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Gadgets Quick Note: T-Mobile to Begin Selling Apple Devices Next Year
Brandon Hill (Blog) - December 6, 2012 2:32 PM

15 comment(s) - last by name99.. on Dec 7 at 3:48 PM

All of America's "Big Four" wireless carriers will now have access to the iPhone

Late last month, T-Mobile USA tried to throw some water on rumors that it would finally be gaining access to Apple iPhone. The company's COO, Jim Alling, stated, "Make no mistake about it: We would love to carry the iPhone. However, we want the economies to be right for us."

Well, something must have happened in the past few weeks to make the financial details gel for T-Mobile USA and Apple. Today, T-Mobile USA parent company Deutsche Telekom announced in a press release that the wireless carrier will become the last of America's "Big Four" to gain access to Apple devices. In the long press release, there was just this one sentence:

In addition, T-Mobile USA has entered into an agreement with Apple to bring products to market together in 2013.

We can only assume that the family of iPhone smartphones and cellular iPad/iPad mini tablets will be making their way to T-Mobile USA's network.

Deutsche Telekom announced in early October that it would merge with MetroPCS in order to strengthen its fortunes in the United States. The combined company will have roughly 42 million customers, putting it within striking distance of third place Sprint with 52 million customers.

Sources: Deutsche Telekom, The Verge

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RE: Better late than never

By MrRuckus on 12/6/2012 5:22:03 PM , Rating: 2

Use the phone and you'll see why people would like a more powerful phone. I had the Vibrant, then the SGS4G when the vibrant took a spill off the back of my car when I left it on the trunk. :/

I now have the S3. It is extremely more fluid and faster switching from one thing to another. My wife is still on the vibrant and yells at it all the time. She will be getting a S3 for xmas. :)

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