[BradE#WN]

It will be at least a year before any merger is final between T-Mobile and AT&T. T-Mobile has some very nice rates and options for service without a contract. I'm wondering what the odds are of T-Mobile getting the Pre 3?

[pavvento]

It will be at least a year before any merger is final between T-Mobile and AT&T. T-Mobile has some very nice rates and options for service without a contract. I'm wondering what the odds are of T-Mobile getting the Pre 3?

I wish, but I think their different 3G bands makes it a long shot. HP would have to be willing to make another phone with different bands and internals (?) and I don't know if they see a big enough market to justify it.

On a side note, I'm using my unlocked Pre 2 on T-Mobile and find their EDGE speeds to be as snappy as my Sprint EVDO was.

[LCGuy]

Im willing to bet that HP wants any and all business they can get, including potential T-Mobile customers - there are 40 million of them.

The real question is: is T-Mobile interested?

As a long time T-Mobile customer, I sure hope so!!!

(I also have an unlocked Pre+ on T-Mobile.. edge is ok, but wifi is where its at!)

[TayTaBBBB]

random but: if you go on palms support site, and select chat, then select pre 2, t-mobile is a choice when it asks you for what network your on,

so i says totes a chance!

[champiful]

Recent tmo news: T-Mobile flips on 42Mbps HSPA+ across 55 markets, launching Rocket 3.0 modem stick tomorrow -- Engadget. I'm liking tmo more and more. I am willing to make the switch from sprint in a heartbeat. Sprints 3g speeds are nothing to be amazed at, especially since it's cdma and can't do simultaneous voice and data. Even with the shift to voip hspa+ is more than adequate. Besides, to get high speeds you need their wimax solution which eats up the battery faster along with lte. HSPA+ is widely used throughout the world also. So far only US seems to be pushing hard for lte.

[addiarmadar]

Since the 2 carriers are using different 3g bands, the likelyhood of HP putting down resources for TMobile GSM over ATT GSM is extremely remote. Prolly in 7 months the unbranded one could be used, pending on band selections then.

[OrionAntares#CB]

I'd say the only way it happens is if the merger falls through and the promised settlement for that happening includes use of a standard band instead of that 1700 band.

[champiful]

Since the 2 carriers are using different 3g bands, the likelyhood of HP putting down resources for TMobile GSM over ATT GSM is extremely remote. Prolly in 7 months the unbranded one could be used, pending on band selections then.

Doesn't tmo have the same band as our european brothers? Last I heard pre 3 will be available for tmo germany.

[OrionAntares#CB]

Doesn't tmo have the same band as our european brothers? Last I heard pre 3 will be available for tmo germany.

No. Tmo uses a 1700MHz band, I believe it ends up being 1700/2100 for 3G. 2100 is used else where, I think most in Brazil but 1700 is only used by Tmo USA.

[DrewT3]

No, t-mobile's 3g band is 1700 AWS, from the wikipedia page, it is only used by:
USA (T-Mobile, Cincinnati Bell Wireless), Canada (WIND Mobile, Mobilicity, Videotron), Chile (VTR, Nextel)

[LCGuy]

The Pre 3 will use HSDPA 900/2100 3G bands..

T-Mobile uses HSDPA 1700/2100 3G bands..

We'll see what T-Mobile does from here; one can hope, futile as it may prove to be!

[lactose]

Am I correct that TMo has never carried Palm ? I would love to switch to TMo with the Pre3.

[LCGuy]

T-Mobile carried several of the Palm Treo lines, but had a falling out with Palm and slowly deleted the devices from their newtork.

When the Pre came out, T-Mobile wasn't interested and never got on board, either.

At this point, it's not looking good for T-Mobile WebOS users who want 3g/4G speeds on their WebOS devices - but, there's always wifi!

Best I can tell you is to complain to your ToMObile customer service rep.