On the upside, AT&T has finally seen the error in their ways. They’ll be sending out summarized paper bills instead of the 300-page long detailed bills that caused such a raucous recently. AT&T sent out a text message to this effect: AT&T free msg: We are simplifying you paper bill, removing itemized detail. To view…
Canada getting the HTC P4550/Kaiser/TyTn II on Rogers Wireless?
We have yet to get HTC’s flagship smartphone on any US carrier and it seems Rogers Wireless is already making preparations for the HTC P4550 Kaiser (aka TyTn II). One eagle-eyed Howard Forum user spotted something interesting on the Rogers Wireless website. As the above pic shows, Rogers Wireless has listed the HTC Herald as…
GoTV Latin Music channel launches on AT&T, planned for Sprint
GoTV has just signed on to provide mobile video content for AT&T, adding to the carrier’s mobile content offerings. The latin music channel, ES Música will serve up made-for-mobile video content in snippets that offer video countdowns, tour documentaries, and artist profiles – as well as a variety of latin music. Reuters reports that “A…
AT&T: Get off our TDMA network and pay us more money!
Is there anyone actually still using the old AT&T (Blue) Wireless’ TDMA wireless network? Well, there must be, because AT&T is stickin’ it to those AT&T TDMA network subscribers that are taking advantage of those super-low legacy rate-plans. They’re trying to make the monthly savings less appealing by charging TDMA users an extra $10 per…
AT&T crippling their BlackBerry 8820 with limited GPS functionality?
It’s a sad day when carriers purposely cripple or disable their handsets. The only thing sadder is being constantly reminded of that fact. Case in point, AT&T is reportedly crippling the GPS feature on their upcoming BlackBerry 8820. Apparently, the BlackBerry 8820 may ship with a limited navigation software suite – the TeleNav service from…
Stop calling the specially formatted mobile websites on the iPhone applications!
Blogging about the iPhone is a popular thing to do, for many reasons. You have the people who think the iPhone is a gift from god without realizing it is probably the most locked device to ever be released on to the market, you have the people who think that the mobile websites built on…
Unlocking your non-AT&T SIM for iPhone just got easier – TurboSIM
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just software unlock our iPhones to work on any carrier we wanted? While we’re eagerly awaiting a fully-unlocked, “Holy Grail” solution from our favorite iPhone hackers, we’ll just have to make do with SIM unlocking hacks. The SuperSIM hack that we covered previously will definitely get you up…
Mysterious Motorola Q’s waiting in the wings?
Aside from the features of the Motorola Q9m and Q9h, Motorola’s newly launched Moto Q9 promotional website hints at a couple unannounced Moto Q’s waiting in the wings – literally. Flanking either side of the center-staged Motorola Q9m and Motorola Q9h are two blacked-out silhouettes of what we presume are Motorola Q variants.With the Moto…
LG CU515 revealed by FCC, successor to LG CU400
It looks like LG’s got the successor to the unsightly CU400 handset working it’s way to a US launch soon. The FCC just green-lighted the LG CU515 for 3G-duty on AT&T’s network. This FCC approval bodes well for the rumored September launch date of the LG CU515. We’ll keep an eye out for you guys!…
AT&T Tilt slated for launch on September 3rd
We now have more solid launch details for the recently renamed AT&T Tilt. CrunchGear reports that the AT&T Tilt, formerly known as the HTC Kaiser/TyTn II/P4550 and the AT&T 8925, will be getting it’s feet wet on the US carrier’s network on September 3. Signing on for 2-years of AT&T servitude will net you the…