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Daily Update for May 13, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player (requires ...

T-Mobile raises iPhone down payment amount

by Steven Sande (May 13th, 2013)

The launch of the iPhone 5 on the T-Mobile USA network last month was greeted with a lot of fanfare and a new pricing structure -- customers could pick up a 16 GB iPhone 5 with a US$99.99 down payment and then make 24 payments of $20 to purchase the phone outright. TmoNews reports that the down ...

Daily Update for May 8, 2013

by Steven Sande (May 8th, 2013)

T-Mobile sells 500,000 iPhones in less than a month

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 8th, 2013)

T-Mobile announced its earnings for the opening quarter of 2013 and confirmed it has sold 500,000 iPhone handsets since it started selling the phone on April 12. That's a half a million iPhones in a little over three weeks, which is very good for a phone that's been on sale for eight months at ...

The 'catch' in T-Mobile's iPhone plan

by Steven Sande (Apr 26th, 2013)

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson isn't happy with T-Mobile's recently instituted plans to replace the traditional two-year contract for an iPhone with an installment plan. Ferguson's main beef with the magenta network? That although T-Mo tells customers on the new plan that they ...

Talkcast tonight: T-Mobile iPhone & news of the week

by Michael Rose (Apr 14th, 2013)

The wait is over, assuming you were waiting; now that T-Mobile has joined AT&T, Verizon and Sprint in the roster of US carriers selling the iPhone, there are more choices for customers. T-Mobile's new-look approach to plans, contracts and subsidies is making a splash; is it enough to ...

iPhone debut on T-Mobile was "gangbusters"

by Yoni Heisler (Apr 14th, 2013)

T-Mobile on Friday began selling the iPhone 5 and sales thus far appear to be very good. In a statement issued to AllThingsD, T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Mike Sievert said: Today has been gangbusters for T-Mobile. We experienced lines out the door this morning at nearly all of our ...

Weekend Poll: Are you switching to T-Mo?

by Erica Sadun (Apr 13th, 2013)

On Friday, T-Mobile finally launched its iPhone line, offering some great deals along the way. Did you hop over and place a request for an iPhone 5? American customers now have more service choices than ever. From Cricket to Straight Talk, Virgin to Sprint, you can now shop plans, devices, and ...

T-Mobile kicks off iPhone 5 sales today, celebrates with new ad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 12th, 2013)

T-Mobile is now selling the iPhone 5 and some stores are seeing lines for the Apple smartphone, says a report in TechCrunch. Lines were forming in Washington, New York City and other locations. The iPhone is available on T-Mobile with a low US$99 up-front payment and a 24-month payment plan. ...

T-Mobile announce iPhone trade-in offer for iPhone 4 and 4S users

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 10th, 2013)

T-Mobile has announced a trade-in offer for iPhone 4 and 4S users ahead of this Friday's T-Mobile iPhone 5 launch. The offer begins today and lasts through Father's Day on June 16th. Anyone wishing to switch to an iPhone 5 on T-Mobile can bring in their iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S and receive a 16 GB ...

Daily Update for April 5, 2013

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 5th, 2013)

T-Mobile preorders for iPhone 5 kick off today

by Michael Rose (Apr 5th, 2013)

Ready to think pink? Scrappy fourth-place US cell carrier T-Mobile is eager to serve; the company's pre-order run for the iPhone 5 has launched today. Phones will ship to customers on April 12. Last week, Engadget confirmed that the T-Mobile model of the iPhone 5 -- which will be available ...

Daily Update for March 27, 2013

by Steven Sande (Mar 27th, 2013)

T-Mobile LTE speed test on iPhone 5

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 27th, 2013)

Engadget covered T-Mobile's Un-Carrier event yesterday and was able to get some hands-on time with an iPhone 5 connected to the carrier's new LTE network. The team from Engadget did what most good techies would do -- they fired up Ookla's SpeedTest app to see how T-Mobile's flavor of LTE ...