[http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/10/super-dark-iphone-front-shot.jpg](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/22/t-mobiles-andrew-sherrard-the-iphone-is-not-the-only-option/) Remember when T-Mobile CMO Cole Brodman [splashed a bucked of cold water](http://www.engadget.com/2011/09/20/t-mobile-cmo-no-iphone-5-this-year/) on our hot [iPhone 4S dreams](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/04/iphone-4s-officially-announced-with-a5-cpu/)? Yeah, well the carrier's back to clarify its glaring lack of the handset in its lineup, and it appears the choice wasn't theirs to make. In a statement released today, SVP of Marketing Andrew Sherrard expressed the operator's desire to play host to [Apple's latest device](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/14/iphone-4s-review/), but claims Cupertino's omission of an AWS-friendly radio is the true culprit. In order for that phone to run competently on T-Mo's 4G network, those 1700MHz bands would need to be serviced. In its stead, the exec points to other more capable phones currently on offer -- namely, those [bearing](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/15/htc-amaze-4g-review/) [Android](http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/11/t-mobile-samsung-galaxy-s-ii-review/) -- while referring to the 4S' apparent network issues. Follow past the break for the full quote straight from Magenta's mouth.
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