Tag: AT&T

Motorola Responds To Atrix 4G Call Quality Issues

Motorola Responds To Atrix 4G Call Quality Issues

There have been reports that owners of AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 4G have been suffering from some call quality issues. Those reports have been backed up by lengthy discussion on Motorola’s user support forums where owners are chiming in with their various stories. Well, Motorola has finally responded to those call quality complaints in an official [...]

Posted by | 03/25/2011 | 7 Comments More
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Gingerbread Update Rolling Out This Summer

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Gingerbread Update Rolling Out This Summer

Wow, talk about a shocker. In some incredible news, Sony Ericsson has confirmed that the Xperia X10, a device that the company had said would not get anymore Android updates beyond Android 2.1 Éclair, will be getting a jump up to Android Gingerbread 2.3 sometime this summer. Rub your eyes, wash off the screen, what [...]

Posted by | 03/25/2011 | 0 Comments More
A 4G iPhone 5? Don’t Count on it in 2011

A 4G iPhone 5? Don’t Count on it in 2011

When the iPhone 4 was about to be announced on Verizon, rumors swirled that the Verizon iPhone 4 would really shake things up and deliver a 4G iPhone 4 on Verizon’s network. While that didn’t happen, some are still holding out hope for a 4G iPhone this summer, but I wouldn’t count a 4G iPhone . It would be [...]

Posted by | 03/23/2011 | 6 Comments More
T-Mobile USA Customers Should Not Expect an iPhone Yet

T-Mobile USA Customers Should Not Expect an iPhone Yet

Even though AT&T had announced that it would acquire T-Mobile for a hefty sum of money, T-Mobile USA states that customers should not expect an iPhone on the network in the near term. “T-Mobile USA remains an independent company,” stresses the carrier while steering customers and potential customers to other devices, like the Samsung Galaxy [...]

Posted by | 03/21/2011 | 2 Comments More
AT&T To Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion

AT&T To Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion

Interesting news for a Sunday afternoon. AT&T is announcing that they will purchase T-Mobile USA for $39 billion in cash and stock. The deal is expected to take 12 months to complete. Given that this would make AT&T the largest US carrier by far, most expect the Feds to sniff around this deal before it [...]

Posted by | 03/20/2011 | 13 Comments More
AT&T selling original iPad w/ 3G at up to $300 off

AT&T selling original iPad w/ 3G at up to $300 off

Got an email from AT&T pushing the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G at a $200 discount. It’s the original 16GB model, not the new 2, but that’s still a good price cut. A better price cut though is $300, which is what they’re offering on the 64GB model.

Posted by | 03/18/2011 | 1 Comment More
New iPhone 4 TV Commercial Keeps it Simple…Again

New iPhone 4 TV Commercial Keeps it Simple…Again

Apple is running a new TV commercial that calls out the competition and stresses the simplicity of the App Store. Instead of presenting specs or geeking out, Apple once again keeps it simple and gives viewers a taste of how the iPhone can make everyday tasks a little easier in the real world. The new [...]

Posted by | 03/18/2011 | 1 Comment More
AT&T Cracking Down on Tethering for Those Without a Plan

AT&T Cracking Down on Tethering for Those Without a Plan

AT&T iPhone jailbreakers who tether up need to be aware. AT&T is cracking down on tethering now that the carrier has finally decided to make tethering a possible revenue stream. Apparently AT&T is sending messages to those who are tethering without the plan saying that you have until March 27 to get on the plan [...]

Posted by | 03/18/2011 | 3 Comments More
4G LTE: One Writer’s Switching Plans: Bye-Bye AT&T, Hello Verizon

4G LTE: One Writer’s Switching Plans: Bye-Bye AT&T, Hello Verizon

After having been an AT&T customer for 12 years–it started with PacBell Wireless in San Jose, California, which evolved to Cingular, which then became the ‘new’ AT&T–I am finally ready to leave the AT&T family to say hello to Verizon Wireless with the HTC Thunderbolt, the carrier’s first 4G LTE smartphone, on March 17. Unlike [...]

Posted by | 03/16/2011 | 25 Comments More
The Myths and Mysteries of 4G Coverage Continue

The Myths and Mysteries of 4G Coverage Continue

4G connectivity is destined to be something we all have sooner or later. Probably about the time that we start hearing about 5G. The major US carriers have all rolled out their versions in some markets and unfortunately they’ve all rolled out their own definitions about what 4G actually delivers. Or not. Sascha Segan at [...]

Posted by | 03/15/2011 | 1 Comment More
iPad 2: Apple’s Not So Secret Weapon is Cheap 3G

iPad 2: Apple’s Not So Secret Weapon is Cheap 3G

The Apple iPad 2 is selling by the truck load, beating many analysts’a estimates. Meanwhile, there’s rumors that Motorola is already cutting production of the Xoom Honeycomb tablet. While fanboys debate the merits of competing tablet hardware and software, the simple fact of the matter is that that Apple’s iPad 2 is cheaper than the [...]

Posted by | 03/15/2011 | 0 Comments More
Noon Notebook News March 14th: iPad Uses, BMW Designs and AViiQ

Noon Notebook News March 14th: iPad Uses, BMW Designs and AViiQ

We hope you spent the morning digesting our massive iPad 2 review, but now let’s give you a little notebook news to get you through the afternoon. We don’t have any new notebooks to share, but the good news is that the looks and sound of new notebooks is getting better and we look at why the iPad [...]

Posted by | 03/14/2011 | 0 Comments More
Samsung Galaxy S II Found at FCC, Launching Soon?

Samsung Galaxy S II Found at FCC, Launching Soon?

Samsung’s second generation flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S II, was recently spotted at the FCC awaiting U.S. regulatory approval. The updated flagship, which sports a dual-core processor from either NVIDIA or Samsung, was initially launched at Mobile World Congress last month in Barcelona, Spain. The model being seen at the FCC is also referred [...]

Posted by | 03/14/2011 | 0 Comments More
How to Find an iPad 2 At Your Local Store [After Launch]

How to Find an iPad 2 At Your Local Store [After Launch]

Finding an iPad 2 after launch is going to be a challenge, but if you need to find an iPad 2 we have the best tips for finding an iPad 2 in stock at a local store. The bad news is that if you are looking for an iPad 2 at a local store you [...]

Posted by | 03/12/2011 | 0 Comments More
How to Turn an iPhone Into a Personal Hotspot (AT&T only)

How to Turn an iPhone Into a Personal Hotspot (AT&T only)

For AT&T users who have upgraded to iOS 4.3 on their iPhone 4, the new Wi-Fi hotspot tethering feature is now available. With it, users can use their iPhone’s 3G connection as an Internet source for other devices. Hook it up to your computer, iPad, iPod Touch, an iPhone with a lower data plan, or [...]

Posted by | 03/10/2011 | 22 Comments More
New Nokia E6 Symbian^3 Phone Photo Shows Off VGA Screen

New Nokia E6 Symbian^3 Phone Photo Shows Off VGA Screen

Nokia has had several popular and affordable BlackBerry-style phones with front-facing keyboards over the years, including the E71 series–which also was subsidized on AT&T as the E71x, the E72, and the E73 Mode available through T-Mobile USA. The latest one, the E6, will bring subtle refinements to this popular form factor that offers business and [...]

Posted by | 03/10/2011 | 0 Comments More
AT&T Promises Fix for Atrix 4G, Inspire 4G Slow Upload Speeds

AT&T Promises Fix for Atrix 4G, Inspire 4G Slow Upload Speeds

Despite being branded as 4G Android smartphones for AT&T’s HSPA+ network–the carrier will be migrating to LTE for 4G in the latter half of this year–the HTC Inpire 4G and Atrix 4G had failed to ‘inspire’ us with slow upload speeds. Whereas the iPhone 4, a 3G-branded handset, was able to garner upload speeds in [...]

Posted by | 03/09/2011 | 1 Comment More
Small Glitches with Atrix 4G Force Me to Hold Back My Recommendations

Small Glitches with Atrix 4G Force Me to Hold Back My Recommendations

While my experience with the tegra 2 dual-core powered Atrix 4G has been a positive one so far–I’ve been using it as my daily driver for the past few weeks–the handset does have glaring glitch that may force me to carry a secondary back-up phone. In three separate instances over the past week while in [...]

Posted by | 03/08/2011 | 0 Comments More
Target Joins the iPad 2 Frenzy

Target Joins the iPad 2 Frenzy

It looks like Target will join Wal-Mart, Best Buy AT&T and Verizon, as locations where you can line up to purchase an iPad on Friday, March 11. I don’t know if we’ll hear about more outlets as the week goes on, but I’m sure we’ll hear more about the how’s and why’s of ordering as [...]

Posted by | 03/07/2011 | 6 Comments More
Why I’m Getting an iPad 3G, But Not a Data Plan

Why I’m Getting an iPad 3G, But Not a Data Plan

With the release of the iPad 2 coming March 11 there are some decisions to make for potential buyers. White or Black? 16, 32 or 64GB? 3G or Wi-Fi? The first two depend on your preference and storage needs. That might be a simple question to answer for most people. The third one may be [...]

Posted by | 03/07/2011 | 14 Comments More
iPhone 4.3 Mobile Hotspot To Be LImited to 3 Devices on AT&T?

iPhone 4.3 Mobile Hotspot To Be LImited to 3 Devices on AT&T?

According to this slide dug up by Engadget it looks like AT&T is going to limit the Mobile Hotspot feature coming in iOS 4.3 to three devices. Intriguing and yet not entirely surprising even thought every other mobile carrier in the world that allows a mobile hotspot feature allows up to five devices to be [...]

Posted by | 03/04/2011 | 2 Comments More
AT&T rolls out new billing options for iPads and other tablets

AT&T rolls out new billing options for iPads and other tablets

Conspicuously absent from yesterday’s iPad 2 announcement were the rate plans for 3G service. The Apple site instead deferred to AT&T and Verizon for details without offering direct links. AT&T is sharing details on what’s the same and what’s different in their revamped tablet data plans.

Posted by | 03/03/2011 | 0 Comments More
AT&T Will Offer iPhone Tethering for $20 Plus Data Charges at iOS 4.3 Launch

AT&T Will Offer iPhone Tethering for $20 Plus Data Charges at iOS 4.3 Launch

AT&T will follow the lead of Verizon and offer wireless hotspot tethering on their network for iPhone 4 users who upgrade to the new iOS 4.3. The cost of the new feature will be $20/month in addition to the cost of a wireless data plan, all according to CNET who got the official confirmation from [...]

Posted by | 03/03/2011 | 0 Comments More
Why the iPad 2 Will Have Verizon 3G

Why the iPad 2 Will Have Verizon 3G

Apple will be announcing the iPad 2 in about 12 hours and it will probably have Verizon 3G baked in.  Recent moves by Verizon and Apple point to the likelihood of a Verizon compatible iPad 2 . (Update: Apple’s made it official – The iPad 2 will have Verizon 3G built in.) The first generation Apple iPad [...]

Posted by | 03/01/2011 | 6 Comments More
HTC Blesses AT&T Aria with Android 2.2 Froyo Upgrade

HTC Blesses AT&T Aria with Android 2.2 Froyo Upgrade

HTC has finally released the Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade. The HTC Aria is a smaller entry-level handset with HTC’s proprietary HTC Sense user interface on top of the Android operating system. Unlike the trend with most Android handsets with 3.7-inch screens and larger, the Aria maintains a more compact 3.2-inch HVGA display. Though HVGA is [...]

Posted by | 02/25/2011 | 1 Comment More
New Windows Phone 7, Samsung Focus Ad Airing: What if?

New Windows Phone 7, Samsung Focus Ad Airing: What if?

A new Microsoft Windows Phone 7 commercial gives a glimpse of what the platform is capable of. Unlike the initial WP7 ads, this one does a good job of running through apps and demonstrating that it’s for both work and play. The Samsung Focus ad uses the a catchy tagline- “What if the best looking [...]

Posted by | 02/25/2011 | 3 Comments More
Android 2.2 Froyo Update Now Available for AT&T-Branded Dell Streak 5 Tablet

Android 2.2 Froyo Update Now Available for AT&T-Branded Dell Streak 5 Tablet

The AT&T version Dell Streak 5, a 5-inch tablet-smartphone hybrid from Dell, is finally getting its upgrade to Android 2.2 Froyo, up from Android 1.6. While Dell has been offering the Android 2.2 Froyo upgrade on various variants of the 5-inch Dell Streak, the AT&T-locked and branded device is finally getting its treatment to Android [...]

Posted by | 02/24/2011 | 8 Comments More
AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G Also Suffering From Poor Upload Speeds

AT&T Motorola Atrix 4G Also Suffering From Poor Upload Speeds

It looks like the HTC Inspire 4G may not be the only phone plagued by slow upload speeds as my experience with the Motorola Atrix 4G–a dual-core Android smartphone that supports AT&T’s faster 14.4 Mbps theoretical 4G HSPA+ network–also suffers from slow upload speeds despite the carrier’s claims that HSUPA, or high speed upload packet [...]

Posted by | 02/24/2011 | 13 Comments More
T-Mobile Increases Prices on Popular Android Smartphones

T-Mobile Increases Prices on Popular Android Smartphones

T-Mobile USA, the nation’s fourth largest carrier, has raised the prices on a number of popular Android smartphone, including the myTouch 4G, the T-Mobile G2, and the new Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Prices for all three smartphone models are now up by $50 on a two-year contract with the carrier. Other phones have seen price [...]

Posted by | 02/24/2011 | 3 Comments More
Motorola Atrix Tear Down

Motorola Atrix Tear Down

The guys over at iFixIt got their hands on the Motorola Atrix and tore it down for your viewing pleasure. The Motorola Atrix features Nvidia Tegra 2 technology to power graphics and video and some other intersting components. While almost all Motorola Atrix owners will have their phones serviced by professionals, iFixIt provides all the tools you [...]

Posted by | 02/23/2011 | 1 Comment More
No Custom ROMs for Motorola Atrix 4G

No Custom ROMs for Motorola Atrix 4G

Thanks to Motorola’s implementation of a locked bootloader, the new Motorola Atrix 4G dual-core flagship Android smartphone for AT&T will not be able to handle custom ROMs. Despite the fact that the handset was recently rooted, which allows for certain features like ability to install non-Android Market purchased apps that was prevented by AT&T, the [...]

Posted by | 02/23/2011 | 2 Comments More
AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 4G: Deceptive Pricing Strategy or Uninformed Customer Service?

AT&T’s Motorola Atrix 4G: Deceptive Pricing Strategy or Uninformed Customer Service?

With the wide availability and highly anticipated launch of the Motorola Atrix 4G on AT&T on Tuesday, February 21, 2011, as a flagship Android smartphone, the smartphone is bound to attract a lot of attention. However, the way that AT&T is handling pricing and sales of the device, it’s caveat emptor as checks with a [...]

Posted by | 02/22/2011 | 8 Comments More
Will Early Disgruntled 4G Owners Inspire AT&T to Enable High Speed Uploads on HTC Inspire 4G?

Will Early Disgruntled 4G Owners Inspire AT&T to Enable High Speed Uploads on HTC Inspire 4G?

Contrary to what was reported before that the HTC Inspire 4G does not support high speed uploading, known as HSUPA, on AT&T’s 4G HSPA+ network, it seems that the device does have hardware support but either AT&T or HTC had removed the software support for the capability on the handset. Various forum members on Howard [...]

Posted by | 02/21/2011 | 2 Comments More
No High Speed Uploads for AT&T’s HTC Inspire 4G

No High Speed Uploads for AT&T’s HTC Inspire 4G

Although the HTC Inspire 4G, introduced in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show, debuted as a 4G HSPA+ handset for U.S. carrier AT&T, the device will not allow users to enjoy high speed upload speeds denoted by the HSUPA protocol. The device is made to support AT&T’s 14.4 Mbps theoretic download speed network, though [...]

Posted by | 02/21/2011 | 4 Comments More
Motorola Atrix 4G Goes on Sale 2/20

Motorola Atrix 4G Goes on Sale 2/20

It looks like we now have new release dates for Motorola’s flagship phone and its new Android 3.0 Honeycomb Tablet. The new AT&T report indicates that the Motorola Atrix 4G will go on sale starting on February 22, which is arriving sooner than previously anticipated. A few days ago, AT&T reps at a corporate-owned AT&T [...]

Posted by | 02/17/2011 | 3 Comments More