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Cricket offers prepaid iPhone 4, 4S for $55 a month starting June 22
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Cricket Wireless (subsidiary of Leap Wireless) has announced the upcoming availability of the US' first prepaid iPhone. The offer will open on Friday, June 22 and gets you Apple's handset contract free for $55 a month. Naturally, that also means the devices aren't steeply discounted...
Google Voice gets "Anonymous" and "All Contacts" groups
- It's not often we see new features rolled out for Google Voice, but yesterday the search giant announced it would be adding two new call groups to its service: All Contacts (people who are in your address book or circles)…
Sprint to dismiss Nextel network as soon as June 2013
- Sprint is decisively driving the final nail in the coffin of their failed merger with Nextel by announcing plans to shut down the network, perhaps as soon as June 30, 2013. The third largest US wireless provider purchased Nextel in…
Study: T-Mobile offers fastest 3G, AT&T has quickest 4G
- Wondering which wireless carrier has the fastest network? PCWorld set out to answer that question, testing several handsets indoors and outdoors across Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle,…
Sprint announces HD Voice network, HTC Evo 4G LTE handset
- Sprint unveiled the HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone at a media event in New York City on Wednesday. Somewhat overshadowing the actual phone announcement is the fact that it will be the first to support Sprint’s new HD Voice network,…
How much do telecoms charge for mobile phone wiretapping?
- The American Civil Liberties Union recently released a wealth of information obtained from over 200 police departments across the country. The data shows a history of tracking mobile phones and collecting call logs without warrants but perhaps the most disturbing…
Republic Wireless will invite more beta users this summer
- Several months after shipping handsets to its first batch of beta testers, Republic Wireless has announced that it will invite a second wave of users sometime this summer. The cellular startup reports that its initial program is "going very well"…
Verizon and Sprint to offer the Galaxy Note as the Galaxy Journal?
- New rumors are swirling that suggest Verizon and Sprint could be the next carriers in line for the Samsung Galaxy Note. The massive 5.3-inch hybrid smartphone / tablet was announced for US subscribers on AT&T’s network last week at CES…
AT&T, Sprint, Samsung, HTC respond to Senator's Carrier IQ request
- Several handset manufacturers and wireless carriers have responded to a request from Senator Al Franken for more information regarding the use of Carrier IQ's software. Turns out, the software is installed on an estimated 30 million handsets of American consumers.…
AT&T rated worst wireless provider for second year in a row
- AT&T has been rated the worst wireless provider for the second year in a row according to a new satisfaction survey by Consumer Reports online subscribers. The survey polled over 66,000 wireless customers regarding service and customer support experience with…
Verizon benefits from iPhone more than other carriers combined
- With Apple's latest handset now officially in the hands of three major carriers, Verizon currently leads AT&T and Sprint with the most new postpaid subscribers (ie. contracts) signing up to get the iPhone 4S. Verizon is expected to add around…
Sprint re-invests in Clearwire, will offer LTE Advanced in 2013
- Sprint Nextel has extended their partnership with Clearwire in a deal valued at $1.6 billion over the next four years. Sprint will gain better wholesale pricing on WiMax and access to LTE Advanced in the next couple of years. Meanwhile,…
Amazon penny-pincher Black Friday smartphone sale is live
- Amazon Wireless is getting an early start to Black Friday by offering almost every smartphone in stock for one penny. The company has offered similar promotions in the past which were limited to Verizon Wireless phones only. This week’s deal…
Phone companies are selling your personal data for profit
- Some mobile phone service providers have started selling your personal data to the highest bidder, and not just to advertising firms. Such information could be extremely useful to third party companies looking to develop new businesses in your area.
Apple to launch next iPhone with 4G LTE chipset
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Apple is expected to finally jump into the 4G LTE race next year with the introduction of the next generation iPhone. By that time, LTE network coverage will be widespread enough to make the iPhone marketable, as noted by...
iPhone 5 launching October 15, says France Telecom CEO
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France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard believes the iPhone 5 will be released on October 15. The remarks came during an interview with French reporters at a business conference earlier this week, as reported by...
Sprint to launch iPhone 5 with unlimited data next month
- Apple’s next-generation iPhone will launch on Sprint’s network next month alongside AT&T and Verizon Wireless. In an effort to distinguish themselves from the competition, the third largest US wireless provider will offer an unlimited data service plan with Apple’s handset,…
Sprint raises early termination and upgrade fees
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Sprint has hit customers with a double whammy of bad news the past couple of days in the form of a one-time fee hike and an increased early termination fee. The first bit of negative news came two days ago as it was reported that Sprint will be changing their...
Galaxy S II announced for AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
- Samsung held a press event in New York where they announced that the upcoming Galaxy S II would be coming to AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint next month. There was no mention of a Verizon model, as they plan to focus…
Sprint doing everything it can to stop AT&T's T-Mobile acquisition
- Sprint Nextel CEO Dan Hesse is still hard at work outlying tactics to stop AT&T's proposed takeover of T-Mobile USA. Hesse has already tripled the amount of time he's spending on government affairs, testifying before Congress and making regular trips…
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