Windows Mobile Louisville

T-Mobile is perpetually in fourth place among U.S. wireless carriers, but details of a plan to change this have been slipping out. Project Dark will apparently include some very aggressive moves intended to make this company much more appealing to customers.

The theme for this campaign will reportedly be “The coverage you need, price you want, and the handset you crave.”

According to unconfirmed reports, the first part of that promise will be a roll out of HSPA+ service in markets across the U.S. This will give users 21 Mbps access, considerably faster than most of its competitors’ mobile broadband. This carrier already has this service up and running Philadelphia.

The second part of the campaign — the “price you want” – will supposedly have two facets. One of these is new pricing for service plans: a $40 unlimited voice plan, a $50 unlimited voice and text plan, and a $60 voice, text, and data plan. 

In addition, reports say T-Mobile is going to allow users to pay for phones in monthly installments, rather than asking for the cost of the device up front.

And the third part of Project Dark will be a collection of new smartphones, including the HTC HD2.

The combination of reasonable plans and installments for a device purchase could be huge.  I know many people who have expressed a desire to have a newer device, but cost prohibits them.  It’s a brilliant idea to break the cost into installments!  Kudos to T-Mobile for leading the way on this!

Source: Brighthand

There have been countless unboxing videos and hands-on reviews of the Touch Pro2 available to see online, but nothing quite compares to being able to hold a device in your hand, to compare it to your current device in weight and size, to run it through it’s paces in the way you would use it.

I had that opportunity last night at the one T-Mobile store in Louisville that currently has a display unit available to play with (most locations have them to sell, but oddly, not out for display).   Being a Sprint customer, I know the T-Mobile version has some cosmetic differences, but for the most part, it’s the same device that will be coming to Sprint in early September (and to Verizon and AT&T soon thereafter).  I will be ordering my Touch Pro2 online from Sprint, so I’m glad I had this opportunity to physically handle one before buying.  It put to rest any concerns I had about size, and reaffirmed to me that the Touch Pro2 is definitely my next device! 

It feels solid, the screen is gorgeous, and it really doesn’t feel big at all in the hand - granted, if you have small hands, you might think differently, but to the average hand, it feels great.  I’m not going to go into great detail on device specifics - like I said, there are countless reviews and videos already out there - but if you’re in the Louisville area, I encourage you to visit the T-Mobile store at the intersection of Outer Loop and Preston Hwy and check out the device for yourself.  And perhaps we might see one at our August meeting?  Who knows!

Two more shots after the break…

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Check out this brief article from Mobililty Site.  The author gives first impressions on the T-Mobile G1, which runs Google’s Android operating system.  While it is just a first impression, it’s still interesting - he still prefers what his Windows Mobile device can do!

Hot on the heels of the Verizon unlimited calling plan announcement, AT&T and T-Mobile have announced flat rate plans as well.

 AT&T’s plans will be available to new and existing customers for $99.99/mo (unlimited voice calling).  This would be in addition to any data plan.  Existing customers can choose unlimited calling without extending their contract.  This offer goes into effect on Feb 22. For the complete menu of their voice and data offerings, go to AT&T.

T-Mobile will also offer a $99.99 plan - this one includes unlimited nationwide calling and messaging and goes into effect Feb 21.  Details will be found on T-Mobile’s site soon.