Here’s a rumor that I really, really, really hope pans out. According to Boy Genius Report, T-Mobile has a UMA (unlicensed mobile access) Android phone in the works. As some of you already know, this is one of my favorite features about T-Mobile. UMA lets you use WiFi signal in place of your mobile signal. In addition to being fantastic for indoor reception or areas with poor reception, this feature is brilliant for international travel — as long as you’re calling through WiFi, calls made from other countries to America count against your bucket of minutes. Anyway, here’s the word from BGR:
We have just heard T-Mobile is going to begin testing UMA calling on Android devices starting in Q3 of this year. Finally.
Please, please, please be true!!!