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T-Mobile may have received a lashing from AT&T in regards to their network, but the company may be one upping them as they’re expected to announce their contract-less system some time this month.

According to TMoNews, T-Mobile could be planning to announce its new contract-less plans as early as March 4 to then go into affect on March 24. The “uncarrier” move will introduce a number of changes to make transitioning the these new plans a little more bearable for its subscribers. Existing customers will be allowed to finish their current contracts or upgrade to a new device without a new contract, whichever comes first.

Early termination fees will also be eradicated with T-Mobile’s new plans and a new equipment installment plan tier will be introduced that would range between $25 to $30 dollars, which would help its customers not suffer from sticker shock when they learn a phone they should pay only $99 or $199 with a two-year contract should cost them way more in a no-contract world.

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If you already had a handset and wanted in on EE’s extra 4G vroom, you may have been miffed when it launched without a sim-only option. The operator has now atoned, however, with new packages for the already-smartphoned: a threadbare 500MB contract will run you £21 per month over a year, while those who need data galore will have to pony up £36 for the max 5GB data plan. The latter option will save you £15 over a handset-included contract with 12 months less commitment, and adding an extra £5 along with another year will get you unlimited texting and calls while roaming. The plans are available online or over the phone, but will be coming to stores “very shortly” as well, according to EE. So, if you’re looking to give that LTE equipped phone a speedy new life, hit the source for all the details.

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We got tipped off way back in August and managed to get a little hands-on time with the variant, and now that October is well under way, MetroPCS is offering up some more info on its Galaxy S III offering. The popular Samsung handset will be hitting the carrier’s stores and site on Monday, October 22nd. Off-contract pricing for the Android smartphone’s gonna run you $499, on top of $30 to $70 a month for one of the carrier’s LTE plans. Spec-wise, you’re getting a 4.8-inch SuperAMOLED display, a 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 2GB of RAM. More info on the offering can be had in the press release after the break.

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Samsung Galaxy S III hitting MetroPCS next Monday for $499 off-contract originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The legal system’s engines can take awhile to get churning, but there’s no questioning the impact when they’re at full bore. German prosecutors have wrapped up an almost three-year investigation into allegations of HP managers’ bribery by charging the executives involved. Hilmar Lorenz, Päivi Tiippana and Ken Willett, along with claimed accomplice Ralf Krippner, have all been indicted for supposedly funneling €7.5 million ($9.7 million) in bribes through a German subsidiary and far-flung shell accounts to land a €35 million ($45.3 million) PC supply deal with Russia’s Prosecutor General Office early in the previous decade. While only the people directly attached to the scandal currently face any consequences if found guilty, German lawyers are motioning to have the PC builder attached to the case, and there’s a chance the formal charges could fuel an ongoing US investigation. HP is cooperating even as it’s trying to distance itself from the indictments as much as possible — these are for old allegations and a “former HP company,” it says. While we don’t yet know the whole story, it may be a protracted tale knowing that at least Tiippana and Willett plan to fight the accusations.

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German prosecution charges HP staff with bribing Russian officials to clinch PC contract originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Saving a few short-term bucks on a subsidized tablet by inking a two-year contract with AT&T may be a thing of the past. According to a document sent to us by a tipster, Ma Bell will no longer offer discounted, on-contract slates as of August 19th. However, it looks like Big Blue is still happy to offer slabs at standard, no-commitment prices along with DataConnect and MobileShare plans. Head past the break if you’d like to take a peek at the notice in deeper detail.

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AT&T may discontinue subsidized tablet sales, will still offer slates at full price originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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