MetroPCS’ commitment to 4G may pay off as voice over 4G (VoLTE) phones enter the market. The prepaid wireless carrier is already on the discount list, providing low cost 4G LTE services to 13 markets. It’s unlimited data service costs just $40 per month, beating out the Verizon Wireless unlimited plan which soon will be [...]
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Carl says ‘NO!’ to shopping and paying with smartphones
Do you have enough going on with your smartphone yet? If navigation, text messaging, social networking, books, movies and games are not enough, you soon will be able to pay with your phone at retailers across the country. How does that sound? The new payment system being developed by Google, Citigroup, Mastercard, wireless providers and [...]
AT&T buys T-Mobile for $39 billion
AT&T will buy T-Mobile and create the largest U.S. wireless network, relegating Verizon to the number two slot. The acquisition will dramatically expand AT&T’s 4G coverage and bandwidth capacity. While the $39 billion deal is expected to be good for AT&T and T-Mobile owner Deutsche Telecom, it may not be a good thing for customers [...]
Cell Phones: RIM will get burned with Blackberry Torch
RIM, the flailing maker of the venerable Blackberry smartphone, announced its new Blackberry Torch for August 12 availability. Struggling against market share erosion by Apple iPhone and the many Android platforms, RIM desperately needs a strong showing to retain existing customers and attract new ones. Taking its place among other non-Apple AT&T phones, torch could [...]