Next round of LTE upgrades also announced Sprint today announced that it's turned on high-speed LTE data in 22 new locations. They are: Baton Rouge, La. Centralia, Wash. Clarksville, Tenn. Corsicana, Texas Dalton, Ga. Dunn, N.C. Fond du Lac, Wis. Gainesville, Fla. Henderson, N.C. Kingsport, Tenn. Lansing/East Lansing, Mich. Longview,...
Several new markets across the U.S. will be seeing new or expanding AT&T LTE network coverage starting today, bringing faster network performance all around. Users in the following cities with LTE-enabled devices and accounts should see the network go live: Flagstaff and Sedona, Arizona Quad Cities and Sterling, Illinois El Dorado-Magnolia, Arkansas Southern New...
Verizon is set to roll out the latest iteration of its Casio-made rugged smart phones soon if new images are to be believed. A press render shown off by perpetual device leaker evleaks shows an extremely rugged and bold-looking device that follows right in the footsteps of the original Casio G'zOne. The new design seems to take on even more rubber, metal and exposed screws -- with no...
AT&T expands their LTE network in markets from New Jersey to Washington, with plenty in between AT&T has filled our inbox tonight with news about new and expanded LTE markets across the US, so we're going to pass along the good news. AT&T bills their network as the country's fastest 4G, and while we agree for the most part there's still quite a few places where Verizon has...
Two different data plan prices save you a good amount of money up-front Vodafone UK just announced today that it will be carrying a cellular data-enabled version of Sony's latest tablet, the Xperia Tablet Z, in both black and white for £199 on a £28 per month data plan or £99 on a £32 plan. As a price comparison the 16GB Wifi-only model of the Tablet Z is currently retailing for £399,...
Total markets now stands at 74, as carrier claims more than half UK population coverage EE, currently the UK's only LTE provider, has announced that its 4G network has been switched on in twelve new markets. The new towns include Ashton-under-Lyne, Chatham, Gillingham, High Wycombe, Merthyr Tydfil, Oldham, Oxford, Rochester, Runcorn, Sale, Stafford and Wigan. This brings the total...
Starting at £23 for 500MB, going up to £63 for 20GB EE, currently the UK's only 4G LTE network operator, has launched its first 30-day, 4G SIM-only plans. The plans allow Brits to sample EE's LTE network without committing to a hefty year-long contract, and are divided up by data allowance in the same way as the carrier's 12-month plans. All plans come with unlimited calls and texts, as...
Ten new markets, plus expanded coverage in Capitol Region AT&T's nationwide 4G LTE rollout continues this morning with the news that it's network has expanded to cover ten new markets. These include Linglestown, Penn., Shelton, Conn., Ocean City, Md., Salem, Or., Port Townsend, North Whidbey Island Camano Island and Longview, Wash., Casa Grande, Ariz. and Goldsboro, N.C. In addition...
Customers' data counters reset for holiday weekend Good news for EE customers in the UK this weekend -- the operator has announced that by way of apology for network issues earlier this week, all customers will have their data counters reset to zero. That means however much of your monthly data allowance you'd used, it'll reset to zero this weekend, allowing you to use an extra portion...
Customers in 21 cities across 6 counties will receive higher speed data this fall C Spire Wireless, a regional carrier primarily serving the Southeastern U.S., has announced today that it will be expanding its LTE coverage to South Alabama and Northwest Florida starting this fall. The rollout, which will offer customers drastically higher data speeds, will cover a total of 2,899 square...
Using both 2100MHz and 2600MHz for LTE will provide increased bandwidth going forward Rogers is expanding its LTE footprint today, with several new markets available across Ontario, and one new market in Alberta: Chatham Milton Sarnia Woodstock Orangeville St. Catharines, which also includes Fort Erie, Port Colborne, Welland and Pelham; GTA North expansion,...
Over a dozen new markets, primarily in the South, are seeing AT&T's latest network infrastructure AT&T isn't slowing down on its LTE network deployments, as evidenced by several large markets going live with the service starting today. Users with LTE-capable handsets and the proper provisioning should see the network, if they haven't already, in the following areas:...
Total EE 4G cities reaches 62, carrier says EE, the UK's first and currently only 4G LTE network operator, sends word that it's just flipped the switch on LTE in another twelve towns across the country. From today, EE's 4G services are available in Aylesbury, Berkhamsted, Billericay, Blackpool, Brentwood, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Lytham St Annes, Marlow, Pontefract, Thame and Windsor....
Poor network performance can handicap even the fastest of smartphones This is the Sprint Galaxy S4. There are many others like it, but this one is Sprint’s. Externally, the phone bears no Sprint branding, and the bundled Sprint apps are relatively tame, if numerous. But unfortunately for the carrier there’s one unique aspect of its Galaxy S4 that's not quite so praiseworthy. That’s...
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse today announced 4G LTE coverage in 21 new markets. The new locations to see increased speeds are: Albemarle, N.C. Bloomington, Ind. Charlotte, N.C. Contra Costa County, Calif. Denison, Texas Greeneville, Tenn. Joplin, Mo. Kerrville, Texas Lafayette, Ind. Lincolnton, N.C. Los Angeles Mankato/North Mankato, Minn....
Marching towards full nationwide LTE coverage, AT&T hits a few more notable markets LTE brings the benefit of not only faster overall speeds, but of course faster ping (response) times and just general network robustness. Unfortunately, there are still plenty of places around the U.S. that haven't seen the light of day from AT&T's LTE reach. The carrier can at least now say...
AT&T dumps a bucket full of LTE location news, both currently active cities and coming soon announcements AT&T just sent out 20 press releases with a bunch of LTE announcements. There's a lot to digest, so allow us to break it all down in one place for easy reading. New LTE cities that are currently active: San Francisco, CA (expansion of current coverage to San Rafael,...
Some people need a phone they don't have to worry about breaking, and the Kyocera Torque was made just for them Sprint has a long history of offering capable Direct Connect and Push-To-Talk devices to a specific set of customers. The Kyocera Torque is the logical progression of these phones into 2013 with a capable set of internal components, wrapped in gratuitous amounts of hard...
AT&T drops more LTE across the country, now you can hit your data cap 10 times faster AT&T has announced that LTE service is now rolling out to 14 new locations in a series of press releases this evening. The announced locations are: Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Arkansas Fort Smith, Arkansas Fresno, California Palm Coast, Florida Lakeland-Winter Haven...
40 Hackney Carriages in London and 10 in Birmingham to offer free LTE for passengers Not content with being the UK's only 4G LTE carrier thus far, EE is taking it's high speed data on the road by way of taxi. The carrier has made over 40 cabs in London and a further 10 in Birmingham to not only act as mobile advertisements for their LTE service, but will also offer free 4G data to...