Most AT&T customers, especially those with iPhones, can relate to poor network performance, dropped calls and no available network when traveling in small and large cities alike. In some very rural areas, there isn’t cellular service available at all and the only way to make mobile calls is with a satellite network. AT&T and TerreStar have announced a distribution agreement for the Genus satellite phone that will remedy the no signal problem.
It’s only taken them a couple of years, but Garmin have finally announced a release of the nuvifone G60 in the US. As of October 4th the touchscreen GPS-centric handset will arrive on AT&T, priced at $299 following a $100 mail-in rebate and assuming you’re willing to sign two years of your cellular life away to the carrier.
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AT&T have come in for some criticism over the past couple of days for their femtocell pricing, having kicked off a trial of the new AT&T 3G MicroCell in Charlotte, North Carolina. The carrier has now confirmed, however, that the much-critiqued $19.99 monthly fee being trialled is not the only way test subjects can use the 3G MicroCell; they can also use it without any extra monthly fees whatsoever.
We could argue whether it’s AT&T’s oft-appalling network performance or simply basic femtocell curiosity that’s driving interest in the carrier’s 3G MicroCell, but either way there’s an unboxing online. Confirmed as trialling in Charlotte, North Carolina (and nowhere else yet, unfortunately), one lucky owner has documented his new-toy experience on Flickr.
This smug woman would love to tell you all the reasons why AT&T’s Y-shaped 3G MicroCell is going to change the way you use your cellphone at home, just don’t ask her when you can buy it or for how much. Ma Bell’s new femtocell promises – just like the Sprint AIRAVE and Verizon Network Extender – to set up your own mini access point at your home or office, in this case capable of carrying both voice calls, messages and data over your broadband connection.
For a while, we heard a lot about femtocells and how they were going to save us from the dregs of poor cellular signals indoors and in underserved areas. Sprint was the first to launch a femtocell commercially the U.S. and AT&T is ready to go one better with the launch of the nation’s first 3G femtocell.
We have talked a bit about the sleek Garmin nuvi 1690 back in August. Garmin has offered up more details on the PND today, and the device sound pretty cool.
ITG have launched a preorder page for their distinctive xpPhone, promising support for “the global three major 3G standards” from its integrated 3G chip. Still unpriced, the xpPhone has a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, AMD processor, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth, together with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Unlike most smartphones, though, the xpPhone runs Windows XP.
ABI Research has named AT&T Wireless as the greenest of the North American wireless carriers according to the research firms latest Vendor Matrix. Sprint and Verizon took second and third spots on the matrix scorecards.
Nokia’s Mural only landed on AT&T last week, and already its been pulled from shelves. The problem, according to a leaked internal memo, is that Nokia “inadvertently turned off” its 3G support during production, meaning that all of the devices – including those sold – now need to be reflashed with new firmware.
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