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Wireless Free Internet: Thank You FCC!

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released an engineering report that opens the door for the FCC to apportion a chunk of wireless spectrum for free Internet services across the nation. "We need to reserve some spectrum for free broadband services,"... Full Story

Posted on October 16, 2008 10:00 PM

T-Mobile Running Out of Androids

T-Mobile may have at least a short-term shortage of its G1 Android-powered phone as customers flood the company with preorders. T-Mobile said it has already sold its presale inventory of the first Google Android phone.(Guess the service is working better,... Full Story

Posted on October 8, 2008 12:35 PM

Android: The Good and Bad with G1

- The G1, the first Android-powered headset, could be transformed in ways that maker HTC and carrier T-Mobile can't imagine. Google's Android is open to developers, who could write apps to unlock T-Mobile's G1, tether it as a modem... Full Story

Posted on September 24, 2008 3:30 PM

Court bans VoIP app on iPhone

A ruling was just issued by the Higher Regional Court (Oberlandesgericht) of Hamburg, Germany banning VoIP on the Apple iPhone. Specifically, the sipgate VoIP app (image right) has been banned - all part of T-Mobile's ongoing fight to block VoIP... Full Story

Posted on September 10, 2008 4:54 PM

sipgate vs. T-Mobile Round II

Thilo Salmon of sipgate, makers of a SIP-based client that works on the Apple iPhone, wrote me today regarding sipgate vs. T-Mobile Round II, which was soundly won today by sipgate after a German court issued a preliminary injunction... Full Story

Posted on July 28, 2008 4:20 PM

T-Mobile VoIP Shenanigans - AGAIN!

I've written about T-Mobile's VoIP blocking shenanigan's here, here, and here.  Not to mention their blocking of MinuteWatcher for tracking cellphone minute usage. I also wrote how Truphone won an injunction against T-mobile ordering T-Mobile UK to stop blocking calls... Full Story

Posted on July 18, 2008 10:30 AM

Sidekick Tony Hawk Edition Anyone?

If you can't get enough of Tony Hawk and outrageous skateboard action, then you will get a kick out of this!T-Mobile has created a limited edition Sidekick LX and is providing sponsorship support and programming for the Boom Boom... Full Story

Posted on June 5, 2008 5:05 PM

Truphone wins court injunction against T-Mobile blocking tactics

You recall T-Mobile blocking Truphone, right? T-Mobile is notorious for not only blocking Truephone, but also blocking VoIP and third-party text messaging as well. Well, today a judge has instructed T-Mobile (UK) to stop blocking calls to Truphone.  The judge... Full Story

Posted on July 16, 2007 3:11 PM

Truphone 3.0 Released

Truphone, which I recently awarded a TMC Labs Innovation Award, has just released Truphone 3.0. The latest release adds a suite of advanced features to its beta VoIP service for mobile phones, and simultaneously extended until the end of 2007... Full Story

Posted on June 29, 2007 11:02 AM

T-Mobile blocks VoIP - again!

What's up with T-Mobile UK? First T-Mobile banned instant messaging and VoIP, as I wrote about last year. And now T-Mobile UK is at it again blocking Truphone, a mobile VoIP operator. Apparently, T-Mobile is blocking calls in a dispute... Full Story

Posted on June 19, 2007 10:02 AM

T-Mobile plans Wi-Fi calls using dual-mode phones

According to the WallStreet Journal, T-Mobile plans on offering cellphones that can roam on Wi-Fi hotspots, with the goal of improving indoor reception and help customers save on monthly cellular minutes. When a user comes in range of a WiFi... Full Story

Posted on May 7, 2007 2:57 PM

The Top Selling U.S. Music Phone: Can You Guess?

Everybody loves a Top 10 list -- and we're no exception! This one comes from Wirefly, "an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless service plans," which recently named the top-selling music phones in the U.S. (Definition:... Full Story

Posted on August 14, 2006 5:20 PM

T-Mobile blocks MinuteWatcher from tracking cell minutes

T-Mobile is blocking MinuteWatcher, a service that lets customers actively monitor their wireless minutes usage. T-Mobile has changed conditions in their policy and taken technical measures to prevent MinuteWatcher from tracking T-Mobile members voluntary tracking of cellphone usage. Specifically, T-Mobile... Full Story

Posted on July 12, 2006 12:35 PM

T-Mobile bans VoIP and text messaging

T-Mobile U.K. has banned the use of VoIP over its cellular networks. T-Mobile's web 'n' walk plan expressly prohibits such usage right on their website and even states that the company reserves the right to terminate contracts.Here's the text from... Full Story

Posted on May 10, 2006 11:48 AM

Xingtone: Ring Tones Were Meant To Be Free

Why should you pay $2.99 for a 20-second clip of music that isn’t your first choice or from a song you already own as the ring tone for your cell phone?  Xingtone’s Ringtone Maker 4.1 enables cell phone users to... Full Story

Posted on November 14, 2005 5:28 PM