T-Mobile plans to be serving 21 markets with 3G by middle of next month
By Paul Miller 
posted September 18th 2008 9:01AM
posted September 18th 2008 9:01AM
How convenient, T-mobile. That $199, Android-flaunting, 3G HTC G1, to be officially unveiled next week, is supposed to start selling on October 17th, just when the carrier plans to flip the HSDPA switch on eight new markets: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Orlando, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Francisco and Seattle. T-Mobile plans to follow those up with Birmingham, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Memphis and Tampa by the end of the year, covering about two-thirds of its customers with 3G before 2009 rolls around. It's been a rough few years for the T-Mobile faithful, but it looks an end is in sight -- at least for the urban among us.
About freaking time...
YES!!! Now I can terminate my Sprint Data plan, and use my phone as modem. Saving me a grand total of..... $65 bucks a month!!! (Student loans just kicked in and I need all I can get).
no kidding
Waiting has finally paid off. 3G should boost tmo's headset lineup in the future .xD
Any word on how much the plan costs?
Hopefully they'll be nice and leave it at the 20. But then I remember they're a Telco... :(
DC, anybody?
If that is not the start of a plan to dominate the world of phones, I don't know what is.
It seems in hindsight, that Google let Apple blow off a little steam with its last (rythmes with disastrous?) 3G launch, then BBBBLLLAAAMMMMMMM..... the iPhone rides off into the sunset, wasted, irrelevant and pointless....obscure.
That is stretching it a little bit. I think the G1 will do very well, but let's face it, it won't do as good as the iPhone. Eventually Android as a whole may overtake it it, but not just with this phone.
@Eric,
Too true, but I am talking Android, not HTC. Clearly HTC is innovative; Apple blatantly copied their Touch Flo control. Apple does tend to copy though (and screw it up)... I guess that it because they can copy but not paste. (boom boom).
No, we are talking Android; companies such as Apple, which employ proprietary software will go the way of the Dodo. We won't even talk of the iPhone as being the Betamax of the mobile phone market.
I agree with Eric, the Android strategy is to get onto many phones, so it is not going to be the same as the iPhone where people flock to basically 1 phone (2 generations). It is going to be some time before it can overtake the iPhone. Remember the main goal of Google with Android is to greatly increase the number of web enabled phones through multiple phones, it is not just to sell the G1. The success of that goal doesn't ride on the G1 overtaking the iPhone.
Heeeeeey, I live in Kansas City. :) Go me :D
WHA HAPPUN??
Where the effin A is Miami?
I just renewed my contract because I was promised 3G service by Nov 1.
if (!3G) { contract = terminated; }
I believe T-Mobile launched 3G in Miami two days ago. 3G goes live in Portland, OR, today.
I believe 3G went live two days ago in Miami, FL. Portland is on the list for 3G launch today.
I believe you meant
contract.terminate();
I'll let you decide if you should add a check to ensure that contract is not null. Those NREs (or NPEs if you're old school like me) can be a real bitch.
C:\DOS
C:\DOS\RUN
RUN DOS RUN!
whew...tmobile don't strain yourselves there!
Hmm if the HTC HD comes to Tmo anytime soon i might have to jump ship from SPRINT.. Iv been a faithful customer for over 7yrs but hey GIVE ME SOME BETTER PHONE CHOICES. The Pro is nice but im really digging that HUGE screen on the HD. I live in NY so Tmo 3G isnt really a concern..
Why is this cutting edge news ? America is in the mobile dark ages, T-Mobile launched their UK 3G service in 2003.
HSDPA is technically 3.5G, so what are you talking about ? watched one to many iPhone commercials and now don't understand what any of these terms mean ?
Uhm...does anybody else not see *ANY* Texas cities listed? Houston is what -- the fourth largest city in the country? But Tampa?! Really? So much for my little piggy bank that has been happily awaiting the release of G1.
Er... after doing some searching, it seems TMobile somewhat quietly rolled out to Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Miami (this Tues), Portland, etc.
Wow. Way to go!
"Android-flaunting..". Hmmm.... Nice. Waiting to see what Google has done all these years.... But I dont think that the interface would be as good as the iPhone interface...
If the rumored prices are true, we should be looking at $25 for an unlimited 3G data plan and $35 with unlimited texting.. Regardless, that's still cheaper than the iPhone's plan and beats paying for an EV-DO plan for $60 or $70..
i pay $7 for unlimited data 3G and text message on SPRINT. Not everyone agrees to pay outrageous prices for data.
Welcome to 2008 T-Mobile!
The price depends on how you are going to buy the HTC .
$200 for new customers
$150 for customers with contract expired and (2y renewal)
$400 for the phone it self
All explained at http://www.livecrunch.com
No texas cities listed..... and since when is Orlando & Tampa bigger than Miami????
FTW!?
@Yaniv:
Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston) were among the first cities to get T-Mobile 3G service. I don't have the roll-out dates in front of me but it's available in all four of those cities.
T-Mobile has the best customer service I have ever encountered by any telecom company ever. So glad to see this piece of news come out as my BlackBerry Pearl has been looking for a new replacement for a few years now. When do we get the 3G love in D.C./Richmond area?
Btw I was expecting post to be about markets and what markets will have 3G I know for current ones. Sorry I live in part of the state where 3G is not available.
I have been a loyal Tmo customer for 7+ years. EDGE and WiFi have worked out except for when I'm on the road. Tethering over EDGE works, but is slow. 3.5G is awesome, but I'm not seeing the higher end business phones to take advantage of it. Android/Dream looks good and I think it will do well, but there are a lot of gaps that still need to be filled before it's a good option for me (Outlook/Exchange synch being the biggest). Tmo: get me the new HTC phones and I'll stick with you if your service stays as good as it has been over the years. AT&T is bringout out the Touch Diamond and the Touch Pro...both crush my Dash. Get us business users a better selection or you will continue to lose us.
TJ
If you guys really need to know, the national launch of T-Mobile 3G is on Oct 1st, 2008. Slowly but surely they have been releasing new markers on a near weekly basis.
I get most of my facts for T-mobile from tmonews.com...check it out cause honestly all of this Android news is like old hat to me...heard about it near a month ago
Enjoy!
Yea, I went searching for it.
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/07/30/t-mobile-3g-service-coming-october-1-to-27-markets/
Phoenix is on the list, yay!
Why are some of these small cities getting 3G before other larger ones?
Doesn't really matter to me, mobile data plans costs too much. Especially since I have no trouble finding a Wi-Fi spot when I need too.
Is this a press release from 2002? Oh, it's t-mobile, that explains it.
aaaand where's Minneapolis? :( Seriously
Already launched last month.
Cleveland is number 40. Keep up the pace, T-Mo, you're half way here.
I certainly hope Cleveland gets 3G sometime soon
How about coming to Canada? Having only 1 provider (rogers) for the WHOLE country that does GSM really sucks (you can't count fido as they are owned by Rogers.