On Monday when Apple [AAPL] announced the iPhone 4 we didn't hear anything of the device moving to other networks in the US such as Verizon [VZ] or T-Mobile. Although most people assume this is the end of that argument till perhaps next year when iPhone 5 is announced, we still keep hearing that the iPhone 4 (and 3GS) could be heading that way.
The latest rumour comes thanks to a Kaufman Bros analyst called Shaw Wu who says the iPhone 4 could hit T-Mobile in the US this fall.
The reason that Saw Wu says that T-Mobile may be the network of choice for Apple to sell the iPhone 4 on as well as AT&T is that T-Mobile are a GSM network like AT&T and they would be able to roll the iPhone 4 out quicker than say Verizon or Sprint.
The iPhone 4, 3GS and 3 support the 2100MHz band which is compatible with T-Mobile. We personally don't believe the rumour and if it's based on the fact that the device is compatible then why wasn't it on the T-Mobile network a few years ago... perhaps the 5 year AT&T/Apple Exclusivity contract running till 2012 has something to do with it.
Meanwhile, over in the UK all of the 5 big networks have now announced that the iPhone 4 will be sold. We are yet to get any pricing for the device although O2 has revealed tariffs where they have dropped the unlimited data imposing a 500MB to 1GB restriction depending on what price plan you go for. Orange is also rumoured to be dropping unlimited, but no official announcements have been made yet. We do expect some healthy competition for the iPhone 4 UK in terms of price and data allowances though. As soon as we get them we'll update the site.
Via: Geeky Gadgets