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iPhone 5 to Also Launch on T-Mobile in Mid-October?

Posted August 24, 2011 at 6:40pm by iClarified · 13397 views
Following yesterday's report that the iPhone 5 will launch on Sprint, a new report from MacTrast claims that the new device will also launch on T-Mobile.

The informant, who requested to remain anonymous, went on to claim that the iPhone 5 would also operate at 3G speeds on T-Mobile US network. Current unlocked iPhone 4 units can only operate at at 2G "edge" speeds on T-Mobile's network, and lack certain network-dependent features, such as Visual Voicemail.

"We expect the addition of the iPhone, and the iPhone 5′s ability to run on our 3G network to make a significant financial difference for T-Mobile."

Recently, T-Mobile USA started selling Micro-SIM cards for the iPhone fueling speculation that something was in the works.

Read More [via MacRumors]