T-Mobile announces Nokia 6301 and Samsung SGH-t339, world yawns

Also I’m thinking about getting the 6301 myself for backup reasons as well.

To John J:

I agree. I think the more request T-Mobile gets from its customers, the better chance they will start to listen. I have sent them several emails to CS requesting they get high end smartphones to compete with AT&T and Verizon. My voice is one of millions. If you disagree with what T-Mobile has to offer then voice your complaint to them directly. It is a way change occurs. I really like T-Mobile, they have the best plans around and thier customer service is more professional than AT&T. But this is only my 2 cents.

@ john j

I might get flamed for this, but the Shadow, Dash, Pearl, Wing, and Sidekicks are hardly “exclusive” devices that other people lust after. In addition to those all being incredibly old and boring. They are slacking. Period. Name one phone T-Mobile has that made you want to switch to them? Oh, ok.

have talked to many whoi switched to tmo for pearl, wing and sidekick, only friendly debate

doctibby T-Mobile says are about voice of customer so keep speaking and gets friends to speak as well and they should listen

To BG.

Can’t really name any phones tmobile or otherwise I have lusted over but as of resent the only phone I see people going all goh-goh about is the Iphone.
Now the Iphone might be the type of phone some people switch compnies to get. I am sure many of the new iphone user came from other companies but the smart ones would just unlock them and use them with T-mobile. Now working for Tmobile I see many of our current t-mobile customers using the unlocked iphones.

It makes perfect sence why loyal Tmobile customer would stay with T-mobile we do have the best customer service and we truly care about our customers. What still is a bit of a shocker to me is I am seeing more and more Sprint, Verizion and ATT customers switching to Tmobile using unlocked iphones.

@ jdslim

T-Mobile has officially committed to rolling out UMTS / HSDPA on the 1700 and 2100MHz bands
So 1900 will not work for us. When they do go 3G not many phones will work on these bands.

Ahahahaha….BGR. Love the comment! I am a Tmo customer (not sure how long though), and geez can they’re new phone line up be any less boring? Scratch that, I think it actually can if they release another new SK. Anyway, keep the snide comments coming.

to tune c.

Tmobile is not dropping their Gsm/edge network. Dual mode umits phone that can work on 1900/gsm will still work.

@ jhslim

I was informed that once T-Mo turn on 3g all over that they would vacate gsm/edge after a short time!!
WOW YOU JUST MADE MY NIGHT!!! i’ll keep my unlocked clone alittle longer!!!

Thanks.

I left VZW for T-Mobile here in Los Angeles when my carrier started paying for my BlackBerries. I’ve personally found T-Mobile’s network pretty solid for the most part. Every carrier has areas where they suck, but for me, I’m happy.

Have any of you guys even picked up the 6301? This thing not only looks sweet, it feels good in the hand (metal finish) and has great call quality over GSM. It’s very small and chic. Definitely looks way better than some of those 5lb monster smartphones I’ve seen some of the more hardcore users chug along.

I bought one online after playing with one at my local corporate store. It’s the perfect backup phone for the times I don’t feel like using my BlackBerry which is every weekend. Just pop the SIM in and out and I’m good to go.

Got the nokia 6301 from tmobile as an upgrade 2 days ago,was having a lot of connection issues on secured/unsecured wifi networks.Any tips from anyone would be helpful. I think Tmobile has rigged this phone to their own hotspot network and has restricted free access to wifi networks.Their tech support was unable to resolve the connection issues and tossed me around. BEWARE!! My suggestion: Buy an unlocked nokia 6301 from an independent phone vendor if you wanna utilize this phone’s wifi potential.

Hey, didn’t T-Mobile plan on coming out with a Nokia 5610? I saw one from a friend overseas (lucky lady!) and thought it was really cool. A lot cooler than the 5300, that’s for sure (same form factor, I know, but thinner and better camera and better reliability for the software).

The nokia 5610 got pushed back for some unseen reasons. Tmo is still planning to launch it, just haven’t came out with a date.

TO be honest, most of t-mobile’s phones are D.O.A to begin with. Not literally but you get my point. They are phones that nobody wants. Aside from the sidekick, and maybe the blackberries, the rest of them are from 1995. If you compare the list of phones that AT&T has versus T-Mobile, you will not sign up for T-Mo. The only reason I have T-Mo is that I buy unlocked phones from Asia. I have never used a T-Mo phone. That might change when they rollout the 3G network, but as of right now, all their phones are duds.

The Guy Who was whatching people use vdeo on their phones in 3g 4 yrs. ago — he’s right-

WHYWHYWHY can’t we have the great Tmobile service with whatever device works best for our particular needs?????? HUh MOBILE – WHY?

I’m a committed customer who is appalled by the phone options- they are basic phones with no business capability unless you want the latest RIM- and I don’t- I want iphone interfacing -I have a mac- with great texting features,video capability on 3g, and a real time gps with wifi hotspot service- why is it we can’t have the same selection that exists in Asia- I say the carriers whould let custmers choose their own phones OR offer the same capapbilities/design across the board on their own version phone. WAKE UP!

To the person that commented on Lake County…

I live in the area as well, and I have T-Mobile and I have no trouble in Lake County, or Geauga. Ashtabula County sucks for T-Mobile, but they suck for every other carrier as well. Verizon and Sprint are much much worse than T-Mobile in this area though. AT&T is about the same.