T-Mobile snags Wi-Fi-lovin BlackBerry Curve
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T-Mobile and Research in Motion announce the BlackBerry Curve (aka BlackBerry 8320) with integrated Wi-Fi.
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InfoWorld - AT&T's wireless data networks in the Southeast and Midwest U.S. are down, causing BlackBerry and iPhone users to be without data services.
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After an apparently successful initial test run in parts of Washington State, T-Mobile USA today is ready to roll out its first hybrid WiFi/EDGE phone service: its UMA-based Hot Spot @ Home.  The idea is to enable customers to drop their land lines altogether, without picking up someone else's bundled service that would usurp those savings.
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Blog: Dual-mode Wi-Fi and cellular services could make it big this summer as Cincinnati Bell Wireless and T-Mobile both launch new services.
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T-Mobile is pitching its against the likes of Apple and Creative with a new smart phone specifically (nominally) designed for digital music playback.
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T-Mobile has signed an agreement with six international wireless telephony companies to simplify roaming and billing arrangements for customers using Wi-Fi around the world.
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Apple Inc.'s flashy new iPhones may be jamming parts of the wireless network at Duke University, where technology officials worked with the company Wednesday to fix problems before classes begin next month.
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Resarch In Motion has changed the shape of this BlackBerry, making it sleeker than its previous business-oriented devices. However, while usability is high, it's missing advanced features like 3G and Wi-Fi support.
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Research In Motion Ltd. expects to start selling a BlackBerry with both cellular and Wi-Fi wireless capabilities, the company&#39;s CEO said Thursday.
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AT&T's wireless data network is down in the Midwest and Southeast U.S.,  and BlackBerry and iPhone users are without data services. AT&T said service was expected to be back up soon.
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Wi-Fi support phones would allow BlackBerry users to download e-mail over wireless networks, when available.
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(InfoWorld) - T-Mobile USA planned to launch its converged Wi-Fi and cellular service nationwide Wednesday, following theÂ introduction of the serviceÂ late last year in Seattle. The service lets users of a special mobile phone make calls over Wi-Fi from their homes as well as T-Mobile hotspots. Users can also make regular cell phone calls when out of range of a hotspot. Calls hand off between the two networks if a user moves from their home, for example, beyond the range of their Wi-Fi network. T-Mobile has been working on this service for around four years, said Mike Selman, T-Mobile director of marketing. The company began the project after asking customers what would make them give up their landline phones and rely only on their mobile. The answer they most commonly gave was that the phone had to work better in their home, he said. Because cellular networks often don't work as well indoors as outside, T-Mobile is using Wi-Fi to provide better service to customers in their homes. For now, customers can choose from a Nokia or Samsung phone. Each costs $50 with a two-year contract. Customers can use any access point, but T-Mobile encourages them to use either the D-Link or Linksys routers it offers. The access points, which are free after a mail-in rebate, come loaded with software that gives voice calls priority, helping ensure better quality. T-Mobile customers must have a cellular plan of $39.99 or more in order to sign up, and then must pay an additional $19.99 per month for unlimited local and long-distance calls from the hotspots. A family plan that includes up to five lines costs $29.99 per month. T-Mobile is also offering an introductory rate that doesn't expire. Customers who sign up while the offer is valid will pay $9.99 for one line and $19.99 for up to five. Users can also opt to have their Wi-Fi minutes count the same as their cellular minutes under a regular plan, and not pay the additional monthly fee. If a cellular and Wi-Fi network are both in range, the phones default to the lower-cost Wi-Fi network. Also, when users move from one network to the next, the call is billed based on which network started the call. For example, if a user begins a call on the cellular network and then walks into their home, even if the call is transferred to the Wi-Fi network, the entire call will count against their cellular voice plan. Users can make phone calls from any of T-Mobile's 8,500 hotspots across the country, located in Starbucks coffee shops and other locations. The phone automatically connects and authenticates at the T-Mobile hotspots. In many cases, customers can also use other hotspots. If the hotspot has no security, a user can connect to it and make calls. However, if a hotspot employs a browser redirect page that requires a user to agree to terms, the user won't be able to connect. That's because the available phones can't display HTML Web pages. Users can also type in a password to connect to a secured Wi-Fi network. Thomas Hagan, a T-Mobile customer in Midway, Georgia, who tried the service for four weeks, said he had no trouble using the phone in hotels, a local bookstore and his corporate Wi-Fi network. He found it very easy to set up the router in his home and connect to the phone to it. Overall, he was impressed with the call quality over the Wi-Fi network and didn't have any problems with calls dropping when transferred between the cellular and Wi-Fi networks. "The phone was a little larger than my existing phone, so that took a little getting used to," Hagan said, although he added that he ultimately took to the phone. Customers can only choose from two devices and they're both low-end flip phones with limited functionality. T-Mobile relies on technology called Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) to offer the service. On June 18, Cincinnati BellÂ launched a similar UMA service in its region. Operators including OrangeÂ in Europe have also launched the converged services.
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T-Mobile USA, the fourth largest US mobile carrier, is expected to announce plans on Friday to deploy a nationwide 3G wireless network.
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Adds BlackBerry Pearl and Nokia E61 to list T-Mobile has expanded its range of email devices with the addition of the Nokia E61 and BlackBerry Pearl.â¦
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T-Mobile is testing a service that combines VoIP and cellular access in hopes of catching up with its competitors.
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T-Mobile, the US wireless unit of Germany&#39;s Deutsche Telekom AG, won a contract to offer wireless Internet connections in Red Roof Inn&#39;s 359 budget hotels.
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By BRUCE MEYERSON  NEW YORK - Cingular Wireless plans to sell a new BlackBerry-like device from Nokia Corp. for as low as $150, perhaps the most aggressive entry yet in an increasingly crowded market of devices with typewriter keypads for wireless e-mail and text messaging.