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After a few days of rumors, Sprint confirmed that it will be killing unlimited data for its mobile hotspot plans and users will be receiving a 5 GB cap. According to a post on PhoneScoop, starting October 2, users on the $29.99 mobile hotspot plan will have a 5 GB limit per month for 3G/4G…
Verizon has the nation’s fastest 4G LTE network, comparable or even faster than most home broadband connections, but it isn’t going to rest on its laurels. As it continues to deploy LTE networks across the U.S., with plans for a complete overlay by the end of 2013, Verizon is also working on LTE-Advanced. The carrier…
RIM’s announcement of their first OS 7 BlackBerry devices was dampened a bit by the lack of the rumoured mobile hotspot function, but a leaked Sprint memo suggests the feature may be unlocked in a future firmware update due in the fourth quarter. The memo was issued because Sprint screwed up on the packaging for…
Yesterday, 4G went live for the first time in Canada, right here in my hometown of Ottawa, Ontario. The first Rogers LTE network was announced earlier last month, and though there aren’t any smartphones available to make use of the (up to) 75 Mbps data speeds, Rogers does have an internet stick to get the…
AT&T is serving a “4G” USB modem in the form of the USBConnect Force 4G, available July 17 and totally free with a contract. The USBConnect Force 4G is actually an HSPA+ device, so expect to get speeds in the neighborhood of 3-4Mbps down and 1.5Mbps up on the AT&T network. For those of you…
Well, we knew this day was coming. Verizon confirmed that it will be rolling out tiered data plans and it will be ditching unlimited data starting July 7. Verizon told Fierce Wireless that it will be offering four different options for mobile data starting in a few days: $10 for 75 MB per month, $30…
LightSquared, Nokia Siemens Networks’ 4G LTE baby, just raised $265 million in another round of funding from new and existing investors for its coming 4G network. To date, LightSquare has raised $2.3 billion despite launch issues due to GPS interference. However, the company seems to have solved its GPS woes and seems to be confident…
We already knew that Verizon was abandoning its unlimited 3G and 4G data plans in favor of tiered packages, and a leaked customer brochure details the new options. Of course, if you’re currently a Verizon customer with an unlimited data plan, it will be grandfathered indefinitely or for as long as you keep your Verizon…
The folks at Verizon may be throwing out a lot of high fives today, as the company’s 4G LTE network has topped PC Mag’ nationwide speedtest for mobile data. Not only did it produce the fastest download speeds on an average basis, PC Mag said: But you shouldn’t believe the hype: All “4G” is not…
Cricket is launching its very own LTE network, and it plans to start testing in Tucson, Arizona first. In fact, the company will begin testing during the second half of this year using the Huawei E397 dual-mode modem, which tells us that USB modems and perhaps mobile hotspots will arrive long before LTE-capable smartphones will.…