MP front facing camera for video calls.

T-Mobile now offers a 200 megabyte data plan as a $10 add-on to voice plans.

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Samsung and T-Mobile seem to be on a roll lately. After making false promises for months of an update to Froyo, then finally releasing it only to find out that you have to use Samsung Kies mini to install the update, it turns out even Mac users still can’t update their devices without finding a Windows based PC. Now there are oodles of bugs that are plaguing the poor Vibrant owners that have managed to get updated. It has been a rough few weeks for the two companies.

A few of the bugs that are now being reported by Vibrant owners are as follows:

- Email notification notification sound disappearing on stock mail app
– Random vibrating
– MMS issues
– Apps mysteriously disappearing
– Wifi calling dropping calls randomly

What is so increasingly stressful about all these issues arising is the fact that they advised the delay in the update was for stability issues. Sounds to me like they never fixed them. Some of the issues and other questions are being addressed on the T-Mobile forums. If you are having any of the aforementioned issues or others, the forum is a good place to start. Otherwise I would, like I have in the past, recommend you give up on OEM and carrier updates and just root your phone. You will be so much happier.

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It looks like after T-Mobile let out they were setting the myTouch updates to Froyo out of the cage, only to keep it on a leash and never let it out, They’re promising to push out the update again. This time, myTouch users hope they aren’t disappointed again.

T-Mobile started rolling out OTA updates to bring myTouch 3G 3.5mm Jack and the MyTouch Fender LE oday, so users should see this coming in waves over the next few days, be sure to watch for it if you have one.

[Thanks to our Tipster!]

T-Mobile Pushing out Froyo to MyTouch 3G now – for real this time

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Galaxy S owners are all eagerly awaiting the Froyo update, and T-Mobile said they would be rolling the update out to their customers. However, a post in the T-Mobile forums indicates that this update won’t be going out over-the-air after all, but instead will be available by download via the Mini Kies tool. At this point, this is the only option for Vibrant owners wanting to update to Froyo, and they’re saying that the update won’t be OTA at any point down the road. That’s not to say that a later update might not be sent out that will include Froyo, but don’t expect to see KA6 being pushed out to your device.

T-Mobile and Samsung Offer Froyo Update KA6 to Vibrant Owners via Mini Kies

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The folks at Unwired View bring us word that LG’s upcoming G-Slate tablet for T-Mobile might, just might, not only have 3D display capabilities, but also 3D recording capabilities as well. They got this info from the good people at GPS&Co, who contacted LG France about it. According to an LG France spokesperson, they were quoted with the following specs:

• Display size – 8.9 inch 3D display allowing to 3D content without glasses
• 3D recording capability
• LG Tegra 2 dual-core CPU
• USB port and HDMI connector

If these specs turn out to be true, the G-Slate will be one impressive device. Unwired View also point to a story by Pocket Lint wherein they say LG plans to announce a “working 3D mobile screen device demo” soon, likely at the Mobile World Congress in three weeks. We will keep an eye on this story and bring you more as it develops.

Will LG’s T-Mobile G-Slate Have a 3D Display and Recording Capabilities?

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There was a rumor going ’round that the US-based Galaxy S phones weren’t going to see the Froyo update, and that it was a cost/political issue.   While we never really bought it here at Talkandroid, it was a popular rumor until a few days ago, when Phonescoop reported otherwise. We were pleased to hear that rumor was bogus, not only because it never really made sense, but because it would’ve been pretty underhanded of everyone involved. Well, today, both T-Mobile and Sprint have made statements regarding Froyo updates on their Galaxy S devices.
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Sprint and T-Mobile Speak Out About Froyo Updates for Galaxy S: Coming Soon

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T-Mobile USA said today that HSPA+ versions of their Samsung Galaxy S 4G and T-Mobile’s Sidekick smartphones are “coming soon”. They will join T-Mobile’s tablets including the Dell Streak 7 and the T-Mobile G-Slate Android Honeycomb. A T-Mobile laptop stick developed by ZTE, capable of 42 Mbps, is slated to launch in the first half of 2011.

T-Mobile says it plans to double the speed of its HSPA+ network this year. The company vowed to aggressively expand and evolve its 4G smartphone portfolio, launching additional devices capable of delivering peak download speeds of up to 21 Mbps in the first half of 2011, and smartphones capable of delivering peak download speeds of up to 42 Mbps in the second half of the year.

T-Mobile’s Dell Streak 7, is expected to be available at T-Mobile stores across the country in the coming weeks. It features Android 2.2, a Tegra Dual Core processor, front and rear facing cameras and support for the 21 Mbps HSPA+ network for around $330.

The Samsung Galaxy S 4G, capable of delivering theoretical peak download speeds of up to 21 Mbps, will be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress on Feb. 13. PC Magazine notes the current Galaxy S Android phones still haven’t received upgrades to Android 2.2, generating a lot of anger among owners of the Samsung Vibrant and other popular US Galaxy S phones.

The upgrade is coming tomorrow, according to T-Mobile CMO Cole Brodman. Like most updates, it will come in waves so not everyone will receive it on the first day.

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T-Mobile USA may sell nonstrategic assets such as its broadcast cellular towers in order to raise additional funds for capital spending, reports Reuters.

Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann said today that the No. 4 U.S. mobile service would only sell the assets if it needed additional capital beyond its typical spending requirements, and only if it got a good price.

Deutsche Telekom CEO Rene Obermann (above), said the company has 54MHz of spectrum in its core markets, which is sufficient for growth today. But the company will need more spectrum for growth in the future.

To help fund the purchase or partnership for more spectrum, Obermann said that T-Mobile USA will sell “non-core assets,” such as wireless towers. The “Reinvent” program is aimed to make additional gross savings of USD 1 billion by 2013.

The company would sell some 7,000 cellular towers — but only if it could get a good price.

“We’re definitely not in a rush,” he told reporters ahead of the company’s financial analyst meeting in New York, adding that a sale would depend on whether “the financials work out.”

T-Mobile USA hopes to grow revenue by USD $3 billion by 2014 under the “Grow” program. The company plans to offer competitive data plans in the top 100 U.S. markets. The company plans to go “big” with Android smartphones. “We estimate that 150 million Americans want smartphones,” said Philipp Humm, T-Mobile USA’s chief executive officer. He said T-Mobile USA is creating a $10 data plan for smartphones and will push to sell the devices below $100 apiece.

The company said LTE technology will be introduced once devices are readily available and once device quality is on par with the HSPA+ network, although that will probably not be for a few years.

There was no commitment to buy (or not buy) spectrum assets from Clearwire, which had been rumored.

Where will T-Mobile get spectrum for LTE? It’s still not clear (small “c”).

T-Mobile was coy about any spectrum partnership. If T-Mobile is lucky, Lightsquared might fall onto their lap. The downside would be dealing with the unique satellite/terrestrial frequencies and hand-off. Additionally, they’d probably have to build more towers, not sell them off. Clearwire LTE could use commercial, off the shelf gear…and share infrastructure costs. That seems a safer bet for T-Mobile.

From an engineering point of view, a Sprint/T-Mobile USA merger might create three, nearly equal, cellular operators in the United States…but result in a political ****storm.

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T-Mobile’s slow build-out of its T-Mobile USA network, once a shortcoming, may be turning into an advantage for Europe’s largest phone company, says Bloomberg.

T-Mobile says their HSPA+ network now reaches 200 million people in 100 major metropolitan areas. It plans to double the speed of their HSPA network in 2011, to deliver peak speeds up to 42 Mbps.

Look at the chart — T-Mobile needs 40 MHz to be competitive with AT&T and Verizon.

T-Mobile currently provides HSPA+ on their AWS band. It’s far less expensive then the forklift upgrade that Verizon and AT&T made for LTE. AT&T and Verizon each invested nearly $10 billion just buying new spectrum on the 700 MHz band. Not to mention huge new infrastructure investments, nationwide.

• AT&T’s LTE transition begins in the second half of 2011 and will go through 2013. AT&T’s LTE devices will fall back to HSPA.
• Verizon’s 700 Mhz LTE network is available in 38 initial launch areas for $50-$80 a month. Devices will fall back to Verizon’s CDMA network for voice and data.

What will T-Mobile do when it needs more spectrum? The number of U.S. smartphone users are expected to increase from 60.2 million in 2010 to 84.4 million in 2012. T-Mobile needs a Long-Term Evolution strategy.

According to Bloomberg, T-Mobile executives will unveil their strategy for the U.S. market in New York tomorrow.

Since 2008, T-Mobile has spent more than $9 billion to expand its 3G network. They paid over $4 billion in 2006 for their AWS frequencies. A forklift upgrade to LTE, on their current AWS band, would be problematic. There isn’t enough room to operate both.

Where are they going to get more spectrum?

T-Mobile’s options include LightSquared (at 1.7 GHz) and Clearwire (at 2.6 GHz), says Bloomberg.

Lightsquared is currently in trouble, with GPS interference issues, the odd frequency, lack of infrastructure and lack of money.

Clearwire, on the other hand, has backhaul and towers in place. Their 2.6 GHz band is globally standardized for LTE, enabling more cost/effective handsets. Infrastructure is available off the shelf. The disadvantage of 2.6GHz is the higher frequency doesn’t penetrate well indoors. Both companies need money and could cut a good deal for T-Mobile

But there is another option — buy more AWS spectrum. SpectrumCo has 19 MHz available and they’re not using it. T-Mobile USA is currently the largest user of AWS frequencies in the United States. The AWS band uses 1710 to 1755 MHz, and 2110 to 2155 MHz.

Under the name of SpectrumCo, cable operators collectively bought $2.5 billion in AWS spectrum back in 2006. At the time, cable operators planned to roll out cellular phone service, nationwide.

SpectrumCo, the AWS bidding consortium with Cox, Comcast and Time Warner Cable, picked up 137 licenses in 2006’s Advanced Wireless Services auction (at 1.7/2.1 GHz). SpectrumCo won a total of 137 AWS licenses for $2.37 billion. Comcast’s share was $1.29 billion, followed by Time Warner Cable’s $632.2 million, and Cox’s $248.3 million. (See SpectrumCo Gets Licenses). Cox paid $248.3 million for AWS licenses in 2006, and transfered those licenses out of SpectrumCo and directly to Cox.

The cable-based, nation-wide AWS phone network didn’t happen.

Instead, Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Brighthouse invested in Clearwire. Comcast put more than $1 Billion into Clearwire while TWC put in $550 billion. Meanwhile the AWS spectrum that cable operaters bought is unused.

Now that the FCC has authorized the NBC/Comcast merger (pdf), an agreement to sell their spectrum might be timely. It doesn’t seems likely, however. T-Mobile would likely get a better spectrum deal from Clearwire (who needs money), then from cable operators (who don’t).

On the other hand, T-Mobile could be bold. As a majority partner in Lightsquared, they could start with a fresh slate. The satellite/terrestrial approach of Lightsquared has a unique appeal – enabling a new vision of global communications.

Meanwhile, cable operators will likely to sit on their AWS spectrum. Spectrum scarcity will just push rates higher. That’s good for Comcast and NBC.

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T-Mobile has announced via Twitter that they are offering the G2 for free between now and January 20th if you sign up for a new 2-year contract and if you order online. The G2 may not be as coveted as the MyTouch 4G for example, but it is still a powerful device with a processor that, although it is only 800MHz, can out benchmark a Nexus One.

If you want to take advantage of this offer, hit up the source link below before the 20th.

T-Mobile G2 free through January 20 with a new 2-year contract

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T-Mobile has posted a page for its upcoming G-Slate tablet. It will run Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb and run on the carrier’s HSPA+ network, which currently has top speeds of about 21Mbps, although T-Mobile plans to step up to 42 Mbps in the future.

LG’s G-Slate may have the same screen size and resolution as Verizon’s Motorola Xoom (10 inches, 1280 x 800 pixels), which would make it a direct iPad competitor.

T-Mobile’s faster HSPA+ network is also expected to work with T-Mobile’s new Samsung Vibrant 4G, a variant of Samsung’s Galaxy S line, running Android 2.2, and powered by a 1 GHz processor, as well as the Dell Streak 7 tablet (below), an Android 2.2 device running a Tegra2 processor.

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The FCC has just passed a device for LG that looks promising for T-Mobile customers.  Per the FCC report, the device is dubbed the LG V900.  It’s a tablet based device and most likely headed to Magenta soon, possibly as early as March.  How do we know?  The biggest give away for a device when trying to decipher what carrier will pick it up, is usually the bands it operates on.  Well, this bad boy was approved for the AWS spectrum, which T-Mobile in the US currently supports. And thanks to CES last week we knew that T-Mobile was picking up a couple of new tablets.  Hit the break for more device info, FCC pics and to check out the videos touting Honeycomb 3.0 on the G-Slate. Read More…

LG V900 Passes Through FCC, Most Likely The T-Mobile G-Slate (Video)

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MicBeast over at XDA has filed a class action lawsuit again T-Mobile and Samsung regarding the current rumors of Samsung withholding the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for the Galaxy S line of devices. MicBeast has currently hired Edelson McGuire to represent the case. We here at AndroidSPIN are still flabbergasted at the tip we had received from an anonymous source claiming to work internally at T-Mobile. As we stated in our previous post although we cannot validate nor deny the alleged rumor, we felt it was necessary to bring it to the fore front. Check out the excerpt from MicBeast below.

they have continuously lied to us about the hardware,
and software reliability of this phone,
they promised us updates (to 2.2! Not the functionally dead JI6 2.1!)
over and over,
NOW they plan to release NEW galaxies
without updating the old ones they currently have
The GPS is clearly a hardware defect.
There are just too many issues with this phone
and the Customer service reps have been combative
even bullying and threatening customers!

a clear violation of US law

We can only hope that this alleged rumor will help fix some of the corruption of whom ever holds these updates hostage, and gives the updates in which the consumers deserve.

What do you think about all these alleged rumors and the lawsuit? Let us know in the comments below.

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On January 19th T-Mobile will yet again launch one of their pretty enticing promotions.  All HTC devices, for qualified customers, will be given a 50% discount when you opt in for their Unlimited Web Plan.

Eligibility details are as followed:

• - You must be on a Individual or Family Plan Even More/Legacy Plan (Even More Plus cannot participate in this promotion)
• - Purchase one of the following HTC handsets with a 2-year contract upgrade: HTC HD7, T-Mobile G2, T-Mobile myTouch 4G, or T-Mobile myTouch Slide
• - Subscribe to the Unlimited Data Web Plan (obviously, the 200MB 4G Web plan does not qualify)

If you meet all of the above requirements, then you’re all set.  You’ll then qualify for the $100 refund by mail in rebate (sent via a visa gift card).  So, yes, sorry folks, it’s going to cost you out of pocket up front for the deal.  But we’re pretty sure T-Mobile is good for it.  The offer is valid through T-Mobile Premium Stores, Retail Store locations and via Customer Care.  The deal runs from January 19th through March 8th.  The promo offer is not valid in the states of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Dade County (FL)  Does this sound like a sweet enough deal for you to run out and buy that HTC device you’ve been dreaming about?  Let us know what you think in the comments in below.

HTC Smartphone Promo At T-Mobile on January 19th, 50% Off Phones

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T-Mobile USA subleases their spectrum to a mobile virtual operator called Simple Mobile. Now Simple Mobile is offering HSPA+ data service. Whether their HSPA+ network is considered a “4G” network may depend on how much credence you give to T-Mobile’s claims of 42Mbps. Still, T-Mobile is likely the fastest 3G network, no matter what your politics.

Simple Mobile announced their MVNO deal with T-Mobile last March. The company offers voice and data plans from $40 to $60. For $60, Simple Mobile offers Unlimited Talk, Text and Data, making Simple Mobile the only nationwide GSM service provider offering unlimited everything at that price. Sprint has a competing Simply Everything service for $60 using their CDMA network (excluding Clear’s WiMAX support).

Simple Mobile does not sell phones. The company provides provisioned SIM cards that users can insert into unlocked GSM phones. Thus, only phones that support T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network technology would qualify as supporting 4G speeds, explains Fierce Wireless.

T-Mobile says their HSPA+ network now reaches 200 million people in 100 major metropolitan areas. It plans to double the speed of their HSPA network in 2011, to deliver peak speeds up to 42 Mbps.

T-Mobile’s provides HSPA+ on their AWS band. It’s far less expensive then the forklift upgrade that Verizon and AT&T made for LTE. AT&T and Verizon each invested nearly $10 billion just buying new spectrum on the 700 MHz band. Not to mention huge new infrastructure investments, nationwide.

• AT&T’s LTE transition begins in the second half of 2011 and will go through 2013. AT&T’s LTE devices will fall back to HSPA.
• Verizon’s 700 Mhz LTE network is available in 38 initial launch areas for $50-$80 a month. Devices will fall back to Verizon’s CDMA network for voice and data.

But what can T-Mobile fall back to? They got nothin’. MVDOs like Simple Mobile are stuck. No spectrum for you. No LTE.

Clear’s 2.6 GHz spectrum does make sense. Clear has backhaul and towers in place. Spectrum on 2.6 GHz is available and it’s relatively cheap. It’s also compatible with other carriers worldwide. It’s just a matter of price. Too bad for WiMAX. I think it delivers more bang for the buck.

Money talks. Perhaps that’s why Craig McCaw resigned from Clearwire’s board. I’m guessing lightning will strike at Mobile World Congress next month. On Clearwire.

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T-Mobile has wasted no time in its continuation of products that attack the iphone, whether on AT&T or on Verizon.  In a very recent commercial, T-Mobile, the #4 carrier in the US takes on Verizon, the #1 carrier as it has recently added the Apple iPhone 4 to its arsenal.  The commercial focuses on the fact that neither of the carriers offer 4G radios in the device, therefore never achieving 4G speeds and thus not being true 4G.  It’s difficult for me to use the words “true 4G” and not chuckle as I write this.  In any event, it’s apparent that T-Mobile is definitely trying to get across that it’s not playing games when it comes to 4G.  T-Mobile is looking to expand their HSPA+ network by bringing customers somewhere in the vicinity of 42 mb/s by years end.  AT&T is still only offering HSPA+ technology (14.4 mb/s) at this time and although Verizon does offer an LTE network and several devices that are compatible with it, the iPhone 4 is not one of them.  Enjoy the video, and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Even On Verizon T-Mobile Still Bashes The iPhone

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Hey there, oval-shaped Samsung phone with nary a name or image to go along with your sexy model number and T-Mobile radios. It’s the Samsung GT-i9023 hitting the FCC this time, and some folks are saying its outlines match up almost exactly with the Nexus S’s. Alternate color? Possible, but it’s unlikely that’d be the only change here.

Other theories include this being a Nexus S with 4G radios, but that’s more wishful thinking right now. There is the Vibrant 4G, of course, but those with good eyes are saying this FCC outline looks too rounded at the corners to be that phone. I’m stumped.

Don’t forget we have yet to get to Barcelona for Mobile World Congress where Samsung will be announcing some exciting new products. I love the guessing game, but I’d rather much wait until then. (Or until some tasty spy shots of this thing land into our inbox.) [via Engadget]

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