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AT&T considers "Family Plans" for wireless data

by Erica Sadun (May 8th, 2012)

During an interview with CNET, AT&T's mobile business CEO Ralph de la Vega revealed the company would soon introduce a family data plan. This would allow customers to buy a sharable data bucket, letting that purchased bandwidth be used across multiple devices. de la Vega told CNET that he ...

Siri VC Morgenthaler weighs in on iPhone 4S bandwidth badmouthing (Updated)

by Michael Rose (Jan 30th, 2012)

Back in early January, wireless optimization firm Arieso released a report on the bandwidth usage profiles of various smartphones and other devices. It noted a surge in download and upload usage for the iPhone 4S, moving the new phone ahead of the iPhone 4 and various Android devices to take over ...

Verizon data plans leaked, unlimited users will be grandfathered in

by Mike Schramm (Jun 22nd, 2011)

Android Central says it's nabbed an official document laying out the brand new Verizon data plans that are scheduled to take effect next month, and there's good news for those of you currently using an iPhone on Verizon with an unlimited plan: it looks like you'll be grandfathered in. We ...

Verizon unlimited data to end in July

by Mike Schramm (Jun 21st, 2011)

Bad news, Verizon users. The rumors were true, and Verizon will be ending its unlimited data plan this July. According to AllThingsD, Verizon confirms it's moving "to a more usage based model in July," with exact details to come later on. Unfortunately, it's unclear what Verizon still plans ...

AT&T aggressively moving against unauthorized tethering

by Richard Gaywood (Mar 18th, 2011)

AT&T is ruining a lot of people's days with a customer mailshot explaining that its "records show that you use [tethering] but are not subscribed to our tethering plan." iOS, of course, will disable the built-in tethering facility if you do not have an appropriate carrier plan. There are a ...

AT&T's Richard Lindner: "Exclusive arrangements end."

by Mike Schramm (Dec 7th, 2010)

If you agree with Consumer Reports' take on AT&T's terrible wireless service, the good news is that you might not have that much longer to wait. "Exclusive arrangements end," AT&T's CFO Richard Lindner told the UBS Media and Communications Conference earlier this week. If you think that ...

T-Mobile FCC memo cites Android app that caused network chaos

by Michael Rose (Oct 19th, 2010)

Remember, back in 2007 -- you know, Year One BTAS (Before The App Store) -- when Steve Jobs gave Apple's rationale for keeping the iPhone a closed platform versus allowing native app development? "Cingular doesn't want to see their West Coast network go down because some application messed up," he ...

AT&T uplink performance issues tied to Alcatel-Lucent equipment

by Erica Sadun (Jul 7th, 2010)

Spokespersons for AT&T have responded to our queries in regard to decreased uplink performance that we posted about earlier this week. According to AT&T, this is due to a software defect in Alcatel-Lucent equipment, affecting only some portions of their customer base. The full statement from ...

Is AT&T capping iPhone upload speeds? Inquiring minds want to know

by Erica Sadun (Jul 5th, 2010)

The MacRumors forums are abuzz with users comparing their recent upload speeds. TUAW reader Becca Holmes tipped us that iPhone users are experiencing uploads that appear to be capped at 100 kbps rather than the 1.6mbps that was a previous norm. Users have been comparing rates captured with tools ...

What really happened with Wi-Fi on the iPhone 4

by Mike Schramm (Jun 11th, 2010)

WWDC is wrapping up here in San Francisco today, and after a week of having most of the best Apple developers in the world all in one place, we're hearing some speculation and solutions for what happened to Steve Jobs on stage Monday. He had Wi-Fi issues while accessing the New York Times website ...

FCC wants to know your mobile broadband speed

by TJ Luoma (Mar 15th, 2010)

You may remember that Verizon started running ads a while ago showing AT&T's anemic 3G coverage map. AT&T responded by saying "Our coverage includes 97% of the country!" In the small print on Verizon's ads they make it clear that AT&T does have coverage outside of 3G. In the small print ...

Sling offers app update for Windows phones that includes 3G streaming on AT&T

by Mel Martin (Jan 27th, 2010)

Well, thanks AT&T. In the past I've vented my frustration that the much awaited SlingPlayer Mobile app for the iPhone was crippled by a new AT&T rule that didn't allow place shifting of TV signals on their network. The rule appeared to be specifically written to ban the SlingPlayer. As a ...

Experiencing the iChat woes? Try the Connection Doctor

by Sang Tang (Jan 15th, 2010)

Now in its fifth iteration, iChat has gained a host of features as it has matured. However, the addition of new features has brought on new complexities and requirements, including both hardware and bandwidth issues. For instance, at the time of its release, iChat 3 users needed a minimum of a Dual ...

Operation Cuckoo to oppose Operation Chokehold

by Dave Caolo (Dec 16th, 2009)

In what sounds like the title of the worst Bruce Willis movie ever, a group of pro-AT&T Facebook users are up in arms about Operation Chokehold. Let's start from the beginning. Earlier this week, AT&T's chief executive of Mobility, Ralph de la Vega stated that he wants iPhone users to ...

Will AT&T introduce usage-based pricing?

by Erica Sadun (Dec 9th, 2009)

Ralph de la Vega, AT&T head of consumer services, has hinted at usage-based pricing strategies in response to increased consumer data consumption, according to stories on the Huffington Post and Reuters newsfeed. De la Vega spoke at a recent USB investor conference, saying that AT&T was ...