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Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

now do i want to wait till Jan for the N900 or keep my current preorder?!?!

Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

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Originally Posted by legendemeritus (Post 342974)

now do i want to wait till Jan for the N900 or keep my current preorder?!?!

Keep your pre-order...T-Mobile will probably do something to 'dumb' the phone down or something. Plus do you really want to wait till Jan to get it? Especially when we will have ours by then and remind you everyday just how epicpwnsauce it is? :p:D

Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

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Originally Posted by mistermix (Post 342971)

Boy Genius Report has a tipster who says that Project Black is new phones (including the N900) plus a $50/month unlimited data+voice plan. Now that's something I can get excited about: a T-Mob plan that's priced in line with the quality of their network.

hmm, I just switched over to T-mobile and got three lines unlimited for 200 a month, will the new rates apply to existing customers?

Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

Interesting, that's surprising considering current voice+data plan for TMobile is at least $55 for unlimited data + 300 min no Fav 5). So are they planning on not subsidizng it for that price?

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Originally Posted by spinnukur (Post 342979)

I doubt it... I also doubt they will subsidize the phone. As the good Doctor was 'splain'n today at the Maemo Summit (or at least my interpretation of his remarks), Open Source is all about services.

Nokia did their part in providing the hardware that can only run at full tilt on T-Mo's network in North America. It sounds like T-Mo is doing their part in providing an all you can eat plan on that network for $50 a month.

Get the plan and get the best possible phone. Consume the hell out of the services. :)

Can a 3G iPhone use this plan?
I don't thin' so...

How much does it cost for a 3G iPhone data plan?
Now subtract $50 and multiply the difference by 24 (two year AT&T contract)...

My employer provides my service on a completely different network so the N900 was not for me...
However, If this $50 plan from T-Mo turns out to be true... My wife will jump ship from her provider and we will have a N900 in the house, woot woot.

Can you smell what Nokia's got cooking for the North American Market?

Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

Thought it may be something along this line. Was thinking about switching family over to Page Plus and keeping a line for me with Tmobile for the N900, but with this will stay with Tmobile.

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Originally Posted by Laughing Man (Post 342992)

Interesting, that's surprising considering current voice+data plan for TMobile is at least $55 for unlimited data + 300 min no Fav 5). So are they planning on not subsidizng it for that price?

The nice thing is, since they still have the flex pay aka pre-paid which have the exact same stat's as regular contracted plans, hopefully if it is a unlimited minute and date plan, it'll also apply to flex-pay

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Originally Posted by YoDude (Post 342995)

I doubt it... I also doubt they will subsidize the phone. As the good Doctor was 'splain'n today at the Maemo Summit (or at least my interpretation of his remarks), Open Source is all about services.

because services alows them to honor the letter of the licence, but maybe not the spirit...

Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

Hmm so then I wonder if it's possible to just buy the n900 from any other place and then get this TMobile 'n900' plan if so?

Re: Big announcement coming soon from T-Mobile ; Project Black to shake things up?

If T-Mobile doesn't subsidize it, and indeed the N900 is part of this 'Project Black' which is suppose to take place either this Sunday or next, then I will definitely be their this coming Sunday to buy my phone from them ( as long as the price is like Nokia's, which I doubt it will be but one can only hope )