Sprint’s “Simply Everything” plan may be the most comprehensive unlimited, flat-rate wireless calling plan available yet. But, some people just don’t need unlimited data, email, or GPS navigation – and they presumably don’t need those features enough to save $10. Sprint is offering a lower-priced unlimited calling plan for cheapskates people that just don’t have…
Nokia: We’ve got N-Gage, bring it on!; N-Gage coming to Nokia N73 in Q2 2008
When you’re the biggest name in your particular market, you can go off and talk smack to just about anyone about whatever you feel like. Nokia is most definitely the market-leader in the mobile phone industry, and they’ve got the, ahem, hardware (and software now) to back it up. With Nokia’s renewed push into the…
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse hints at Clearwire partnership, dual-mode WiMAX / CDMA handset this year
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Sprint had better get their WiMAX/XOHM network lit-up right-quick, before they exhaust their financial means to do so. There’s a lot riding on XOHM, and a couple wrong moves could spell the end for Sprint. So, it’s refreshing to hear that Sprint CEO Dan Hesse say…
Verizon Wireless – redefining what it means to be “unlimited”
With all the hub-ub recently over unlimited calling plans, and that Juggernaut of a flat-rate calling plan that Sprint is calling “Simply Everything,” people tend to forget that supposedly “unlimited” data plans were getting restricted not too long ago. Now that Verizon Wireless is offering an unlimited voice calling plan, they’re out to redefine the…
Vodafone wants you to solve your own technical problems – on-device tech support
Seeking customer service or technical support for your electro-gizmo can become a trying experience, at best. Especially with all the tech-support out-sourcing that’s been going on recently. There’s nothing more infuriating that having some technical support representative from the Philippines reading off a script. Vodafone has taken the first steps to keep your blood-pressure in…
Sprint unveils the ultimate unlimited plan – Sprint “Simply Everything” gives you unlimited everything for $99
Sprint’s pulling out all the stops on this one. In response to the barrage of unlimited wireless calling plans from all the major network operators (and a handful of smaller regional players), Sprint has just dropped the Sprint “Simply Everything” flat-rate calling plan. Just what does Sprint’s new unlimited plan include for $99 a month?…
Alltel Voicemail MAX – let celebrities record your voicemail greeting
In what will likely turn out be the easiest way to fake out impress your friends with your celebrity connections, Alltel will be giving its customers the ability to personalize their voicemail greeting with voice-overs from “Hollywood stars, comedians, celebrity impersonators, and top-selling music artists.” The Alltel Voicemail MAX service will offer content from Larry…
3G Dating Agency makes mobile dating experience richer
I’m not actually sure when 3G Dating Agency opened it’s “mobile virtual doors,” but it was just recently I’ve found out about it. As you can probably presume for yourself, they are targeting users with 3G-enabled mobile phones. The service works pretty much like all of the existing desktop-based services and it’s up to you…
Live concerts via mobile phone? That’s one way to sell more CDs
It’s hard enough trying to make it big in the music business. And it doesn’t help that people are moving away from traditional media (CDs) and opting for digital music downloads. So, Danish music-poetry duo Bo hr Hansen & Nils Lassen , has come up with a novel way to try and sell more CDs.…
Boost Mobile brings $35 Unlimited calling plan to Hawaii
Unlimited calling plans are all the rage these days. With a slew of $100 unlimited wireless plans and a handful of even cheaper flat-rate plans out there, it makes sense for Boost Mobile to up its game with another super-value unlimited calling plan. Boost Mobile has rolled out a $35 unlimited calling plan for its…