Posts tagged as "Carriers"

Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 18th May 2012

Verizon customers who buy phones at full price can keep their unlimited data plans

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“Verizon is going to have to pry that plan from my cold dead hands.” Don’t worry Sean Riley, you can keep that grandfathered unlimited data plan as long as you purchase your phone a full retail price.

Today Verizon issued an updated statement to address concerns from subscribers that thought they might be [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 16th May 2012

Verizon to axe grandfathered unlimited data plans, as users move to 4G LTE devices

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Starting this summer Verizon plans to eliminate the $30 unlimited data plan that it still offers to subscribers who were grandfathered into it, when tiered data plans were rolled out last year. The news comes from Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo who said that as these 3G unlimited data plan customers migrate to 4G LTE devices, [...]

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Posted by Anthony Domanico on 8th May 2012

Family data plans coming soon to AT&T

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AT&T has finalized plans to offer a shared data service to families, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega told CNET yesterday. The plans are set to be unveiled later this year, though de la Vega was unwilling to provide details as to timing, plan details, or pricing. AT&T joins Verizon as the two companies considering [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 26th April 2012

Verizon’s roadmap rumored to include Galaxy S III, RAZR HD, and “HTC Note”

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Worried that Verizon might pass over the Samsung Galaxy S III? Jonathan Geller of BGR claims he has exclusively learned the details about Verizon’s flagship smartphone launches for the remainder of 2012. Read on for the full details.

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First up is the Galaxy S III. There was some [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 23rd April 2012

Sprint reminds customers that Ice Cream Sandwich is coming to key products in 2012

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If you have an Android device with Sprint and have been waiting on an update to Android 4.0, then listen up. Today Sprint released a statement which read, “Sprint will begin to roll out Google’s latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, to our customers in 2012. Ice Cream Sandwich will be available via an [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 23rd April 2012

Vodafone opens registration for the Samsung Galaxy S III

The wait is on.

The next Galaxy phone will be unpacked by Samsung on May 3rd, and some retailers are jumping the gun to take advantage of all the hype. Today Vodafone UK put up a teaser page so subscribers could register for updates on the highly anticipated device. We still don’t know the final product name [...]

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Posted by Dustin Earley on 17th April 2012

The Big 4 shootout: Who has the fastest network speeds?

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If you pay attention to the different ad campaigns that AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon keep in their everyday arsenal, chances are you’ve heard every single one claim they have the fastest network on the block. Whatever they use to calculate those claims, it doesn’t always translate into real world use for every individual on [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 17th April 2012

T-Mobile’s network is fast, their web team is not

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Yesterday we learned that T-Mobile was ready to makeover their image with a new $200 million campaign that would “set the record straight” on who has the fastest 4G phones. We saw a teaser video of Carly putting on a leather suit, and today the full TV spot was posted online.

Peter DeLuca, T-Mobile [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 16th April 2012

Carly Foulkes slips out of her pink dress in attempt to makeover T-Mobile’s image

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Can Carly Foulkes dressed in leather save T-Mobile? In an upcoming commercial to promote the HTC One S, Carly throws her trademark pink dresses to the floor in exchange for a tight leather suit. It is all part of a new $200 million marketing campaign with the tagline “No More Mr. Nice Girl.”

“We’re working [...]

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Posted by Taylor Wimberly on 29th March 2012

Blame your carrier for poor battery life on Android phones

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Android software updates remind us of the NBA draft lottery system. You think a handful of teams have a good shot at winning the 1st round draft pick, but the results often surprise you.

When you hear that devices being upgraded from Android 2.x to Android 4.0.x are receiving a 66% performance boost and [...]

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