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T-Mobile did offer up the Huawei-manufactured Prism in the past, in particular May last year, where that particular handset was described to be a highly affordable Android-powered smartphone, retailing for a mere $19.99 on contract, of course. Well, it seems that there is a sequel in the works – good stuff normally get sequels, and the Huawei Prism is no different, where it has been dubbed the Prism 2 alongside model number U8686.

What you see above are leaked images of the Huawei Prism 2, where it will come with a paltry screen resolution of 320 × 480 pixels to keep it in line with the rest of the entry-level perception, running on a 1GHz processor alongside Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean in tow. What you see here is made possible thanks to the Internet’s favorite Twitter news source for leaks, @evleaks. It definitely is nice to see a low-end smartphone with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in tow, considering how most of the other cheap devices run on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich instead right out of the box.

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For those shopping for an affordable Android smartphone device, Huawei might have an answer for you in the form of the Prism II. Thanks to the folks at @evleaks, press renderings of the device have been leaked. No word on when exactly the Huawei Prism will make its way onto T-Mobile’s network, but if the press renderings have been leaked, we expect that it shouldn’t be too long before we hear an official announcement or hear about its availability. As far as it specs are concerned, there really isn’t nothing to shout about.

The Huawei Prism II will feature a 1GHz processor with a HVGA 480×320 display with Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean running the show, which to be honest is kind of the highlight of the device. This is the follow up to the original Huawei Prism which was released back in May of 2012 for $20 on contract, so we expect the Prism II should find itself priced around that point as well.

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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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Is it a good thing that T-Mobile’s US operation is in the crosshairs of a MetroPCS merger? We’ll see, but meanwhile the operator again shed revenue, customers and profit in Q4 2012. Total revenue dropped during the quarter to $4.9 billion from $5.2 billion last year, while income was down a whopping 25.1 percent to $1.05 billion year-over-year. Meanwhile the company lost 515,000 branded contract customers compared to 492,000 last quarter, representing a ‘churn’ rate of 2.5 percent in that category, a slight improvement over last year. All that culminated in a rather miserable year for the carrier, which earned $424 million less than in 2011 ($4.9 billion), while showing a total loss of $6.4 billion thanks to depreciation and impairment charges. Meanwhile, parent Deutsche Telecom said recently that MetroPCS would merge with T-Mobile as early as April — which sounds like it can’t come soon enough.

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T-mobile has launched its nationwide prepaid GoSmart mobile service. GoSmart is now available at over 3,000 resellers in the United States.

The service plans are not changing from what was offered at its trials. The $30 plan will continue to be sold with unlimited voice and text messaging but no mobile internet service. The next plan is charged at $35 and includes unlimited voice, and text messages and mobile internet offered at 2G browsing speeds. Lastly the company is offering a $45 plan with 5GB of data offered at 3G browsing speed, along with unlimited voice and text messages. The service claims no hidden charges or caps on their plans and in their tag lines put it as “No DUM caps. No DUM overages ” — you know, “FreeDUM in wireless,”

Customers can buy a SIM kit worth $8 which they can use with their own mobile phone or they have the option to buy Alcatel feature phones or ZTE android phones that are low end.  Customers of GoSmart can also add unlimited international texting to 200 countries for $5 per month and unlimited text to 200 countries and unlimited landline calls for $10 per month.

T-mobile has now joined the ranks of Sprint, Virgin Mobile USA and Straight Talk. This move can have positive effects on competition and might bring even better priced prepaid plans from competitors.

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