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T-Mobile unlimited 4G data plan might be a boon to unofficial iPhone users

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Aug 22nd, 2012)

TmoNews broke the news that T-Mobile is rolling out a truly unlimited nationwide 4G data plan, but All Things D's Ina Fried offered an enticing snippet for iPhone users on T-Mobile's network. T-Mobile has more than a million iPhones running on its network at 2G speeds, and along with a ...

Do shared iPhone data plans help consumers?

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 20th, 2012)

With AT&T announcing its shared data plan, it joins Verizon with a new model aiming to get consumers to pay for a shared bucket of data, voice and texting among multiple devices on a family account. The companies argue that it will save money in the long run, and for some, it just ...

Sprint won't charge for 3G FaceTime

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 19th, 2012)

One new feature that iOS 6 brings to the table is FaceTime calling over 3G. The fact that it runs on a cellular network puts carriers in the position of potentially regulating the video calling app. Unlike AT&T which is on the fence, Sprint has confirmed it will not charge for access to the ...

AT&T responds to rumor of paid 3G FaceTime

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 18th, 2012)

FaceTime over 3G will finally bring Apple's video calling tech to cellular networks, but will it cost you extra? According to AT&T's CEO, "it's too early to talk about pricing." I'm guessing that's business talk for "we'll see if it costs us too much money to support and then decide." Remember ...

iPad 4G LTE: if it happens, which carrier should you choose?

by Steven Sande (Mar 6th, 2012)

Rumors have been circulating that Apple has somehow managed to balance battery life, a high-resolution display, and 4G LTE in the next iPad. We won't know until tomorrow if the latter actually makes it to the next-generation tablet, but if it does, which carriers would be your best bet for LTE ...

AT&T announces new smartphone data plans

by Chris Rawson (Jan 18th, 2012)

AT&T has announced new smartphone data plans, outlined below and effective January 22. This is the first significant update to AT&T's smartphone data plans in a year and a half, aside from AT&T's inclusion of an additional 2 GB of data per month for tethering customers. We've provided ...

Verizon now cracking down on jailbreak tethering and apps

by Kelly Hodgkins (Aug 10th, 2011)

Verizon is now blocking customers from tethering for free on their data plan. For years, savvy smartphone owners have used hacks and software to connect their laptop or tablet to their phone's mobile broadband connection without paying the additional US$20 monthly charge for tethering. Until ...

3 Sweden offers half-price sale on iPhone 3GS contract

by Steven Sande (Aug 4th, 2011)

Tired of expensive mobile phone contracts? Maybe you should move to Sweden, where mobile provider 3 Sweden is offering a half-off sale on a two-year contract for an iPhone 3GS. The new pricing makes a "3 Surf" package 99 krona or about $15.36 a month, with a more capable "3 Pott" package ...

AT&T offering free month of iPad data service

by Steven Sande (Mar 15th, 2011)

Have a new iPad 2, or even one of those dusty, slow and fingerprint-smeared original iPads? If you have the AT&T 3G model, the mobile carrier wants you to try out "the Nation's Fastest Mobile Broadband Network" for free for one month. According to an email making the rounds to AT&T ...

AT&T intros new postpaid plans for the iPad 2 and other tablets

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 3rd, 2011)

AT&T introduced two new postpaid plans for tablets, a category that includes the upcoming iPad 2. Unlike prepaid plans, which require customers to buy data allotments upfront, these new plans can be added to a customer's current monthly cellular bill. This new postpaid option is ...

Verizon to drop unlimited iPhone data plans

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 1st, 2011)

During the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom conference on Tuesday, Verizon CFO Fran Shammo confirmed that Verizon will be moving to tiered data plans as early as this summer. Speaking about the unlimited data plan available with the iPhone 4, Shammo said, "Everyone knows that isn't ...

WSJ: Verizon confirms $30 unlimited data plan - for now

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jan 25th, 2011)

Verizon will offer a $30 unlimited data plan, the Wall Street Journal confirmed this morning, similar to the original plan that AT&T offered when the iPhone was originally introduced. This comes after a couple weeks of speculation. "I'm not going to shoot myself in the foot," said Lowell ...

WSJ: Verizon iPhone will offer unlimited data

by Michael Rose (Jan 9th, 2011)

We've been wondering for the past day or so what the distinguishing features of the Verizon iPhone might be. Will it come in colors? Aside from VZW's respectable network and CDMA technology, how will the iPhone experience on Big Red be different? If the Wall Street Journal is right, there'll be a ...

iPad 101: Conserving your 3G data use

by TJ Luoma (Jun 28th, 2010)

Since I brought home my 3G + Wi-Fi iPad a little over a week ago, I've been running in Airplane Mode with Wi-Fi enabled to avoid using cellular data. Otherwise I kept getting a prompt (shown here) asking me if I wanted to setup an account, which I didn't want to do. Fortunately, there is another ...

Original iPhone owners can also keep their unlimited data with iPhone 4

by TJ Luoma (Jun 16th, 2010)

Remember the original iPhone and its wicked-fast EDGE connection? Turns out being an early adopter has some value after all. Original iPhone users have been paying $20/month for unlimited 2G data and 200 text messages per month. Since AT&T is no longer offering new unlimited plans, I assumed ...