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AT&T Sponsored Data: Freely Surf Amazon, eBay, Facebook, and more…
AT&T has been making moves to allow for “sponsored data” on their wireless network – usage that does not count against your monthly data caps. Finding ways to take advantage of this is about to get a lot easier… A company called Syntonic Wireless is rolling out an iOS and Android app that will act […]
The End of WiMAX is Near
Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network has been clearly a technological dead end for a while. But in researching ‘The Mobile Internet Handbook’, I was able to dig up when that dead end turns into a brick wall. Sprint is currently planning to shut down it’s WiMAX network entirely by the end of 2015, freeing up spectrum […]
Widespread Verizon Billing System Outage
It seems that it isn’t just Millenicom having sudden issues with Verizon’s accounting systems (see the thread earlier this week about people getting inaccurate “you’ve used over 20GB!” warning letters). Now there are reports that problems are widespread in much of Verizon’s network — with some users unable change their plans or even activate new […]
T-Mobile: Speed Testing Data Usage is Free & Un-throttled
In addition to allowing unlimited streaming music without it counting against your data, T-Mobile has also confirmed that they are white-listing all the speed testing sites as well. Sites like SpeedTest.net allow you to test your upload and download speeds, but in the process they burn through a major chunk of data – particularly if […]
FCC Slams Signal Jammer Company With Huge Fine
The FCC does NOT like the idea of anyone intentionally interfering with cellular signals, and they have just fined Chinese electronics maker CTS Technology $34.9 million dollars for selling signal jammers to US consumers. The FCC is also trying to track down the names of everyone who purchased a jamming device from this company. Though […]
T-Mobile Announces Free Streaming / 7 Day Test Drive
The other big mobile industry even today was T-Mobile’s #uncarrier5 press event, where John Legere unveiled his 5th move to shake up the traditional cellular industry. It is a new test drive program where T-Mobile will send you an iPhone 5S to try out on T-Mobile’s network for 7-days, no strings attached. If it works for you, […]
Amazon Announces the Fire Phone
As expected – Amazon today announced the new Fire Phone – with prices starting at $199 (with two year contract), shipping July 25th exclusively on AT&T. Is it a breakthrough like the first iPhone? No way. Some people at the press event have called it “just a bucketful of features”. But to me it is […]
AT&T Increases Activation Fees – If You Want A Contract
AT&T this week announced a $4 increase in activation fees – but only for customers who sign up for or are currently in 2 year contracts. This increases the basic AT&T phone activation cost from $36 to $40. This is part of AT&T’s move to encourage more customers to sign up for service without signing […]
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