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Photos of Samsung Craft LTE Phone Surface

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics and wireless carrier MetroPCS announced a while ago that it plans on launching a LTE device, the Samsung Craft (SCH-R900), and what appear to be the first photos of the device have just made it into the wild. This should be MetroPCS’ first LTE phone, as the c...

23 August 2010
04:53 GMT

Samsung SCH-r900 LTE Phone Receives FCC Approval

Sprint is proud of being the only wireless carrier in the United States, and around the world, for that matter, to offer a mobile phone with 4G connectivity capabilities, but it seems that this might not be so for a long period of time. The Federal Communications Commission has just approved for use a new handset wi...

30 July 2010
04:35 GMT

BlackBerry Curve 8530 Now Available at MetroPCS

Wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications Inc. has just announced the launch of the BlackBerry Curve 8530 smartphone from Research In Motion. According to the company, the new mobile phone is available on its airwaves on a $60 per month plan, which includes unlimited talk, text, turn-by-turn GPS navigation, Web and ...

24 July 2010
10:21 GMT

Motorola WX404 Approved by FCC

A new Motorola featurephone has been caught in the wild on the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) website, tagged Motorola WX404. The handset features a full QWERTY keyboard, an optical trackpad and is running on Qualcomm's BREW platform. This is supposed to be a low-budget device, and should target “...

22 July 2010
11:44 GMT

LG Imprint Lands at MetroPCS

LG Electronics MobileComm U.S.A., Inc. (LG Mobile Phones) and MetroPCS Communications, Inc. have recently announced the launch of a new mobile phone on the carrier's airwaves, the LG Imprint. According to the duo, the new device comes with all the necessary features needed for consumers to stay connected while o...

22 May 2010
06:00 GMT

MetroPCS Announces LTE Roll-Out Plans

MetroPCS is yet another wireless carrier in the United States set to start the deployment of an LTE network during the ongoing year, and the company has just announced that it will start the roll-out in metropolitan areas in the country in the second half of 2010. Moreover, it seems that it will also make available ...

25 March 2010
14:21 GMT

MetroPCS Selects LTE Solutions from Gemalto

Wireless services provider MetroPCS has recently announced the selection of Gemalto, world leading provider of digital security solution, for the provision of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) over-the-air platform and Universal Integrated Circuit Cards for the already announced 2010 launch of LTE broadband services. Acco...

16 March 2010
14:41 GMT

Samsung Caliber Lands at MetroPCS

Wireless carrier MetroPCS has just launched a new mobile phone for its users, the Samsung Caliber, a touchscreen-enabled handset that also sports the unique TouchWiz user interface from Samsung. Moreover, the handset comes with fast access to popular social networking sites through applications like Facebook and MyS...

26 February 2010
13:01 GMT

MetroPCS Ended Last Year with 6.6 Million Subscribers

Wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the provider of unlimited wireless communications service for affordable prices, announced recently the subscriber information for the fourth quarter of the last year. During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the company registered gross additions of 1.3 millio...

13 January 2010
15:11 GMT

MetroPCS Announces 'Wireless for All' Plans

Wireless carrier MetroPCS Communications, Inc. announced today the introduction of a new offer for its users, in the form of the Wireless for All family of service plans that come around with four all-inclusive monthly service plans that also include taxes and regulatory fees. According to the company, the new plans...

12 January 2010
10:59 GMT

MetroPCS Intros Windows Mobile-Based Samsung Code

MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the leading wireless carrier that offers unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract services, announced recently the launch of a new mobile phone for its subscribers, the Samsung Code. The new handset is the first smartphone powered by Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system the ...

20 October 2009
13:51 GMT

MetroPCS Expands Coverage to New US Markets

Dallas-based MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the mobile phone carrier that offers unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications services, has announced today that it has extended its coverage to more areas in the United States. Thus, the MetroPCS Unlimited Nationwide service is now available in area...

30 September 2009
09:12 GMT

MetroPCS Selects Vendors for 2010 LTE Launch

Unlimited, contract-less wireless communications service provider MetroPCS announced on Tuesday that it had selected the infrastructure and handset vendors for the launch of its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) Broadband services, slated for the second half of 2010. According to the company, Ericsson will be the infrastr...

16 September 2009
13:21 GMT

MetroPCS Announced Coverage Expansion in Michigan

Wireless carrier MetroPCS announced on Thursday the expansion of its coverage in Michigan. According to the company, residents of Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, as well as Charlotte, Galesburg, Lawton, Marshall, Martin, Mattawan, Olivet, Ostego, Plainwell, Portage, Potterville, Richland and Schoolcraft, have now the opp...

11 September 2009
02:20 GMT

MetroPCS Reports 48% Drop in Profits in Q2

US carrier MetroPCS announced its financial results for the second quarter of the ongoing year and posted US$26 million in profits, 48 percent lower than the US$50 million reported in the same time frame a year ago. In addition, the company also announced that its second quarter revenues went up to US$860 million, a ...

7 August 2009
04:29 GMT

MetroPCS Intros Mister Cartoon Designed Handset

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. along with Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and SA Studios Global announced on Monday the launch of an exclusive mobile phone, a limited edition of the Samsung Messager SCH-r450. The new device has been designed by the acclaimed artist Mister Cartoon and is expected to...

4 August 2009
07:51 GMT

MetroPCS Lowers Its Unlimited Monthly Plan to $40

Wireless carrier MetroPCS recently announced that it had lowered its unlimited monthly plan to $40 a month, while offering users voice, texting and Web access services. In addition, the company also extended its prepaid wireless service to cover more large cities in the United States. The new cut in the offering come...

31 July 2009
06:59 GMT

MetroPCS Intros Unlimited International Calling

MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the leading mobile phone carrier that offers unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications services, announced today that it now offers mobile phone users in the US unlimited calling to more than 100 countries all around the world, for only $5 per month. According to ...

24 June 2009
09:43 GMT

MetroPCS Expands Its Services to East Texas

MetroPCS Communications, Inc., the leading provider of low-cost, flat-rate unlimited wireless communications services with no signed contract, announced recently the expansion of its coverage to Texarkana and extended areas in East Texas. According to the company, the new expansion includes cities in East Texas such ...

18 June 2009
06:48 GMT

MetroPCS to Launch Huawei M750 and ZTE C90

Wireless carrier MetroPCS is reported to plan on adding to its offering two new rather interesting handsets, one coming from Huawei, the M750, and the other, the C90, coming from ZTE. Both devices are said to have passed through FCC's courtyard, which means that it shouldn't be long before the operator make...

15 May 2009
10:00 GMT

MetroPCS Sees 20% Increase in Revenue in Q1 2009

MetroPCS has announced that its revenue for the first quarter of the ongoing year has reached $795 million, increasing 20 percent from the $622 million registered during the same time frame a year ago. At the same time, the company has also mentioned that the ARPU in the quarter went down to $40.40, lower than the $4...

8 May 2009
05:16 GMT

ZTE to Supply MetroPCS with LTE Handsets

MetroPCS is yet another mobile phone carrier in the US that is moving towards the next-generation 4G technology, and it seems that the company has selected ZTE to be the handset maker that will supply it with mobile phones that will work on the upcoming Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, as proof of the strong relat...

29 April 2009
04:17 GMT

MetroPCS Launches Samsung Tint Flip Phone

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) announced today the release on the US market of the Samsung Tint, which comes to users in a sleek, compact flip design, proving to be a great option when it comes both to durability and fashion.The new Samsung Tint comes with gray a...

28 April 2009
11:01 GMT

MetroPCS Offers Unlimited Calling to Mexico

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. announced on Wednesday that it would offer its users unlimited calling to select locations in Mexico for $3 a month. The company, which already offers unlimited, flat-rate, no signed contract wireless communications services, plans to allow its users to make unlimited calls to over 200 l...

23 April 2009
06:59 GMT

MetroPCS Launches Motorola QA30 Hint, Cancels Evoke QA4

MetroPCS has recently announced that it registered a record number of new net subscribers in the first quarter, and now we learn that the company has released another mobile phone, the Motorola QA30 Hint, after having added its first smartphone and BlackBerry device to its lineup. The new mobile phone comes to the o...

15 April 2009
05:13 GMT

MetroPCS Sees Subscriber Growth, Launches New Service

MetroPCS Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited wireless communication services in the United States, has announced that, during the first quarter of the ongoing year, it has registered gross additions of over 1.5 million subscribers, marking a growth of 59 percent compared with the same quarter a year...

11 April 2009
06:57 GMT

Samsung Finesse Goes to MetroPCS

MetroPCS Communications, Inc., a leading provider of unlimited, flat-rate wireless communications services in the United States, announced on Wednesday the addition of a new mobile phone to its offering, the Samsung Finesse. The new handset is able to offer users features such as unlimited talk, text and data, Intern...

2 April 2009
06:35 GMT

MetroPCS Launches BlackBerry Curve 8330

MetroPCS Communications, Inc. announced the launch of its first BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone from Research In Motion (RIM). The handset offers users a full-QWERTY keyboard, as well as advanced multimedia capabilities, while also enabling them to stay connected at all times with other people or to get the informat...

11 March 2009
09:54 GMT

MetroPCS and Leap Wireless Are Sharing Wireless Spectrum

Today, Leap Wireless and MetroPCS have announced that they have reached a national roaming agreement regarding the exchange of wireless spectrum across their US networks. In consequence, subscribers of MetroPCS and those of Leap's subsidiaries – Cricket and Jump Mobile – will be able to use their han...

29 September 2008
09:45 GMT

ZTE C79 Flip Phone Released in the US

ZTE USA, Inc., subsidiary of the China-based ZTE Corporation, has unveiled the availability of its C79 in the US. The new phone is offered by the regional carrier MetroPCS; hence, not all the mobile users across the States will be able to get it. The C79 comes in a clamshell form factor, somehow resembling several M...

21 August 2008
05:17 GMT

Samsung Messager Launched in the US

Samsung announced today that a new handset is available for US mobile users: the so-called Samsung Messager (model name SCH-R450). The device was released via MetroPCS and it targets young users who send lots of text messages or make heavy use of Instant Messaging applications on their phone(s). To meet the needs of ...

8 August 2008
10:42 GMT

Samsung MyShot and Samsung Spex Now at MetroPCS

MetroPCS, one of US' regional mobile carriers, is bringing two new Samsung mobile phones to work on its AWS network. Also released via Cricket Communications, another regional American operator, Samsung MyShot and Samsung Spex are two entry-level handsets that look pretty good and are targeted to consumers who ...

3 April 2008
18:06 GMT

The First ZTE Phone to Hit the US Market

ZTE USA, Inc., a subsidiary of ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of network solutions and telecommunications equipment, announced the availability of its first mobile phone for the North American market, the ZTE C88. The device was approved by FCC back in July 2007, but it only now got the chance to be relea...

8 February 2008
12:12 GMT


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