Ting Launches ‘Mobile Service That Makes Sense’ on Sprint
Eric M. Zeman, PhoneScoop, 2/3/2012 A company called Ting has this week launched its cellular phone service using Sprint’s CDMA and WiMax networks. Ting, which is operated by Tucows, provides inexpensive, no-contract access to mobile services. Potential customers will need to buy a Ting-branded phone from Ting, which range from the Samsung Reclaim for $45 [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: CDMA, Motorola, Samsung, Sprint, WiMax
Sprint set to launch next-gen PTT service over faster CDMA
Matt Hamblen, ComputerWorld, 9/27/2011 Ruggedized Kyocera DuraMax will be first phone to support Sprint Direct Connect push-to-talk service Sprint on Sunday will launch a new rugged wireless phone along with a next-generation push-to-talk service called Sprint Direct Connect that offers speedy data capabilities. The ruggedized Kyocera DuraMax, which will be available on Sunday for $69.99 [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, Bluetooth, CDMA, Sprint
Windows Phone 7 Update schedule arrives: stinks for AT&T users
Peter Bright, ArsTechnica, 3/24/2011 Earlier in the week, Microsoft started shipping “NoDo”, the first major update for Windows Phone 7 that brings copy and paste support to the platform, along with some performance improvements and bug fixes. What the company wasn’t revealing back then was who would get the update, or when they would get [...]
In: Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, HTC, T-Mobile
Using the Personal Hotspot on your AT&T iPhone
Glenn Fleishman, Macworld.com, 3/15/2011 Throw away your MiFi! Forego the heartbreak of tethering! Give up the struggle of Internet Sharing from a mobile broadband modem through your laptop! The iOS 4.3 Personal Hotspot feature can slice (through your mobile bill), dice (up your cables), and make pounds and pounds of Wi-Fi devices connect to the [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, Bluetooth, CDMA, GPS, GSM, Hotspot, MiFi, Tether, Verizon, WiFi
AT&T to offer Wi-Fi tethering for iPhone
Gregg Keizer, Computer World, 2/3/2011 Announces 2GB allowance, multi-device Wi-Fi tethering for Android, says ‘working on bringing it to the iPhone’ AT&T said on Wednesday that it will allow tethering of multiple devices to Apple’s iPhone, and add a 2GB data allowance to the $20-per-month service. The carrier declined to spell out a timetable for [...]
In: Android, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Bluetooth, CDMA, Hotspot, HTC, Tether, Verizon, WiFi
Verizon iPhone First Take
Kent German, CNET news, 1/11/2011 After almost four years of endless gossip, analyst forecasts, and so-called leaks, the Verizon iPhone is a reality. We’re thrilled, to be honest, if only because we never have to write another rumor story again. The iPhone 4′s arrival on a second U.S. network is significant, of course, but the [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology, Palm (HP), WinPhone · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, Bluetooth, CDMA, GPS, GSM, LTE, Sprint, Tether, Verizon, WiFi
Windows Phone 7 launching in US exclusively with AT&T
Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 10/1/2010 Earlier in the year, AT&T was described as the “premier” carrier for Windows Phone 7 when it launches in the US. The WSJ is now reporting that it’s more than that: the carrier will be Microsoft’s exclusive launch partner when it releases its new phone platform in the coming weeks. [...]
In: Mobile Technology, WinPhone · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, HTC, Samsung, T-Mobile
Sprint quietly sells 3G femtocell, Verizon set to follow
Stephen Lawson, ComputerWorld, 8/23/2010 U.S. carriers with EV-DO mobile data networks are stepping up their coverage game with femtocells that offer extended coverage for the high-speed network, after long offering units that worked only with the slower CDMA2000-1x system. Sprint Nextel quietly began offering an EV-DO femtocell to selected customers about two weeks ago, and [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, Femtocell, Sprint, VoIP
T-Mobile to Launch HSPA+ Phone
Mark Hachman, PC Magazine, 7/21/2010 T-Mobile will release its first HSPA+ phone later this summer, the carrier announced via Twitter on Wednesday. Naturally, the 140-character limit didn’t allow T-Mobile much room for detail: “Big news! Later this summer, T-Mobile will unveil its first HSPA+-capable smartphone,” T-Mobile said. “More details will be available in the coming weeks.” [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, CDMA, HSPA, Sprint, T-Mobile
Verizon Wireless Said to Start Offering IPhone in January
Amy Thomson, Bloomberg, 6/29/2010 Verizon Wireless, the largest U.S. mobile-phone company, will start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone next year, ending AT&T Inc.’s exclusive hold on the smartphone in the U.S., two people familiar with the plans said. The device will be available to customers in January, according to the people, who declined to be named [...]
In: Android, Blackberry, iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CDMA, CTIA, Motorola, Verizon, Vodafone