T-Mobile’s Andrew Sherrard: ‘the iPhone isn’t the only option’

Remember when T-Mobile CMO Cole Brodman splashed a bucked of cold water on our hot iPhone 4S dreams ? Yeah, well the carrier’s back to elucidate its glaring loss of the handset in its lineup, and it sounds as if the selection wasn’t theirs to make. In an announcement released today, SVP of promoting Andrew Sherrard expressed the operator’s want to play host to Apple’s latest device , but claims Cupertino’s omission of an AWS-friendly radio is the genuine culprit. To ensure that that phone to run competently on T-Mo’s 4G network, those 1700MHz bands would have to be serviced. In its stead, the exec points to other more capable phones currently on offer — namely, those bearing Android — while bearing on the 4S’ apparent network issues. Follow past the break for the whole quote straight from Magenta’s mouth.

T-Mobile thinks the iPhone is a superb device and we’ve expressed our interest to Apple to provide it to our customers. Ultimately, it’s Apple’s decision. The problem remains that Apple has not developed a version of the iPhone with technology that works on our fast 3G and 4G networks. We believe a capable version of the iPhone for our 3G and 4G networks would supply a different compelling option for our customers on a quick 4G network. However, the iPhone isn’t the only choice to experience the ease that smartphones offer.

T-Mobile’s 4G smartphones stack up against competitive smartphones in the case of functionality, speed, features offered and overall experience – including the iPhone 4S. Reports continue of iPhones not operating well on some carrier networks, while our latest 4G smartphones offer many advantages vs. the iPhone 4S:

Able to faster speeds

Bigger screens

Compelling service pricing

More advanced camera at the HTC Amaze 4G

More choice

We firmly believe that T-Mobile’s portfolio will give any iPhone a run for its money. We provide the increased processing power and faster 4G speeds achieved by our fastest smartphones, the foremost advanced camera of any smartphone at the HTC Amaze 4G, and our industry-leading 4.52″ super AMOLED display offered at the Samsung Galaxy S II.

With our portfolio of Android, Windows, and BlackBerry smartphones, fast 4G network, and economical worry-free unlimited talk, text, and information plans, we believe it is a great time to be a T-Mobile customer.

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