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There are more variables than ever to consider when signing-up for cell phone service. New shared plans offered by AT&T and Verizon are changing the economics of how individuals and families access voice, data and texting services. Additionally, as 4G phones become commonplace, understanding wh ... Full Article »
Most cell phone plans cost consumers hundreds if not thousands of dollars per year for voice, texting and data services. Yet the major cell phone carriers are still making our lives difficult by forcing us to pay for things that we don’t need, or deal with applications that we don’t want. Rates ... Full Article »
T-Mobile isn’t selling Apple’s iPhone, but not because it doesn’t want to. It’s because the U.S. cellular carrier’s network isn’t really compatible with Apple’s iconic device. But that will change this year, T-Mobile says. According to a story from CNET, T-Mobile has announced that i ... Full Article »
Data plans for smartphones are not what they used to be. As more consumers operate apps, games and videos from their iPhones, Androids and other handheld devices, cellular carriers are raising data prices and at times restricting what heavy users can do on their networks. In January, AT&T ended ... Full Article »
So you purchased a fancy new smartphone or feature phone during the holidays and are now realizing that the new device is not living up to your expectations. To make matters worse, you are now locked into a long-term contract that will end up costing you thousands of dollars over the next two years. ... Full Article »
After lots of scrutiny over the proposed merger of AT&T and T-Mobile, Ma Bell has withdrawn its bid to merge with Deutsche Telekom’s U.S. carrier to the tune of $39 billion. The removal of the bid comes after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit to block the merger, which AT&T s ... Full Article »
Sprint and Verizon aren’t the only new carriers to add the iPhone to their repertoire this year, but the newest addition to the iPhone stable is a relatively small-time player. It’s C Spire, formerly Cellular South, that has added the iPhone 4S to its lineup. The company placed the phone on its ... Full Article »
T-Mobile thinks the iPhone is cool. It would love to add it to its network. But it’s not happening anytime soon. That’s according to a blog post by T-Mobile Chief Marketing Officer Cole Brodman, addressing customers asking T-Mobile for the iPhone. Here’s a quote from Brodman’s post: We’v ... Full Article »
AT&T’s $39 billion merger with T-Mobile has received a lot of negative attention, but Ma Bell has at least one ally in the telecom world that wouldn’t mind seeing it go through: Verizon. Verizon Wireless is currently the No. 1 cellular provider in the U.S. by subscriber count, with AT&T ... Full Article »
The trouble with iPhone 5 rumors is that sometimes they’re disappointing. The latest scuttlebutt bouncing around the Internet is that the previous scuttlebutt about the iPhone 5 making its way to T-Mobile may well be untrue. That’s according to a pretty high-up source: T-Mobile’s chief market ... Full Article »
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