In the 597th rumor of 2010 regarding the iPhone 4 hitting a new carrier, Cult of Mac claims that there’s an 80-percent chance that Apple’s magical smartphone will hit T-Mobile. Here’s the deal:
T-Mobile USA is very close to getting the iPhone in the fall, ending Apple’s exclusive relationship with AT&T, according to a highly placed source at the wireless company.
Talks between Apple and T-Mobile are at an advanced stage, our source says, and it’s 80 percent likely that the iPhone will be coming to T-Mobile in Q3.
As I mentioned last month, one analyst believes this will be the easiest transition for Apple since AT&T and T-Mobile are both GSM carriers. Going to a CDMA carrier like Sprint or Verizon would require a redesign to accommodate a different type of radio. That said, I would be exponentially more interested in a T-Mobile iPhone 4 if it had a radio that took full advantage of T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network, which offers wicked fast speeds that rival Sprint’s 4G WiMax network. An HSPA+ iPhone 4 would completely rule!
What do you think of the latest iPhone 4 to “carrier X” rumor? Will it happen this year? Or is that just wishful thinking?
I've given up on all such rumors by this point. I'm just going to assume Apple will leave the original 5-year agreement be, and then branch out to different carriers. (Or is my math that bad?)
So… by the end of September?
Unfortunately, I had T-Mobile where I live before I got AT&T, and T-Mobile sucks up here.
I would jump to TMo for that. The plus upgrade will be completed here in September. Charter seems to be making speedy progress supplying their backhaul.
Oddly enough tmo in Germany uses the 1700 frequency. Technically this device already exists.
@smartguy Does T-Mo Germany use 1700/2100 with AWS?
@N8R End of September would be shocking, hey?
@Ray
Def uses the 2100 frequency. I think it is UMTS though.