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Verizon begins throttling 3G data customers, encourages upgrade to 4G

Rue Liu, Sep 19th 2011 Discuss [3]

If you're a heavy data user and still grandfathered in a Verizon 3G unlimited data plan, which the carrier recently replaced with tiered data plans, you could be facing throttled data speeds. Late last week, the carrier began throttling the top 5 percent of its heaviest-use 3G unlimited data customers. Read The Full Story

Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wi-Fi Hard Drive Gets Android App

Rue Liu, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

Seagate is now offering an Android app for its GoFlex Satellite WiFi-enabled hard drives. The battery-powered external hard drives are designed to be ultra portable and to work seamlessly with your mobile devices, including both smartphones and tablets. But up until now, only an iOS app was available. Read The Full Story

Verizon Offers $50 Discount For Phone And Tablet Combo

Rue Liu, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

Verizon is now offering a special discount for customers that purchase a smartphone with a new 2-year contract between August 1 and 31. The discount is for $50 off a 3G or 4G tablet purchased at the same time. This combo package applies to all Android tablets offered through Verizon as well as the iPad 2, with the only exceptions being the original iPad and the WiFi Galaxy Tab 10.1 Read The Full Story

Dell Latitude Notebooks Get Verizon 4G LTE

Rue Liu, Jul 13th 2011 Discuss [2]

Notebooks are supposed to be portable much like our tablets and smartphones, but for some reason they never have wireless connectivity built-in other than WiFi. Well, that's about to change with select Dell Latitude notebooks. Not only will they be getting wireless connectivity, they'll be getting the blazing fast Verizon 4G LTE. Read The Full Story

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SlashGear Weekly Roundup Video – July 10, 2011

Rue Liu, Jul 10th 2011 Discuss [11]

Battle of the social networks kicked off this week with Facebook announcing group chat support, a new design, and a video calling feature developed in partnership with Skype. However, the Google+ Hangouts group video chat feature still has Facebook beat although we won’t know how real adoption of Google’s social platform will be until it opens to the public sometime around July 31st. Continue after the cut for the full weekly roundup video and list.

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Verizon Unlimited 3G Customers Can Upgrade To 4G, Keep Unlimited, And Add $30 Tether

Rue Liu, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [3]

Verizon's new tiered data plans officially kicked in yesterday with four packages ranging from $10 per month for a meager 75MB to $80 per month for 10GB. It's a bummer for new customers here on, but if you were lucky enough to have snagged a 3G unlimited plan earlier, there's some surprising good news. Read The Full Story

HTC Thunderbolt Is The Most Expensive Phone To Make?

Rue Liu, Jul 8th 2011 Discuss [15]

Verizon's very first blazing fast 4G LTE smartphone was the HTC Thunderbolt. We did a full review on the handset and although we were a disappointed by the poor battery life, we were indeed impressed by its speed. However, that connection speed is also what makes the HTC Thunderbolt the most expensive phone to make at the moment. Read The Full Story

Verizon Already 32% Of All iPhone 4s In The US

Rue Liu, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [7]

Apple's iPhone has long been an AT&T exclusive, but back in February this year, the iPhone 4 made its way to Verizon. At that point, the handset was already more than 6 months old, having launched on AT&T the summer before. Nonetheless, Verizon's share of iPhone 4 users has grown rapidly, now at 32% according to a recent study. Read The Full Story

Verizon Tiered Data Plans Include Free Texts To Monitor Usage

Rue Liu, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [2]

For those hoping to get an unlimited data plan from Verizon, you're time is up. Today, the new tiered data plans officially kick in with four packages that range from $10 per month for 75MB to $80 per month for 10GB. Each gigabyte over your limit will cost you $10. With all the connecting, sharing, email checking, and media downloading we do these days, those numbers can add up quickly. Read The Full Story

Verizon DROID 3 by Motorola detailed: $200 imminently?

Chris Davies, Jul 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Verizon's DROID 3 by Motorola has begun to show up across the carrier's site, though is not yet available for online ordering. The QWERTY smartphone - billed as the thinnest full-keyboard smartphone ever - is listed both on the DROID DOES mini-site, complete with full specifications. Read The Full Story

Verizon To Offer iPhone 4 Discount, HTC Thunderbolt For Free?

Rue Liu, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [2]

Verizon has just confirmed tiered data plans to start this Thursday. For power data users, that could mean an unwelcome hike to your monthly bill. Potential customers would certainly be put off by the news, but Verizon may have a strategy for luring them in still. A screenshot has been leaked that suggests the carrier may be getting ready to discount some premium handsets including the iPhone 4. Read The Full Story

Verizon’s Pricey Tiered Data Plans Arriving July 7

Rue Liu, Jun 20th 2011 Discuss [1]

We've known for awhile that Verizon is planning to drop its unlimited data plans for a tiered structure and even picking up family data options in the near future. We also knew it wasn't going to be pleasant for heavy data users, but we didn't expect the new pricing to be worse than what AT&T has to offer. Albeit, Verizon trumps AT&T with its 4G LTE, but wallets can't tell the difference and they'll start hurting come July 7. Read The Full Story