Apple isn't making its earnings call until tomorrow, but we are hearing from a few other major companies, and Verizon's numbers are remarkably iPhone heavy. While quarterly revenue was up overall, the company posted a loss due to pensions and Hurricane Sandy. But on a far more interesting note, the … [Read more...]
AT&T Ranked Bottom Carrier By Consumer Reports. Again.
November 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
It seems like every year the same refrain: Consumer Reports ranks the major carriers in the USA, and AT&T is right at the bottom. The report is only available to subscribers, but based on the reaction online, it's pretty similar to previous years. The list is based on voice and data service … [Read more...]
Carriers Start Selling LTE iPad mini
November 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
All three of the major carriers have announced that the LTE version of the iPad mini is available for purchase in some of their stores. Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T have all officially put the devices up for sale, through their respective websites and in-store. … [Read more...]
Apple Releases Carrier Update For Verizon iPhone 5
October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On Sunday, Apple pushed out a carrier update for Verizon users on the iPhone 5. This is to fix a bug where certain users were eating through their data, even though connected to a WiFi network. … [Read more...]
AT&T Says Keep Your Unlimited Plans, Verizon Says No, As Carriers Compete For iPhone 5 Customers
September 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
We know the basics of what the different data and voice plans on each of the carriers will be for the iPhone 5, but today an awful lot of more granular questions are being answered. The big weight on a lot of people's minds relates to grandfathered unlimited data plans. The good news? AT&T … [Read more...]
Verizon Vacation Blackout Suggests iPhone 5 Release On September 21st
August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With unprecedented demand for the new iPhone, wireless carriers need to have all their troops available. Now comes word from TechCrunch that Verizon has blacked out vacation for Friday, September 21st through Friday, September 30th. There can be only one reason for these blackouts. If you answered … [Read more...]
Verizon Share Everything Plans Go Up To 20GB
August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
According to the official announcement of Verizon's Share Everything plan, the most data you can purchase is 10GB for $100, and you'll have to pay an overage charge after that. However, it appears that there are actually a whole pile more price brackets above that, which are only now coming to … [Read more...]
FCC Forces Verizon To Allow Tethering
August 1, 2012 by 1 Comment
The FCC has come down on Verizon with a $1.25 million fine for blocking the use of third-party tethering apps, and informed the carrier that it has to allow them — but unfortunately, the same doesn't hold true for AT&T. … [Read more...]
Sprint Won’t Charge For FaceTime Over 3G
July 19, 2012 by 4 Comments
We're still waiting to hear if AT&T will or won't charge you extra to run FaceTime over 3G, but Sprint has already come out saying that it's definitely not going to. Talking to the WSJ, a Sprint spokesperson said "we are committed to our unlimited data, and that means not charging for data … [Read more...]
Is Verizon Trying To Bump Off Grandfathered Unlimited Data?
July 9, 2012 by 2 Comments
There's going to be a new iPhone at some point this year — most probably in October. That means a lot of us will be upgrading, and anyone with an old unlimited data plan will doubtless try and get it grandfathered onto the new device. Now BGR is reporting that Verizon is automatically kicking some … [Read more...]
