Need a new phone for myself and my wife, usually there's a "hot" phone (iPhone, HTC Evo 4G, Samsung Galaxy S3, etc) - whatever the top phone is. That seems to change every 6 months, and I just can't keep up. Also, I don't keep up with the release cycle - if I buy the hot phone today, is it essentially going to be obsolete in 3 months?
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posted by 0x006DB0
on Apr 27, 2013 -
18 answers
I have had a reasonably happy relationship with my T-Mobile G2 (aka HTC Desire Z) these past two years, but my contract is up, and I have long coveted the iPhone, mostly based on its picture taking and video chatting capabilities. Should I just get one and take advantage of T-Mobile's new pricing? Or should I jump to a new carrier? An attempt to make this less open-ended is inside.
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posted by Xalf
on Apr 14, 2013 -
16 answers
I don't have a cell phone, but T-Mobile's new offerings may entice me to drop my land line. Plus, the $50 for 500 megabytes matches what I pay for my land line and related Internet service. (Here is
Pogue's NYTimes article about this.)
This AskMeFi post is interesting, but doesn't answer these questions:
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posted by partner
on Apr 4, 2013 -
15 answers
My Verizon contract expired. I'd like a cheaper phone plan (currently on a grandfathered unlimited text/data plan) and also an iPhone 5. I don't mind paying for an unsubsidized phone if the savings on the plan even out. However...
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posted by griphus
on Mar 29, 2013 -
13 answers
My elderly parents are currently traveling in Europe (Greece, specifically) accompanied by their first smartphones (which are on a T-Mobile family plan that I pay for). Before they left, I repeatedly emphasized that they needed to install new microsims from a Greek telecom before they'd be able to use voice, messaging and data in Greece. I did not go into the concept of international roaming (primarily because it's extremely expensive, they would find it confusing, and I don't want them to use it). They said they'd get new microsims when they arrived. However, my mother's text messages from Greece still look like they're being sent from her U.S. number.
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posted by longdaysjourney
on Mar 25, 2013 -
14 answers
How can I unlock an iphone tied to t-mobile in the UK?
I have received as a Christmas present an iphone which is locked to t-mobile. I am currently on an 02 contract that ties me for a further 6 months. Clearly, I would like to use my 02 sim with this iphone, however, when I went to a shop who specialised in phone unlocking, to get it unlocked, I was told that he could not unlock it and that it would take atleast a month to get t-mobile to unlock it. It was also mentioned that the merger of t-mobile in to the new company everything everywhere will probably delay the unlocking further. I am getting the impression that I will be forced to take out a t-mobile contract as it stands. Anyone out there have any recent knowledge about t-mobile unlocking.
Many thanks!
posted by conrad101
on Dec 23, 2012 -
7 answers
Is there a prepaid phone plan in the US that will let me use my Samsung Galaxy S2 at full speeds, for short visits (ie: without having to pay for a full month of use)?
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posted by Mayma Hosey
on Jun 9, 2012 -
5 answers
I'm thinking about getting an Obi110 VOIP appliance to replace our T-Mobile @Home service that's set to expire soon and keeping us tethered to an expensive plan.
Is Google Voice the best service to go with, or should I go for another SIP voip provider? 911, either built in or third party, is a must.
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Feb 18, 2012 -
4 answers
Is it possible to unlock or jailbreak a verizon, samsung continuum, phone to make it useable with t-mobile?
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posted by snsranch
on Sep 5, 2011 -
7 answers
I have a factory unlocked iPhone 4, and am travelling to US for a week. What are the pre-paid options available?
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posted by MiG
on Jul 10, 2011 -
6 answers
Travelling through the East Coast of the USA, I would like to use my unlocked GSM phone (Nexus One) for data. My UK provider (T-Mobile) charges extortionate rates for this service. Can I buy a pay-as-you-go or other low cost SIM card in the USA which would give me cheap(ish) data on the road?
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posted by grahamwell
on Jul 4, 2011 -
6 answers
I'm about to move out of the country, but T-Mobile says they won't waive the early termination fee. Three questions: a) Really? b) Is there nothing that can be done? c) Will I be able to use the G2 in Germany?
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posted by muckster
on May 12, 2011 -
14 answers
My T-Mobile contract expires in a couple months, and I'm considering ditching smartphones entirely and getting a tablet, instead. Anyone have any experience with this? Especially VoIP experience.
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posted by Squid Voltaire
on Apr 1, 2011 -
7 answers
I want to buy a second-hand iphone and use it with my existing T-Mobile contract SIM card. Will it work? What issues might I face? Should I go for iphone4 or iphone 3GS?
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posted by mairuzu
on Jan 4, 2011 -
3 answers
Can you suggest a good, cheap, hopefully easily-available-on-ebay-used T-mobile phone? I don't need a ton of features, but I want something that does all the basic stuff really well.
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posted by sully75
on Jun 8, 2010 -
8 answers
Boyfriend is getting a phone upgrade and handing over to me (same company). Do I buy Internet package for his account or mine?
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posted by bunny hugger
on Aug 20, 2009 -
4 answers
Should I get the T-mobile G1 with Google Android? Is there some cooler second generation Android phone coming out in the next 3-4 months that I should be holding out for?
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posted by jrishel
on Oct 6, 2008 -
9 answers
I live on a quiet, forested country lane with no cellphone service. If I purchase a prepaid "burner" cellphone from T-Mobile, will I be able to use it and add minutes to it as needed? Or am I screwed?
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posted by Gordion Knott
on Apr 10, 2008 -
9 answers
Are any of you baseball fans subscribing to MLB's Gameday Audio Mobile and using an unsupported device? If so, how does it work, both quality and ease of setting it up?
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posted by DandyRandy
on Apr 9, 2008 -
0 answers
I'm looking for software for my Windows Mobile smartphone + bluetooth GPS brick that will let people log in to a web site and see my current location (preferably in google maps).
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posted by nervestaple
on Mar 21, 2008 -
9 answers
The hotel I'm at uses T-Mobile HotSpot (or whatever..) for the wifi. It seems to work fine for web browsing, but I can't seem to use any ssh clients to connect to work and get any real work done.
I've seen that others have also had problems with this. As far as I can tell it's just an issue of outgoing port blocking, and (from previous questions) there's nothing much to be done. I've called hotel support but it is just T-Mobile support, and moronic. I really don't feel like dealing with people.
Am I just out of luck?
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posted by xorry
on Dec 11, 2007 -
10 answers
I have a Nokia smartphone. I have T-Mobile. But T-Mobile doesn't sell my phone, so they won't give me a smartphone unlimited data plan and I'm stuck with the much more expensive Total Internet package. But if I log in to T-Mobile's self service site, I can tell them I have any damn phone I like. So if I do that, and tell them I have a Blackberry or a Sidekick, and pick the BB or SK smartphone plans, is there some technical reason it won't just work? Am I in any serious danger of cancellation by violating the TOS or anything else?
posted by j-dawg
on Jan 16, 2007 -
16 answers
CellPhoneFilter: Moving to Austria. What do I do about my cell phone?
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posted by sdis
on Dec 18, 2006 -
8 answers
I am looking to replace my cell phone. I use T-Mobile.
The want list: camera, bluetooth headset, email & DURABLE! (broke two already)
What phone do I really want?
posted by digital-dragonfly
on Nov 11, 2006 -
15 answers
I'm a big fan of the Ericsson interface, though my current phone (
T637) is on its last legs. Sony has come out with a ton of great phones recently, all vast improvements on what I have, and almost none of which I afford. A few years ago, major wireless carriers could be counted on to heavily discount the newest latest freshest phones, especially Ericssons, and now only ONE carrier (Cingular) sells ANY of them, and they only have the two bottom-of-the-line models. Anyone have any advice or inside information before I bite the bullet and get the cheapo model?
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posted by stuckie
on Sep 27, 2006 -
8 answers
Our cell phones don't get coverage in our new home. Can I get out of my contract, and how do I find out who had coverage for our street/area?
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posted by mgarnhum
on Sep 22, 2006 -
18 answers
I'm about to acquire the
object of my gadget lust. I'm new to the GSM world, and am looking for opinions about whether I should take this phone to T-Mobile or Cingular for service. (Other GSM newbie questions inside.)
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posted by j-dawg
on Aug 28, 2006 -
13 answers
