Free Android tethering apps blocked by most carriers
Matt Hamblen, Computerworld, 5/3/2011 Free Android phone tethering apps found in Android Market are reportedly being blocked by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile. Sprint continues to support the tethering apps, possibly because it continues to offer offers unlimited, voice text and data plans. The other carriers charge $15 to $20 per month to use a [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, T-Mobile, Tether, Verizon
T-Mobile offering 4G Mobile Hotspot for mobile connectivity
Dan Seifert, MobileBurn 4/12/2011 T-Mobile has officially taken the wraps off of its 4G Mobile Hotspot that was originally announced at CTIA 2011 earlier this year. The 4G Mobile Hotspot is HSPA+ enabled and capable of achieving 21Mbps download speeds. Up to five Wi-Fi enabled devices can be connected at one time. Manufactured by ZTE, [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, Hotspot, HSPA, T-Mobile
FCC approves mandatory data roaming rules
Phil Goldstein, FierceWireless, 4/7/2011 The FCC voted to approve automatic data roaming rules, effectively settling a dispute that had split the wireless industry between larger operators that were against the rules and smaller carriers seeking to put data roaming on par with voice roaming. The five-member commission voted, 3-2, to approve the rules, which will [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, FCC, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
Verizon LTE Worth a Look as Possible DSL Replacement
Ryan Kim, GigaOM, 4/4/2011 As we’ve noted, the rise of LTE opens up the potential for wireless carriers to court DSL subscribers, something Stacey reported on last week with Verizon actively looking to win over wireline customers. Well, even with the limitations of wireless, the comparison is valid, at least for now, according to Deutsche [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 4G, AT&T, LTE, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon
From AT&T To VeriFone: Firms Go For Mobile Payments
Pete Barlas, Investor’s Business Daily, 3/29/2011 Ask Joe Lynam why so many companies are scrambling to offer mobile payments services, and he has a two-word answer: ring tones. “Ring tones became a quick $4 billion market because it was a very simple thing to buy — it was one click and it was charged to [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon
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
Wi-Fi group plans to simplify hotspot access
Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service, 3/22/2011 The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to start certifying products next year for easy logins and roaming The Wi-Fi Alliance plans to make getting onto a public hotspot as easy as connecting to a cellular network, a change that mobile operators are likely to welcome as they look to shift more [...]
In: Mobile Technology · Tagged with: AT&T, CTIA, Hotspot, T-Mobile, WiFi
T-Mobile says no iPhone
Kelly Hodgkins, TUAW, 3/21/2011 T-Mobile posted a quick FAQ on its website regarding the recently announced merger with AT&T. The biggest question for Apple fans on T-Mobile is whether the AT&T iPhone will be available to current T-Mobile customers. Unfortunately, the answer is a resounding “No.” Under the acquisition agreement, T-Mobile will continue to operate [...]
In: iPhone, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: 3G, 4G, AT&T, LTE, Samsung, T-Mobile, Verizon
Femtocells, Wi-Fi to play growing role in mobile networks
Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service, 2/16/2011 While some operators are still choosing one or the other, many experts say femtocells and Wi-Fi will both be used Some people may yet debate the value of femtocells, but the tide has turned: in 2010, the number of femtocells around the world exceeded the number of macrocells, according [...]
In: Android, Mobile Technology · Tagged with: Femtocell, LTE, MMS, SMS, T-Mobile, WiFi
NFC Gets More Flexible with “Open NFC” for Android
Sarah Perez, ReadWriteMobile, 2/8/2011 Semiconductor solutions provider Inside Secure has released an open source NFC protocol stack for Android 2.3, code-named “Gingerbread,” which it will provide to chip vendors, smartphone manufacturers, wireless carriers and software developers for free. The stack, called Open NFC, is the first hardware-independent implementation of NFC (near field communication) for Google’s [...]