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AT&T ranked worst US carrier again by Consumer Reports

, Dec 6th 2011 Discuss [11]

Consumer Reports has released its latest survey of US wireless customers, revealing once again that AT&T scores the worst in customer satisfaction, repeating its last place ranking from the previous year. And once again, of the four major US wireless carriers, Verizon takes the top spot. Read The Full Story

Carrier IQ, Apple, Samsung, HTC, and more hit with class-action lawsuit

, Dec 5th 2011 Discuss [10]

The Carrier IQ scandal continues to spiral and now a new class-action lawsuit has been lodged against the company. The lawsuit, filed by three local law firms led by Sianni & Straite in the Federal Court in Wilmington, Delaware, also lists several other defendants, targeting handset manufacturers Apple, Samsung, HTC, and Motorola as well as US carriers AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Read The Full Story

FTC asked to open investigation of Carrier IQ

, Dec 2nd 2011 Discuss [6]

The Carrier IQ controversy has snowballed quickly over the last week, with the company now possibly facing an investigation by the FTC. Following Senator Al Franken's demand for answers regarding the data the company collects, Massachusetts congressman Edward Markey has taken it a step further, requesting the FTC to open an investigation. Read The Full Story

AT&T & T-Mobile mulling joint venture if acquisition deal falls apart

, Nov 30th 2011 Discuss [7]

Judging from all the rumors, it seems like that AT&T is looking at all of its remaining options in light of its withdrawn attempt to acquire T-Mobile USA from parent company Deutsche Telekom AG. Wall Street Journal gives us the latest possible scenario, which is the possibility of AT&T and Deutsche Telekom teaming up together for a joint venture should the acquisition deal ultimately fall apart. And this would be apparently be a partnership that would entail the two telecom giants pooling their infrastructure together. Read The Full Story

FCC allows AT&T to withdraw T-Mobile deal, to release findings today

, Nov 29th 2011 Discuss [1]

During a conference call today, the FCC announced that it will accept AT&T's request to withdraw its application for the T-Mobile merger. The agency also revealed that it will be releasing findings today of what it uncovered from reviewing the merger application, but some portions will be redacted. Read The Full Story

AT&T considers bigger asset sale to save T-Mobile deal

, Nov 25th 2011 Discuss [12]

AT&T's bid to purchase T-Mobile for $39 billion has collapsed following reports that the FCC was requesting an administrative hearing regarding the deal. In a pre-emptive move, AT&T withdrew its T-Mobile proposal from the FCC and added the $4 billion breakup charge to its Q4 2011 finances. However, a source from Bloomberg is now claiming that AT&T may be considering one last plea of offering to sell more assets to save the T-Mobile deal. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile explains why it doesn’t sell the iPhone

, Oct 21st 2011 Discuss [109]

The recently launched iPhone 4S is now available on the top three major US carriers, but T-Mobile is still left out in the cold. And sadly, earlier this week, even regional carrier C Spire Wireless announced that it would be getting the iPhone 4S, making it the fourth carrier in the US to offer Apple's next-gen smartphone. This seems like a big slap in the face for T-Mobile, which has issued a statement today to clarify why it still does not sell the iPhone. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4S speed test: AT&T vs. Verizon vs. Sprint

, Oct 14th 2011 Discuss [47]

The iPhone 4S hit stores today, now being offered through AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint. The phone is identical on all carriers with each having to differentiate based on other factors like network speed, reliability, customer service, and data plan terms. If you're still undecided about which carrier and network speed is key to your decision, then definitely check out this speed test video of all three iPhone 4S models side-by-side after the cut. Read The Full Story

iPhone 4S pre-orders sold out, Apple orders more

, Oct 13th 2011 Discuss [27]

Despite not being the more dramatic iPhone 5 revamp, the iPhone 4S isn't doing too shabby. It may very well be Apple's best-selling smartphone and now pre-orders for the entry-level $199 iPhone 4S are reportedly sold out on all three partnering US carriers. Pre-orders for the iPhone 4S on the very first day were said to have passed the 1 million mark, breaking the previous iPhone 4 sales record of 600,000. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile gives staff advice for in-store combat regarding the iPhone 4S

, Oct 4th 2011 Discuss [22]

We don't know how T-Mobile truly feels regarding getting left out on the next device coming from Apple this fall, but we do have some leaked staff notes explaining how staff can combat customers and explain the Android offerings vs the iPhone 5 iPhone 4S. Read The Full Story

Verizon expects Windows Phone to overtake BlackBerry

, Sep 23rd 2011 Discuss [7]

Despite the poor sales of Microsoft's Windows Phone devices, Verizon seems to have more confidence in the platform than RIM's BlackBerry. During the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam expressed his opinion on which platform would emerge as the third major mobile operating system and he believed that Windows Phone would overtake BlackBerry. Read The Full Story

Isis vows to rival Google Wallet with more choices and Android support

, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Isis will likely be the largest rival to the newly launched Google Wallet mobile payment platform when it arrives in early 2012. The platform is a multi-million dollar joint-venture between carrier heavyweights Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile. Despite not being first to launch as it had hoped, the project aims to differentiate by offering more choices. Read The Full Story
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