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Deutsche Telekom Begins Offering iPhone 5 Pre-Order Reservation Tickets
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Im hoping for 4 inches or my next phone will be Android or Windows phone.
Me too!
I really like the Samsung Galaxy Note.
http://deals.t-mobile.com/unlimited-family-plans
Notice it says, "2 line $49.99 EACH per month."
Click on the "get details" link next to the picture and you get this.
"Unlimited Family Plan (first two lines): The first two lines are $49.99/mo. each line, totaling $99.98 per month."
That is largely inaccurate. Deutsche Telekom does not equal T-Mobile.
T-Mobile AG is a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom. Deutsche Telekom is many things, and T-Mobile AG is just one part of those things. T-Mobile USA and T-Mobile UK are each subsidiaries of T-Mobile AG. All of these brands are separate entities (under a parent company), each with their own operating procedures.
Look at Darden and their restaurants: one company with several, separate subsidiaries. What one restaurant does has little to no effect on the others.
And T-Mobile USA does not have a $50 a month unlimited plan for two users total.
Im hoping for 4 inches or my next phone will be Android or Windows phone.
No, not the a-a-a-a-a-a-ANDROID!!!!
It is the same company. Telekom bought one2one several years ago abd branded it as t mobile, even has the same logo...
Cool idea. I wish Rogers would do that, then I wouldn't have to wait in line.
Imagine the shortages this time around and people freaking out over the device. These could fetch a pretty sum on eBay....
Imagine the shortages this time around and people freaking out over the device. These could fetch a pretty sum on eBay....
Actually, T-Mobile is now just a brand in the UK. T-Mobile UK has ceased to function as an independent company.
DT and France Telecom merged their UK mobile operations (T-Mobile UK and Orange UK) to created a jointly-owned operation called Everything Everywhere last year. At some point in the not-too-distant future, there will probably be a brand transition to Everything Everywhere and both Orange and T-Mobile will fade away into memory.
DT and France Telecom merged their UK mobile operations (T-Mobile UK and Orange UK) to created a jointly-owned operation called Everything Everywhere last year. At some point in the not-too-distant future, there will probably be a brand transition to Everything Everywhere and both Orange and T-Mobile will fade away into memory.
just love getting back at Mrs. Pipes
preorder(pre·or·der)
Pronunciation:/priˈôrdər/
verb
order (an item of merchandise) before it is available, with the understanding that it will be shipped later.
noun
an order for an item that has not yet been made commercially available.
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY (among many others)
I just love any chance i get to poke at Mrs. Pipes, my grade school english teacher, and the tone of this post is Mrs. Pipes reincarnated. Mrs. Pipes used to pride herself on usage and any questions were met with glares and possible humiliation by being sent to the board and told to spell outrageously complicated (for a six year old) words. May she rest in peace, may her errors be forgiven, unless this is her spirit, back to tell us again how we are wrong.
preorder(pre·or·der)
Pronunciation:/priˈôrdər/
verb
order (an item of merchandise) before it is available, with the understanding that it will be shipped later.
noun
an order for an item that has not yet been made commercially available.
OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY (among many others)
I just love any chance i get to poke at Mrs. Pipes, my grade school english teacher, and the tone of this post is Mrs. Pipes reincarnated. Mrs. Pipes used to pride herself on usage and any questions were met with glares and possible humiliation by being sent to the board and told to spell outrageously complicated (for a six year old) words. May she rest in peace, may her errors be forgiven, unless this is her spirit, back to tell us again how we are wrong.
The Large image in the Article has a giant Pink T-Mobile Logo flag and says Europeans ...a.k.a T-Mobile UK
So hang on, are you telling me that spokesperson Herr Alexander von Schmettow DOESN'T speak for UK customers? Scheisse! Colour me surprised.
Damn bro, Your right.
do you think you HAVE to buy two lines to get that price?
the legal jargon gives that impression.
do you think you HAVE to buy two lines to get that price?
the legal jargon gives that impression.
Yes Sir. Deutsche Telekom is a little pissed over the Feds sticking their nose in the at&t purchase of their US Operations.
Doubt Apple will be filing any new Lawsuits in Germany for a while.
Just this Friday a German court granted Apple another injunction against Samsung, forcing them to remove their new iPad knockoff from a big German product show.
Samsung was wringing their hands and going, "Now the German shopper won't have a choice in iPads." Truth is, if Samsung hadn't copied the iPad they may have been offering something of a choice instead of two brands of the same thing.
I think by Apple taking on Samsung they are serving notice to all the smaller copiers that copying instead of innovation is a bad business plan going forward.
YES! You HAVE to get two lines for that price.
Here's the individual plan... http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/individual-plans.aspx
The same features as the family plan I linked earlier is $79.99.
Same here dude!
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lol and what if there is no iphone coming in october?
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lol. this is how probably new iPhone 5 gonna look like -
http://www.iphone6blog.net/wp-content/uploads/iphone-jay-leno.jpg
Apple's announcements are usually on Tuesdays, so the likely dates would be the 13th, 20th, or 27th.I hope this week Apple announce the date for the september keynote.
September 14th maybe? The sooner the better
Previous iPhone ship dates have been on a Friday; I think the last one was ten days after the announcement.
Apple needs to focus on getting iOS 5 polished and making sure that the iCloud launch isn't the unmitigated debacle that the MobileMe launch was. There is zero need for Apple to rush this launch.
The clue is in the word Deutsche
I think there's a clue in the article - the offer is from Deutsche Telekom.
"Deutsche" is the german word for "German". The last time I checked, Deutsche Telekom was in Germany. And Germany is in Europe.
The point of the article is that Deutsche Telekom is the first network/carrier in the entire world to offer pre-orders. And one of the characteristics of being the first in the world is that no-one else is offering pre-orders.
Get it?
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You KNOW it's coming soon? How, pray tell?
I've read a million and one rumours about a new iPhone. And they are all exactly that - RUMOURS. There is no EVIDENCE whatsoever that a new iPhone is coming, let alone coming soon.
So, don't be shy. Tell us how you KNOW.
I think there's a clue in the article - the offer is from Deutsche Telekom.
"Deutsche" is the german word for "German". The last time I checked, Deutsche Telekom was in Germany. And Germany is in Europe.
The point of the article is that Deutsche Telekom is the first network/carrier in the entire world to offer pre-orders. And one of the characteristics of being the first in the world is that no-one else is offering pre-orders.
Get it?
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You KNOW it's coming soon? How, pray tell?
I've read a million and one rumours about a new iPhone. And they are all exactly that - RUMOURS. There is no EVIDENCE whatsoever that a new iPhone is coming, let alone coming soon.
So, don't be shy. Tell us how you KNOW.
It would be foolish for anyone to assume anything about the availability of the next-generation Apple handset on T-Mobile USA's network from this rumor.Does this at all mean that the chances of the iPhone 5 coming to T-Mobile USA increase? I wish we can get a credible source like WSJ saying we will get it for sure.
Also, the WSJ is not gospel. If you want to know something for sure, visit apple.com/pr. Everything else is hearsay and speculation.
Best Buy
I sure hope Best Buy has straightened up their own pre-order process. Last year I was 3rd in line at my local Best Buy to pre-order the iPhone 4, and before I got there I read about how Apple might not be releasing the white model at launch. When I got into the store I asked about the white version and the guy said: "well we haven't heard anything like that, I really doubt there's any problem, but if you order a white iPhone and they don't ship us any, you can simply get a black version instead." That's cool I thought. I'll order the white model, but if they only get black models that's fine too. I ended up ordering a white 32 GB for myself, a white 16 GB for my mom, and a black 16 GB for my dad.
Launch day is about to come, and Best Buy is supposedly going to start calling people to make appointments to come pick up their new phone. They're supposed to be calling based on when you pre-ordered, so I have no doubt they'll be calling to set up my appointment the day the phone is released. I wait each day and nothing. Now it's 24 hours until the phone should be launching and I'm worrying so I go down to the store to see what's wrong. "Oh you ordered a white model and Apple isn't sending us any so you can wait until we get them, or you can pre-order a black model. Keep in mind that if you order a black model, you'll be placed at the bottom of the line." I absolutely rage on the guy. I told him I very specifically asked what would happen if they didn't receive any white models because I read the rumors before getting there, and that the only reason I would have ever gone through all the trouble to be 3rd in line, then order a white model, would be if I could get the black model if there was a problem. He gave me a very clear indication that he thought I was lying, and kept on asking for the name of the person who told me that, as if that would scare me into telling the truth.I was starting to get so loud with the guy that a manager finally came over, and after raging on the manager I basically told them to **** off and I left.
Long story short, they ended up calling the morning of the release and magically having black versions of all the phones we ordered, and said that we could come by and pick them up later that day. I've heard of people having problems like that, but I can honestly say I've never been blatantly lied to by so many people before.
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How do we know? I guess you can say it's just like how I know the sun will rise in the morning, I just know.
I sure hope Best Buy has straightened up their own pre-order process. Last year I was 3rd in line at my local Best Buy to pre-order the iPhone 4, and before I got there I read about how Apple might not be releasing the white model at launch. When I got into the store I asked about the white version and the guy said: "well we haven't heard anything like that, I really doubt there's any problem, but if you order a white iPhone and they don't ship us any, you can simply get a black version instead." That's cool I thought. I'll order the white model, but if they only get black models that's fine too. I ended up ordering a white 32 GB for myself, a white 16 GB for my mom, and a black 16 GB for my dad.
Launch day is about to come, and Best Buy is supposedly going to start calling people to make appointments to come pick up their new phone. They're supposed to be calling based on when you pre-ordered, so I have no doubt they'll be calling to set up my appointment the day the phone is released. I wait each day and nothing. Now it's 24 hours until the phone should be launching and I'm worrying so I go down to the store to see what's wrong. "Oh you ordered a white model and Apple isn't sending us any so you can wait until we get them, or you can pre-order a black model. Keep in mind that if you order a black model, you'll be placed at the bottom of the line." I absolutely rage on the guy. I told him I very specifically asked what would happen if they didn't receive any white models because I read the rumors before getting there, and that the only reason I would have ever gone through all the trouble to be 3rd in line, then order a white model, would be if I could get the black model if there was a problem. He gave me a very clear indication that he thought I was lying, and kept on asking for the name of the person who told me that, as if that would scare me into telling the truth.I was starting to get so loud with the guy that a manager finally came over, and after raging on the manager I basically told them to **** off and I left.
Long story short, they ended up calling the morning of the release and magically having black versions of all the phones we ordered, and said that we could come by and pick them up later that day. I've heard of people having problems like that, but I can honestly say I've never been blatantly lied to by so many people before.
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How do we know? I guess you can say it's just like how I know the sun will rise in the morning, I just know.
Sorry, but the world is coming to an end tomorrow. The sun will explode... there won't be a sunrise tomorrow morning!
Does this at all mean that the chances of the iPhone 5 coming to T-Mobile USA increase? I wish we can get a credible source like WSJ saying we will get it for sure.
Not rly. tmobile had the iphone from the start here, they actually had the exclusive rights for years