T-Mobile USA Teases its First HSPA+ Phone
T-Mobile USA has launched a teaser site for its first HSPA+ mobile phone. While the company has been very aggressive at deploying its “3.5G” HSPA+ network, it only has USB data modems that take advantage of the speeds, which have a theoretical max of 21Mbps down. Some T-Mobile phones get higher speeds with HSPA+, but a specific chipset is needed to reach the 14.4Mbps promised on the teaser site.
As I mentioned earlier in the month, rumors pointed to an HSPA+ phone launching in September. The word on the street is that the September device will be comparable the current crop of high-end Google Android phones. Where it gets really juicy is in November, when the rumored “Project Emerald” is set to hit T-Mobile. The buzz on this phone, allegedly running Android 3.0, is that it will be the first handset in North America to feature a dual-core Snapdragon processor.
I’m extremely interested in T-Mobile’s HSPA+ phones. While I’m a big fan of the Evo 4G, its WiMax performance isn’t the best in buildings due to its frequency. HSPA+ should offer comparable speeds with better building penetration. The thought of a phone with a dual-core processor is also cool…in a that ultra-nerd way.
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Jul 28, 20108:07 am
Supposedly this is the new G1.
Jul 28, 20108:14 am
@smartguy The September phone, yes. The November phone is allegedly the HTC Vanguard. I’m still dreaming about a white iPhone 4 with HSPA+ though….
Jul 28, 20108:16 am
@rpad
boo, i was just going to say that the siloutte (sp?) of the phone is kind of like the iphone 4. oh well.
Jul 28, 20108:21 am
@tokz_21 It’s a blank slab. That could be a number of phones. That would be enormous if turned out to be the iPhone 4, but I doubt that’s what it is. I’d love to be wrong in this case.
Jul 28, 20108:42 am
@rpad
I guess this ad could be like a Rorschach test. You see what you want.
Jul 28, 20109:06 am
@tokz_21 It’s funny, when I see Rorschach I automatically think of Watchmen, not the test.
Jul 28, 20109:12 am
@rpad
me too! we are such comic book geeks.
Jul 28, 20109:44 am
@Ray
I’ve been thinking about TMo getting the iPhone. A few questions arise.
1) would they finance or even sub this phone?
2) does tmo have the on hand cash to buy boatloads of iPhones?
I know ATT pays about $500 per unit. Curious if TMo or even VZ could afford that.
Jul 28, 201010:24 am
@smartguy I imagine it would be available subsidized and unsubsidized. T-Mobile is the only major American carrier that offers discounted plans for buying a phone unsubsidized. I’m not sure if T-Mo USA has the cash, but its parent company certainly does.
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3:21 pm
If they come out with a device that hits 6-8 meg down, I’ll be hard pressed not to get it. That speed is just ridiculous. It would make what I’m paying for right now look like premium priced dial up.