T-Mobile is in an odd position. On one hand they’re loved for low prices and l generally (still) good customer service. They’re looked down upon for shoddy coverage compared to the bigger 3 (AT&T, Sprint and Verizon), are sorely behind on next-gen/LTE expansion and often get passed up for the best devices. And then there was that whole AT&T-Mobile merger hullabaloo. Well guess what? T-Mobile owner, Deutsch Telekom still wants to offload the seemingly...
LTE is a wonderful thing. Even more wonderful, however, is VoLTE (Voice over LTE) — a technology that will transition voice from GSM/CDMA to the much higher quality LTE spec. Currently, carriers use a mixture of EDGE, HSPA and CDMA technologies paired with LTE radios to shuttle voice and data amongst multiple networks. It’s a band-aid type of solution as a single network in today’s modern world would not only be simpler to maintain and operate, but allow...
The future is coming — for MetroPCS customers anyway. During today’s conference call MetroPCS CEO Roger Linquist stated that the carrier is planning to release VoLTE-capable handsets early next year, and that the accompanying network-level support should begin going live in Q1 2012. Currently, SMS and MMS services already run over MetroPCS’ LTE service where applicable. Verizon on the other hand hasn’t mentioned anything more than a vague...
Want a snappy LTE device that is more or less the LG Revolution but travels a less traveled path on MetroPCS? You’re in luck. LG is bringing the “Bryce” to MetroPCS in the near future. As previously stated, internal hardware is almost identical to the LG Revolution on VZW, except the Bryce gets newer software — Android 2.3.4 vs. the Revolution’s 2.2 — and 4 GB of internal storage vs. the Revo’s 16 GB. The 4.3″ 800 x 480...
MetroPCS’ claim to fame in the great cellular race was being first out of the gate with LTE in Las Vegas. But plenty has changed since then. You’ve got Verizon working at break-neck pace, building out their own LTE network. Meanwhile Sprint is going “full-stop” with their WiMax interests. And T-Mobile, well, they’re pushing ahead with their sudo-”4G” HSPA+ network. AT&T has some LTE plans too, but they’re far and...
