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Weekend Poll: Are you switching to T-Mo?

by Erica Sadun (Apr 13th, 2013)

On Friday, T-Mobile finally launched its iPhone line, offering some great deals along the way. Did you hop over and place a request for an iPhone 5? American customers now have more service choices than ever. From Cricket to Straight Talk, Virgin to Sprint, you can now shop plans, devices, and ...

European investigators to look at Apple carrier deals for possible antitrust violations

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 22nd, 2013)

Apple is under fire in Europe for possible anti-competitive contracts with wireless carriers that allegedly stifle competition, said a report by The New York Times. No formal antitrust complaint has been filed, but the European Commission has supposedly asked carriers to provide information ...

Regional Bluegrass Cellular to offer iPhone 5 on November 2

by Mike Schramm (Oct 31st, 2012)

Bluegrass Cellular is a regional carrier down in the Bluegrass state of Kentucky, and the relatively small network has some big news: It's going to be carrying the iPhone 5. The prices are pretty standard for the various wireless plans, but the biggest part of this news is that a regional ...

Verizon's iPhone 5 ships unlocked, likely thanks to FCC

by Kelly Hodgkins (Sep 24th, 2012)

When the iPhone 5 arrived on doorsteps last week, some Verizon customers were surprised to discover the handset was unlocked on international and US-friendly bands, as iDownloadBlog pointed out. This means customers can sign up for Verizon, stick an AT&T nano SIM in the phone (or chop up a ...

Switching to Verizon: Tips from our readers

by Erica Sadun (Sep 13th, 2012)

With the iPhone 5 on the way and as AT&T wobbles about FaceTime, many of our US-based readers are thinking about upgrades and carrier changes. Verizon has stated FaceTime will work across its plans. You can check your AT&T upgrade eligibility by dialing *NEW# (that's *639#) to request a ...

Sprint to offer $100 towards iPhone 4S upon trade-in

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 18th, 2012)

Sprint wants customers to buy the iPhone 4S and is offering a US$100 credit for the 4S to anyone who brings in an older iPhone as a trade. Details of this trade-in offer was published by TechnoBuffalo, who received it from a trusted source. This offer is supposedly available to both new and ...

Korea loosens regulations on mobile phone sales

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 1st, 2012)

Korea is establishing a new policy that'll let customers buy phones and service separately, according to a report in MK Business news. Wireless customers will be able to shop for phones from a variety of retailers including supermarkets, malls and manufacturers like Apple. Even phones bought ...

High carrier subsidies affect iPhone sales in parts of Europe

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 27th, 2012)

Apple has a problem with iPhone sales in select European countries, says a recent Wall Street Journal report. The problem isn't with the hardware or even distribution, but pricing and carrier subsidies. In the US, the iPhone is affordable to many people because the carrier foots the bill for the ...

US Cellular refused iPhone, citing 'unacceptable' terms

by Chris Rawson (Nov 4th, 2011)

Sprint "bet the company" on the iPhone with a US$20 billion payout to Apple, and C Spire Wireless is the first smaller, regional carrier approved to sell the device. In the wake of Sprint carrying the iPhone, the company has seen its best one-day sales ever. Even so, one smaller company's ...

C-Spire to become 4th U.S. iPhone 4S carrier

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Oct 19th, 2011)

You would think the fourth U.S. iPhone 4S carrier would be T-Mobile. But, because of network incompatibility, it's not. It's actually C Spire Wireless, formerly known as Cellular South, a CDMA regional carrier that most people probably haven't heard of unless you happen to live in Mississippi ...

Sprint begins briefing sales associates on iPhone 4 for October launch (Updated)

by Erica Sadun (Sep 13th, 2011)

A Sprint Nextel sales associate told TUAW that the carrier has started briefing its employees on an imminent Sprint iPhone 4 launch. The briefing reportedly told the sales team that Sprint will begin offering the iPhone 4 in October 2011 (next month) with standard Sprint data plans; they will ...

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 ...

Confirmed: iPad 2 will NOT be carrier-locked in Canada, or anywhere else

by Chris Rawson (Mar 6th, 2011)

At first glance, wording on Apple's Canadian website would seem to imply that the iPad 2 will be carrier-locked in Canada. "The iPad model you purchase is specially configured to work with either Bell, Rogers, or Telus," the site states. "So while you don't have to activate 3G service right ...

Rumor: Apple, Gemalto working on integrated SIM

by Matt Tinsley (Oct 28th, 2010)

GigaOM is reporting on a rumor that Apple has been working with security firm Gemalto, a simcard manufacturer, to create a software-reconfigurable SIM that will be directly integrated into future European iPhones. The iPhone would then be activated on the carrier of your choice by downloading a ...

Just about everyone thinks the iPhone is coming to Verizon

by Mel Martin (Oct 9th, 2010)

Add the New York Times to the chorus of reporting claiming the iPhone is coming to Verizon early next year. The sources seem credible, even though there have been no end to rumors about our favorite phone making the trek to the big V.t With a good deal of dislike for AT&T and its policies, it ...