Not just that, something as basic as processor speed hasn't even been revealed yet lol. Most review sites are just guessing btwn. 800-1000mhz. Apple is so good at secrets, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it had the 1700 band.
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iPhone Coming to T-Mobile in U.S. This Quarter?
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Not just that, something as basic as processor speed hasn't even been revealed yet lol. Most review sites are just guessing btwn. 800-1000mhz. Apple is so good at secrets, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it had the 1700 band.
iphone 4 specs per apple does not support 1700 MHz yet, aint gonna happen with TMO till iphone 5. i dont see apple making another iphone 4 model just for TMO.
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
http://www.apple.com/iphone/specs.html
Here's the radio chip they are using in the iPhone4 according to the tear-downs:
http://www.skyworksinc.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=658
Skyworks SKY77542 TxRx iPAC FEM for Dual-Band GSM/GPRS: 880915 MHz and 17101785 MHz bands.
http://www.skyworksinc.com/Product.aspx?ProductID=658
Skyworks SKY77542 TxRx iPAC FEM for Dual-Band GSM/GPRS: 880915 MHz and 17101785 MHz bands.
Awesome
$50 - unlimited talk and $15 - data plan will be awesome ...
bring it on T-Mobile
hope they keep the rates same for iPhones too; not hike the rates ...
$50 - unlimited talk and $15 - data plan will be awesome ...
bring it on T-Mobile
hope they keep the rates same for iPhones too; not hike the rates ...
Apple is not going to add another carrier while the death grip scandal is going on...it would expose the iPhone as the true culprit behind dropped calls and what not...and restore some confidence in AT&T's network...currently Apple is happy to have AT&T as a "whipping boy" to take it on the chin for the iPhone's shortcomings
T-SprintNextel Mobile?
Not that Sprint didn't do it before with Nextel, but I don't see that happening as they are incompatible networks.
What's next? iPhone coming to Cricket Wireless? 
iPhone Coming to Cincinnati Bell? iPhone coming to Ntelos? Cellular south? Etc.
iPhone Coming to Cincinnati Bell? iPhone coming to Ntelos? Cellular south? Etc.I told you so
Just like i said a month ago in my blog post:
iPhone 4 pre-orders and T-Mobile avaialbility
and now it's getting a shape.
Just like i said a month ago in my blog post:
iPhone 4 pre-orders and T-Mobile avaialbility
and now it's getting a shape.
If you read the thread you would have realized that the chip does support it and that Apple decided not to supportfor now. Moreover adding the 1700MHz band in there would have been a give a way of what was to come.
i'm not talking speed, i'm talking being overwhelmed with new users and a huge influx of smartphones.
if the thousands of people that complain about ATT would leave and go to t-mobile, combined with existing non-smart phone users already on t-mobile switching to an iphone = network being overwhelmed just like ATT was.
I believe that the head guy at Sprint, Dan Hesse, has gone on the record stating that they are very interested in LTE.
You don't have to tell me, I know. My point was to tell the guy that if the iPhone being on lousy networks bothers him, that's his only choice
and how will Lord Jobs make money with those paltry rates? Apple takes a slice of data subscriptions...I'm pretty sure tmobile will have to match AT&T as closely as possible on pricing
T-mobile? Seriously? I see Apple is really desperate to get away from AT&T because this is pathetic.
tmobile is a German company
tmobile is actually a German cell phone company that is bigger than its US presence shows. Sprint is probably in poorer shape than the larger companies, tmaoble included.
tmobile is actually a German cell phone company that is bigger than its US presence shows. Sprint is probably in poorer shape than the larger companies, tmaoble included.
When will the iPhone/carrier switch rumors end!?
Why would Apple choose T-Mobile? They have substantially less subscribers than Verizon and Sprint.
Why would Apple choose T-Mobile? They have substantially less subscribers than Verizon and Sprint.
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Your info re: apple getting a cut is about 2 years out of date. They get a one time payment from the carrier now, just like other smartphone makers.
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Your info re: apple getting a cut is about 2 years out of date. They get a one time payment from the carrier now, just like other smartphone makers.
This I actualy believe unlike the damn verizion rumors, but t-mobile doesn't have good reception where I live (not that att is that great either). But this is good for some people, also apple won't just make it exclusive to t-mobile they will have it on bolth networks so nit to overwhelm the network
GSM != UMTS, they are separate radios. The iphone4 does have a pentaband chip but the extra band supported (but not listed on Apple's website) is for a frequency only in Japan and not t-mobile.
so does it support T-mobile?
No, not according to the specs on the Skyworks website.