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After a hacker attack killed their launch slated for last week, Voyager Mobile has announced this morning that they are officially open for business. Voyager Mobile is the latest Sprint-based mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) to launch, and runs on Sprint’s 3G CDMA and 4G WiMax networks. Voyager offers an unlimited talk and text plan…
While carriers have made it publicly known that they’re unhappy with how much they’re subsidizing the iPhone, don’t expect this practice to change anytime soon. According to All Things D, carriers are concerned that raising the prices consumers pay for iPhones will drive them away to alternative carriers that choose to leave the subsidy as…
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung will be sitting down this week as part of a court-ordered mediation between the two companies, according to a Reuters report. Back in April, the warring companies were ordered by a federal judge to appear in a court-supervised mediation to attempt to settle their differences before their…
TechnoBuffalo reports that Sprint will begin offering at least $100 off the iPhone 4S to customer who trade in any previous iPhone model. The deal will reportedly run from May 18th through June 30th, and applies to both new and existing customers, and requires that you sign a new two-year contract with the Now Network. The branding does indicate…
T-Mobile has announced a few more details on their restructuring plan via an official press release this morning; approximately 900 positions are being eliminated in the company. T-Mobile goes on to state that 550 new jobs are being created to support the new business needs and strategy in the company, reducing the total impact to…
It turns out Verizon’s move towards shared data plans isn’t exactly as altruistic as we would have liked, according to a CNET report. Sometime this summer, Verizon will turn on shared data plans that will allow customers to share data with other people on their plan, and connect multiple devices such as tablets and laptops to…
China Mobile is in talks with Apple to carry the iPhone, according to a report from Bloomberg. No agreement has yet been reached between the two companies, and China Mobile can’t predict whether the companies will be able to come to agreement in 2012, making it likely the company would start carrying the next iPhone…
In just a short time, smartphones will undoubtedly change the way we interact with the world, even moreso than they already have. One of the biggest potential impacts of this trend is on the medical industry, as more and more doctors and nurses are turning to phones and tablets from Apple and Android to help…
A report out of Mobile Burn (Dan Seifert) indicates that a new cellular service set to launch today will see a bit of a delay. Voyager Mobile is one of the many mobile virtual network operator (MNVO) that runs on Sprint’s 3G CDMA and 4G WiMax networks. Voyager Mobile was all set to launch their network…
When it comes to customer satisfaction, Apple dominates and RIM struggles. The 2012 ACSI report was the first time Apple, RIM, HTC, and LG were included in the cell phone manufacturer satisfaction category, making for an interesting inaugural cellular satisfaction report. The 2012 report shows that Apple has amassed a staggering 83% customer satisfaction ranking, becoming…