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AT&T rolls out new online scheduling tool for in-store appointments

, Apr 23rd 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T has begun offering the opportunity to schedule an appointment at any one of their retail locations, similar to the Apple Store's Genius Bar. Customers will be able to go online on AT&T's website and schedule an in-store appointment if you're having problems with your service or if you just have general questions. Read The Full Story

Verizon offers $1.5bn in Clearwire spectrum grab

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Verizon has offered Clearwire up to $1.5bn to buy its wireless spectrum, news has leaked, with Big Red hoping to use the airwaves to broaden its own 4G deployment. Word of the proposed deal broke on Friday after a regulatory filing by Clearwire that kept the identify of its potential suitor anonymous; however, as first reported by the WSJ, sources claim that buyer is in fact Verizon. Read The Full Story

Dish Network bids $25.5bn for Sprint to bypass Softbank buy

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Dish Network has thrown in as a Sprint suitor, offering $25.5bn to pick up the ailing CDMA carrier, and frustrate would-be buyer Softbank in the process. The takeover - which Dish chairman Charles Ergen described as "much more compelling than the Softbank transaction," in his opinion, and by the satellite TV provider's own calculations would amount to 13-percent more than the Japanese carrier has offered - would leave Dish able to offer combined home and mobile voice, data, and entertainment services across the US. Read The Full Story

AT&T lights up six more LTE locations with further 77 this summer

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T has powered up its LTE service in six new locations in the US, taking its grand total to 182 markets, and revealing plans for another boost in availability in the coming months. The broader roll-out means that Jackson, Tennessee; Kalamazoo, Michigan; Napa and Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California; Rocky Mount-Wilson, North Carolina; and Orangeburg, South Carolina will all have 4G service from today. Read The Full Story

EE doubling UK 4G speed: 80Mbps peak in ten city summer trial

, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

4G carrier EE has announced plans to double the speed of its UK LTE network, taking peak downloads to as much as 80Mbps+ in ten locations by summer 2013. The "turbocharged 4G" trial - which, if successful, will see the network boost rolled out to all across EE's service - should see an average download rate per user of 20Mbps, the carrier says, and is part of a number of enhancements EE plans for its service in the near future. Read The Full Story

EE nabs HTC first exclusive in UK

, Apr 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Facebook Phone will be coming to the UK with EE exclusively, this being the first time that EE has had an exclusive of such magnitude with the HTC first. This HTC first device will be available this summer on EE's own 4GEE service but no pricing or release dates have yet been released. In the United States, the HTC first will be coming to AT&T on the 12th of April, 2013 - so we must assume this release won't be long after! Read The Full Story

AT&T HTC One arrives April 19 from $200

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T will offer the HTC One from $199.99 for the 32GB model, with deliveries kicking off April 19, as well as exclusively ranging the 64GB variant for a hefty $299.99. Up for preorder from Thursday, April 4, the AT&T HTC One will also come with a free HTC Media Link HD adapter to make better use of the smartphone’s wireless streaming technology, including the HTC TV app which can push on-demand shows from your handset to your TV.

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AT&T: Sorry T-Mo, we’ll offer iPhone 5 HD Voice this year too

, Apr 2nd 2013 Discuss [0]

AT&T will enable HD Voice for the iPhone 5 later in 2013, slamming T-Mobile USA's exclusive on the high-quality voice call system in the process, execs at the carrier have confirmed. News of the incipient tech turn-on came on Monday, with AT&T senior VP Kris Rinne revealing that the network sees HD Voice as "part of our voice over LTE strategy," AllThingsD reports. Read The Full Story

Verizon completes acquisition of Mohave Wireless

, Apr 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

While it may not be as big of an acquisition between T-Mobile and MetroPCS, Verizon announced today that its acquisition with regional carrier Mohave Wireless is now complete. The Mohave, Arizona-based wireless carrier (hence the name), is now in the hands of Verizon, and Big Red now has 100% control and ownership of the smaller carrier, buying them from Frontier Communications and Rio Virgin. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile iPhone 5: hardware pricing breakdown, step by step

, Mar 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the T-Mobile iPhone 5 was revealed with a pricing structure closer to that of an automobile than what's been common amongst smartphones over the past several years. While you pay just $99.99 USD initially, you then move forward with $20 payments for 24 months. Then your costs for data, voice, and text are separate (but still integrated into one bill in the end). Here's the real breakdown, step by step. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile unveils 4G LTE UNcarrier device lineup

, Mar 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile just announced the official launch of their new 4G LTE network, and customers will have six devices to choose from, one of which is a new LTE hotspot. Customers will have their shot at the Samsung GALAXY S 4, Galaxy Note II, BlackBerry Z10, HTC One, iPhone 5 (announcement here), and the Sonic 2.0 Mobile HotSpot LTE. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile reveals UNcarrier LTE event info early: a quick run-down

, Mar 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

T-Mobile CEO John Legere is on stage right now talking about some of the recent developments with the company over the past few months, but we just received a press release straight from T-Mobile that details all of goodies that the company is announcing today, including the launch of their LTE network, new devices, and some other changes. Read The Full Story
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