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Rumor: T-Mobile USA training employees on HTC Desire

Someone I follow on Twitter claimed that his friend – a manager at a T-Mobile store – was being trained on several phones slated to come to the carrier this year. Among those phones was a little device known as the HTC Desire. I reached out to a couple of contacts I have at T-Mobile retail [...]

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T-Mobile USA earns highest satisfaction ratings…so why can’t they attract more customers?

T-Mobile USA has received the highest ranking in the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Wireless Retail Sales Satisfaction Study – Volume 1. T-Mobile earned the highest score for customer satisfaction among U.S. carriers, the 8th time in 11 volumes that Magenta has come out on top. If T-Mobile is so great, what’s causing them to continuously [...]

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Want to go to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup? T-Mobile USA contest may foot the bill

If you follow Androinica.com’s Twitter feed – and really, why shouldn’t you? – you may know that there are soccer fans around these parts. Anyone who shares our enthusiasm for the sport will be excited to know that T-Mobile USA is hosting a promotion to send 10 lucky winners to South Africa during the 2010 [...]

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AT&T is arguably the best U.S. carrier based on PC World test results

AT&T doesn’t have a reputation for a reliable network in many markets, but Ma Bell’s wireless arm is the highest rated network in a recent comparison by PC World. Following up on their previous test that found AT&T lagged behind Verizon and Sprint, PC World found that AT&T now has download speeds 67 percent faster [...]

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Motorola annouces Quench/CLIQ XT, a MOTOBLUR Android phone coming to T-Mobile USA

Motorola today announced its third MOTOBLUR Android phone, The Motorola Quench. Previously seen under the codename “Zeppelin,” the Quench will go on sale at T-Mobile USA as the CLIQ XT beginning next month. The Quench has a 3.1″ screen, pinch-to-zoom browsing, and Adobe Flash Lite. The all-touchscreen phone will have a touchpad in place of a [...]

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T-Mobile USA’s HSPA+ upgrade will hit East and West Coast first

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ rollout will hit major cities along the East and West Coast first according to comments made by T-Mobile VP of Engineering Dave Mayo. In an interview with GigaOM, Mayo suggested that cities along the coasts would be the first to see network speeds of up to 21 Mbps. Mayo said that T-Mobile has already [...]

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Is your Nexus One experiencing data issues?

There are multiple reports today of the Nexus One having issues connecting to T-Mobile’s USA’s mobile data network. Most of the problems appeared to happen earlier Friday morning but Google’s support forums are lit up with irate users. Reportedly, some users are receiving the message, “To connect to the Internet with the device you are [...]

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Google fixing Nexus One 3G bugs

Good news Nexus One owners, as Google said it is working on a software solution for those experiencing inconsistent 3G connections on T-Mobile USA. “Our engineers have uncovered specific cases for which a software fix should improve connectivity to 3G for some users,” said Google employee Ivar on a support forum. “We are testing this [...]

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DoubleTwist sync software coming to T-Mobile Android phones

T-Mobile USA is looking to fix one of the biggest holes in Google’s mobile platform by partnering with DoubleTwist for its multimedia syncing software for all its Android phones. The myTouch 3G Fender Edition was the first T-Mobile phone to come preloaded with the software, and TechCrunch said the deal will eventually extend to multiple [...]

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Google Discounts Nexus One For T-Mobile Customers

Google is trying to make things right with existing T-Mobile USA customers by cutting the upgrade price for the Nexus One “superphone.” Previously, T-Mobile USA customers could get the handset for $379, and this caused some anger because new subscribers could buy the N1 for $180. Google said upgrading customers can now get the handset [...]

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