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AT&T adds several new markets to LTE network

, Feb 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T is continuing its rollout of 4G LTE to newer markets, and today the carrier announced several new additions to the LTE heat map. Six locations in all now have AT&T's blazing-fast data speeds, including Northwest Georgia; Albany, GA; Cecil County, MD; Norfolk/Portsmouth/Virginia Beach in Virginia; Montgomery County, PA; and Bucks County, PA. Read The Full Story

Three promises UK LTE with no pricey data (but you’ll have to wait for it)

, Feb 3rd 2013 Discuss [0]

UK carrier Three has detailed its LTE price strategy, intending to charge no extra data premium for the use of its 4G network, though subscribers will have to wait until it actually gets rolled out later in 2013. LTE will be "available as standard" on every Three price plan, the carrier says, albeit requiring a device - such as the iPhone 5, BlackBerry Z10, or Nokia Lumia 920 - that can actually access the 4G frequencies. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile boosts its New Orleans 4G coverage ahead of Super Bowl and Mardi Gras

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

New Orleans is going to be exciting place in February, with the Super Bowl coming up in a few days and Mardi Gras coming a couple weeks later. The city will be inundated with people, most of whom will be wielding smartphones, a fair number of which will probably be T-Mobile customers. In preparation, the carrier has given its 4G in the region a boost, ensuring more customers can access and utilize the network. Read The Full Story

Verizon Jetpack MiFi 5510L lands Jan 31: LTE sharing for twenty bucks

, Jan 29th 2013 Discuss [0]

Verizon has updated its mobile hotspot range, adding the Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE MiFi 5510L to its line-up of high-speed mobile data options. The new MiFi, made by Novatel Wireless, will go on sale from Thursday, January 31 through Verizon's online store priced at $19.99 following a $50 mail-in rebate and assuming a new, two-year data plan agreement. Read The Full Story

HTC One SV Review

, Jan 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

Flagship smartphones may get us talking, but it’s mass market devices like the HTC One SV that get huge sales, and that’s just what UK 4G trailblazer EE needs to help push LTE to the mainstream. HTC’s mid-range Android ticks some high-end boxes, with its 4G support and slick design, but there are compromises in the mixture too, in order to hit a more affordable price point. Is the One SV the LTE Android for the everyman? Read on for our full review.

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Phones 4u’s LIFE Mobile hits UK in March with EE’s help (but no 4G)

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

UK mobiles retailer Phones 4u will launch a new network, LIFE Mobile, in March 2013, using EE's network as its backbone, though subscribers will miss out on 4G support initially. The deal, EE's 25th MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) agreement, will at first offer only 2G/3G support to subscribers, presumably since the 4G carrier wants to keep its LTE goodness as an exclusive feature itself. Read The Full Story

EE paring back store saturation: 78 locations to close

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

UK 4G network EE will close 78 stores across the UK, the carrier has confirmed, as it pares back unneeded retail floorspace following the harmonized rebranding of T-Mobile and Orange locations. The shuttering will affect more than 10-percent of EE's total retail locations, the FT reports, after the common branding led to some EE stores being just a few paces apart. Read The Full Story

AT&T weighing Euro carrier acquisition tip insiders

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T is weighing European carrier acquisition options, insiders claim, hoping to boost its performance by reaching outside of the increasingly smartphone-saturated US market, despite the risks inherent in such expansion. Potential targets - with the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands cited as likely candidates - are being explored, sources tell the WSJ, though AT&T's executive team isn't entirely convinced that it's even the best strategy. UK carrier Everything Everywhere - the UK's first 4G network - and the Netherlands' Royal KPN are tipped to be on the watch-list. Read The Full Story

Samsung’s Galaxy Camera: Our Secret Star of CES

, Jan 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

CES isn’t short of product launches, and if you want to keep up you need the right tools. For 2013, the SlashGear team tried out a new workflow: carrying Samsung’s Galaxy Camera and doing as much of our uploading of photos and video wirelessly. We’d already been impressed by the Galaxy Camera in our review, but taking the Android-powered point-and-shoot out into the field for what’s arguably the toughest assignment on a tech-head’s calendar really put it through its paces. Read on for our full report.

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MetroPCS announces three new plans, offers unlimited 4G

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

MetroPCS has unveiled new calling and data plans for current and future subscribers alike. The three new plans are in effect as of now, and are said to be "simple plans for a simpler life." Of the three plans it has rolled out, one has unlimited 4G mobile broadband, while all of them offer unlimited talk and text. Read The Full Story

China iPad mini cellular launch by end of January CEO Cook confirms

, Jan 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Apple expects to have its iPad mini with cellular on sale in China by the end of January, CEO Tim Cook has revealed during his trip to the country this week. The launch news - which follows the release of the WiFi-only iPad mini in China back in early December - was confirmed by Cook in an interview with Tencent, though its LTE connectivity may not be of particular use. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile Monthly4G customers to get unlimited data on January 9

, Jan 5th 2013 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile Monthly4G customers rejoice; the carrier will be launching an unlimited 4G data plan on January 9th. The prepaid plan will be priced at $70 a month, and will provide the first 5GB of data at 4G speeds. This is a jump from the current $60 plan, which offers 2GB of data at 4G speeds, with it dropping down to 3G speeds after the cap is reached. Read The Full Story
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