Okay, so there are some rumors swirling the intertubes that indicate AT&T’s intention to allow current iPhone customers to trade-in or trade-up their first-generation iPhone in exchange for the subsdized, lower $200 (or $300 for the 16GB variant) price-point for the iPhone 3G. I just wanted to give our readers a heads-up (and reiterate my…
AT&T Motorola Q9h to get Windows Mobile 6.1 update
Chalk up another carrier-branded handset to get some Windows Mobile 6.1 OS update love. Following on the recent revelation that the Sprint Motorola Q9c would be blessed with the latest mobile OS from Microsoft’s Windows Mobile camp, AT&T has announced that subscribers with Motorola Q9h smartphones will be getting a Windows Mobile 6.1 update in…
AT&T rolls out BlackBerry Bold 9000 website
While many potential AT&T customers are eagerly awaiting Apple’s July 11 launch date for the iPhone 3G, it’s easy to forget that the No. 1 US wireless carrier is set to bring other tempting handset offers to market. Enter the BlackBerry Bold 9000. AT&T has just gone live with an official webpage to help whet…
Sony Ericsson Z780 confirmed for AT&T?
Sony Ericsson is eager to enter the U.S. market, but has so far struggled to gain any decent market share. AT&T is their “partner in crime” and together the two companies are steadily launching new models. We’ve seen already the Sony Ericsson Z780 passing the FCC hurdle all with the AT&T badge, meaning that the…
AT&T iPhone 3G pricing, upgrade, calling/data plan policies revealed – no more revenue sharing
Assuming the documents are on-point, we now have some more insight into AT&T’s policies regarding iPhone 3G purchase, upgrades, and subsidies. Some iPhone owners will get free iPhone 3G replacements If you are a current iPhone customer, and you bought you first-generation iPhone on or after May 27th (despite widespread expectation that Apple was going…
Apple to allow carriers to subsidize iPhone
If the 3G iPhone launches with A-GPS, tri-band HSDPA, and video recording, we’ll be more than happy to wait in line to give Apple more of our hard-earned money. But, if Apple ends up allowing carriers to subsidize the price of the next-generation iPhone, there are going to be throngs of iPhone hopefuls lining up…
AT&T boosts 3G data network speeds ahead of 3G iPhone launch – 1.7Mbps/1.2Mbps HSDPA
Is AT&T’s newly launched HSUPA data network upgrade leaving you feeling unimpressed? Well, worry not, fellow 3G network surfer, AT&T’s got the just the thing to help quench that wireless data fiend within all of us. Just a handful of days before Apple and Steve Jobs is scheduled to showcase the next-generation iPhone on the…
AT&T rolls out free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service for Starbucks gift card customers
While this offer isn’t the same free AT&T WiFi HotSpot service that iPhone users are still waiting on, Big Blue has announced that AT&T WiFi HotSpots at all Starbucks locations in the US will offer free WiFi service to customers. The catch? You have to be a card-carrying Starbucks junky to cash in on the…
AT&T prorates ETF – Early Termination Fees now pro-rated on AT&T
Good news for anyone considering a shorter-term stay on AT&T’s HSPA network. AT&T has announced that it has gone official with its new Early Termination Fee (ETF) policy. Customers can now expect to have their ETF reduced by $5 for every month that they pay their bill. What that means is that customers won’t have…
AT&T to sell Pantech Breeze to seniors
AT&T today announced a new simple phone. Made by Korean Pantech, the Breeze is designed to “consider the needs of seniors or customers who have disabilities.” That being said, this clamshell is not about high-end features. Rather, it’s a simple and easy to use phone, which prides itself with such things as 3 quick-call keys,…