The world’s first subsidized iPads
Apple's tablets will reportedly sell in the U.K. for more than 60% off. Could it happen here? Americans dreaming of an iPad Chrismas will be watching closely to see if AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) follow the lead of Orange and T-Mobile (DT), two carriers authorized to sell 3G iPads in the United Kingdom. On...
Orange and T-Mobile To Announce UK iPad Subsidy Later Today
According to Marketing Week, the company that owns the telecom brands Orange and T-Mobile, Everything Everywhere, will announce a deal for UK customers to purchase the iPad through their websites and retail stores later today. The iPad will go under a price cut, and customers will have to sign up to a contract for data...
T-Mobile blames lack of iPhone for poor US sales
Among the four national mobile phone carriers in the United States, T-Mobile is clearly the laggard in terms of subscriber numbers. This comes despite low prices and highly-regarded customer service. Rene Obermann, CEO of Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile USA...
T-Mobile ad pokes fun at FaceTime
In an ad similar to Apple's "Get A Mac" campaign, T-Mobile pokes fun at the iPhone's FaceTime restriction and places the blame squarely on AT&T.
The ad begins (see a video after the break) with a woman saying, "Hi. I'm a T-Mobile MyTouch 4G." The ...
T-Mobile Makes Fun of Apple’s FaceTime With “Get a Mac”-like Ad
With its latest ad to promote the MyTouch 4G, T-Mobile makes fun of Apple’s FaceTime restrictions (it only works on wifi, remember?) and blames AT&T for slowing down the entire iPhone 3G experience. In the ad, very similar to the old “Get a Mac” ones, a young lady says “Hi. I’m a T-Mobile MyTouch 4G.”,...
Apple Is Now Selling Unlocked, Contract-Free iPhones In Germany
With T-Mobile losing its iPhone exclusivity in Germany to O2 and Vodafone, the last European iPhone exclusivity deal is dead. That’s good news for German consumers, who now are not only in a position to avail themselves of the spoils of the carrier wars as...The Last European iPhone Exclusivity Deal Is Dead
One of the last bastions of iPhone exclusivity in Europe has finally tumbled: Vodafone and O2 are now reporting that they will soon be offering the iPhone 4 in Germany, breaking the knuckles of T-Mobile’s long standing stranglehold on the handset. It was pretty easy...T-Mobile’s Latest Android Phone Is Jailbreak-Proof… And The iPhone Could Be Next
In the iPhone world, the phrase “cat and mouse” brings to mind just one thing: the perpetual struggle between the iPhone Dev Team and Apple when it comes to hacking iOS devices to run unsigned code, commonly referred to as a jailbreak. Most recently, it...What if Verizon never gets an iPhone?
An analyst examines the impact on iPhone shipments and on Apple's share price In the wake of Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg's remarks Thursday -- which seemed to pour cold water on rumors of the imminent release of a Verizon iPhone -- RBC Capital's Mike Abramsky takes a look at the implications in a note to...
Survey: 23% of iPhone users would switch to Verizon
It's something we've heard for years now. "If the Verizon offered the iPhone, there would be a mass exodus from AT&T." According to one survey, the exodus might not be so massive.
BusinessInsider reports on a survey conducted by Credit Suisse that...
