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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 ...

iPhone coming to T-Mobile in 3-4 months

by Steven Sande (Jan 9th, 2013)

Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, T-Mobile USA Chief Executive John Legere said that the carrier will begin to sell the iPhone in about "three to four months," and that T-Mobile will be taking a different tack to selling them by dropping subsidies for the phones. At this ...

T-Mobile hopes the iPhone will curb subscriber losses

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 7th, 2012)

T-Mobile has been losing customers like a sieve, but that may change next year when the carrier finally starts carrying the iPhone. T-Mobile USA Chief Executive John Legere told reporters on Friday that the company hopes the iPhone will attract additional customers and expects to see a positive ...

Daily Update for December 6, 2012

by Steven Sande (Dec 6th, 2012)

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 ...

T-Mobile USA to get iPhone in 2013

by Steven Sande (Dec 6th, 2012)

At long last, it appears that T-Mobile USA will become the last of the "Big 4" wireless carriers in the country to carry Apple products. Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile USA, made an announcement today that the carrier will begin selling iPhones in 2013. To make its network ...

T-Mobile prompts employees to "sell against the iPhone"

by Steven Sande (Aug 28th, 2012)

So, what do you do if you're T-Mobile USA and not only do you not carry the iPhone now, but there's a good chance you're not going to be selling the next-generation iPhone either? That's easy -- tell your employees to "sell against the iPhone." TmoNews -- "The Unofficial T-Mobile Blog" and no ...

Daily Update for November 10, 2011

by Steven Sande (Nov 10th, 2011)

T-Mobile blames lack of iPhone for poor US sales

by Sam Abuelsamid (Nov 5th, 2010)

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's parent company, lays the blame squarely on ...