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Video eats 4G LTE data plans fast

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 21st, 2012)

Verizon's and AT&T's LTE networks are so fast and so convenient that iPad owners are blowing through their data cap in a matter of hours, says a Wall Street Journal report. iPad broadband plans start at 250 MB for US$14.99 on AT&T and 1 GB for $20 on Verizon. Plans go up in increments ...

AT&T to expand LTE network to Cleveland, New Orleans and others

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 12th, 2012)

AT&T is set to blanket twelve new cities with LTE in the next few months. According to several press releases, AT&T will roll out LTE to parts of Ohio (Akron, Canton, and Cleveland), Louisiana (Baton Rouge and New Orleans) and Indiana (Bloomington, Lafayette and Muncie). Individual cities ...

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 ...

Apple confirms LTE iPhone is at least one generation away

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 21st, 2011)

During its earnings conference call, Apple re-confirmed it is not adopting the current generation of LTE chipsets in its iPhone handsets. According to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, Apple would have to redesign the iPhone to accommodate the first generation LTE chipsets used in smartphones, ...