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Apr

11

2012

Employee Training Begins for the HTC One XL at AT&T, Adds Another Release Date to the Mix

by Jack Holt
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April 22 appears to be a big day because not only is that the day Verizon‘s $30 upgrade fee is kicking in but that may be the day that the HTC One XL drops as well as the Inspire 4G reaching its EOL or end of life. According to leaked photos web-based training (WBT) has started at [...]

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Apr

11

2012

[Leak] First press shot of the HTC DROID Incredible 4G surfaces

by Robert Nazarian
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With the HTC One series landing on Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile, where does this leave Verizon Wireless? We would like to think the upcoming HTC DROID Incredible 4G will be a One X, but rumored specs don’t jive. In fact it doesn’t even line up with the One S. What was known as the Fireball [...]

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Apr

11

2012

Have a Device Upgrade on Verizon After April 21st? Prepare to Pay an Extra $30

by Jack Holt
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In a move that probably surprises no one, Verizon has taken to their web site to announce the fact that as of April 22nd you will be paying an extra $30 to upgrade your device. Upgrade fees are not uncommon as we saw AT&T double their upgrade fee from $18 to $36 back in February. Ever [...]

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Apr

11

2012

HTC One S to be unveiled by T-Mobile at press event on April 18

by Robert Nazarian
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HTC and Sprint held their event last Wednesday, and next Wednesday the 18th, it’s going to be HTC and T-Mobile. Our inbox just got the press invite and T-Mobile isn’t trying to be coy about this one as you see HTC One S is front and center. Looks like this is going to be a [...]

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Apr

11

2012

Staten Island and St. Louis Now Seeing LTE Service From AT&T as it Expands Coverage

by Jack Holt
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For those of you on Staten Island who are patiently waiting and secretly jealous of those areas around you (like Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens) of having AT&T LTE service then you’re in luck as AT&T has flipped up the ON switch for you. You can now enjoy AT&T 4G LTE speeds in your [...]

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Apr

11

2012

Verizon HTC Rhyme Getting OTA Update… No, Not THAT Update

by Ed Caggiani
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Looks like the HTC Rhyme on Verizon is about to start receiving an OTA update to version 2.20.605.3. Unfortunately, it’s not Ice Cream Sandwich. Nope, this update is just a boring old bug fix and tidying up release. Not too exciting. The documentation about this update lists the following changes: Device Features “ Ringtones” has [...]

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Apr

10

2012

Signs For The Sprint Galaxy Nexus LTE On The Rise? Could Be Coming As Early As This Sunday

by Axl Logan
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Well, if you’ve been thirsting for some G-Nex love on Sprint’s network, the wait might be shorter than you think.  Thanks to our friends over at Phandroid, they’ve spotted some signage at one of the Sprint store locations for the up and coming Google experience device.  Question is, will the device come with LTE?  If Sprint [...]

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Apr

10

2012

Major U.S. wireless carriers team up to fight cellphone theft

by Robert Nazarian
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For those of you that like to buy used phones on eBay or Craigslist, we have some good news. The four major wireless carriers are teaming up along with the U.S. government to build a central database of stolen cellphones. I don’t understand why this wasn’t started years ago. Currently, Verizon Wireless and Sprint block [...]

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Apr

10

2012

T-Mobile HTC One S training begins, April 25 release seems likely

by Robert Nazarian
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It seems like the rest of the world is enjoying some HTC One Series love, but those of us in the U.S are still waiting. We got a glimpse of the EVO 4G LTE variant last week, but we won’t see that till probably late May. There is the One X for AT&T, but still [...]

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Apr

6

2012

AT&T is getting close to launching the Galaxy Nexus

by Spencer McClendon
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Andro Rev is reporting they have a source close to the situation and AT&T will be getting a Galaxy Nexus. They also report that an unconfirmed amount of standard AT&T SIM Cards are going out for testing. These are not Like Verizon’s micro SIM’s, which helps the rumor of it being 4G LTE. They have updated their [...]

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