I bought an iPhone 4 in February, but my wife, who wants one badly, decided to wait. She travels to Europe and the Middle East frequently through the year for her job, and while AT&T would cover her in all the places she currently visits, their coverage at her parents’ house in the U.S. is a voice and data black hole. Considering we …
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AT&T Texting Plans Whittled to Unlimited and Pay-Per-Text
On August 21, AT&T will once again “streamline” its text messaging plans, leaving only unlimited and pay-per-text options for new subscribers.
AT&T is removing a plan that offered 1,000 text messages for $10 per month plus 10 cents for additional messages. AT&T’s other texting prices will remain the same, at $20 per month for unlimited
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Nerd Rage: AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II May Have QWERTY Keyboard
For months, Android fans have been waiting for Samsung’s Galaxy S II to launch in the United States, but the version that’s rumored to arrive on AT&T next month might be a lot different from what people are expecting.
AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S II will reportedly have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, as evidenced by a series of spy shots …
Is Cable TV’s Replacement Just Internet TV Acting Like Cable?
Is it time to start talking about cord-cutting again?
Two days after analysts at research firm SNL Kagan forecast that 12.1 million homes will have abandoned traditional TV providers for video-on-vemand services by 2015, Verizon and AT&T released their Q2 2011 subscriber numbers and, well, if people are planning on abandoning …
AT&T-Ready ‘Nexus S’ Android Phone Hitting Best Buy for $100
It only took about seven months, but Google’s Nexus S smartphone is finally getting support for AT&T’s network and a big fat subsidy to boot.
Starting July 24, you can get the Nexus S, with untainted Android 2.3, at Best Buy for $99.99 with a two-year contract. The phone has a 4-inch gently-curved display, 1 GHz processor, 5-megapixel …
Two Minute Video: Will You ‘Like’ the Facebook Phone?
Here’s a quick look at the new “Facebook phone”—also known as the HTC Status, available through AT&T for $50 with a two-year contract.
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Seriously, Who Buys Tablets with Wireless Data Plans?
AT&T has proudly announced that it’s the exclusive 4G wireless carrier for Sony’s upcoming S2 dual-screen tablet. I’m proud to announce that I couldn’t care less. Honestly, any time I hear about this or that wireless carrier selling this or that tablet, I wonder, who’s actually interested? Do people really want to pay upwards of $20 per …
AT&T Announces 4G LTE Devices, but No Network Yet
AT&T is still working to get its 4G LTE network online, but has gone ahead and announced its first two LTE devices anyway.
AT&T’s LTE network will launch this summer with a USB stick called the Momentum 4G and a portable Wi-Fi hotspot called the Elevate 4G. The USB stick will cost $50 with a two-year contract and the mobile hotspot, …
HTC ‘Status’ Facebook Phone Hits Best Buy on Sunday for $50
Do you incessantly “Like” things? I capitalized that word and put it in quotes, denoting the corresponding Facebook feature. Do you require a cell phone as you move about your day from one physical location to the next?
If you answered yes to both of those questions, there’s a phone with a built-in “Like” button that’ll be available …
Study Claims Verizon Powering 32% of All U.S. iPhone 4s
AT&T could be in serious trouble if a new study by data analytics firm Localytics proves accurate. According to the study, Verizon has already snatched nearly a third of the U.S. iPhone 4 market, despite AT&T’s roughly eight-month lead and the Verizon iPhone’s lack of unique hardware features. If you buy the argument that many would-be …
AT&T Announces the ‘HTC Status’ Facebook Phone
Today AT&T officially announced the HTC Status, aka the “Facebook phone” thanks to its deep integration with the social network, as perhaps best indicated by the big blue button sitting all by its lonesome in the lower right-hand corner. Weirdly enough, the announcement was made on Google+. Just kidding.
The Facebook button is in …
Verizon: ‘iPhone 5′ Will Compete with AT&T for Global Coverage
I noticed this story late last night, basically another ‘iPhone 5′ tease that’s even bigger news from where I sit than whatever newfangled whatsits Apple’s tucked under the hood: global Verizon iPhone support.
The tipster: my wife. She wants a phone she can take on business trips abroad (like the U.K., or more recently, the Middle …
