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A while back there were rumors that suggested that T-Mobile was bringing the Samsung Galaxy Note onto its network. This is after its rival, AT&T, had the exclusive to it and it wasn’t long after the rumors that T-Mobile did indeed release the device. However as some of you guys know by now, the Galaxy Note’s successor, the Galaxy Note 2, is scheduled to be revealed at the end of August which was why it did not make sense for T-Mobile to release the “phablet” at this point in time. We guess T-Mobile might have realized it as well and according to the reports, the carrier has since discontinued the handset.

The phone has since been removed from the carrier’s website and third-party retailers and has been given an EOL around the 1^st of November. This also lets us believe that if T-Mobile were to cancel the Galaxy Note, possibly in favor of the Galaxy Note 2, there is a good chance that T-Mobile will be one of the carriers to sport the new Note 2 upon its release. It’s merely speculation at this point in time but it certainly makes sense, what do you guys think?

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: T-Mobile Galaxy Note going for $250 this August 8th, T-Mobile introduces Samsung Galaxy Note,

T-Mobile wants to offer as much of a lure to smartphone newcomers as to power users who might spring for its truly unlimited data, and the ZTE Concord might just be the right kind of bait. The truly 2010-vintage Android 2.3, 3.5-inch screen and 2-megapixel camera won’t get anyone’s pulse racing, but a $100 contract-free price is hard to ignore — even for the sort who’d otherwise be looking for a just-does-calls flip phone. Accordingly, the carrier plans to put the Concord in front of audiences that would rarely care to set foot in a dedicated cellphone store. Walmart is selling the phone today for those comfortable with a Walmart Family Mobile plan. If you’d rather show fealty to T-Mobile itself, you’ll have to swing through a Target store on or after August 26th.

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T-Mobile may not have the killer smartphone lineup that AT&T and Verizon have. And its LTE network is still a ways away. But like Sprint, it is now offering unlimited data as an alternative perk. But is the prospect of unlimited data worth a slower network? More »

If the “unlimited” data currently offered by T-Mobile that gets its speeds throttled down all too soon has failed to satisfy, there may be relief on the way. TMoNews has obtained pictures of a flyer indicating the carrier will introduce a new Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data add-on ($30 for Classic talk and text customers, $20 for Value) that allows for actually unlimited usage of 4G data. There is of course always a fly in the ointment, and in this case it’s that it doesn’t alow for Smartphone Mobile Hotspot usage, so if you’re hoping for official tethering support you’ll need one of the other packages. The materials suggest it plans to upsell current 2GB package subscribers by pointing out the can get an unlimited and uncapped experience for just $10 more per month. We’ll have to wait and see if this comes true (along with all the other highly anticipated September 5th reveals) but if it does, would it be enough for you to switch to the remaining major carrier that doesn’t directly offer LTE (yet) or the iPhone?

Update: In a quick turnaround, this has just gone from rumor to officially confirmed. Check the press release after the break for the details, but it’s all just as we’d heard.

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T-Mobile launching ‘truly unlimited’ 4G data service add-on September 5th (Update) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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When UK networks T-Mobile and Orange united under the Everything Everywhere umbrella, many people speculated if the two would become a single entity. That didn’t happen, but according to Sky News, that rollout of 4G services in October will also be part of a rebrand. The sources claim that new customers will join Everything Everywhere, with existing customers to be migrated around March 2013. A statement from Everything Everywhere acknowledges there was a confidential brand review, but refuses to comment on the speculation. Rival networks are already complaining that the approval of spectrum for use with 4G services gives the joint venture an unfair advantage, but the FT reports that the European competition authority has forced the pair to sell some of that spectrum — and is in “advanced talks” with competitor network Three. This could mean that there are two operators offering next generation services, but neither being Orange or T-Mobile, or rather, not as we know them.

Update: We’ve received the following official statement from Everything Everywhere:

Everything Everywhere confirms that we are planning to launch a new brand in the UK later this year. This new brand will sit alongside our existing brands Orange and T-Mobile. We will reveal more information on our exciting plans in due course.

So, it looks like the existing brands will remain, with a mysterious new addition in the mix. It’s also confirmed that the new brand won’t simply be “Everything Everywhere,” but instead something totally new. More as we get it.

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T-Mobile and Orange to rebrand as Everything Everywhere, sell 4G spectrum to rival Three (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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