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Verizon’s 4G LTE network is fast, faster than some people’s home internet connections, so we can imagine that there are more than a few people out there who want to tap into that fat pipe to deliver internet access to their laptop, iPad, and other WiFi enabled devices. One could buy an HTC Thunderbolt and…
Mobclix has rounded up some interesting data to show just how the Verizon iPhone has penetrated the U.S., and who is using the device on the network and why. For the most part, the reasons for switching to the Verizon iPhone shouldn’t surprise anyone: reception/coverage issues, mobile hotspot features and reputation. Verizon is known for…
Looks like Sony Ericsson either grew tired of creeping out their potential Xperia Play buyers, or they just wanted to go another route, but first Playstation certified phone’s ad campaign has been dramatically changed. The shift for the Xperia Play’s ad campaign is now on the funnier side of things, as Kristen Shaal (Bob’s Burgers,…
This week at CTIA 2011 in Orlando, Verizon decided to give a handful of journalists a tour of its super switch facility – a hurricane-proof communications center that can survive a category five hurricane. The facility is 43,000 square feet and handles voice and data traffic in central Florida, but it can probably handle a…
Verizon is turning up the heat on its LTE rollout, planning to expand the 4G service to over 147 markets by the end of 2011. The wireless carrier launched LTE in December of 2010 and has blanketed 39 markets with this high-speed mobile broadband service. Verizon added 59 new markets to its tally of LTE…
Hopefully, you were following along with our CTIA 2011 liveblog and watched the CEOs of AT&T, Sprint and Verizon discuss the industry and you would have seen Sprint CEO Dan Hesse sticking it to the competition. Not only did he crack wise about AT&T’s “4G” network, he flat-out said that the AT&T, T-Mobile deal would…
We’re live at CTIA 2011 in Orlando for the Day 1 keynote address, which is expected to include a roundtable face-off between the CEOs from the Top Four carriers in the US – AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile. Of course, this takes on much more meaning now that AT&T plans to buy T-Mobile and the…
Have a Thunderbolt in your pocket, and beginning to truly see just what 4G LTE does to your battery? Wish you could just use it as a 3G device to save battery? If you answered yes, follow along. Someone over at the AndroidCentral forums has figured out a way to disable the 4G radio while…
So you went ahead and got Verizon’s first 4G LTE phone, the HTC Thunderbolt, eh? The phone is great, but you want to do more, do you? Well, below is a tutorial for rooting the device and unlocking the bootloader. This is by no means for someone who doesn’t know what they are doing. If…
Well, we thought this could be a somewhat boring CTIA last week but with the news that AT&T will be buying T-Mobile, this is going to be one of the most exciting show in a long, long time. That deal could have a major impact on the mobile game in the United States for years…