Comments on: T-Mobile Project Black To See T-Mobile USA iPhone Release? [Our TMO Sources Say Hold Back on iPhone Purchases Until 25th October – TMO iPhone Coming?]

By: Vito Bartolomei

Vito Bartolomei — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:56:08 +0000

Well, i was thinking that maybe those friends were told to hold off because the ATT iphone might be useable with TMO’s new HSPA+ network, as the 3g does now work on an unlocked iPhone right now. Like… “hold of on activating with ATT, just wait till project black launches and unlock and go with TMO” Just a thought? That wasn’t an acutal quote by the way, it was an example…
haha

By: Joshua

Joshua — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:52:15 +0000

I agree, however if it is not branded the iPhone and is taking a totally different direction. 4G. Would these changes be sufficient enough to tell ATT to screw themselves the 3GS was their last officially proprietary model.

By: xtremeyouth1

xtremeyouth1 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:03:44 +0000

I know Apple has zero loyalty to ATT and if rumors are true is actually pretty pissed at them for all their blunders. They are locked into the contract thru June however and would face big time lawsuits if they released the traditional iphone on another US network before then….

So the only possible way this could happen is with a non-traditional iphone (ipod touch with a netbook type data contract) or a later June release.

The more I think about it though, as much as I want this rumor to be true, I just can’t see Apple letting some other company make this announcement.

By: Ace

Ace — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:54:21 +0000

I have a Jailbroken and unlocked Iphone too. I am currently using TMO. I have had no issues with my phone on their network. They even offer tech support for the Iphone. That is customer service. The $50 plan would save me money, thats the only thing I am looking forward to.
As for AT&T’s contract with Apple has little influence on Apple as their stock holders do. Once they stop making money off of AT&T they will break their contract and move the phone to more profitable carriers.

By: Xtremeyouth1

Xtremeyouth1 — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:59:30 +0000

Gotta agree with the previous posts…there is no way it could be a true iPhone since AT&Ts contract last through June 2010. They might pick up the iPhone starting in June or possibly an itouch with constantly connected data like a netbook does ( which by the way would be fine by me cuz it would be cheaper and I could just use skype!!) I am an iPhone user and jailbroken my iPhone just to get away from AT&T ( I now use prepay on a different carrier), if the iPhone came to tmobile on a $50 plan I would switch to tmobile in a heartbeat if for no other reason than just to be away from the black hole that is AT&T.

By: Andrew Tingle

Andrew Tingle — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:14:42 +0000

Hi Ace,

We are wholly inclined to agree, hence our comments in the post above, but we have received so many mails concerning “a TMO iPhone” we felt obliged to cover it. We stand by the other details offered above (plans/models) but, yes, we too are wholly sceptical concerning a TMO iPhone. That said, we are waiting on further info but if this concerns a TMO iPhone we’ll admit to being taken aback ourselves.

This weekend should see us gaining in-depth insight, Ace, from what is clearly a very reliable contact and we’ll bring you the resulting info the moment we have it.

By: Ace

Ace — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:08:27 +0000

The Iphone on Tmo is unlikely. First info like this would have to be made public way before the official release. The share holders for both company’s would need to know, their fourth quarter projected sales would have changed too, witch would lead to stock for these two company’s or at least Apple to ski rocket with this info. Their stock has not moved. Nor has any info been released to the public.