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Samsung’s Galaxy Camera Highlights Everything Wrong with Shared Data Plans
I have no idea how profitable a camera with a data plan will be. But either way, it’s bad for innovation.
5 Lingering Questions About Shared Data Plans
The end of unlimited smartphone data is coming. AT&T and Verizon, the two largest U.S. wireless carriers, already throttle data speeds for unlimited users who consume the most data, and starting this summer, Verizon won’t let …
T-Mobile: Bring Your Own Phone, Save Unspecified Sums of Money [Update]
T-Mobile today announced that its smartphone customers can save money on monthly rates by purchasing new phones at full price or bringing in their own phones from elsewhere. But for now, the company isn’t providing full details on exactly how much these new “Value” plans cost.
So while I’d love to break down the prices and tell you, …
Verizon Rules the Air by Killing Unlimited Data Plans
It’s official: On July 7, Verizon Wireless will stop offering unlimited data to new smartphone subscribers.
Instead, Verizon will sell tiered data plans, starting at 2 GB for $30 per month — the same monthly price as unlimited data currently — a Verizon spokeswoman told FierceWireless.
Existing customers can hang onto their …
So Long Unlimited Verizon Data Plans, We Hardly Knew You
Yep, you can pretty much kiss those Verizon unlimited data plans goodbye. We’d heard their demise was coming, and now we’re hearing it’s nearly here: Verizon will roll out new definitively limited data plans on July 7th, reports Droid Life.
Verizon’s confirmed plan changes are coming without getting into specifics, admitting it “will …
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 …
Some AT&T Users Get a Second Chance at Unlimited 3G Data
Back in early June, AT&T switched from a $30-per-month unlimited 3G data plan to two separate data plans: a $15 per month plan with 200MB of data and a $25 per month plan with 2GB of data.
At that time, customers paying for unlimited data were grandfathered in to their plans unless they proactively switched to one of the newer …
Verizon To Only Offer $30 Unlimited Data Plan For iPhone
Verizon COO Lowell McAdam told the Wall Street Journal that the Verizon iPhone will be available with a $30-per-month unlimited 3G data plan.
“I’m not going to shoot myself in the foot,” said McAdam.
In early June of last year, AT&T dropped its $30-per-month unlimited 3G data plan in favor of a $25-per-month plan capped at two …
How Much Data Are You Really Using On Your iPhone/iPad?
It seems the whole of the Internet was up in arms this morning after AT&T announced new data plans for smartphone users. As expected, the iPhone contingent screamed bloody murder, so we did a quick polling in the office and on Twitter to see if the whiny babies had reason to scream. With a small sampling of 11 folks, it’s hard to say …
AT&T Ditches Unlimited Data Plan, Tethering On The Way
Hmm. Now why would AT&T miraculously offer new data plans less than a week before the purported announcement of the 4th generation iPhone? And why would said data plans kick into effect on June 7? Oh, I know, a new iPhone is coming!
Two new plans have just been announced by AT&T: DataPro and DataPlus. So long unlimited!
For …