T-Mobile to have 3G by Summer

[roman2113]

Well, according to Boy Genius Report T-mobile will be rolling out their 3G network by summer 2008 which is long overdue. What I'm curious about is how this will affect current users and rates. Will I have to buy a new phone or will my wing be able to use the new 3G network? Will the data rates go up or change from unlimited? Anybody heard any information on this?

[ivanmmj]

Their 3G system is still GSM compatible, so having a wing is still ok. But that means they will have to release their 3G phone (a.k.a. Kaiser from what my sources tell me.)

As far as rates go: I dunno.

I'll just be glad when they stop messing around with the towers and service here.

[mv3]

will this affect the sucky EDGE??...

will they finish before AT&T?!

will it mean more stability in the connections??

will living near an airport mean you'll still get knocked off when a plane flies overhead??

who knows!.. but we will definitely find out sooner or later, right?

[roman2113]

Their 3G system is still GSM compatible, so having a wing is still ok. But that means they will have to release their 3G phone (a.k.a. Kaiser from what my sources tell me.)

As far as rates go: I dunno.

I'll just be glad when they stop messing around with the towers and service here.
Awesome! Hopefully I'll be able to stream some decent videos and data on my wing once 3G comes around! Edge sucks when it comes to that. Appriciate the info!

[blaxkinned]

But I thought the Wing is not 3G capable.

[pieces]

it would only make sense that the 2g network and equipment will still work until everyone has slowly migrated over to the new 3g network and the first phones would work on both networks.

[mojorizin]

.... But that means they will have to release their 3G phone (a.k.a. Kaiser from what my sources tell me.)....

I wanted the Tilt so damn bad I was almost willing to switch providers, but when I found out I could get a Wing for 79 bucks I stuck with T-Mo, thinking I'd wait ANOTHER year for them to roll out 3g. I would just have to buy a Kaiser if they came out with one that wasn't hobbled. (Can't someone put a 624mhz processor, and a decent amount of RAM in one of these? Is that too much to ask?)

Ya' know, maybe I should rethink that. I used a Psion 5 for years before switching to an iPAQ 2215, then a 2755-- all the while thinking: "Man, if I could get a keyboard, phone and Pocket PC rolled into one, that would be the best!"

I've had a Wing for a couple of months and I don't honestly recall one time that I've used the keyboard. Of course, it's keyboard is a piece of junk compared to the Psion 5's, but using the iPAQ's for so long conditioned me into a stylus typist.

I really have high hopes for Firefox portable on 3g though. This summer?--- well, I guess we've all heard that before!

[kreep22]

I have heard different things, i surfed the net and these forums and i still get different things. all i wanna know is, is the wing compatible with the new 3G network coming out this summer? :D

[mv3]

No.

it will connect to the available compatible frequency. The expected 3/3.5G network will operate at a different frequency that the wing's radio doesn't connect to. :(

unless the newer radio roms somehow added that connection to that frequency... then no.

[cangri87]

No.

it will connect to the available compatible frequency. The expected 3/3.5G network will operate at a different frequency that the wing's radio doesn't connect to. :(

unless the newer radio roms somehow added that connection to that frequency... then no.

haha.. F*** it then.. Bye Bye Wing.. and Hello Kaiser.. Well i hope Tmobile gets the TyTn 2.. ill be set with that.. :cool:

[mv3]

haha.. F*** it then.. Bye Bye Wing.. and Hello Kaiser.. Well i hope Tmobile gets the TyTn 2.. ill be set with that.. :cool:

By the time T-mobile has their 3/3.5G..3.5+??.. network up and running smoothly.. HTC might well have a better and much sexier phone than the TyTn II....and from what I could tell the MDA Vario III is higher model of it than the original :O..unlike the Tilt which is a lower model but has this 1 advantage over it's big brother.. hope T-Mobile doesnt water down the Vario III before it gets over here, or should I say if?...and a maybe $300-$500 price tag for Vario III(via upgrade or contract and if they wait long enough it might be running a stock full, stable WinMobile 6.1 rather than buggy leaked one)versus $800+ for Kaiser? not to mention the still unsolved video drivers travesty with it :'(... new Touch Cruise and the P6500(Sedna) are pretty freaking sweet even compared to HTC's flagship TyTn II.

I actually love my phone enough that I might wait till next year for a phone with stock WinMobile 7 and all the freaky powers, motion sensor technology, and processors that phones running it are going to need. Those r going to make my Wing look like Razr! :'( I'll miss you Wing...btw, the TyTn II/Kaiser won't be able to run a lot of the previewed Windows Mobile 7 features either.

[vr24]

T-Mobiles 3G is slated to be substantially faster than AT&T's.

No one knows for sure if current 3G phones will work, but I have a Hermes and I'm being locked out of my internet in South Florida due to 3G testing, so i'm assuming it will work when it's released since I'm hitting a firewall right now.

A t-mobile rep on that board said they are going to have new pricing, so it's most likely going to be more expensive.

[jaekidd1012]

I wonder if the prices for the unlimited data plans will change for people who are already in contracts. I'm paying an extra $19.99/month for the Total Internet add-on right now. Guess I'll just have to wait and see...

[neoobs]

The Wing has 3G just not the one that we think is compatible to the new network right?

[chris30_2001]

No one knows for sure if current 3G phones will work

Ummm, isnt Tmo's 3G supposed to be on the 1700 MHz band? That means the tilt etc wont work........

[roman2113]

I'm hearing mixed things from everyone. I hope the wing will work but no one knows for sure.

[elsucio03]

im gonna change to the shift soon and hopefully i dont have problems with service

[SebasC]

A T-Mobile wing is not a 3G phone so drop it and get a 3G phone :)