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New Phones for tmo does it make sense to get one?

Ok, it's said that we are getting the Pyrimid, We are def getting the G2x and now it seems the LG 3d phone passed the fcc with tmo 3g bands and is the first dual core dual channel phone.. I really would like to get a phone that dual core when they are available but with this att deal it doesnt make sense to buy a new phone. From what I read ATT plans on using the TMO 3g frequencies for it's LTE network which means current tmo 3g phones will no longer work as 3g. Granted this is going to take a while to happen but does it really make sense to get a new device now or even in a few months when there is a possibility it wont fully work in a year? hmmm

graffixnyc said:
Ok, it's said that we are getting the Pyrimid, We are def getting the G2x and now it seems the LG 3d phone passed the fcc with tmo 3g bands and is the first dual core dual channel phone.. I really would like to get a phone that dual core when they are available but with this att deal it doesnt make sense to buy a new phone. From what I read ATT plans on using the TMO 3g frequencies for it's LTE network which means current tmo 3g phones will no longer work as 3g. Granted this is going to take a while to happen but does it really make sense to get a new device now or even in a few months when there is a possibility it wont fully work in a year? hmmm
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I'd look at the HSPA+ bands. I think they are doing to be coming out with ATT and T-Mobile bands included. IF that is the case then jump on board.

Apparently the G2X will have ATT hspa+ bands as well
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Geoi1006 said:
Apparently the G2X will have ATT hspa+ bands as well
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Care to share where you got this info?
Edit: Google is your friend.

joackie27 said:
Care to share where you got this info?
Edit: Google is your friend.
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for everyone else
http://androidandme.com/2011/03/car...ture-proofing-their-new-phones-to-run-on-att/

Lol so when this is all going down (if it does) I might migrate to the G2X..looks like solid hardware to me. I love my mt4g tho. I'm sad to see the big launch phone for their 4G advertising have its life span altered. Granted according to most the fact stands that we have a year before the deal even possibly gets approved and even then we're talking 2013-15 before tmo 1700 mhz is completely shut down.
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@neidlinger:
Thanks for the link. If the same bands will be present on the Pyramid, I won't have any reservations about buying it.

And at&t said we can keep our plans
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/att-says-t-mobile-can-keep-its-current-pricing-structure/
I still wan tmo not to be bought an here is the reason why they buying
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/03/att-says-t-mobile-deal-necessary-for-spectrum-needs/
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Im jumping on the g2x for sure, hopefully the pyramid will carry att freqs too
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I would be very proud of tmo if this became standard. Nice parting gift imho
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I was planning to upgrading from MT4G to Pyramid as MT4G for me was never official upgrade as it was quick replacement due to my HD2 being stolen. Now don't confuse upgrade and replacement with plan and insurance BS as I do pay my phone direct and paid $750 for Leo1024 got it 4months before it came out in TMoUS officially and paid $450 for MT4G.
I for one will not support TMobile and pay for HTC Pyramid even when if its has quadband radio and will support on AT&T. If the POS panzy dutch mofo's are selling it I for one will do pure boycott and I do hope they lose so much money that AT&T don't buy TMo as it looks very unattractive. I know I am very angry ATM as I am screwed both ways click here for my #1 reason can you call that double penetration?

I dont care, the pyramid will be my upgrade when it comes up in three months the 4.3 size is just the right size for me
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jeepmonster said:
I dont care, the pyramid will be my upgrade when it comes up in three months the 4.3 size is just the right size for me
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With or without contract? Make sure this is what you want as you will soon deal with DeathStar if you don't switch to someone else. I do miss the 4.3" and most device that does have it on GSM are SamSUX based or HTC based on CDMA so I was looking forward to this until the BS merge of at&Tmobile.

[Q] worth it ?

should i wait 4 the evo 3d im using spint or go 4 the atrix?

What phone do you have now? Allthough the Atrix is an OK phone its still on AT&T so I wouldnt change carriers for that. Its my opinion Sprint has much better cust service and a better network (I know someone is going to disagree). Maybe not the best but better. I have the EVO now and I dont see how much better it could possibly get. I just think that for 500 dollars you can get a Dual core LAPTOP if thats why you are getting the phone.
I wouldnt do it just because AT&T cust service sucks. And anyone who disagrees with my statement about sprint heres my pre response. What other carrier gives new customers a 30 day FREE trial of thier network? Usually your in a contractand you have to pay your cancellation fee or something. Also for existing customers - I get a full rebate every 12 months towards a new phone as if i was a new customer. How bout it verizon?
And before you get on verizons service they use the same technology (CDMA) they roam on each other.

thanks. and i have the evo as well i agree with you so in my mind already leaning to the 3d. i was on att with the 3gs ......... hated every wasted minute with that company

then i say 3d but either way come back and let me know which one and what your experience was!

I hate to be that guy.. but i came from nextel to sprint, I will agree that there customer support is good. but the service even though sprint owns nextel or whatever is terrible in the chicago land area.

Im going with evo 3d I have evo 4g now and LG op S I played with my friends atrix and I also was told about a personal experience with the sga2 and it wasn't what I thought it would be at all nexus s no was so yea I pre ordered the 3d now waiting for a date lol
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Right off the bat, HTC >>> Motorola. So there's your first clue.
Second, EVO 3D >>>>>>>>>>>> Atrix. There's your second clue.

True lude lol
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Sprint has evo what does att have?

Just as the title says my wife wanted an iphone so we moved to att and my question is what is ATT version of the evo?
I looked on htc web site and the closest thing I can find is the ATT inspire.
Any suggestions?
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I would say the HTC Inspire is the closest thing to it for AT&T
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I would agree with jumpman1229, The HTC Inspire 4G is probably the closest thing. I just picked one up and pretty slick. They were really pushing the Samsung Infuse 4G, but I didn't want to pay the $199. I think the Samsung Infuse 4G is the newest one they threw out.

tell you what id do. I would get the htc sensation for tmo and unlock it to att. or wait for the world version of the evo 3d. but if you are trying to buy a subsidized phone then I would go with the inspire. Although it has no kickstand, no front facing camera, and it is buggy as hell. my friend has one and sometimes cant make a call without resetting it. he had att switch it out for him and it still has the problems.
I would ditch att for verizon. their network is better and the android choices are better. the thunderbolt is the evo.

Yeah I would have prefered verizon but my wife made the decision for fathers day ect. And honestly I would have kwpt the iphon but for some of the little things just mot included in the ATT base IOS.
I did go get the inspire so far seems good gonna keep it and just pay retail for an evo 3D when I can get it for ATT. or any dual core phone really.
Thanks for the heads up though.
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Inspire for iphone 4

One coworker wants me to trade inspire For his 16gb
Iphone 4 plus boot 75 dollars he is giving me 75 I realy like inspire so im asking 100 plus his phone what do you guys think?
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Iphone 4 is worth more than inspire, i ll go for it depending on the condition...
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Get the money, the phone, sell the iphone 4 for 425-450. You end up with ~500. Inspire is 325 on craigslist.
Check online for iphone 4 prices, just to be sure. Last I had looked, it was 425.

No Brainer. Inspires sell for 250 on here so even if you want to stick with one you are a couple hundred ahead for your trouble.
Personally though I would make the deal, sell the iphone, and grab a bell htc sensation for an additional 100!

newter55 said:
No Brainer. Inspires sell for 250 on here so even if you want to stick with one you are a couple hundred ahead for your trouble.
Personally though I would make the deal, sell the iphone, and grab a bell htc sensation for an additional 100!
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Get the dollars. it's cool you both be happy.

newter55 said:
No Brainer. Inspires sell for 250 on here so even if you want to stick with one you are a couple hundred ahead for your trouble.
Personally though I would make the deal, sell the iphone, and grab a bell htc sensation for an additional 100!
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thanks i know i can save some cash, plus now i am thinking about bell htc sensation will it work with att ?

nismax said:
thanks i know i can save some cash, plus now i am thinking about bell htc sensation will it work with att ?
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Yeah Bell Mobility uses the same WCDMA bands as AT&T, you just need to carrier unlock it if the one you buy isn't already unlocked. Other than that you'll need to put in some APN settings but it's all a pretty easy process.
Just make sure you get the 850/1900 model (Bell, some others) and not the 700/2100 model (T-Mobile)

_kansei_ said:
Yeah Bell Mobility uses the same WCDMA bands as AT&T, you just need to carrier unlock it if the one you buy isn't already unlocked. Other than that you'll need to put in some APN settings but it's all a pretty easy process.
Just make sure you get the 850/1900 model (Bell, some others) and not the 700/2100 model (T-Mobile)
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Carrier unlock is not possible yet afaik.

Sdobron said:
Carrier unlock is not possible yet afaik.
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Thanks guys I seen some posts that u cant use 3 & 4g eith sensation on att
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Sdobron said:
Carrier unlock is not possible yet afaik.
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It is possible. Can't dig up the thread ATM but plenty of people have done it. It started being possible in the last week or two, the unlockers had to wait for an update of the database for HTC.

nismax said:
Thanks guys I seen some posts that u cant use 3 & 4g eith sensation on att
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If you buy the T-Mobile version, correct, no WCDMA data will work. That's why it's silly to buy the wrong model. Canadian carriers use the WCDMA bands that AT&T uses. Even better, the Bell HTC Sensation doesn't even have a carrier logo slapped on it like the T-Mobile version does.

its awesome phone but its over 500 on ebay. where can i find one for 350?

U cant unless its broken or someone needs money in emergency
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nismax said:
its awesome phone but its over 500 on ebay. where can i find one for 350?
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Thats why I suggested adding 100 to the iPhone/inspire deal and you would wind up with a great phone for a small upgrade cost.

Where's the new phones T-Mobile?

Is it me or does T-Mobile not have any phones worth wild coming out in the first 2 quarters of 2012? Ive noticed that other carriers have some sort or road map for the first half of the year but nothing from T-Mobile but mid level phones.
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I think when they thought at&t would buy them they didn't order any highend stuff thinking they would get access to the att phones at least that's what the T-Mobile store told me
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I just wish Sony Ericsson would make phones with frequency that we could use Tmobile 3G. I love their phones.

Contact25 said:
Is it me or does T-Mobile not have any phones worth wild coming out in the first 2 quarters of 2012? Ive noticed that other carriers have some sort or road map for the first half of the year but nothing from T-Mobile but mid level phones.
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Tmobile has never been great with updating there phone line through the entire year. This year the only notable phones that came out in those two quarters were the g2x and the galaxy s 4g. It seems they always come around the end of the year for there serious upgrades like last year with the mytouch 4g and the g2 and this year with the Amaze and the galaxy s 2. Now don't think they won't have anything for the first two quarters. They could announce something and release it in a month like they do with most of there big name devices
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monte666 said:
I think when they thought at&t would buy them they didn't order any highend stuff thinking they would get access to the att phones at least that's what the T-Mobile store told me
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Unfortunately, this is most likely the closest thing to the truth. It is likely that T-Mobile USA was focusing on their acquisition by AT&T rather than bidding for manufacturers to design phones for them, and now they're a bit behind on the process.

JaiaV said:
Unfortunately, this is most likely the closest thing to the truth. It is likely that T-Mobile USA was focusing on their acquisition by AT&T rather than bidding for manufacturers to design phones for them, and now they're a bit behind on the process.
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Again, look at there track record. They do the same thing every year. Just cause the story could fit doesn't mean it's the truth. With no facts backing up your theory it's just convoluted gibberish
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They need to show me something to inspire me to renew my contract or I'm leaving in June. Possibly Spint
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Sprint*
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They definitely do not need any new phones at this moment EXCEPT for a Galaxy Nexus.
The most recent launch was the amaze and the GS2, which was only in November. The last thing we need is for Tmobile to inundate us with in-between phones that garner little support from Tmobile in terms of updates. Just look at verizon and their monthly droid releases and how it affects the update situation. Motorola sure as hell doesn't have the 5-month old photon at the top of their ICS priority list.
And with little support from Tmo/manufacturer comes little support from the dev community. They just have very little to work with. There will be fewer devs per device AND fewer users per devices. It's just not worth it.
We don't need any more photon-like phones. We need solid yearly or bi-yearly releases like the GS2 or the Nexus line of phones.
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JaiaV said:
Unfortunately, this is most likely the closest thing to the truth. It is likely that T-Mobile USA was focusing on their acquisition by AT&T rather than bidding for manufacturers to design phones for them, and now they're a bit behind on the process.
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Tmobile is a large corporation, I highly doubt that they would have one department twiddling their thumbs while those responsible for the acquisition details are waiting on approval.

Contact25 said:
They need to show me something to inspire me to renew my contract or I'm leaving in June. Possibly Spint
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Good luck with Spint. I live near their world headquarters and could not get a damn signal. Not to mention the billing arguments month after month when they over charged me. Spint has major issues. My fear is they will now make a move for T-Mobile. I will switch to Verizon if it happens.
To the OP...The white Galaxy SII is a ground breaking piece of technology!

I live near Sprint headquarters too and know some employees - or I should say some of their many laid-off employees. Got some scary stories about Sprint. They've been a bad joke for years.
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Crashdamage said:
I live near Sprint headquarters too and know some employees - or I should say some of their many laid-off employees. Got some scary stories about Sprint. They've been a bad joke for years.
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I worked at tmobile for a few months and I can tell you that everybody has been laid off by every phone company. It's the business. Once a project ends everybody is let go and your off for 8 months trying to find the next project. I met people who worked for Sprint, Motorola, att and everything. The office I worked in was 90% out of towners. If you are not a nomad you shouldn't be in this field.
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psychoace said:
Tmobile has never been great with updating there phone line through the entire year. This year the only notable phones that came out in those two quarters were the g2x and the galaxy s 4g. It seems they always come around the end of the year for there serious upgrades like last year with the mytouch 4g and the g2 and this year with the Amaze and the galaxy s 2. Now don't think they won't have anything for the first two quarters. They could announce something and release it in a month like they do with most of there big name devices
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Yeah, they pretty much wait till almost every carrier brings out all the good phones before they decide to bring out theirs. Personally I'm really happy with my SGS2 and will probably wait for the SGS3. Spec wise I don't thing there will be anything all that much better to upgrade to.
G2X is also a great device, but had to switch phones because Nvidia will never release source and without it there is not much people can do with it.
Powered by the SGSII....

Well my girlfriend has sprint and has the same plan I have for about 20 buck's more. She gets service when I don't and always has service. When she has had to replace her phone she has been able to go into the store to exchange it for a new one. Ive been with tmo since the sidekick 2 and up until last September once I got the Vibrant and they turned around and released the 4g version with a front facing camera. Every since then its been a love hate thing with them. From the GSII having to processors changed to them delaying the updates on the vibrant.
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They're probably saving money and resources for iPhone 5
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disturkis4u said:
They're probably saving money and resources for iPhone 5
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If they bring the IPhone to T-Mobile, that would help with more customers and bringing in more money to build out the network. This is my personal opinion though.
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jcbofkc said:
Good luck with Spint. I live near their world headquarters and could not get a damn signal. Not to mention the billing arguments month after month when they over charged me. Spint has major issues. My fear is they will now make a move for T-Mobile. I will switch to Verizon if it happens.
To the OP...The white Galaxy SII is a ground breaking piece of technology!
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Yes the white gsII is nicer than the black one.
I work at a t-mobile coporate store so to everyone that's wondering what's coming out 1st and 2nd quart. Its gonna be good
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I hope its something good, I have an upgrade for one of my other lines.
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besthijacker said:
I just wish Sony Ericsson would make phones with frequency that we could use Tmobile 3G. I love their phones.
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The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 has an international version you can find on Amazon that comes with TMobile 1700 band...

saberdragon18 said:
If they bring the IPhone to T-Mobile, that would help with more customers and bringing in more money to build out the network. This is my personal opinion though.
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The iphone users would crush the Tmobile network as it stands. The little money they'd get for subsidizing the iphone will go to repairing or returning its network to a pre-iphone state, not really an improvement.
Sprint was lucky to have met its deadline of improving its network a week or two after the iphone 4s launch, its network was in the ****ter until that point.