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In preparation for the upcoming myTouch 4G, it looks like T-Mobile will be launching a new tethering / mobile hotspot plan starting November 3. For $14.99 every month on top of any unlimited data plan of $29 or up, users will be able to use their handsets as a modem for a single device, or…
Have you ever wondered why Wi-Fi devices can’t just connect straight to each other without the need for a hotspot? Say you want to transfer content from one device with Wi-Fi to another similarly equipped device, but there isn’t a hotspot around to connect the two. That will all soon change as the Wi-Fi alliance…
On top of UMA rollouts for the Curve 9300 and the Bold 9700, Rogers will be offering the service to the BlackBerry Pearl 3g 9100 as well. According to this leaked document, text messages were starting to be sent out yesterday notifying users that an OS update was available. After download, subscribers just need to…
It’s only been a couple of days before the Skype application escaped the shackles of Verizon, and was released for all Android 2.1 phones, and now there’s a hack to enable 3G calling. Unlike the Verizon’s version, the application didn’t allow for 3G calling, but now it’s become a reality thanks to a hack. Some…
AT&T is surely delighting New York City users as coverage has gradually improved over the last few months with an 850 overlay. The 850MHz band employed by AT&T is now being used for 3G data transmission, and this is important because that particular frequency travels farther and penetrates buildings a whole lot better than what…
Skype Mobile, which still only works with Verizon thanks to a deal made earlier this February, can now connect over Wi-Fi. Odd, isn’t it? You’d think that Wi-Fi would have been an option from the start to relieve the U.S.’s best 3G network (in terms of coverage) of some strain. However, until now Skype had…
Although we’ve had the luxury of owning the iPhone 4 for nearly two months now, not everyone has been so lucky. For China Unicom customers, it must have been a long wait, but the iPhone 4 will be hitting the carrier next month. While there have been issues with selling Wi-Fi capable iPhones in China…
The Clearwire iSpot 4G was a super-cool mobile hotspot that could use unlimited WiMax for only $25 a month but there was a couple of huge caveats: it was 4G-only, so you could only use it in a few markets and it only worked with Apple iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad. Well, one…
Residents of Chitown can now express their sorrows on Twitter when the Cubs lose, as AT&T has lit up an outdoor WiFi zone which covers the Wrigley Field area. Following its successful WiFi hotspot in New York’s Times Square, the Chicago zone is another attempt by the second-largest U.S. carrier to augment its 3G network.…
Alex Mashinsky really wants to keep New York City connected to the Internet while on the go. After supporting the plan to add Internet and cellular service in subway stations, Mashinsky is now wanting to get WiFi into 1,000 livery cars by early fall. After that, the plan is to expand to even more cars.…