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Feb

21

2012

Verizon launch 4G LTE smartphone sale

by Chris Stewart
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Bargain hunters rejoice as Verizon has just slashed the price of two of it’s high-end, 4G Android smartphones for a limited period. Big Red has dropped the price of both the HTC Rezound and LG Spectrum to $99 for any new contracts or contract renewals until 28th February. Whether it’s the lightning quick dual-core processor [...]

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Feb

13

2012

[Update: Kind of] Verizon Celebrates 1st Anniversary of LTE, Confirms New England Region Fully Covered

by Jack Holt
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Here we sit folks. A year after the initial debut of Verizon’s LTE network in Boston and we’ve already seen it jump to 195 markets. Well Verizon Wireless has decided to publish a press release in celebration of this achievement. With it they also confirm that their 4G network covers the entire New England region. [...]

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Feb

8

2012

4G LTE And 3G Enhancements Coming To Baltimore And Kansas City Sprint Customers In 2012

by Josh O'Donnell
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Good news for Sprint customers in the Baltimore and Kansas City areas, as Sprint announced this morning their intent to bring 4G LTE services and enhanced 3G service to users in these cities. This comes on the heels of Sprint’s announcement that Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio will also be getting the same treatment, [...]

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Jan

29

2012

[Deal] Amazon Offering New Customers The HTC Rezound For Only $79.99

by Roy Alugbue
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Amazon is at it yet again with another great deal for customers interested in grabbing a great phone. Today, it is offering the awesome Beats Audio-powered HTC Rezound 4G LTE phone for a stunning $79.99 for new Verizon Wireless customers when you sign a 2-year contract. That means you’ll be able to grab the phone [...]

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Jan

25

2012

A Quick Look At T-Mobile’s Newly Acquired Spectrum Collection

by Axl Logan
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Now that the merger is officially off of the table, it’s apparent that T-Mobile, the Nation’s 4th largest, and scrappy, carrier has made out like a bandit.  As winner of the big consolation prize, Magenta is about to get a bit beefy in the 4G dept.  AT&T’s transfer application has recently surfaced on the FCC’s [...]

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Jan

19

2012

Voice Over 4G LTE To Roll Out in 2013 According to Verizon

by Jack Holt
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Verizon is planning on rolling out its Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) services nationwide in early 2013. This is according to Light Reading who states that Verizon is starting in two cities. They are demoing the IP MultiMedia Subsystem now and according to Catharine Trebnick, VP of Northland Captial Markets: “VZW has two cities not trailing VoLTE and plans [...]

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Jan

13

2012

Hands-On With The LG Spectrum LTE Phone For Verizon Wireless [Video]

by Roy Alugbue
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  LG and Verizon took some time at CES 2012 to introduce the new Spectrum LTE device. Our own Rob Nazarian went hands-on and was able to give us some nice insights of the new phone. You will notice right off the bat the huge screen and bright display. That’s because the phone has a [...]

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Jan

10

2012

T-Mobile Makes Statement, Announces Improved HSPA+ 4G And Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G

by Roy Alugbue
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It seems like a certain mobile carrier has been awfully quiet lately, hasn’t it? Well T-Mobile doesn’t want anyone to forget about its presence down at CES. In fact, T-Mobile is out to make the statement that it intends to have a monstrous and successful 2012. They begin the new year by making 3 major [...]

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Jan

8

2012

Galaxy Note Officially Coming to the US via AT&T

by Jack Holt
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Hey you know how we told you a few days back that the Galaxy Note may be coming to AT&T? Well CES hasn’t even started but that didn’t stop Samsung from springing the news a little early. While this isn’t an official render of the device it does appear with the AT&T logo. We don’t [...]

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Jan

7

2012

Rogers and Telus to Get Samsung Galaxy Nexus on January 13th

by Jack Holt
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If you weren’t one of the lucky ones to score a Galaxy Nexus on Verizon or in the UK and you’re hopelessly wondering when you’re going to get your first taste of Ice Cream Sandwich, a few of you are in luck. Specifically you’re in luck if you’re in Canada and on Rogers or Telus as you will [...]

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