http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/ Engadget Comments for Deutsche Telekom rumored to be eyeing T-Mobile USA spinoff http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
Yeah let's cover all the bases

GSM - check
CDMA - check
iDen - check
compatibility - ???

Although a Motorola Droid with WiMax, HSPA, and iDen PTT on T-Mobile would be wicked!]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/However, If google BUYS tmobile (g-mobile?), that can only mean one thing.. FREE-mobile!!!]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Yes, because clearly everything Google does is free, like AdWords and the Nexus One. Oh, wait...

Seriously though, t-mobile is the "smallest" of the Big 4, both in terms of physical coverage and subscribers. But that's still millions of paying subscribers. Nation's largest pre-paid carrier???]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
That is incorrect. Sprint has approximately 48 million subscribers while T-Mobile has about 33 millions:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators_of_the_Americas#United_States

Remember that T-Mobile is the only one of the "Big Four" that has never merged with another major carrier.]]>Feb 5th 2010 12:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
But that would make the concept of robots taking over the world become too close to reality... Not to mention that means the Nexus One would never go to Verizon.]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
http://www.hulu.com/watch/114919/supernews-the-google-toilet#x-4,vclip,3,0]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/what about apple? it fits in perfectly for them; proprietary network for the US and they can charge whatever prices they want for their next i-something!]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/- 4G deployed quick fast
- WiFi augmented
- Femto Cell augmented
- Cell towers powered by solar powar
- Or those vertical wind turbines
Now we have "the G-power" electric company since those turbine/solar equipped towers would not only pay for themselves but reduce google's carbon froot print and produce much more energy than they use. Shall I keep going? I got at least 7 to 10 more. E boogie you listening?
]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 10:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Doing that would kill Android.

Why would Verizon, Sprint, or Att continue to support essentially a T-Mobile OS? Such a deal would be a huge victory for RIM, Palm and WinMo.]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
Also, liberal much "something, something, something, green power turbines, carbon foot print..." At the end of the day, Google is just another company, not the Messiah- they have real world business costs too.]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Funny clip! Thanks.]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Apple WITH it's own carrier?? iPwn! I'd have no money left...]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
Keep crApple out of it, they would triple everyone's rate and remove as many services as possible. Voice mail? "You don't need that". Call forwarding? "We'll decide where your calls go, sit down and be quiet."

Yeah, I've had enough of them for 5 lifetimes.

]]>Feb 5th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Nothing is free is good, and nothing good is free. Including the massive data pipes each tower would use to provide your WiFi if that happened. If you really want cheaper/free data you need to put pressure on the backhaul providers, or lay alternate lines not owned by the local incumbents. There is more to throwing up towers and hitting switches friends, and by more I mean the [Native American Tribal/Sovereign U.S. Nations]-> National->State->County->City->District government policies, laws & regulations that get involved at each level every time. Even things you pay for (like the spectrum from the AWS auctions) isn't yours until the previous government users get off the frequencies, and they don't really HAVE to do it by any given time.

Also- you have to pay the landowners to lease the property where a tower is located. ABI Research forecast North America cell site lease revenue of $3.77 billion USD in 2009, and Google's net income for 2009 was $6.52 billion USD in 2009.

Without Rainbow Stalin, I'm pretty sure the shareholders at Google wouldn't be too excited to have Google give out over 50% of the annual profits so everyone could have free WiFi, but that's just me.
]]>Feb 5th 2010 1:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/ 3 carriers... The US needs more mobile competition, not less.]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
Agree. I don't have T-Mo, but I appreciate their existence for exerting some competitive pressure on the other carriers.]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
I'm not a T-Mobile customer either, but I dont think its a good thing if Verizon and ATT are the only two left standing...]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
sprint called said don't forget about me]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
G-Mobile would be cool, although it would make the most sense for Apple, since then they wouldn't have to deal with a carrier. Apple Mobile anyone? It would also be great for the urban hipsters that they so often market the iPhone to.

AT&T would probably buy it though, since the networks are sort of compatible with each other.

Sprint would be a disaster, CDMA and iDen is bad enough, having a network that spans all of the available technologies on the market would be a complete disaster.]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
My original post included sprint--however they are they are a distant third compared to ATT and Verizon. The latter two are clearly the two heavy weights.]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Competition is healthy in any business environment but so is making money. A company that does make money will parish or be consumed by another. AT&T was once forced to break apart. At&T purchased BellSouth a few years ago. Sooner or later there'll be just one or two mobile telecoms.]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/31/deutsche-telekom-t-mobile-demands-engadget-mobile-discontinue/

And one of the best comments I have ever read on the article:
"What a bunch of Deutsche bags."]]>Feb 4th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/nope- just your imagination;)]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 5th 2010 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
TMobile could teach them a bit about customer support...
]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/
Who knows... Maybe an Apple owned phone network would actually be proactive enough to build up adequate network infrastructure to support whatever shiny new iThingie they develop BEFORE they ship to their users. It would certainly be a better approach than relying on at&t, and having them drop the ball over and over again.

Seriously, Apple's has to be sick of their brand and reputation in the US being hurt by their choice of network providers... and they certainly have the cash-flow available to finance a major purchase like this.]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/*too* invested. Just saying...]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/...................... Never gonna happen but I'd sell a kidney and healf my liver for it]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/...................... Never gonna happen but I'd sell a kidney and healf my liver for it]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/stupid comment system and double clicks]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/stupid comment system and double clicks]]>Feb 4th 2010 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/with Verizon Wireless for the 2009 Wireless Call Quality Performance in the
West region. ]]>Feb 4th 2010 11:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/04/deutsche-telekom-rumored-to-be-eyeing-t-mobile-usa-spinoff/Feb 4th 2010 11:23PM