AT&T offering off-contract, certified like new Galaxy S 4 for $179

by Jared Peters on Apr 21st 2014, 7:13pm
tagged AT&T, deal, galaxy s 4, Samsung

If you don’t have to have the latest and greatest smartphones, you may want to take advantage of AT&T’s latest deal on Samsung’s Galaxy S 4. The carrier is offering the device completely off-contract for $179 bucks, which is significantly cheaper than its typical $500 – $600 retail price. The catch is that the device is a certified like-new refurbished model, but at less than $200, it’s a hard deal to pass up.

The Galaxy S 4 sports a 1080p screen, 2 GB of RAM, and a Snapdragon 600 processor, so it’s still a pretty competitive phone in 2014. Hit the link below to check out the deal.

Source: AT&T

AT&T alters GoPhone plans by providing more data and free tethering

by Alihassan Mahdi on Apr 18th 2014, 4:15pm
tagged AT&T, data, GoPhone, plans, tethering

Good news for AT&T GoPhone plans customers as the company has now announced that starting from April 25, the new GoPhone plans will now provide more data and free WiFi tethering, all at no extra cost.

The changes to the plan includes an increased mobile data from 2 to 2.5 GB with free WiFi tethering and unlimited talk at $60 per month. In addition, GoPhone plan with 250 MB data is now increased to 500 MB and costs $40 per month along with free 500 minutes of talk. And lastly, a new plan with 1 GB of data and unlimited talk for $45 per month is now available at most Wal-Mart stores globally. » Read the rest

AT&T starts rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for LG G Flex

by Jeff Causey on Apr 17th 2014, 12:32pm
tagged Android 4.4.2 KitKat, AT&T, G Flex, LG

AT&T has announced that they have started to push out the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the LG G Flex smartphone. The G Flex is LG’s entry into the “flexible” display market to compete with Samsung. You do remember when there was a race on to see who could get devices with curved or flexible displays to market first? » Read the rest

Major smartphone OEMs and wireless carriers agree to support anti-theft measures

by Jared Peters on Apr 15th 2014, 8:27pm
tagged AT&T, Google, Samsung, smartphones, Sprint, T-Mobile, theft, Verizon

Like with any other valuable object, smartphones are often the target of thieves. Many lawmakers and even carriers and device manufacturers have questioned how to implement features on devices that would cut down on theft, but until now there hasn’t been much of a united stance in making that happen. » Read the rest

T-Mobile says no to overage charges, and John Legere starts petition for all U.S. carriers to do the same

by Robert Nazarian on Apr 14th 2014, 10:00am
tagged AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, verizon wireless

After a slight delay, T-Mobile just unveiled their 3rd and final installment of big announcements to further shake up the mobile industry. Last week brought a new Simple Starter Plan for day 1 and day 2 was that LTE tablets will be priced the same as Wi-Fi-only tablets. Day 3 is all about overage charges.

T-Mobile will no longer charge overages to their customers, which is a pretty good announcement in itself, but John Legere and team are taking it one step further. They are encouraging AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon Wireless to do the same, and they have created a petition on Change.org.

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Verizon, Sprint join AT&T by removing Download Booster from their GS5 while T-Mobile keeps it

by Justin Herrick on Apr 10th 2014, 6:30pm
tagged AT&T, download booster, Galaxy S 5, GS5, Samsung, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

Owners of the Samsung Galaxy S 5 on AT&T, you are not alone. Verizon and Sprint have followed AT&T’s decision to ditch Download Booster for their variants of Samsung’s newest flagship smartphone. For those unaware, Download Booster meshes WiFi and data connections to really pull down a signal. These carriers have opted to omit the feature likely due to data caps being in the way for many customers.

There is one carrier, though, that is not removing Download Booster. Who else but T-Mobile. The nation’s Un-carrier is even flaunting the fact that it is keeping the feature around. So while Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint Galaxy S 5 owners cannot enjoy the power of Download Booster, T-Mobile customers can.

Via: Fierce Wireless

More carriers add HTC One (M8) to retail locations starting today

by Jeff Causey on Apr 10th 2014, 1:21pm
tagged AT&T, Best Buy, HTC, HTC One (M8), one m8, retail, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon

When HTC announced the HTC One (M8) they also announced their latest flagship device would be available around the globe with more than 230 operators signed up to carry the smartphone. That far-ranging availability did not stop HTC from creating some initial scarcity for the phone by giving Verizon exclusive rights to carry the HTC One (M8) in their retail locations starting on the day of the announcement. In the U.S., if you were not a Verizon customer, you could still order the HTC One (M8) on-line and get it shipped to you. Customers with AT&T or Sprint now have the ability to get their hands on the device prior to making their purchase as Verizon’s exclusivity period draws to a close and these carriers have the device available in retail locations. T-Mobile is scheduled to have HTC’s newest device available starting tomorrow at their retail stores.

According to HTC’s original announcement, several other retail outlets should have the HTC One (M8) available for customers to try their hands on starting today, notably Best Buy. Not surprisingly, HTC is getting the HTC One (M8) onto retail sales floors just in time to compete with the Samsung Galaxy S 5 which will start selling tomorrow.

AT&T version of Samsung Galaxy S 5 missing Download Booster feature

by Jeff Causey on Apr 9th 2014, 1:33pm
tagged AT&T, download booster, Galaxy S 5, Samsung, T-Mobile

Reports are surfacing today indicating the Download Booster feature on AT&T versions of the Samsung Galaxy S 5 is missing. The Download Booster, a feature that Samsung highlighted during their launch event, gives users the ability to combine WiFi and LTE connections when downloading files larger than 30 MB. The combination is supposed to give a boost to download speeds. It appears that consumers who have started to receive their devices from AT&T have discovered the feature is not enabled and the switches to turn it on are not even present in the settings or notification panel. » Read the rest

Target will sell the Samsung Galaxy S 5 for $100 when you trade in your old device

by Justin Herrick on Apr 7th 2014, 10:24pm
tagged AT&T, Galaxy S 5, GS5, Samsung, Sprint, target, Verizon

Not able to take advantage of Verizon’s BOGO offer for the Samsung Galaxy S 5? Target is running a deal of their own. If you bring a qualifying device in for a trade, Target will sell you Samsung’s new flagship smartphone for just $100 with a new two-year contract. The carriers eligible with Target’s deal are Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint.

The deal runs from April 11 through April 19, so check the source link below to see if your current device is eligible for a trade in. The whole process can be done online or in a Target store.

Source: Target

Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) now available for AT&T, Sprint and International variant of the HTC One M8

by Alihassan Mahdi on Mar 30th 2014, 3:31am
tagged Android, AT&T, HTC One (M8), Root, Sprint, Team Win, TWRP

Just a few days ago, Samsung’s Galaxy S 5 was rooted and the method was made available to the public, thanks to XDA developer, Chainfire. Now, the HTC One M8 is next in line as developers at Team Win Recovery Project have already created the TWRP for the Sprint, AT&T and International variant of the HTC One M8.

The custom recovery for the Sprint variant is already available on Team Win’s webpage, however the International version hasn’t been posted over there. So to get it, you’ll have to head to the XDA developer page linked at the end of this article. If you’ve rooted before, the method is pretty similar. » Read the rest

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