Apple prototype spotted with T-Mobile 3G signal

A rumor fresh out of BGR suggests Apple is testing the iPhone for T-Mobile. A crystal clear image shows a white iPhone rocking a 3G signal from the wireless carrier.

Since the current iPhone 4 does not support T-Mobile's 3G AWS 1700 MHz band, this is either a legitimate leak, a clever ruse where T-Mobile Europe is being pawned off as T-Mobile USA, or perhaps some Photoshop magic.

The prototype model reportedly sports an internal model number of N94, which fits in with Apple's numbering scheme. The Verizon iPhone is N92, the GSM model is N90 and the iPhone 5 was thought to be N94. It also contains Apple test apps which suggests it is not a retail handset.

This does not mean the above handset is the iPhone 5. It may be a prototype used to test the performance of a 3G radio compatible with T-Mobile's network. It may also be faked and not really running on T-Mobile 3G. It's not like that we haven't seen that happen before.

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Source: http://www.bgr.com/2011/04/23/exclusive-apple-testing-iphone…

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Matt

Yeaaaah...would have to think that if Apple were testing this with T-Mobile, those commercials with the girl and the two guys making fun of the iPhone wouldn't be running. It's weird enough that they're still running after the announcement of AT&T purchasing them.

April 24 2011 at 12:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JamesH

Take a look at the link http://www.three.co.uk/Phones/iPhone/Which_iPhone it could just be a ThreeUK white iPhone 4 with a T-Mobile UK Sim, since they share the same network now it's not completely impossible to conceive

April 24 2011 at 11:11 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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Eloise

Actually it's T-Mobile and Orange who have agreed to merge their networks. Nothing to do with Three

April 24 2011 at 9:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

JamesH

Whilst ThreeUK aren't a subsidiary of Everything Everywhere they partner with EE to share bases stations for 3G coverage.

April 25 2011 at 8:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rkatz94

Ummm anybody care to look at the BOTTOM of the phone with an extra antenna a small microphone and NO 30 pin connector?

April 24 2011 at 9:46 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ecobore

I ran my iPhone on T mobile for 16 weeks last year in the US. (it's an officially unlocked euro iPhone) so not Pshop necessary

April 24 2011 at 7:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

AppleZilla

Has Gizmodo trafficked a stolen prototype of it yet?

And why aren't they in jail from their first heist payoff?

April 24 2011 at 12:41 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mattgreene

To everyone claiming that a jailbreak will do this, go read the source article and see why your dead wrong.

April 24 2011 at 12:13 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

chezedog

A jailbroken phone can display any carrier name you like.

April 23 2011 at 10:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

mkvirt

that photo is an obvious fake! you can tell by the T-Mobile signal indicator: it shows the iphone with a 4 bar signal and everyone knows that has to be impossible. T-Mobile can't generate 4 bars even when the iphone is duct-taped to the transmitter tower.

April 23 2011 at 9:35 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

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doeboynmek12

Your joke too long to set up and at the end failed miserably, you fail.

April 24 2011 at 1:46 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down Reply

JedixJarf

Here's the most logical idea...

Someone has an iphone that they put the white iphone front and back on, then jailbroke it to say T-Mobile as the carrier name.

April 23 2011 at 9:29 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

eburetto

Hmm maybe you are right, mine kept flipping between AT&T and tmobile but I specifically turned of data to avoid roaming charges.

April 23 2011 at 8:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply