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Dec

7

2011

Verizon to Add Family Data Plans in 2012, According to CEO McAdam

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by Jack Holt
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Are you tired of having multiple data plans for multiple devices? Are you on Verizon Wireless? Well then Verizon Communications CEO McAdam certainly has good news. According to McAdam, people are dealing with four to five screens (smartphones, tablets, wireless modems, etc) and don’t like having to pay for all those devices on separate bills, and [...]

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Dec

7

2011

AT&T Rated Lowest For Second Year in a Row in Consumer Reports Survey

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by Jack Holt
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AT&T received the lowest rating in Consumer Reports annual satisfaction survey for a second year running. A provider called Consumer Cellular received the top rank in the same survey. In regards to the four major U.S. carriers though, Verizon made the top of the list with Sprint following. T-Mobile was behind both but was rated [...]

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Dec

5

2011

New Carrier IQ Suit Brings Apple, Motorola and Carriers Into the Mix

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by Jack Holt
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While the extent of the damage that Carrier IQ has caused is still out to jury, it appears that a few more companies are being added to the lawsuit mix. The only people that haven’t heard of Carrier IQ are those that have shunned technology, but if you are one of those folk that don’t [...]

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Dec

2

2011

Another Galaxy Nexus at the FCC Suggests AT&T Will Be Getting One of Their Own

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by Jack Holt
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The Galaxy Nexus has been making a lot of news lately with various rumors and what not, and if you have missed out on any of the news that the Galaxy Nexus has been making, you can get your fill here. Well you can also add this article to the pile because it appears that the [...]

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Dec

1

2011

Carrier IQ Gate: A brief summary of the controversy

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by Robert Nazarian
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Carrier IQ has become the buzz lately, but not for good reasons. It all started when a researcher named Trevor Eckhart posted evidence that Carrier IQ logs every text message, Google search, and phone number typed and reports back to the phone carrier. Shortly after, Carrier IQ sent a cease and desist letter to Eckhart [...]

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Dec

1

2011

AT&T Teases With Hands-On Video Of Upcoming LG Nitro HD

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by Roy Alugbue
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Oh now what do we have here?? You remember when we mentioned the uber-sexy Nitro HD by LG? Well AT&T just couldn’t contain themselves again and decided to swoon us even further by releasing a hands-on video of the device. You can see that attractive 720p screen, the super-fluid dual-core 1.5Ghz processor and overall sleek [...]

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Dec

1

2011

AT&T may now consider Deutsche Telekom joint venture instead of T-Mobile merger

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by Stacy Bruce
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With the possibility of AT&T’s T-Mobile accusation hanging by a thread, recent reports are saying that AT&T might opt try for a joint venture with T-Mobile’s parent company, Deutsche Telekom, instead. Although the deal is far from final, it seems like a more reasonable proposition given the many roadblocks faced during the planned merger. AT&T [...]

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Nov

29

2011

AT&T Willing to Divest up to 40% of T-Mobile Assets in Last Ditch Effort to Salvage Merger

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by Stacy Bruce
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According to recent reports, AT&T is prepared to divest up to 40% of T-Mobile’s assets in an attempt to salvage the merger between the two network providers. Back on August 31st, the Department of Justice sued to block the merger citing that “AT&T’s elimination of T-Mobile as an independent, low-priced rival would remove a significant [...]

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Nov

28

2011

White AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket Coming Soon

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by Stacy Bruce
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Although it hasn’t been confirmed yet by AT&T, a white version of the Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket should be landing soon at an AT&T retailer near you. The recent addition to Samsung’s product page outs the white variant as a clearly marked AT&T device. The white GSII Skyrocket will presumably have the same specs as [...]

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