AT&T’s 3G MicroCell Launch to face a “late comer” Dilemma.
The technolgy behind this concept is called femtocell and is not new. Other wireless provider like Verizon, Sprint Airave and T-Mobile each had launched theru version as early as 2007 (T-Mobile’s launched Hotspot@Home ). And that’s not the only competition that AT&T will need to deal with.
AT&T USD49 iPhones 3G Offer May Mean the End of Exclusivity
While most will look at the USD49 iPhone 3G offer as a response to the tough economic situation, but we also know that there are more and more iPhone users who don’t really like AT&T service, giving Apple the pressure to end AT&T exclusivity. So it may also mean that AT&T may not be holding the exclusivity for Apple iPhones for long, is a mean to “milk out” as much profit and service subscribers as they could while they can.
The Samsung a167: Flippin’ smart and coming to AT&T
Ubergizmo is reporting that AT&T is now offering a new smartphone on its network – the Samsung a167. The i167 is a clamshell-style flip-phone that runs Windows Mobile. Despite being labeled a smartphone, its feature set will be very basic, partly because AT&T is tossing it into the heap of phones available in its GoPhone [...]
Samsung Jack i637: Arrives on AT&T May 19
If you’re looking for a relatively inexpensive smartphone and you’re an AT&T customer (or thinking of switching), hold that thought for another five days or so. That’s when Samsung will unleash the Jack, the $99 Windows Mobile smartphone and successor to the popular BlackJack.
The phone’s features are pretty typical nowadays for a lot of phones [...]
Cell phone-only homes surpass those with landlines
According to a survey done by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 20 percent of homes in the U.S. are cell phone-only, compared to 17 percent of homes that use only a landline telephone. This is not a complete surprise – for years, homes have been dropping their landline service. Cell phone price plans [...]
The fate of PageOnce’s Cell Minute Tracker
As we reported yesterday, AT&T has introduced an iPhone app called myWireless Mobile. The app allows you to keep track of your usage and pay your bill. Frankly, myWireless Mobile was a long time coming. So long, in fact, that another app called Cell Minute Tracker came along to fill the void. Priced at $0.99, [...]
iPhone service discounts could come from AT&T
Rumor has it that AT&T is considering a discount for iPhone subscribers on its network – something to the tune of $10 a month off of the lowest-priced plan. That would be a welcome discount of $120 a year.
The discount could arrive in June, just in time for the WWDC. It is also expected that [...]
AT&T myWireless Mobile finally released
I wrote a few weeks back about Cell Minute Tracker, the iPhone app that allows you to view your AT&T Wireless usage. The application isn’t without its flaws, but still, it’s useful enough and is something AT&T should have introduced a long time ago. They finally decided to join the party and today unveiled their [...]
Two new Apple devices possibly coming to Verizon
We’re just slamming you with iPhone news lately, aren’t we?
Hot on the heels of our earlier post, it now seems that it may not be the iPhone coming to Verizon Wireless but, instead, two brand new, never before seen devices. This makes a lot of sense – Apple has an exclusivity deal with AT&T for [...]
Verizon and Apple: Is an iPhone deal in the works?
According to USA Today, Apple and Verizon are reportedly engaging in “high-level” talks about bringing the iPhone to Verizon’s network. It is rumored that, at this stage in the game, iPhones could be seen on Verizon as early as next year. Before you cancel your wireless plan and switch to Verizon, though, don’t count out [...]
