T-Mobile USA Samsung Galaxy Tab price leaks

First Sprint’s, now T-Mobile USA’s supposed pricing for the Samsung Galaxy Tab has emerged.  The 7-inch Android Froyo slate will apparently be priced at $399 with a new, two-year agreement (and after a $50 mail-in rebate), according to a T-Mobile dealer document TmoNews acquired, while the contract-free price is $649.


That fits in with the Sprint figures – which suggested $399 on contract and $599 without – though of course the T-Mobile version of the Galaxy Tab will use a GSM UMTS modem while the Sprint gets a CDMA EVDO Rev.A modem.  Otherwise the specs T-Mobile give are basically in line with what we’ve heard before about the Samsung tablet.
No word on T-Mobile’s release date, but Sprint was expecting the slate to drop on November 14 2010.
[via Android Community]

T-Mobile and Clearwire mulling 4G partnership

Looks like the kids at T-Mobile USA are well aware that their company's future will depend on offering both compelling handsets and a competitive network for them to ride on. Reuters reports that the Deutsche Telekom subsidiary has been exploring all its options with regard to the provision of 4G services, including potential joint ventures with cable companies and even spectrum sharing with AT&T, though the likeliest candidate for the moment remains Clearwire's WiMAX infrastructure. Asked about a potential merger with Sprint, who controls more than 50 percent of Clearwire, T-Mobile's CEO Robert Dotson declined the idea, explaining that "what you never want to do is take one company that is going through challenges and take another company going through challenges." Reports of ongoing discussions between Clearwire and T-Mo have been around since last September, and the latest from Dotson suggests that his company is keen to get a resolution either way as soon as possible.

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T-Mobile webConnect Rocket available March 14, already blowing minds in Philly

It looks like T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket USB modem will be released right on schedule, even if you currently have to be in Philadelphia to enjoy those HSPA+ speeds (then again, if you're in Philadelphia you probably deserve a break). Accordingly, folks jumping on that March 14 release date can expect to pay $99 with a two-year contract that entitles you to monthly charges of $50 for 5GB or $20 for 200MB -- with a $0.20 / megabyte overage charge. Fun! Additionally, the kids at Mobile Burn got their hands on a unit for a review and were generally quite impressed with consistent download speeds ranging from 1780Kbps to 2797Kbps "on a couple of [DSLreports.com] East Coast servers." Hell, after moving to a location with "prime, perfect signal (-51dbm)" things picked up considerably, with, on average, 6480Kbps downloads and 2160Kbps uploads. Not bad, eh? Hit the source link to get into the nitty gritty. PR after the break.