T-MO release date reported as March 27, 2013
- Hate to say it, but I'm not really surprised.
T-Mobile has generally been last out of the top 4 US carriers to get new phones.
Before all of you guys get your panties in a bunch. You all realize it says the Lisbon right? Meaning an LTE phone. T-Mobile doesn't have an LTE network. They're starting to launch it in a few weeks (around the BB10 launch). It'll be a few cities initially, with more towers going up over time. That's how it goes right? By the end of March, they should have a good amount of cities lit up with LTE.
What I'm hoping is that once T-Mobile gets a good amount of cities set up with LTE, they can use BlackBerry to market their LTE network, which in turn would push BlackBerry.
In the end, I was hoping T-Mobile went for the LTE version of the Z10 over the HSPA+ model.
Does this make sense?
CES 2013: T-Mobile LTE Coming In "Another Week or Two" | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
Still, even if it is the LTE version, that doesn't mean they have to wait that long to release it because even when they do start having LTE in a few cities and launch on March 27, there will still be a TON of cities that don't have it.
In fact, I'd rather they just sell the LTE version if they don't have LTE at the moment. This obviously didn't not stop SGS3 owners from switching to prepaid T-Mobile 4G.01-11-13 07:14 PMLike 0 - What I really hope for with T-Mobile is that the phone is not overpriced like with the 9900.
The 9900 was 299.99 AFTER a 50 dollar mail in rebate with new contract and upgrade. So upfront the phone was a little over 400 dollars.
The phone would need to be competitive with the S3, NOTE 2, and HTC ONE-S on tmobile to even have a chance.pantlesspenguin likes this.01-11-13 07:16 PMLike 1 - Well that was manly for the S2. Their flagship phones now came out the same time as the rest.pantlesspenguin likes this.01-11-13 07:16 PMLike 1
- He didn't state how many carriers would launch during that time period, if some choose to be slower than others there isn't much that he can do about that.01-11-13 07:17 PMLike 0
- Before all of you guys get your panties in a bunch. You all realize it says the Lisbon right? Meaning an LTE phone. T-Mobile doesn't have an LTE network. They're starting to launch it in a few weeks (around the BB10 launch). It'll be a few cities initially, with more towers going up over time. That's how it goes right? By the end of March, they should have a good amount of cities lit up with LTE.
What I'm hoping is that once T-Mobile gets a good amount of cities set up with LTE, they can use BlackBerry to market their LTE network, which in turn would push BlackBerry.
In the end, I was hoping T-Mobile went for the LTE version of the Z10 over the HSPA+ model.
Does this make sense?
CES 2013: T-Mobile LTE Coming In "Another Week or Two" | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
I get 17mb down with HSPA+. How much faster would it be with LTE? lolSaiga likes this.01-11-13 07:19 PMLike 1 -
The world is filled with people that fell for marketing. There is a reason Verizon feels the need to slap "4G LTE" in big font on all of their LTE phones. Its to continue to pushing the hype machine and make people think they need 4G LTE. Crazy, but I don't remember seeing phones with "Verizon 3G" branded on them. Lol
In my area verizon LTE = 8 to 11 mbps. My Nexus 4 on T-Mobile's non LTE network = 14 to 17 Mbps consistently.
I personally don't see a need for LTE and would rather have a hspa+ device and better battery life. But marketing dollars are hard at work trying to convince me that I am wrong about that. Lolbigbmc26 likes this.01-11-13 07:32 PMLike 1 - When does T-Mo stop subsidizing. Surely it would be better to get the phones out before the subsidy ends.01-11-13 07:43 PMLike 0
- There really is no difference getting the phone wise. Even if it wasn't subsidized. You would still pay the same price that you normally would upfront.pantlesspenguin likes this.01-11-13 07:49 PMLike 1
- What I really hope for with T-Mobile is that the phone is not overpriced like with the 9900.
The 9900 was 299.99 AFTER a 50 dollar mail in rebate with new contract and upgrade. So upfront the phone was a little over 400 dollars.
The phone would need to be competitive with the S3, NOTE 2, and HTC ONE-S on tmobile to even have a chance.01-11-13 08:21 PMLike 0 -
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Erm I'm hoping that's more like April/May, as the CEO recently announced.01-11-13 08:27 PMLike 0 - Those slides "leaked" today, stating late February and late March for the release of the "BB10 device"... We all saw what an "analyst" made to the RIMM stock by saying that BB10 phones would release by March 2013. Everyone believed him and the stock dropped a lot. "
Now, tying this with today's stock manipulation attempt downgrading RIMM, I believe those slides with the March date were just the plan B of the guy responsible for the drop attempt to make the stock fall one way or the other.
Or perhaps T-Mo is actually releasing the phones 03/28/2013...
I'll with the #1.01-11-13 09:33 PMLike 0 - Ok hold on, let's assume this leak is fact, that means that z10 will be fully launched (meaning all phones are released on major carriers) around April. However, April/March is when T-mobile is speculated to release/announce the iPhone 4/5. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is being announced at this time as well. So with z10 coming to T-mobile with rising hype of the Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5 I wonder how this will pan out.
edit: Also, BB Aristo is coming this year meaning z10 will be obsolete by the end of this year leaving z10 8months on store shelves before being pushed aside for another $700 RIM phone.Last edited by tre5tackz; 01-12-13 at 03:54 AM.
01-12-13 02:22 AMLike 0 - Ok hold on, let's assume this leak is fact, that means that z10 will be fully launched (meaning all phones are released on major carriers) around April. However, April/March is when T-mobile is speculated to release/announce the iPhone 4/5. The Samsung Galaxy S4 is being announced at this time as well. So with z10 coming to T-mobile with rising hype of the Galaxy S4 and iPhone 5 I wonder how this will pan out.
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk01-12-13 02:30 AMLike 0 -
- Those slides "leaked" today, stating late February and late March for the release of the "BB10 device"... We all saw what an "analyst" made to the RIMM stock by saying that BB10 phones would release by March 2013. Everyone believed him and the stock dropped a lot. "
Now, tying this with today's stock manipulation attempt downgrading RIMM, I believe those slides with the March date were just the plan B of the guy responsible for the drop attempt to make the stock fall one way or the other.
Or perhaps T-Mo is actually releasing the phones 03/28/2013...
I'll with the #1.01-12-13 09:34 AMLike 0 - No, its not. Its the same thing as buying a stock and expecting it to go up, only you expect the stock to go down. Being able to predict future trends, and acting accordingly to your belief, is not criminal.01-12-13 09:56 AMLike 2
- It's coming. That's what everyone wanted. Now we're crying about the release date.
I can understand that, because I've waited for this phone like everyone else for ages. Is two months really too much to ask for? I'm perfectly happy with my 9900. Most android phones are pretty but also pretty useless when you are trying to get sh!t done. Windows Phone 8 is nice but pretty basic, still a young platform.
My point is this: It's coming. Don't be greedy. We'll all be saying come April that "this was SO worth the wait."01-12-13 10:04 AMLike 0 - It's coming. That's what everyone wanted. Now we're crying about the release date.
I can understand that, because I've waited for this phone like everyone else for ages. Is two months really too much to ask for? I'm perfectly happy with my 9900. Most android phones are pretty but also pretty useless when you are trying to get sh!t done. Windows Phone 8 is nice but pretty basic, still a young platform.
My point is this: It's coming. Don't be greedy. We'll all be saying come April that "this was SO worth the wait."
Granted this is all rumors and heresay.. And perhaps T-Mo will be the last carrier to get it. Who knows.. However I hope for RIMS sake that at least 1 American carrier gets this device out well before March.. Or it'll be a blood bath in the media..
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 201-12-13 10:36 AMLike 0 - Lol.. Of course people will be crying if it's not released til March. You think everyone should just be patient? If RIM pulls this move of announcing a product and then releasing it 2 months later.. The tech world will eat them up. Were you around for the Playbook fiasco? Showcase your product and then not release it for 10 months was a joke, and they paid the price for that.. Especially considering the product was half baked at best when released.
Granted this is all rumors and heresay.. And perhaps T-Mo will be the last carrier to get it. Who knows.. However I hope for RIMS sake that at least 1 American carrier gets this device out well before March.. Or it'll be a blood bath in the media..
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We will know soon enough!01-12-13 10:49 AMLike 0 -
- Here's a shocking thought ... what if (gasp) different carriers launch of (gasp) different dates? :-) Sorta like the iPhone was on AT&T, the Verizon, then Sprint ...peter9477 and pantlesspenguin like this.01-12-13 10:58 AMLike 2
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