In either case, you won't find too many apps that aren't either carrier bloatware or part of the native Android experience.
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No. 4 carrier T-Mobile was originally slated to carry Surface computers in its stores--around 1, 200 by fall 2007, according to Microsoft.
Number four carrier T-Mobile USA --a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG (nyse: DT - news - people )--might also be interested in a merger.
Rival U.S. carrier T-Mobile said it expects to deliver the new BlackBerry for some corporate customers as soon as the end of this week, though it did not provide details on the availability for non-business customers.
T-Mobile, the country's fourth-largest wireless carrier, isn't expected to be an aggressive bidder, if it participates.
It'd be pretty impossible for me to say that carriers can't install whatever they want, but it can't be locked to the carrier.
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Google already has "significant traction" with the fourth largest carrier, T-Mobile USA, the 'Journal reported.
Also, the Verizon data modem wasn't the carrier's newest or possibly its best.
Of course, alternatives from RIM, Apple, and Android aren't offering carrier billing here either -- but this was a cool opportunity to get a leg up, so here's hoping they end up getting this one worked out.
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Unfortunately, it wouldn't be an Android device if it didn't come bogged down with an array of carrier-installed bloatware.
Detectives hope the images of him carrying a pink T-mobile carrier bag will jog people's memories.
The Media Hub will also have new billing options, including direct carrier options with T-Mobile in 2011.
Sometimes in the mobile world, selecting a carrier isn't determined so much by devices or plans, but rather which provider best suits your coverage needs.
The carrier wouldn't say how it would price its LTE service.
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Last summer, for the Glastonbury music festival in England, British phone carrier Orange produced T-shirts that used a so-called piezoelectric panel to convert sound pressure waves into electricity.
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The student was carrying a distinctive pink T-Mobile carrier bag.
The obligatory logos are here as well: "Galaxy S 4, " located just above the speakers in traditional fashion, and the carrier logo (T-Mobile in this case) underneath the flash.
Of course, he says they "like the iPhone" in the same breath, so we certainly wouldn't rule out carrier involvement here -- but for the moment, the F700's their baby.
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We don't have intel on a release date right now, but we imagine they're itching to get this one out there -- the carrier doesn't offer any ExpressCard option at the moment, amazingly.
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And the low-cost carrier isn't letting up: while it plans to shrink overall next year in the face of the recession, it's actually adding service to some of the US cities business travellers frequent the most.
But last fall, the Library of Congress, which has oversight of certain copyright matters, banned the practice if a carrier doesn't give permission, saying cellphones should no longer be exempted from a section of copyright law.
Joining the superphone will be a smaller Sammy smartphone, and like the LG Connect 4G, it'll support VoLTE -- curious that the carrier isn't touting the feature for the Galaxy S III, don't you think?
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On the danger list, according to Greengart: Kyocera and Sanyo, which haven't garnered much carrier support in the U.S. "Their phones fall into the 'free' and 'not free' category, and their 'not free' products aren't that competitive, " says Greengart.
The Japanese carrier isn't planning a consumer launch any time soon -- and the hardware comes with a pretty pronounced chin at the moment, but if you like staring at someone staring at a tablet, our eyes-on is after the break.
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We can only assume that Rogers will be launching the CU915 variant (or TU915, as it'll probably come to be known to them) since the carrier doesn't feature a MediaFLO network that would warrant the need for the CU920's additional hardware and expense.
"The concept of being able to access any kind of communication from multiple devices is something fundamental, but so far they've all been kind of clunky -- there hasn't been a carrier-grade solution based on the network itself, " says Charles Gerlach, a director at the consulting firm Mainspring.
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He said Monday he hadn't heard from the carrier since he launched his petition.
Unlike SpaceShip Two, the Lynx takes off from a runway and doesn't depend on a carrier ship, so it has lower operating costs.
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If you're trying to find the best cell phone network where you live, don't just rely on carrier coverage maps or speed claims -- which are often based on theoretical maximum output from cell towers.
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