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Why Walmart's Straight Talk unlimited iPhone 5 plan may not be such a good deal

by Steven Sande (Jan 17th, 2013)

Earlier this month, Walmart announced that the iPhone 5 would be available on its Straight Talk Wireless service. While the promise of US$45 monthly unlimited data, text and voice service sounds wonderful, TechNewsDaily is reporting that the plan has restrictions. Once you've used 2 GB of ...

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 ...

Daily Update for May 17, 2012

by Steven Sande (May 17th, 2012)

It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get all the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's Apple stories by clicking the inline player ...

Verizon Wireless to transition grandfathered customers from unlimited data plans

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 17th, 2012)

Speaking at a J.P. Morgan Conference, Verizon Wireless CFO Fran Shammo revealed that the carrier plans to transition its grandfathered customers off their unlimited data plans, says a report in Fierce Wireless. Shammo confirmed that, starting this summer, customers moving from a 3G phone with ...

Sprint confirms unlimited data for next-generation iPhone

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 25th, 2012)

In a chat with CNET, Sprint CEO Dan Hesse said that the company would stick with unlimited data for the iPhone, even if the next iPhone comes with LTE. Sprint said in March that they would be able to offer an LTE iPhone when one becomes available. This comes out the same day that Sprint ...

Small claims action to combat AT&T data throttling

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 28th, 2012)

Are you an iPhone owner with an unlimited plan? Are you being throttled by AT&T for using the data on your plan? If so, you may want to follow in the footsteps of Matt Spaccarelli who sued AT&T in small claims court. After a quick trial, the judge awarded him $850 in damages. AT&T's ...

Reminder: AT&T data throttling begins Oct. 1

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 30th, 2011)

Just a reminder that starting Saturday, AT&T will begin throttling customers who use excessive data on their unlimited plans. Customers identified as bandwidth hogs will have their speeds reduced for the remainder of their billing cycle. Once a new cycle starts, full service will be ...

Bloomberg: Sprint to sell iPhone with unlimited data

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 9th, 2011)

A rumor from Bloomberg suggests Sprint will sell the iPhone 5 with an unlimited data plan. The #3 wireless carrier in the US could use this plan to lure customers from competitors AT&T and Verizon Wireless. These two competing carriers already sell the iPhone with tiered data plans. If this ...

AT&T to throttle speeds for some unlimited data users

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Jul 29th, 2011)

AT&T announced today that it's throttling back the speed that the highest-usage unlimited data subscribers can use on the network. Starting Oct. 1, these high-use customers could experience reduced speeds on AT&T network once they've hit a data limit for the month. They'll still be able ...

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 ...

AT&T offering unlimited data to customers leaving for Verizon

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 26th, 2011)

An Associated Press report suggests AT&T is using an unadvertised loophole to entice long-time iPhone customers to stay with the wireless carrier. In this promotion, an AT&T iPhone owner that once had an unlimited plan in the past is eligible to switch back to this plan after a quick call to ...

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 ...

TUAW Hands On: Trying out the $20/month contract-free unlimited data iPhone

by Erica Sadun (May 13th, 2008)

Yesterday, I wrote about AT&T's new $20/month unlimited data feature pack. Today, my daughter was home sick from school. Why is that important? Because we gave her a cheap AT&T Pay As You Go phone, which she uses to keep in touch when her bus is late or if she needs to contact us for some ...