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by Phil Nickinson
May 10, 2011
So say we all.Source: Dilbert; Thanks, Gabe!...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 30, 2011
If we were Verizon, we'd probably just point to the subscriber scoreboard, stick our hands in our pockets (filled with cash) and walk away from T-Mobile's taunts. And maybe say something about people ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 30, 2011
If you've rooted your Android phone, you probably have flashed a ROM or two. Or 20. If you haven't, you will. That's how it works; you get sucked in and its too much fun to quit.&nbs...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 24, 2011
Much hay has been made of late over your phone caching (aka "storing") your location data. It started with the realization that the iPhone was storing location data ... and storing, an...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 09, 2011
In the battle of the smartphone carriers, we've consistently heard Sprint trumpet its $99 "Simply Everything" plan, and rightfully so. It's been a leg up for some time now. But it looks lik...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 05, 2011
T-Mobile announced this morning that it's bringing 10 more cities into its HSPA+ (aka 4G) circle of trust. They are:Ames, IowaAnderson, Ind.Battle Creek, Mich.Benton Harbor, Mich.Jackson, Mich.Fort&nb...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 10, 2011
T-Mobile just flipped the HSPA+ switch on four more cities. If you live in Des Moines, Iowa; Gainesville, Fla.; Panama City, Fla.; Monterey, Calif.; or Savannah, Ga., you have reason to celebrate, esp...
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by Phil Nickinson
Mar 05, 2011
Good news for those of you who might have unlocked and/or rooted your Motorola Xoom -- to the surprise of few of us here, you should have no problem with Motorola upgrading it to LTE. That's in contra...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 16, 2011
It's tough enough that Mobile World Congress is at least six time zones away for everyone in the United States. But for our intrepid bloggers, it means long days and many miles at the Fira de Barcelo...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 02, 2011
Although the LG G-Slate and Samsung Galaxy S 4G took most of the praise for the T-Mobile announcements today, buried within those press releases was information about the latest areas that T-Mobile h...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 30, 2011
Not too much new here, but Sprint's giving its employees a few more instructions regarding the upcoming $10 increase to all smartphone plans. The main thing to take out of this is that if you're curr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jan 18, 2011
When the HTC EVO 4G was announced last summer (and later with the Epic 4G and Shift 4G), along with it came an extra $10 fee that Sprint swore up and down wasn't a 4G tax. It wasn'...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 11, 2011
T-Mobile UK is the latest British network to impose stricter limits on how their customers can use mobile data. From February 1, customers will be subject to a "fair use" limit of 500...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 28, 2010
For all you folks living in the Bay Area, take heed: Sprint has officially flipped the switch on its 4G Wimax data in San Francisco. That means if you have an HTC Evo 4G, Samsung Epic 4G or ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 30, 2010
Verizon's having a little shindig tomorrow, Dec. 1, to provide details on its LTE rollout. As a refresher, Big Red's 4G service initially will be available in 38 cities and more than five dozen airpor...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 23, 2010
T-Mobile announced this morning that it's flipped the HSPA+ switch in eight more cities. They are: Detroit Grand Junction, Colo. Harlingen, Texas Lafayette, Ind. South Bend, Ind....
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 22, 2010
Verizon on Sunday unveiled its first TV commercial for its upcoming LTE service. Its 4G data is being billed as the most "advanced" 4G network (to go up against T-Mobile's "...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 12, 2010
This isn't, strictly speaking, Android-related (nor is it the first time these modems have been seen), but we're very much anticipating the arrival of LTE Android phones on Verizon, like the Incredib...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 09, 2010
We've gotten the e-mails. We've seen the forums posts. Sprint's data's been acting up the past few days. But all should be well as of this afternoon, Sprint tells us. Here's the deal: Starting Monda...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 02, 2010
T-Mobile's crowing tonight that it now has "America's Largest 4G Network" -- and it's backing that statement with a new television advertisement. It's pitting the myTouch 4G versus the...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 01, 2010
It's been available in drips and drabs for a number of weeks now, but Sprint this morning finally and officially flipped the switch on its 4G data service in New York City. And in addition to th...
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by Phil Nickinson
Oct 20, 2010
It's only been a couple of days since we brought you details of Verizon's new data plans -- recap: $15 a month for 150MB, with $15/150 MB overage; and $29.99 a month for unlimited use -- and he...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 18, 2010
We all knew it was coming, and now we have a bit of the details -- and they aren't as bad as anyone thought. As you can see above, Verizon will still be offering unlimited data to 3G smartphone...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 30, 2010
Sprint's 4G data service just went live in Pittsburgh and Minneapolis-St. Paul, meaning you Steelers fans with the Samsung Epic 4G and HTC Evo 4G can get the latest as old man Charlie Batc...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 29, 2010
The up side to being the first kid on your block with an HSPA+ device? You get stupidly mad speeds on the T-Mobile G2. This comes not from our boy Jeremy Sikora's G2, but from an anonymous tips...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 29, 2010
Good news for those of you waiting on the fix for the Epic 4G's 3G upload speed (or lack thereof): According to an admin on Sprint's community forums, it'll start pushing out Sept. 30 -- tomorrow -- a...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 22, 2010
There have been grumblings for weeks now about 3G upload speeds on the Sprint Epic 4G being slower than expected. We've had plenty of reports in the Android Central Forums, never mind the hundreds of...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 17, 2010
There's this leaked Best Buy document making the rounds today that mentions activation of Verizon LTE devices "coming into the market this fall." That's exciting stuff -- though it'd ...
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by Andrew Melnizek
Sep 03, 2010
Now there is truly no reason as to why anyone can't enjoy a shiny new Android phone from Verizon. Big Red announced for the first time, consumers can subscribe to a prepaid monthly data plan for their...
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by Phil Nickinson
Sep 01, 2010
Sprint and Clearwire this morning officially popped the cork on 4G service in a trio of cities -- Boston, Daytona Beach, Fla., and Providence, R.I. We'd been seeing reports of sporadic service for a ...
