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At&t May Charge iPhone Users For Excessive Data Usage
Since At&t has come under fire recently for its network’s abilities, At&t has now said that it may have to charge the heavy iPhone data users extra. AT&T claims that the high bandwidth usage, brought on by iPhone users, is causing network issues such as dropped calls, slow 3G network and problems connecting to the…
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At&t Glitch – Charging For International SMS
At&t is apparently having a glitch in their system where their online account management system is showing pay-per-use charges for international SMS/data usage. From the reports I’ve read, it may be limited to the Chicago area, but it could be more widespread. I can vouch for this issue, being an At&t customer in the Chicago…
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Verizon’s DROID Getting 2.0.1 Update
Originally, Verizon had said this update would be pushed out to customers in “the coming weeks”. There have been reports now that some customers have been receiving the update within the last couple of days. This update is mostly lots of bug fixes, improved stability and battery life, better camera and call quality, faster visual…
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Sprint Turning Things Around?
Barron’s Weekly Newspaper has published a report stating that Sprint is finally turning things around after its disastrous merger with Nextel. This helped their stock value this week. Customers have been reporting the change for a while now, but they’ve still been losing customers and reporting losses. I think we have quite a few satisfied…
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HTC’s 2010 Roadmap
If you remember, last year PPCGeeks was lucky enough to be the first site to get HTC’s 2009 leaked roadmap and pictures of the devices. Unfortunately we weren’t quite as lucky this year as it was leaked to XDA-Developers first. We’re still here to bring you the goodies though. There’s not a whole lot of…
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FCC Opens Investigation Into Verizon
Apparently customers are not the only ones upset by Verizon’s new early termination fee (ETF) policy because the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) has now opened an investigation. Verizon recently doubled the fee for customers with premium devices, from $175 to $350, who would like to get out of their contract with Big Red. Verizon argues…
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[Updated] Sprint Revealed GPS Data 8 Million Times To Govt.
UPDATE– Sprint has issued a statement to explain that the high numbers (8 million) represent the number of “pings”, not the amount of users accessed. There can be thousands of pings per a single investigation. In a single investigation, once law enforcement has a court order, it can check someone’s location every 3 minutes for…
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LG eXpo Coming To At&t Dec. 7th
At&t and LG Electronics announced today that the eXpo (also known as the LG IQ for Telus) will be coming to At&t on Dec. 7th. It has a sliding keyboard, 3.2″ screen, 5MP camera, 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Windows Mobile 6.5, and a 1500mAh battery. Its also setup to handle (the optional) DLP pico projector, being…
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Sprint Nextel Completes Acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA
Sprint Nextel today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Virgin Mobile. The transaction strengthens Sprint’s pre-paid customer base by bringing them together with Boost Mobile. Earlier today, Virgin Mobile stockholders approved the transaction. “With continued growth in the U.S. prepaid segment, Sprint is further positioning itself as a leader,” said Dan Hesse, Sprint…
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HP iPAQ Glisten Coming To At&t
HP’s latest WM 6.5 smartphone will be hitting At&t in the coming weeks, known as the iPAQ Glisten. It will have a 2.5″ AMOLED Touchscreen, albeit a resistive one, a 3.1MP camera, 256MB RAM, microSD slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, WiFi, and Bluetooth. It’ll run ya $229.99 after mail-in rebates and a 2 year agreement.…
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The Verizon and AT&T battle…
Well, talks of the DROID aside, it has been fun to watch AT&T and Verizon battling each other. The commercials were hilarious. In case you did not catch them, there is a bunch here about how the iPhone is a misfit toy, how Verizon’s 3g coverage is 5X better then AT&T’s, and how Verizon’s 3G…
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At&t Tilt 2 Bundle For $0.01 at Wal-Mart
Wal-mart is offering a bundle for At&t that includes the new Tilt 2 (Touch Pro 2), car charger, bluetooth headset, and screen protector. This is only for new 2 year contracts. Thanks forum user aznmode for the tip. WalMart.com
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Sprint Palm Pre Only $79 on Black Friday
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[Rumor]- Telus HSPA Touch Pro2?
It appears that Telus may be launching a GSM version of the HTC Touch Pro2, with support for their GSM 3G bands. The Touch Pro2 that they currently have on the market is a CDMA version, much like the Sprint or Verizon version. The new GSM version will probably support all 3G GSM bands that…
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YouMail Visual Voicemail Free For Sprint
YouMail today annouced that Sprint users can now use their visual voicemail service at no extra charge, but only on their Blackberry and Android phones. You can either get it from the Blackberry App World or by going to www.youmail.com and signing up for an account. This service lets you: -Quickly and easily scroll through…
