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We know that T-Mobile plans to launch a 4G LTE network in 2013 and the company offered some more details on the next step in its mobile data network. Will it be able to keep up with AT&T, Sprint and Verizon when it comes to 4G LTE? T-Mobile certainly thinks so and CEO Philip said…
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…
If you wake up and discover the LTE connection on your Verizon 4G phone is not working, you are not alone. According to reports from BGR and Engadget, Verizon’s LTE network is down in select parts of the country. Engadget has received reports of outages in Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Phoenix, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Verizon’s twitter account confirms “VZW…
Instead of taking a slow and steady approach to rolling out 4G LTE, US Cellular wants its customers using the faster technology as soon as possible. The carrier unveiled today that subscribers in over 3,600 cities across America will soon be blanketed in 4G speeds, which US Cellular claims is up to 10 times faster…
Verizon Wireless is in perfect standing when it comes to any spectrum concerns, according to comments from CEO Dan Mead. Mead said the company doesn’t need to refarm any spectrum being used for its 2G and CDMA EV-DO networks for LTE services. This could be some good reassurance for those who have valid concerns, especially…
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…
Microsoft spent more than $8 billion to buy Skype and it seemed like everything was hunky dory but Cisco is appealing the approval of the deal by the European Commission because it says the deal could be harmful for the long-term health of video calls in the future. In a blog post, Cisco makes the…
Rebtel, which calls itself the world’s largest mobile VoIP company after Skype, reached an important milestone and now counts some 15 million users. To celebrate the achievement, they’ve prepared a cool infographic to illustrate their growth. Here are the highlights: Rebtel has been growing at a rate of 500K users per month 500 million calls…
We’re playing around with the Samsung Galaxy Note for At&T and our full review will be coming shortly, but I think we should show you what the deal is with that stylus or, as Samsung likes to call it, the S Pen. Samsung says that this is one of the most advanced styluses in the…
Ask anyone in the technology industry about where they think the future of mobile payments is headed and they’ll all probably give the same answer: near-field communication. PayPal has been a successful pioneer in online payments but it disagrees that the future of mobile payment will rest with NFC. That’s somewhat of a contrary view,…