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According to a Wall Street Journal report, AT&T may soon test a new service that would provide app makers the opportunity to pay AT&T for subscriber’s data usage. Yes, you read that right. AT&T wants app makers to give it money for the data AT&T customers use while using the developer’s applications. Before you start to…
Mach ado was made about AT&T’s move to throttle the top 5% of unlimited data users on its network. These users were grandfathered into unlimited data plans, a service AT&T no longer provides its customers. Some of these customers are up in arms, claiming Ma Bell was in violation of the terms of their original…
So you like the Samsung Galaxy Note? If you want AT&T’s version of the device, now you can get it for $50 less from Amazon. The online retailer is asking $249.99 for the smartphone/tablet, and that’s the price both for new users and those upgrading. If you, however, want to add a new line, the…
Today marks the day the PS Vita has officially hit retail stores in North America and Latin Americas, and boy, has it been a long time coming since it’s original announcement back in January 2011. Now that the PS Vita has hit store shelves, I couldn’t help but tear open my PS Vita box and…
This past Sunday, AT&T started tweakings its 4G network campaign to boast an interesting new detail: the carrier decided it now has bragging rights to be called the nation’s largest 4G network. A spokeswoman officially said it “covers more customers than any competitor’s 4G network and delivers great speeds up to four times faster than…
AT&T will soon add another low-to-mid end Android smartphone to its portfolio – Samsung Rubgy Smart. And while we don’t have all the details at the moment, we do know it’s one of those devices made for smartphone newbies, offering them cheap ticket to the Android world. In that sense, the Rugby Smart (model number…
If you still want the Samsung Galaxy S II (rather than some phone with a 720p screen) and AT&T’s network works for you, you may want to check out Amazon’s offer for the device. The online retailer is selling the phone for $99.99 for new users and those upgrading their individual accounts. In case you’re…
AT&T made it clear that it wanted T-Mobile’s spectrum holdings to help build out its 4G LTE network. Now that the T-Mobile deal has collapsed, the carrier is on the hunt to find more spectrum. According to the Wall Street Journal, AT&T is talking with a variety of companies including Leap Wireless, MetroPCS and Dish Network as it looks to increase its access to these…
Verizon Wireless and AT&T today announced that they are expanding their 4G LTE coverage to new areas of the United States. Verizon’s 4G LTE is moving into Rapid City, South Dakota starting tomorrow, February 16th and AT&T is moving into Durham, North Carolina, effective immediately. Each carrier obviously promises faster data connectivity and download speeds…
AT&T and LG released the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Phoenix smartphone, which we know as the carrier’s version of the LG Optimus One. Unfortunately, it’s not over-the-air (OTA) update, and you’ll have to actually connect your smartphone to the PC to get the latest version of the platform. You can get all the…