It has been officially announced today, that T-Mobile will be rolling out HSPA+ to more cities than you can shake a stick at (that’s 24 to be exact). With the new roll-out beginning ASAP, T-Mobile has announced that somewhere near 85 million of their customers will be covered by their 4G-esque super speedy network. By the end of the year, that number is projected to reach 185 million, in 100 major metropolitan areas. First things first though, here’s the cities that will be receiving HSPA+ the soonest:

Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Waco, TX; Baltimore, MD; Baton Rouge and Lafayette, LA; Birmingham, AL; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton OH; Ft. Lauderdale and Jacksonville, FL; Greenville, SC; Honolulu, HI; Indianapolis, IN; Kansas City, MO; Milwaukee, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Portland, OR; St. Louis, MO; and Wichita, KS.

Not only did T-Mobile announce that these cities would be receiving HSPA+, but they also announced the WebConnect Rocket 2.0, an HSPA+ USB adapter:

“Featuring a new rotating swivel USB form factor, the webConnect Rocket 2.0 delivers the same home broadband experience on the go as its predecessor, so customers can surf the Web, download large files or watch video from a laptop anytime on-the-go with a blazing-fast connection. The webConnect Rocket 2.0 enables customers to take full advantage of T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network – delivering 4G speeds.”

There has been rumors lately, that the HTC Vision… or Vanguard… or the true successor to the G1, will be HSPA+ enabled; A first for T-Mobile. While all of T-Mobile’s Android devices will see an increase in speed as they currently stand, it won’t be quite as significant as a true HSPA+ device. Hopefully, we’ll have more info on that soon. Until then, who out there has their city covered? Who out there is extremely bitter because their city isn’t? I can think of at least one person…

Press release Via TmoNews below.

T-Mobile® HSPA+ Network now delivers broadest reach of 4G speeds in U.S.
Customers also will benefit from speed boosts on 16 of T-Mobile’s available 3G devices and
expanded availability of mobile broadband products in nearly 50 markets
BELLEVUE, Wash.—July 21, 2010 — Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the continued expansion of its super-fast mobile broadband network to more than 85 million Americans—the most pervasive network to offer 4G speeds1 in the country.T-Mobile® is on track to deliver HSPA+ speeds in 100 major metropolitan areas with backhaul in place, covering 185 million people in the U.S. by the end of this year.
Now HSPA+ network service is available in nearly 50 major metropolitan areas across the country, with the newest additions including Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Waco, Texas; Baltimore, Md.; Baton Rouge and Lafayette, La.; Birmingham, Ala.; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton, Ohio; Ft. Lauderdale and Jacksonville, Fla.; Greenville, S.C.; Honolulu, Hawaii; Indianapolis, Ind.; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Portland, Ore.; and Wichita, Kan. In addition, T-Mobile has expanded coverage in cities in previously announced metropolitan areas including Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C. 4G speeds are now available for customers in Alexandria, McLean and Reston, Va.; Anaheim, Burbank, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, and Ontario, CA; Annapolis, Bethesda and Chevy Chase, Md.; and Asheville and Hickory, N.C.
In addition, 16 of T-Mobile’s current 3G devices, including more than a dozen smartphones,2 can benefit from enhanced speeds when they’re on the super-fast HSPA+ network in all of these major metropolitan areas, including the newest smartphone available from T-Mobile—the Samsung Vibrant. And later this summer, T-Mobile will unveil its first HSPA+-capable smartphone. More details will be available in the coming weeks.
“T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network now offers 4G speeds to more people than any other wireless network in the country,” said Neville Ray, chief network officer for T-Mobile USA. “The aggressive pace of our HSPA+ network rollout means our customers can enjoy a better mobile broadband experience on more devices in more places today—but we’re not done yet. Our first HSPA+ smartphone is coming soon and our footprint will double between now and the end of the year.”
Complementing the network expansion is wider availability of the T-Mobile® webConnect® broadband products in T-Mobile retail stores in all HSPA+ areas including the webConnect Rocket™ USB Laptop Stick, the first HSPA+-capable device from a national U.S. wireless carrier and the Dell™ Inspiron™ Mini 10 with T-Mobile webConnect, T-Mobile’s first netbook.
Also beginning today, T-Mobile is introducing the webConnect Rocket 2.0 USB Laptop Stick, an updated form factor of its first HSPA+-capable device. Featuring a new rotating swivel USB form factor, the webConnect Rocket 2.0 is designed to deliver the same home broadband experience on the go as its predecessor, so customers can surf the Web, download large files or watch video from a laptop anytime on-the-go with a blazing-fast connection. The webConnect Rocket 2.0 enables customers to take full advantage of T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network in areas where the service is available—delivering 4G speeds.
T-Mobile network service is currently available in the following major metropolitan areas: Albany, N.Y.; Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Baltimore; Baton Rouge, La.; Birmingham, Ala.; Buffalo, N.Y.; Charleston, S.C.; Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus, OH; Dallas/Ft. Worth; Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; Fayetteville, N.C.; Ft Lauderdale, Fla.; Greensboro, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; Hartford, Conn.; Honolulu; Houston; Indianapolis; Jacksonville, Fla.; Kansas City, Mo.; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Memphis, Tenn.; Milwaukee, Wis.; Minneapolis, Minn.; New Orleans, La.; New York; Oklahoma City; Orlando, Fla.; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; Providence, R.I.; Rochester, N.Y.; San Antonio; Seattle; St. Louis, Mo; Syracuse, N.Y.; Tampa, Fla.; Tulsa, Okla.; Waco, Texas; Washington, D.C.; and Wichita, Kan. The HSPA+ network expansion is on track to reach 100 metro areas by year end. For more information, please visit http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/coverage.

Who wants a big fat rumor on this Friday afternoon? Me too, but you gotta be prepared because this one is a doozy.

Scott Brown from Android Guys does a podcast every Thursday where they talk about everything Android. Shortly before filming this Thursday’s podcast, Scott attended the HTC meetup in Seattle, WA (I believe this was on the 17th). According to him, after the drinks were flowing and people started getting chatty, some HTC reps cozied up to him to share a story that will knock your socks off. An HTC rep told him that not only will they be making a 800mhz dual-core processor Android device with a 4.3 inch screen, but it will be running Android 3 (which Scott believes is Gingerbread) on T-Mobile US.

As big as this is, it is totally feasible. At this point, your probably wondering how valid these rumors are… well take into consideration these points.

1. Would a couple HTC guys and a T-Mobile engineer closely follow all Android news and leaks just so they could randomly bump into an Android writer and spin him some sort of epic lie? Why? That doesn’t make sense.
2. The location where you would find these things out make sense. Seattle is home to HTC and T-Mobile. If anyone knew something, they would be in that area.
3. The time-frame. Andy Rubin claimed Gingerbread will be out “Before it’s cold,” and we have been hearing for awhile now that processor manufacturers want dual-core mobile processors out by Q4.
4. The HTC Vision. Remember that little rumor? It’s just a rumor, but it’s more backing that HTC is working with Tmo to bring out the big guns.
5. Project Emerald. We still don’t know what it is. When Scott asked about PE and the re-branding of the SideKick line, he was shut down and told that if someone were to talk about that, they’d most certainly lose their job.

This is a lot to take in, and of course it will sort itself out in time. Personally, I don’t think the Vision, PE, and this new MONSTER device are all related. The Vision was rumored to have a hard QWERTY, and putting one on a 4.3″ phone would be overkill. Also, I’m still not so sure PE is a device launch. Even though everyone else seems to think it is. Just keep in mind, no one really knows anything. It sure is fun to dream though. We will be all over this story here at DroidDog so be sure to keep checking back for more info ASAP.

Via Android Police

Source Android Guys podcast

“STAY TUNED – THIS WILL BE BIG.” That’s what a leaked T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide roadmap told us almost two weeks ago about June 19th. Since then, people have have been guessing (myself included) about what could be happening on that date. Oddly, much of the speculation included buzz that T-Mo would be selling the Nexus One direct, starting the day before Father’s Day. Never mind that the reason we’re all talking about June 19th is because it showed up on the *MT3GS* roadmap. Others have said that users would see the Froyo OTA on that date, which sounded as reasonable to me as any other rumors floating about.

Well, David is back with another leak, and while careful with his words in regards to authenticity, he posted a screenshot that indicates that the big 19th deal is free phones. Check it out:

A tiny version of the T-Mobile Pulse with a 2.8″ QVGA resistive display may not be the most exciting news for the gadget hounds that frequent this site, but it’s interesting to know that it ships with Android 2.1 and doesn’t explode upon the opening of its package. Well, it shouldn’t, anyway. This is just an early demo version:

Well apparently Google has made a commitment to fix everything that’s wrong with the Nexus One.  The latest evidence of this is that they’ve dropped the 350$ ETF (Early Termination Fee) by 200 bucks, bring it down to 150$. However, you still have to pay T-Mobile a 200 dollars fee if you cancel your contract early. At least now it’s on par with the others ETF; 350$ is still ridiculous, but a 550 bucks fee was downright abusive.