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AT&T Modio gives 4G LTE connectivity to certain Wi-Fi only Apple iPad models

AT&T Modio gives 4G LTE connectivity to certain Wi-Fi only Apple iPad models

06 Jan 2015, 13:15 | by Alan F.
From Las Vegas on Tuesday, comes word of a new smartcase from AT&T called the Modio. The case performs...

SK Telecom launches world’s first tri-band LTE-A service, 300Mbps performance on tap

SK Telecom launches world’s first tri-band LTE-A service, 300Mbps performance on tap

31 Dec 2014, 16:29 | by Maxwell R.
It may not be the biggest wireless carrier in the world, but South Korea’s SK Telecom is a force to be...

Motorola's Brazilian site reveals LTE powered second generation Motorola Moto G

Motorola's Brazilian site reveals LTE powered second generation Motorola Moto G

29 Dec 2014, 20:20 | by Alan F.
A new version of the second generation Motorola Moto G has appeared on Motorola's Brazilian website....

4G LTE / 3G cellular data speed comparison: AT&T vs Verizon Wireless vs Sprint vs T-Mobile

4G LTE / 3G cellular data speed comparison: AT&T vs Verizon Wireless vs Sprint vs T-Mobile

29 Dec 2014, 04:20 | by Victor H.
4G LTE has brought blazingly fast Internet to our mobile devices, with speeds often even higher than...

North Korea's 3G mobile phone network is not working

North Korea's 3G mobile phone network is not working

27 Dec 2014, 12:18 | by Alan F.
While North Korea has seen its internet service shut down again on Saturday morning, this time the nation's...

As AWS-3 auction passes $44.5b, T-Mobile petitions FCC to protect even more 600MHz spectrum in 2016 auction

As AWS-3 auction passes $44.5b, T-Mobile petitions FCC to protect even more 600MHz spectrum in 2016 auction

26 Dec 2014, 02:16 | by Maxwell R.
T-Mobile is not just aggressive in the market place, but it has been squeezing the best bang-for-the-buck...

German researchers discover huge security flaw that allows voice calls and text messages to be intercepted

German researchers discover huge security flaw that allows voice calls and text messages to be intercepted

20 Dec 2014, 02:46 | by Alan F.
A report out of Sydney on Saturday morning carries some frightening information for those who long for...

FCC takes T-Mobile's side, will clarify data roaming agreement to make it less vague

FCC takes T-Mobile's side, will clarify data roaming agreement to make it less vague

19 Dec 2014, 10:16 | by Alan F.
The FCC granted T-Mobile's request and will clarify exactly what a "commercially reasonable" data roaming...

Mayor of Quebec City, Canada packs on $20,000 in roaming charges

Mayor of Quebec City, Canada packs on $20,000 in roaming charges

19 Dec 2014, 02:14 | by Maxwell R.
Régis Labeaume, mayor of Quebec City pled ignorance about how mobile billing, specifically...

NBC to bring linear streaming of the peacock network to your phone and tablet next year

NBC to bring linear streaming of the peacock network to your phone and tablet next year

17 Dec 2014, 19:19 | by Alan F.
NBC is set to announce that it will offer a linear stream of its network broadcasts on mobile phones...

VoLTE comes to the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 mini thanks to OTA update

VoLTE comes to the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 mini thanks to OTA update

16 Dec 2014, 21:30 | by Alan F.
VoLTE support has come to the AT&T branded Samsung Galaxy S4 mini. An OTA update has been pushed out...

Verizon to offer encrypted voice services to government and enterprise customers, but there is a catch

Verizon to offer encrypted voice services to government and enterprise customers, but there is a catch

16 Dec 2014, 02:22 | by Maxwell R.
Verizon is going to offer a new service called Voice Cypher to government and enterprise level...

AWS-3 spectrum auction continues, bidding nearly $44 billion

AWS-3 spectrum auction continues, bidding nearly $44 billion

15 Dec 2014, 23:46 | by Maxwell R.
With the accelerated bidding schedule, and the fact that provisional bids have reached $43.7 billion,...

British Telecom has exclusive agreement to negotiate a purchase of EE for $19.5 billion

British Telecom has exclusive agreement to negotiate a purchase of EE for $19.5 billion

15 Dec 2014, 12:55 | by Alan F.
What might be the start of a sweeping wave of carrier acquisitions in Europe, has begun with the confirmation...

Un-carrier 8.0 to be announced tomorrow by T-Mobile

Un-carrier 8.0 to be announced tomorrow by T-Mobile

15 Dec 2014, 10:25 | by Alan F.
T-Mobile CEO John Legere will announce Un-carrier 8.0 tomorrow at 10:30am EST, during a live webcast...

100Mbps T-Mobile

100Mbps T-Mobile "Wideband LTE" just went live in NYC

15 Dec 2014, 09:20 | by Michael H.
T-Mobile has been doing a great job this past year of upgrading its network, which used to be the butt...

T-Mobile 700MHz LTE signal (Band 12) spotted in Detroit

T-Mobile 700MHz LTE signal (Band 12) spotted in Detroit

14 Dec 2014, 21:29 | by Alan F.
A screenshot of a Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in Service Mode, taken by a T-Mobile customer, shows that the...

Coming to America: Vodafone to hit the states as T-Mobile MVNO next year

Coming to America: Vodafone to hit the states as T-Mobile MVNO next year

12 Dec 2014, 12:10 | by Alan F.
Mobile operator Vodafone will be coming to America as a T-Mobile MVNO, starting in the late fall of 2015....

Ting to offer GSM service by February 2015

Ting to offer GSM service by February 2015

10 Dec 2014, 23:21 | by Maxwell R.
Ting is a unique mobile reseller with a distinct take on service plans, and a reputation for really good...

Samsung reportedly prepping an Exynos chipset with a Cat. 10 LTE modem, can we say Galaxy S6?

Samsung reportedly prepping an Exynos chipset with a Cat. 10 LTE modem, can we say Galaxy S6?

08 Dec 2014, 05:27 | by Peter K.
Roughly half a month ago, Qualcomm revealed its Cat. 10 Gobi 9x45 LTE modem, which can theoretically...

FCC accelerates AWS-3 auction, bidding surpasses $41 billion

FCC accelerates AWS-3 auction, bidding surpasses $41 billion

07 Dec 2014, 08:14 | by Maxwell R.
The spectrum auction currently underway is bringing in big money, far surpassing initial expectations...

Consolidation up north: Alaska Communications bows out of wireless

Consolidation up north: Alaska Communications bows out of wireless

07 Dec 2014, 03:04 | by Maxwell R.
Alaska Communications Systems Group, minority owner of the Alaska Wireless Network, is selling its...

AT&T still throttles its customers with unlimited LTE data

AT&T still throttles its customers with unlimited LTE data

04 Dec 2014, 18:18 | by Alan F.
Sometime next year, AT&T promises that it will stop automatically throttling the data speeds of its unlimited...

Verizon executive Haberman reveals expected improvements to Verizon's LTE network in 2015

Verizon executive Haberman reveals expected improvements to Verizon's LTE network in 2015

04 Dec 2014, 15:43 | by Alan F.
Earlier Thursday, we told you that Verizon had apparently started refarming the 1900MHz spectrum it uses...

Verizon refarming its Big Apple PCS spectrum, replacing 3G with 4G LTE

Verizon refarming its Big Apple PCS spectrum, replacing 3G with 4G LTE

04 Dec 2014, 00:52 | by Alan F.
A report published on Wednesday, says that Verizon has been refarming the 1900MHz spectrum in New York...

Sprint's new deal, promising 50% off AT&T and Verizon bills, said to save just 20%

Sprint's new deal, promising 50% off AT&T and Verizon bills, said to save just 20%

03 Dec 2014, 15:11 | by Alan F.
With great fanfare, Sprint announced its new "Cut Your Bill in Half Event" the other day. Starting Friday,...

Starting Friday, Verizon and AT&T customers moving to Sprint can get their bill chopped in half

Starting Friday, Verizon and AT&T customers moving to Sprint can get their bill chopped in half

02 Dec 2014, 20:21 | by Alan F.
Starting this Friday, December 5th, AT&T or Verizon customers who switch to Sprint, will have their monthly...

NTT DoCoMo: LTE so fast, it will cook your shrimp

NTT DoCoMo: LTE so fast, it will cook your shrimp

30 Nov 2014, 21:34 | by Maxwell R.
The Japanese love their food, and with good reason. So, NTT DoCoMo makes the most of a good...

Canadian carriers Telus and Bell are facing class action lawsuits over rounding-up voice minute billing

Canadian carriers Telus and Bell are facing class action lawsuits over rounding-up voice minute billing

29 Nov 2014, 04:06 | by Maxwell R.
By and large, mobile rate plans in many markets have gone the route of “unlimited” with the exception...

T-Mobile customers can now get throttled data speeds on a speed test

T-Mobile customers can now get throttled data speeds on a speed test

24 Nov 2014, 16:37 | by Alan F.
T-Mobile has reached an agreement with the FCC, that will allow its customers running speed tests to...

T-Mobile doubles the number of streaming music sites that don't count against your data cap

T-Mobile doubles the number of streaming music sites that don't count against your data cap

24 Nov 2014, 11:25 | by Alan F.
According to earlier forecasts by T-Mobile CEO John Legere, the nation's fourth largest carrier should...

Report: BT in talks to acquire both EE and O2

Report: BT in talks to acquire both EE and O2

24 Nov 2014, 08:08 | by Alan F.
A wave of carrier consolidation appears ready to begin in Europe where British Telecom is rumored to...

Record $34 billion bid in U.S. wireless auction

Record $34 billion bid in U.S. wireless auction

22 Nov 2014, 02:17 | by Alan F.
An auction of wireless spectrum in the U.S. has so far brought in a record $34 billion in bids. Most...

Consumer reports says Sprint is by far the worst mobile carrier, Ting is by far the best

Consumer reports says Sprint is by far the worst mobile carrier, Ting is by far the best

20 Nov 2014, 15:09 | by Michael H.
Never underestimate the power of good customer service and great deals. At least, that's apparently what...

New York City has plans to convert 10,000 pay phones and turn them into Wi-Fi kiosks

New York City has plans to convert 10,000 pay phones and turn them into Wi-Fi kiosks

20 Nov 2014, 00:56 | by Alan F.
New York City is rumored to be doing away with 10,000 pay phones still standing in the city. In their...

Huawei teams with Russia’s MegaFon to develop 5G

Huawei teams with Russia’s MegaFon to develop 5G

19 Nov 2014, 23:10 | by Maxwell R.
The fifth generation of wireless communication is still a standard looking for a definition, but that...

AT&T makes changes to pre-paid GoPhone plans to add new pricing tier and data speed throttling

AT&T makes changes to pre-paid GoPhone plans to add new pricing tier and data speed throttling

19 Nov 2014, 22:36 | by Alan F.
AT&T did a little juggling with its pre-paid GoPhone service plans on Wednesday, adding a new pricing...

Current AWS auction is raking in the dough – bidding tops $24 billion

Current AWS auction is raking in the dough – bidding tops $24 billion

19 Nov 2014, 21:00 | by Maxwell R.
While many of the headlines of late have been around the newly released Nexus 6, Android 5.0 update...

Qualcomm outs its fastest Cat. 10 LTE modem to date, ripe for next year's flagships

Qualcomm outs its fastest Cat. 10 LTE modem to date, ripe for next year's flagships

19 Nov 2014, 09:22 | by Daniel P.
Qualcomm did its LTE song and dance again, and just announced its newest LTE Category 10 modem Gobi 9x45,...

For a limited time, get 50% more data free with AT&T's 10GB Mobile Share Value Plan

For a limited time, get 50% more data free with AT&T's 10GB Mobile Share Value Plan

17 Nov 2014, 18:39 | by Alan F.
For a limited time, AT&T is giving away 50% more data to those who sign up for the 10GB Mobile Share...

Passenger on Singapore Airlines flight is presented with $1171.46 bill for Wi-Fi service

Passenger on Singapore Airlines flight is presented with $1171.46 bill for Wi-Fi service

15 Nov 2014, 09:47 | by Alan F.
A gentleman by the name of Jeremy Gutsche ran up quite a tab on a Singapore Airlines flight from Heathrow...

Cellphone users calling 911 from inside, will soon be more precisely located

Cellphone users calling 911 from inside, will soon be more precisely located

15 Nov 2014, 02:41 | by Alan F.
Soon, help might be coming your way faster when you dial 911 from your cellphone. All the parties involved,...

Americans' cellphones subject to sweeping government surveillance

Americans' cellphones subject to sweeping government surveillance

13 Nov 2014, 19:08 | by Maxwell R.
Since 2007, the United States Marshals Service has been operating a program where aircraft it operates...

Report: Sprint to buy FreedomPop for as much as $450 million

Report: Sprint to buy FreedomPop for as much as $450 million

13 Nov 2014, 09:55 | by Alan F.
The nation's third largest carrier, Sprint, is reportedly interested in buying MVNO FreedomPop. The latter...

AT&T grounds its in-flight Wi-Fi plans

AT&T grounds its in-flight Wi-Fi plans

10 Nov 2014, 23:01 | by Alan F.
AT&T was ready to bring a huge leap to Wi-Fi connectivity on airplanes. The mobile operator had it all...

President Obama's push for Net Neutrality leaves room for carrier control of wireless networks

President Obama's push for Net Neutrality leaves room for carrier control of wireless networks

10 Nov 2014, 15:28 | by Michael H.
President Obama made big headlines today by formally asking the FCC to reclassify consumer broadband...

AT&T to acquire Mexico’s third largest carrier, Iusacell

AT&T to acquire Mexico’s third largest carrier, Iusacell

08 Nov 2014, 04:54 | by Maxwell R.
America’s second largest carrier is making moves south of the border, as it announced Friday that it...

LTE in, Wi-Fi out - Karma Go is a portable hotspot that sidesteps your carrier

LTE in, Wi-Fi out - Karma Go is a portable hotspot that sidesteps your carrier

07 Nov 2014, 06:16 | by Luis D.
Karma's philosophy is that Wi-Fi should never be something you have to hunt for. Thus, it made Wi-Fi...

Boost Mobile extends its double the data promotion

Boost Mobile extends its double the data promotion

04 Nov 2014, 17:01 | by Alan F.
If you were planning on taking advantage of Boost Mobile's double the data promotion, but forgot all...

Verizon and AT&T to offer VoLTE Interoperability for 2015

Verizon and AT&T to offer VoLTE Interoperability for 2015

03 Nov 2014, 23:04 | by Alan F.
Fans of the movie Ghostbusters will remember that the ghost fighters were not allowed to cross the streams...

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