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AT&T Tries to Scoop T-Mobile on Paying Customers to Change, Offers Up to $450 Per Line Switch

Kellen January 3, 2014 63

Yesterday, we talked about some of the hints that have dropped over T-Mobile's UnCarrier 4.0 event that will go down next week in Las Vegas at CES. During the event, we are expecting CEO John Legere to talk about a plan that will pay families to leave their...

AT&T Goes All In With Mobile Share Plans, No Longer Offers Traditional Data Plans

Tim October 11, 2013 81

Today, AT&T is ending new customers' ability to select a traditional minutes+text+data plan, and instead will only offer Mobile Share plans. The Mobile Share plans have been around for some time, and pretty much everyone is used to how they work, but here...

How to: Disable Mobile Data Usage [Beginners’ Guide]

Kellen February 13, 2013 11

If you didn't have a chance to lock into unlimited data back before most carriers killed it off, then you are likely on a tiered data plan that forces you to constantly monitor your usage. With limits as low as 1GB on some carriers, there may be times when you...

Verizon to Introduce New Unlimited Prepaid Plans February 1

Kellen January 28, 2013 68

For those of you on a Verizon prepaid plan, be on the lookout for changes coming through around February 1. Big Red plans to adjust the current $80 smartphone option, by offering two new options at $70 and $60. The $70 plan provides users with unlimited talk...

Google Actually is Creating Its Own Wireless Network, But Only on Its Mountain View Campus

Kellen January 24, 2013 30

Last week, Google submitted paperwork to the FCC in order to gain approval on an "experimental radio service" with a two-mile radius that covers its Mountain View campus. Our initial thought - Google Wireless! Or is it? Or will it ever be? Here is what we...

Almost 50% of Verizon’s Data Traffic Happens Over 4G LTE

Kellen January 11, 2013 36

According to Mike Haberman, VP of netwok engineering for Verizon Wireless, in an interview with Fierce Wireless, almost 50% of the company's data load happens over 4G LTE. In October, the company announced the number at around 35%, which has more than likely...

iPhone 5 on Verizon Can’t do Simultaneous Voice and Data, Something Android Phones Have No Problem With

Kellen September 13, 2012 177

Just a heads up for those of you thinking about jumping ship and picking up the next iPhone. According to a Verizon spokesperson, the new iPhone 5 cannot do simultaneous voice and data, something all LTE Android phones seem to have no problem with. We aren't...

Is Verizon Finally Preparing to Launch Family Data Plans? Still Tough to Tell

Kellen January 30, 2012 37

This screenshot showed up in the tech world today, and everyone is taking it to mean that Verizon's family shared data plans are imminent. It could very well mean just that, but we have seen these "account level" changes happening in Big Red systems for a...