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Consumers may love the iPhone, but carriers hate it
Ever wonder why when you walk into a carrier store, they always subtly (or in some cases, not so subtly) try to push you toward buying an Android device? The reason is because even though Apple requires a grandiose display of the iPhone, carriers make much more money off of Android phones. Carriers pay Apple the subsidy that is able to keep the iPhone down to its $199 price point even after cramming in loads of new features in every release. For Apple, this is good. For consumers, this is … Read more
George Tinari
Microsoft stores supposedly taking pre-orders for the white Nokia Lumia 900
We don’t have an official launch date for the Nokia Lumia 900, but that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from accepting pre-orders for the Windows Phone handset. According to recent reports from SlashGear and wmpoweruser, it’ll cost you $25 to secure yourself a Lumia 900, which is available in black, cyan and, surprisingly, white. The original press release for the 900 says the handset will be available in cyan and black only. Though Nokia announced the white Lumia 800, there’s been no mention of a white Lumia 900 until now. Regardless of color, the Lumia 900 is a gem of a phone. It has a … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
AT&T’s throttling limit as low as 2 GB in some areas?
AT&T announced last year that it will throttle customers on unlimited data plans who use excessive amounts of data. AT&T said it will throttle only the top 5 percent of unlimited users and, initially, this appeared to affect customers pulling down 10 to 12 GB per month. Recent reports from John Cozen, who works for Oceanhouse Media, and Willa Plank of the WSJ suggest this limit might be creeping lower, as low as 2 GB for some customers. Both Cozen and Plank report getting a message from AT&T saying they … Read more
Kelly Hodgkins
Best Buy offers free flip cover case with AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note
Best Buy has started taking pre-orders for AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy Note and is even offering a free flip cover case (value of $29.99) with the phone activation. The tablet/smartphone itself is selling for $299.99 with a new two-year AT&T contract that requires a minimum data service starting at $15/month. It will be available on Sunday, February 19th. But that’s not all. The electronics retailer is also providing free shipping along with a free $50 gift card with any activation (as we discussed before). As a reminder, the Galaxy Note rocks … Read more
Dusan Belic
Dish Network is asking the FCC to ignore AT&T’s attempts to interfere with their network
Dish Network owns 40 MHz of of spectrum in the 2 GHz band that they want to use to build an LTE-Advanced network. Before they can do that though, they need to get the green light from the FCC. Why? Because that spectrum was meant to be used for a satellite based network, not a terrestrial one, à la those that a traditional operator would build. This obviously has AT&T’s panties in a bunch since they don’t want more competition. In fact, they even wrote a letter to the FCC … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
Samsung officially introduces the AT&T Galaxy Note in Super Bowl ad
Just as promised, Samsung has released its 90 second Galaxy Note ad during the Super Bowl. Following in the lines of its previous ads for the Galaxy S II (with a bit of a twist), this Galaxy Note ad pokes fun at iPhone users waiting in the long lines Apple loves to see outside its stores and shows them what “freedom” feels like. We think. We already got a chance to play with the Galaxy Note at CES this past January and while the idea of a 5.3 inch phone … Read more
Blake Stimac
Huawei MediaPad hits AT&T’s tablet offering
AT&T is adding another tablet to its portfolio – Huawei MediaPad, which is already available in the U.S. as T-Mobile Springboard. Unfortunately, the device AT&T is selling comes with Honeycomb (rather than Ice Cream Sandwich) on board, though we’re sure Android 4.0 update will be released shortly. Moreover, the press release doesn’t mention multiple color options, hinting us the only version the carrier will offer is silver (which BTW looks pretty cool to me). AT&T has already started selling the MediaPad to its enterprise users at varying price points depending … Read more
Dusan Belic
AT&T’s Motorola ATRIX 2 new update fixes a number of bugs, improves overall experience
AT&T and Motorola released a new software update for the ATRIX 2 smartphone, fixing a number of bugs and improving the overall experience. No, it’s not the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, though we’re certain it’s in works as we speak. Here’s what software version 55.13.25 brings: Improvements in the camera app, delivering better overall picture taking experience. Addition of Google Music application from where you can shop for millions of songs and download hundreds of free tracks. Re-naming of Motorola Gallery, Music and Files applications to My Gallery, … Read more
Dusan Belic
AT&T shuffles up executive management positions
AT&T is playing a bit of musical chairs with its senior executive positions and the move seems more like a reshuffling of the deck than a cleaning house move. According to AT&T, CEO and Chairman Randall Stephenson will stay on top and will have multiple lieutenants. Most importantly for this publication, Ralph de la Vega will continue on as CEO of AT&T Wireless. There was not any indication that de la Vega was on the hotseat but I guess it’s possible with the failed and costly acquisition of T-Mobile went … Read more
Marin Perez
AT&T sends a letter to the FCC that confirms they’re interested in working with Dish
Dish Network, the budget satellite television company, sits on 40 MHz worth of spectrum in the 2 GHz band. They’ve already stated that they want to build an LTE-Advanced network using that spectrum, and now they’re just waiting to get the thumbs up from the FCC to go ahead and start building. Now we all know that AT&T failed to acquire T-Mobile. That made a lot of consumers happy since fewer operators almost always translates to higher prices. Still, that doesn’t change AT&T’s problem, which is their hunger for spectrum … Read more
Stefan Constantinescu
AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note to land February 19th for $299
Earlier this month at CES, AT&T announced that it would be carrying the Galaxy Note. In a timely manner, the carrier confirmed the tablet-sized phone will go on sale starting February 19th. Customers can pre-order the Android device both online and in-store starting February 5th and will receive their Galaxy Note by the 17th. The Galaxy Note is a monster of a phone with a 5.3-inch HD Super AMOLED screen that’s 0.7 inches bigger than the Galaxy Nexus. It has a whopping 800 x 1280 pixels (WXGA) resolution with 285 pixels per inch. Under the hood, the Galaxy Note has … Read more