andrewteman.org (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
I was actually thinking about this on my way to work this morning. Somehow over the years (probably through lots of ad dollars), the big cellphone providers seem to have been put into a few different buckets of perception. When you ask any average Joe, you tend to get the same general descriptions of the [...]
Terms + Conditions (Free subscription) | yesterday
It’s perhaps inevitable that amid rising concerns about cellphone use and distracted driving a lawsuit has been filed against a cellphone manufacturer and wireless provider by the daughter of a woman killed after her car was hit by a driver talking on his cellphone. A December 6 article in the New York Times by Matt [...]
Money & Company (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here's your willing Wednesday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- Attention, wireless hogs: AT&T plans to put you on a tighter leash. The company says it will crack down on wireless users who swallow too much bandwidth...
TheStockAdvisors.com (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Formed in 1885 as a subsidiary of the American Bell Telephone Company, AT T is now one of the largest telecom providers in the world. It also owns subsidiary AT T Mobility, the second largest wireless provider in the US; it is also the largest broadband provider in the nation. While a record number of firms were slashing payouts this year, this one actually hiked...
Mashable (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
iPhone owners may love Apple’s sexy mobile device , but they absolutely can’t stand AT&T . It ranks dead last in customer satisfaction for dropped calls and spotty 3G service, a sore spot that Verizon has been poking at with new ads . Now the U.S.’s second largest wireless provider is looking to turn things around, hopefully before it loses iPhone exclusivity rights...
SchaeffersResearch.com Market Observations (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Financial publication Barron's on Sunday highlighted Sprint Nextel Corporation (S: sentiment, chart, options) as a potential bullish pick, calling the shares of the wireless provider deeply undervalued...( Read More )
Switched (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
... hey, Santa gets busy this time of year. This holiday service is part of a larger campaign by the wireless provider for its users, according to a press release , which includes a "Santa Tracker" application for AT&T U-verse TV customers. Admittedly, this digital Christmas cheer will put a lot of smiles on young faces. But we're a little jealous. After all, we had to hand-write...
MobileCrunch (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
You knew this was coming. Someone's driving a car. They're talking on their cellphone, too. The car crashes. It crashes into another car. The driver of the other car dies. And now the family of the killed driver wants to sue someone. That “someone” just so happens to be the wireless provider and the manufacturer of the phone.
onxo (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
Apparently, being average is a good thing in the wireless industry. For instance, ATT said that having 30% of your calls in New York dropped is about right. Without picking sides, I wonder of this is a good thing or not. That means there are wireless providers with worse drop calls than others on the market. But just for the sake of disclosure, what exactly is ATT walking about....
ProjectDisaster (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... Surveillance Manager describing how his company has provided GPS location data about its wireless customers to law enforcement over 8 million times. That’s potentially millions of Sprint/Nextel customers who not only were probably unaware that their wireless provider even had an Electronic Surveillance Department, but who certainly did not know that law enforcement offers could...
Maximum PC all RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... and Mark Begich (D-Alaska) say the fees are "budget-busters." "Changing your wireless provider shouldn't break the bank," Klobuchar said. "Forcing consumers to pay outrageous fees bearing little to no relation to the cost of their handset devices is anti-consumer and anti-competitive. Begich added that "in these tough economic times, the last thing consumers...
Wireless and Mobile News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... and Fairness Act. The bill sets limits on Early Termination Fees (ETFs). It would also require wireless providers to pro-rate ETFs and clearly notify customers about the fee, not only at the time of purchase, but for the duration of their contracts. The bill would: • Prevent wireless carriers from charging an ETF that is higher than the discount on the cell phone that...
AndroidGuys (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Verizon’s Droid is currently the only handset in the US to run the latest version of Android, but that will soon change. According to a Verizon Wireless spokesperson, their Droid Eris is slated to ...
Gearlog (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... Skiff has signed a multi-year agreement with Sprint, whose 3G network will power the devices. The wireless provider will also sell products with the Skiff system at Sprint retail stores, Skiff said. Get the rest of this story on pcmag.com .
Coated (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Making good on its promises, the Canadian cable and wireless provider Bell released the new Novatel Wireless Mifi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot. The new device taps into Bell’s equally-new HSPA network, and will offer up to five wireless devices to share one 3G connection. With this announcement, Bell has become the first ever carrier to bring [...]
