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At&t Shows Motorola Some Android Love

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, October 6, 2010 0 comments

At&t just brought aboard new Motorola handsets in the Android variety.
The handsets will share some common feature including, a 3 profile
battery manager, HSPA 7.2 3G data, 3 Megapixel camera, 3.5mm headset
jack, FM radio, and the newly released Crystal Talk Plus. Crystal Talk
Plus will assist the phones with better noise filtering, and clearer
conversations.
Bravo: The Bravo(pictured Top-Left) sports a large 3.7" Touch sensitive
display with a resolution of 480x854, and will be driven by an 800 Mhz
processor. The unit will also include DLNA for streaming video via WIFI
to an HDTV. The phone will be available during the holiday season for
$130 with contract and rebates.
Flipside: The Flipside (pictured Top-Right) will host a 3.1" display
with front mounted trackpad. The screen resolution will be lower
weighing in at 320x480, but trades the resolution for a slide out QWERTY
keyboard. The Flipside will be also available holiday season for $100
with contract and rebates.
Flipout: The Flipout (pictured bottom) will be available October 13th.
The unit will feature a swivel design full QWERTY keyboard, and pack a
720 mhz processor behind the QVGA display. The Flipout will release at
$80 with contract and rebates.

GoPhone Gets a Rate Plan Overhaul

Posted by Kallan Dahn Thursday, September 30, 2010 0 comments

Beginning October 3^rd, GoPhone will be offering different prepaid rate plans. Customers will be able to take advantage of Unlimited Daily Talk for $2 a day on the days that the phone is used, Unlimited Talk and Text for $60per month. Users needing internet options will have access to and Talk, Text, 200mb web for $75 per month. Basic per minute plans are available at 10 cents per minute.

At&t Will Unlock Some Phones

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, May 24, 2010 0 comments

Part of a settlement for a class action lawsuit At&t will provide unlock codes for their device. The customer must have been an active subscriber for 90 days, and be able to provide proof of purchase for the device. There are two exceptions to this; devices that At&t will have exclusively for longer than 10 months will not be unlocked at all. Devices with an exclusivity period of less than 10 months will have to wait for the 10 month period to expire before AT&T will provide the unlock code.

AT&T to cover about 250M people with HSPA by year's end -- Engadget

Posted by Kallan Dahn Friday, May 14, 2010 0 comments

At&t has certainly been apprehensive to increase their offering in the cellular arena as of late. They have been content to follow Verizon's lead in the industry and price their plans almost identically to their competitors. Finally after several changes to the expectation of their data network At&t has decided to upgrade their data offering. No doubt, this is in some part due to the nuclear holocaust that analysts have unleashed on the quality of their data network. The improvement will come in the form of HSPA+. This 3.5G technology will provide vast improvements in speed to their customers, as well as many much needed capacity improvements. The Goal is to have 250 Million customers covered in this new faster technology by the end of 2010. This upgrade will finish at an interesting time, as Verizon will start to release their 4G technology LTE during the same time frame. Speeds are expected to be double that of the current 7.2 Mbps theoretical maximum of HSPA. Regardless of the fact that At&t has chosen to play the game from the last place position, this will be a positive initiative for customers all around. Even T-Mobile a decidedly smaller national carrier has improved their data network dramatically to 21 Mbps.

Blackberry 9800 slider bound for AT&T

Posted by Kallan Dahn 0 comments

After fleeting glimpses of the device have swirled the net, sources at RIM indicate that the blackberry bold 9800 slider will head to AT&T about June. The carrier has already placed an order for well over 1 million units. The device will be released with the long awaited blackberry OS 6. This will be the first device to hit market with this version of the blackberry software pre-installed. AT&T did manage to get an exclusivity agreement on the device, but there is no confirmation as to how long it will remain exclusive. A CDMA version of the device should be available Q4 from Sprint.

UPDATE: Photo Added. Title Corretion (Changed the word call in title to Blackberry)

Dragon For Email Available for Blackberry

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, April 21, 2010 0 comments

The popular voice dictation software Dragon Naturally Speaking is now available in a pint size version for Blackberry. Nuance delivered Dragon for Email to App World. The application is available for only a limited selection of Blackberries. The Tour, Storm, and Storm 2 on Verizon Wireless and the Curve and Bold for At&t and T-Mobile.

Garminfone Bound for T-Mobile

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Garmin is sending its newest creation, and Android powered GPS/Smartphone called Garminfone, to T-Mobile. T-Mobile is currently the leading supplier of Android powered devices, and the fourth largest wireless carrier in the United States. Garmin together with Asus hope to turn their sophomore effort into a success after their admitted defeat with the disappointing sales of the Nuviphone through At&t. Price information is not available at this time.

Connected Devices Fuel Quarter For At&t

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The quarterly numbers for At&t are in, and the company is tipping the scales at 87 Million net subscribers at the end of the first quarter 2010. The company added 1.9 Million subscribers this quarter fueled by connected devices. The company activated 2.7 Million iPhones and 1.1 Million connected devices this quarter. The wireless side of the company is proving to perform relatively weak in terms of traditional business wireless business, but the company is being carried by the net adds associated with connected devices such as eReaders.
Total churn for At&t is 1.3% with postpaid only churn at 1.07%. According the the year ago quarter the company has improved their postpaid churn rate by 0.46%.
Data revenues are headed in the right direction for the company with the first quarter total data revenue totaling in at $4.01 Billion. According to Technology Business Research, an independent firm data has not comprised 32% of the companies entire revenue stream. Net post paid subscriber additions are slowing for the company and triggering a shift to lean on data revenues harder to lessen the reliance on thinning voice revenue margins.

Overall At&t posted a year over quarter gain of $78 Million, bringing total revenues to $30.6 Billion. At&t also increased their operational margin up to 19.6%

3G iPad Ships to Arrive by May 7th

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, April 19, 2010 0 comments

The 3G enabled iPad will ship to arrive at its destination by May 7th. The 3G version of this awaited device will allow the use of wifi when its available, and At&t's 3G wireless network. The 3G version will be significantly more expensive than the wifi only version of the device. The 64 GB version will sell for $829. There have been plans reported from other wireless carriers to bundle the wifi version of the iPad with their personal hot spot aircard products such as the Mifi 2200 (Verizon and Sprint) or the Overdrive (Sprint). The combination of the personal hotspot unit, and the wifi iPad will allow other carriers to sell the iPad cheaper than At&t, and with their independent 3G or 4G experience. The wifi iPad 64GB version will sell for $699.99.

At&t will offer a prepaid data plan starting at $14.99 for 250 Mb of data for casual users, and $29.99 for unlimited data for heavy users.

At&t Outs the Pantech Link

Posted by Kallan Dahn Saturday, April 17, 2010 0 comments

At&t has released the Pantech Link. The link sports a thin design, full QWERTY keyboard, social messaging features, 1.3 MP camera, and contact backup via the web.
At&t has priced the device for $9.99 after rebate and a 2 year contract. The phone will also require a $20 or higher messaging package.

Verizon Sweeps Consumer Reports Customer Satisfaction Survey

Posted by Kallan Dahn Tuesday, December 1, 2009 0 comments

Verizon Wireless sweeps all 26 markets surveyed during a Consumer Reports survey. At&t Mobility however, scores a lack-luster last place finish in 19 out of the 26 markets. Walter Piecyk, research analyst from Pali Research noted
"Apple's iPhones are the top smart phones in our ratings--actually, among the best of all phones we tested, period--but their exclusive carrier, AT&T, was middling at best in satisfaction," Consumer Reports said. "If you're readying to buy Apple's phone, prepare for possible disappointment with its service and expect to love the phone anyway."
This has been showing that problems with At&t's network may not yet be over. Users of the iPhone have previously complained about network in areas like New York and San Fransisco, this remained unchanged based on the results of the survey. At&t's network is obviously being ripped apart by the data demand being driven on their network almost exclusively by the iPhone. At&t has started to upgrade their network to HSPA 7.2 technology. This high-speed upgrade may significantly reduce the strain being placed on their network, and allow the company a little breathing room to fix things that have gone wrong. This year At&t replaced Sprint Nextel at the bottom of the survey. "We appreciate and value all customer feedback," the company said in a statement to the Wall Street Journal's AllThingsD blog. "We learn from it and it helps us serve our customers better."
The consumer reports survey is an annual survey that allows wireless users to rank their carrier on criteria such as customer service, network, and reliability. The survey sample consisted of 50,000 consumer reports readers residing in 26 select cities.

At&t Teams With Nuance For Voicemail-To-Text

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, November 30, 2009 0 comments

At&t has announced a voicemail-to-text service that will be available on their network. The service provided by Nuance will cost $10 per month and allow users to get a transcription of their voicemail messages delivered to their handset via text messaging, email, or both. Users will be able to store voicemail with no time limit, forward voicemail through text, email, or even voice.

"Our service was built with carriers like AT&T and their subscribers in mind — an incredibly reliable and scalable voicemail to text infrastructure, and a valuable and easy-to-use service for mobile consumers," said Michael Thompson, senior vice president, Nuance Mobile.

LG eXpo comes to At&t

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At&t has announced the LG eXpo will arrive to their phone line up. The phones will support 7.2 HSPA and a 1GHZ processor. The unit will also support the long awaited Pico-projector. The optional projector weighs only 1.8 onces and snaps on the back of the phone to allow sharing of information. The projector is limited to an eight foot projection range. The onboard "Smart Sensor" uses a finger print recognition. The device will run on Windows Mobile 6.5, and tout a 3.2 in touch screen, 5MP camera (with flash), and support for a 16Gb microSD card. Phone becomes available December 7th online for $199.99 after $100 At&t rebate card. The projector will be available in the coming weeks for $179.99

Sprint "Most Reliable 3G Network"; No Claims Verizon

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, November 25, 2009 0 comments

verizon Wireless is taking Sprint to task over their recent "Most Reliable Network" claim. After a complaint filed by Verizon Wirelss a national advertising group recommended that Sprint pull its "Most Dependable 3G Network" advertsing. This comes just a few month after a similar battle between Verizon and At&t, and amidst another battle that has flared up between the two carriers over an ad campagn launched by Verizon. The NAD (National Advertising Division) of the Better Business Beureau looked over the most recent Nielson drive test data and discovered that Verizon Wireless actually had fewer dropped calls and performed better durring the tests in terms of session reliability.

Matthew Sullivan, a Sprint spokesman said that Sprint would appeal on the basis that the NAD did not take signal strength information into their desicion. Sprint claims the signal strength is "the most effective criteria for determining indoor use." Sprint stands behind their claim, and is confident that the appeals process will produce the results they are looking for.

At&t takes a shine to the HP Ipaq Glisten

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At&t will begin carrying the Hp Ipaq Glisten in the comming weeks. The Windows Mobile 6.5 device has a Motorola Q-Series inspired design. The bar style device with a full QWERTY will raise the bar with an AMOLED touch display, Wifi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and HSDPA. The built in radios will be quad-band GSM, and Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA. The smart device will round out with onboard GPS, a 3.1 MP camera, Office Mobile, Facebook, and Voice Commander Software. Expected Cost $230 sans rebates.

At&t Jumps Into Prepaid Broadband

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At&t has decided to follow suit in a large game of what seems to be follow the leader, by jumping into the prepaid broadband market just a short time after Verizon Wireless announced their forey into the market.

The new plans by At&t called DataConnect pass will be available for At&t certified netbooks and laptops. The pricing is as follows.

Daily Plan: $15 - 75Mb data cap

Weekly Plan: $30 - 250Mb data cap

Monthly Plan: $50 - 500 Mb data cap

Users will be notified via text message when their data cap is near. The messag will be sent when 20% of their data cap remains.

LG Drops First US Based Netbook LG-X120

Posted by Kallan Dahn Monday, November 23, 2009 0 comments

LG Electronics has announced the release of their first netbook to be released in the United States. The LG-X120 will support Smart-On technology. Smart-On will allow the interface in as little as 5 seconds. The X120 will include a built in HSPA 3G connection, 160Gb hard drive, and will tout inproved battery life 3.5 hours of charge for a 3 cell battery, and 7 hours for the 6 cell. The laptop will also include an onboard 1.3 MP webcam. Integrated SRS WOW HD, and TruSurround XT will bring stereo effect sound audio, to compliment the LED backlight of the netbooks display. The netbook will be a compact size and weigh only 1.2kg. The exterior of the netbook will resist fingerprints, and scratches. The netbook is available in classic white only, and is detailed with lime green, or pink.

At&t If You Can't Beat Them, Join Them

Posted by Kallan Dahn Thursday, November 19, 2009 0 comments

At&t was recently denied their injunction to force Verizon to pull their "There's a map for that" advertising campaign. I guess At&t figures that if you can't beat them you should join them, because that is exactly what At&t has done. The recent attack ad from big blue is claiming to be the fastest 3g experience, Talk and surf at the same time, offer the most popular smart phones, and access to over 100,000 applications. The are claiming the "Best 3G experience". The ad seems essentially like the 4th grade come back of "yeah well your a booger head!" You can watch the ad for yourself via Youtube HERE

Verizon Responds to At&t Lawsuit

Posted by Kallan Dahn Wednesday, November 18, 2009 0 comments

Verizon has finally responded to At&t's lawsuit. In the response Verizon filed a 53 page document with federal courts in Georgia. The filing reveals that Verizon feels pulling the ads from public view would cause greater harm to the public that it would to At&t. "At&t did not file this lawsuit because Verizon's "There's A Map For That" advertisements ar untrue; At&t sude because Verizon's ads are true and the truth hurts", Verizon outlined in the document. The document went on further to say that At&t is at fault for not investing in the proper infrastructure for the growth in data that was caused by the iPhone on their network. As a result the usefulness to smart phone users has suffered.

"At&t may not like the message that the ads send, but this court should reject its efforts to silence the messenger."

AT&T Ammends Lawsuit Against Verizon

Posted by Kallan Dahn Saturday, November 14, 2009 0 comments

At&t has decided to ammend its lawsuit against Verizon Wireless. Prompted by Verizon's newest commercial "Island of Misfit Toys". At&t claims this commercial in particular is misleading to customers. At&t feels that with the heavy Christmas handset season rapidly approching that this advertisement could irreparibly damage their company. At&t has pushed for the advertisements to be pulled from air, and will most likely try to seek an injunction against the entire ad campaign.

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