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T-Mobile to expand support for unlocked iPhones on its network

T-Mobile iPhone support

Even though T-Mobile does not officially carry the iPhone, the carrier has more than a million owners of the (unlocked) iDevice on its network, which would definitely justify expanding its support for it. A leaked employee memo from the carrier, entitled “iPhone Scope of Support” (pictured above), details that they plan to implement this support expansion on January 30th.

T-Mobile now offering Micro SIM cards

After T-Mobile revealed last month that they had over a million iPhones on their network, despite the fact that users had to modify their SIM cards in order to be able to use their iPhone with the carrier, they have now officially released their Micro SIM cards, making the iPhone along with other GSM smartphones officially compatible with the T-Mobile’s network.

T-Mobile is now carrying over a million unlocked iPhones

Apple doesn’t offer the iPhone on T-Mobile, but that hasn’t stopped over a million customers of the carrier from using the iDevice on their network. Seth Weintraub of 9to5 Mac had the opportunity to speak with T-Mobile spokespeople at a meeting ahead of the NYC Pepcom event, who informed him of the huge number of iPhone owners on T-Mobile’s network, most of who own previous generations of the iDevice.

Rumor: iPhone getting second US carrier…T-Mobile?

According a new rumor circulating the web, talks between Apple and T-Mobile are at an “advanced stage,” and it is 80 percent likely that the best-selling smartphone will be brought to T-Mobile in this very fiscal quarter. This information comes from a high ranking source within T-Mobile, who wished not to be quoted directly and to remain anonymous. T-Mobile is owned by Deutsche Telekom—the carrier of the iPhone in Germany—which has reportedly been a factor in these talks.

Black Friday deals round-up [updated]

We are swiftly approaching Black Friday. Or, as I like to call it, the best work day of the year. The highways are empty, clients don’t call, and the boss is usually gone so I can play Call of Duty 4 multiplayer with my coworkers all day long.

A lot of you, however, will be out shopping. Over the past couple of weeks, the Dabbledoo sites have been reporting on numerous developer deals and “leaked” retail ads, so we’ve collected the best of them here for you in one neat article, organized by retailer and product type. As Friday approaches, we’ll continue to update this list, so be sure to check back often.

Germany bans iPhone VOIP

A German court has issued an injunction banning that country’s iPhone users from downloading a Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) called Sipgate onto their iPhones. The program allows users to make phone calls using a wireless internet connection, rather than using a cell phone connection (and paying carrier T-mobile in order to do so).

Their reasoning is interesting:

The core point of the argument was that in order to use Sipgate the iPhoner would have to jailbreak their Apple iPhone handset and thus breach the contract with T-Mobile.

The court apparently agreed with that argument.

T-Moblie announces German iPhone rates

T-Mobile announced today the prices at which the Apple iPhone 3G will sell at Germany’s leading mobile operators. “We look forward to the iPhone 3G at attractive prices to be able to offer and are confident that even more people for getting excited about the iPhone,” said Philipp Humm, CEO and Director of Sales at more »

iPhone 3G pricing: US $199, Germany 1 euro, U.K. free

At WWDC last week, Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, announced that the 8GB model of the new iPhone 3G will sell for a maximum of $199* across the world in any carrier. What pricing did each carrier choose? AT&T maxed out and will be selling it at $199. Outside of the States, some carriers will more »

The end of the free Wi-Fi debate?

T-Mobile, AT&T, and Starbucks have officially come to an agreement over the free Wi-Fi in Starbucks stores debate. This comes almost right after a lawsuit from T-Mobile last week that accuses both AT&T and Starbucks of exploiting T-Mobile’s Wi-Fi network for their advantage. If you’ll remember, AT&T has some problems with their Wi-Fi roll out more »

T-Mobile to sell iPhone in Austria

Prepare yourself austrians, it seems you may be getting a taste of the iPhone in the not-so-distant future. T-Mobile chief executive, Hamid Akhavan, reported this information last Tuesday. T-Mobile is already selling the device in Germany and soon in Austria. In other launches the information about plans has been leaked before hand, but there is more »