image via BGR
As AT&T tries to swallow up the American wing of the German telekom, many have wondered whether Apple would allow T-Mobile to carry the iPhone. Apple’s answer so far is a no*, but that hasn’t stopped T-Mobile customers from adopting iPhones. In huge numbers.
In a meeting with T-Mobile spokespeople today ahead of the NYC Pepcom event, I received word that there are actively over a million Apple iPhones currently on T-Mobile’s network. When asked for a breakdown, the spokesman said the majority were pre-iPhone 4 but that a significant amount of people had “taken the scissors” to their T-Mobile SIM cards. T-Mobile doesn’t currently offer a Micro-SIM solution for Apple’s iPhone 4 so people who want to use the iPhone 4 must modify their SIMs into MicroSIMs. Those using iPhone 4s also won’t receive T-Mobile’s 3G or 4G data speeds because of the radio differences between the networks.
*Apple started selling unlocked iPhone 4s in the US for the first time earlier this month.
When asked to elaborate further on Micro-SIMs, the spokesman told me they are in the works but there was no time frame for release. Why not wait until the deal with AT&T is over to make MicroSIMs? Perhaps we’ll have a little surprise come September.
When asked specifically about the possibility of a T-Mobile USA iPhone, T-Mobile said they have nothing to announce at this time.
Related articles
- Simple Mobile micro SIM Card for iPad / iPhone for $2 + free shipping, more (9to5toys.com)
- Analyst says Android losing steam in America to Apple’s unreleased iPhone 5 (9to5google.com)
- Samsung’s request to see next-gen iPad, iPhone denied, no preliminary injunction yet (9to5mac.com)
- Apple slows iPhone 4 production ahead of iPhone 4S (with 8MP camera, no LTE) production in August? (9to5mac.com)
- rooCASE Case, Stylus, more for Apple iPhone 4 for $9 + free shipping (9to5toys.com)
- Acase Superleggera Case for iPhone 4 w/ 2 screen protectors for $5 + $5 s&h (9to5toys.com)
- Apple field testing iPhone 4 for T-Mobile USA (9to5mac.com)
- Philips Micro Audio System for Apple iPhone / iPod for $70 + $8 s&h (9to5toys.com)
- Unlocked GSM iPhone 4 goes on sale in America: $649/$749 for 16GB/32GB model (9to5mac.com)
FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.
How come your picture above shows an iPhone 4 on Tmobile and still has a 3G signal? Photoshop?
[…] it doesn’t offer the handset and uses a non-compatible 3G band, T-Mobile USA has said that it has over one million active iPhones on its network. Speaking with a company spokesman, 9 to 5 Mac reports that while the majority of […]