After a bit of rumour mongering, it seems T-Mobile is finally ready to show off its shiny new 3G network, which has now gone live in New York. Only a few years behind the rest of the world, then. There’s no HSDPA handsets available for the network ye either, although T-Mobile is promising they’ll be along soon.
It’s also still got an eye on its wi-fi business: in the press release talking up the 3G network, T-Mobile has promised it won’t get distracted by all this mobile telephony and will keep on adding new hotspots to its wi-fi network across the US.
Its approach to 3G data is a bit of an odd one: the operator said “T-Mobile expects its high-speed data network will be available in those cities where a majority of its subscribers currently use data services”. Surely, turning on 3G is just what’s needed to get more people using data? Holding off from turning on high-speed services doesn’t exactly seem to be the best way to get more T-Mobile customers ready to pay for mobile email and the like.
Yes, 3g is being turned on in the states. But it is a teaser. It is only for voice. No data over the 3g network. As a loyal 8 year customer of T-Mobile, I have been waiting for this day only to hear it is not for data. I am curious as to what the reasoning is behind this. I can't think of a single reason to hold back 3g data on the T-Mobile network. Thoughts?
Yes, 3g is being turned on in the states. But it is a teaser. It is only for voice. No data over the 3g network. As a loyal 8 year customer of T-Mobile, I have been waiting for this day only to hear it is not for data. I am curious as to what the reasoning is behind this. I can't think of a single reason to hold back 3g data on the T-Mobile network. Thoughts?
Yes, 3g is being turned on in the states. But it is a teaser. It is only for voice. No data over the 3g network. As a loyal 8 year customer of T-Mobile, I have been waiting for this day only to hear it is not for data. I am curious as to what the reasoning is behind this. I can't think of a single reason to hold back 3g data on the T-Mobile network. Thoughts?