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Carriers accept high iPhone subsidies for now

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 21st, 2012)

It's widely believed that US carriers pay a lot for the iPhone. A perfect example is Sprint which signed an estimated US$15 billion deal for the iPhone and won't make money off the handset until 2015. AllThingsD presents several compelling reasons why Sprint and other US wireless carriers are ...

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 ...

HTC blames iPhone 4S for recent profit drop

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 24th, 2012)

HTC is still stinging from a less than impressive quarterly earnings that's partially the result of a successful iPhone 4S campaign by Apple, according to an AP report. The Taiwanese handset manufacturer saw a 70 percent drop in profit and a 35 percent decrease in revenue year over year. Though ...

Verizon Wireless to start charging $30 handset upgrade fee

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 11th, 2012)

A Reuters report claims Verizon Wireless will start charging customers an additional US$30 when they upgrade their phone. This fee will apply to existing customers who buy new hardware with a two-year customer agreement. Verizon says it's levying this additional charge in order to "provide ...

AT&T spending more to launch the Lumia than it did on the iPhone (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 10th, 2012)

AT&T is investing heavily in the Nokia Lumia 900 and spending more money on the Windows Phone handset launch than it did on the iPhone, according to a report in Ad Age. The wireless carrier may be spending as much as US$150 million to advertise the phone, which is an AT&T exclusive. ...

US carriers agree to national stolen phone database

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 10th, 2012)

According to a Wall Street Journal report, four of the largest wireless carriers in the US are working with the US government to create a national stolen phone database. Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile will develop their own databases and then merge them into a centralized ...

Verizon to offer low-cost 1GB plan, mobile hotspot with iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2012)

There's been a fair amount of confusion about the data plans that'll accompany the 4G version of the iPad. The Verge got the definitive answer from AT&T and Verizon on each carrier's plans and whether it will offer mobile hotspot with the iPad. In a nutshell, Verizon offers a better value as ...

iOS 5.1 adds a 4G indicator for AT&T customers

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 7th, 2012)

iPhone owners on AT&T had a surprise waiting for them when they installed iOS 5.1 today. As noted by The Verge, the 3G label in the status bar was replaced with one for 4G. When the iPhone 4S was released, AT&T said it was pushing Apple to make this change on the iPhone 4S and it appears ...

WSJ: Next iPad will have LTE, land on Verizon Wireless

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 7th, 2012)

The Wall Street Journal chimed in with a last minute report on the iPad that'll make Verizon Wireless customers happy. Spencer E. Ante of the Journal writes, "The new iPad will support a wireless broadband technology called LTE, people familiar with the matter have said," and Credit Suisse ...

iPhone accounted for more than half of all smartphones sold by Verizon Wireless in Q4 2011

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 24th, 2012)

Verizon may tout its 4G LTE network, but its quarterly earnings show that customers want the iPhone and are choosing the 3G phone over its 4G counterparts. It's not just a small number either; about 55 percent of all smartphones sold in the quarter were iPhones. The carrier announced that it sold ...

AT&T still top iPhone carrier in US

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 10th, 2011)

It's a three-way battle in the US for the iPhone and AT&T is keeping its lead as the #1 iPhone carrier, says data from analytics firm Localytics. Localytics collects device and carrier information from 1,500 mobile applications including those from Skype, Turner Broadcasting and News ...

T-Mobile USA hurt by iPhone 4S sales

by Kelly Hodgkins (Nov 10th, 2011)

T-Mobile USA will soon feel the sting of being the only carrier in the US without the iPhone 4S. As part of its quarterly earnings report, T-Mobile USA CEO Philipp Humm said the carrier is concerned about its churn rate in the important December quarter and how it may be affected by iPhone 4S ...

Daily Update for October 21, 2011

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 21st, 2011)

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 ...

iPhone 4S: comparing Verizon, AT&T and Sprint data plans

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 13th, 2011)

For the first time ever, US customers will have three choices for a carrier when they go out on Friday to buy an iPhone 4S. With the exception of simultaneous voice and data which is likely limited on Sprint and Verizon, the iPhone hardware and retail price is the same across carriers. The ...

Sprint won't offer GSM iPhone 4S unlocked (Updated)

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 12th, 2011)

A report from yesterday claimed Sprint was going to sell the iPhone 4S with an unlocked SIM card, but a Sprint spokesperson has confirmed that report is false. Speaking to Ars Technica, the representative said Sprint will support international roaming, but only with a Sprint international rate ...