By Todd Haselton |
AT&T on Wednesday announced six new 4G LTE markets and expansions of its existing footprint in eight additional cities. The carrier now offers 4G LTE services in 284 markets. The new cities include Forlence-Muscle Shoals and Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Gallup, New Mexico; Brownsville-Harlingen and McAllen, Texas;…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Sprint is still lagging behind Verizon and AT&T when it comes to LTE coverage, mainly because it launched the high speed service over a year after its competition, but a new expansion may help the carrier level the playing field. Service just launched in 22…
By Jacob Kleinman |
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 (review) is now available through AT&T on its 4G LTE network, the carrier announced in a press release today. The LTE-connected tablet will be available exclusively on AT&T for the next few weeks. “Demand for 4G LTE-connected tablets is growing,” said…
By Jacob Kleinman |
AT&T on Wednesday announced 22 new 4G LTE markets (bringing the total count up to 261), while also expanding 10 current LTE markets across the country. New active areas in AT&T’s 4G LTE network include Batesville, Blytheville and Forrest City, AR; Colorado Springs, CO; Clewiston,…
By Jacob Kleinman |
U.S. wireless networks are 75 percent faster than those in the European Union thanks to the rapid expansion of LTE. The faster data comes at a price, however; Americans burn through twice as much data on their mobile devices as Europeans do on average, according to…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T on Wednesday said that it has activated its fast 4G LTE network in sixteen new markets, the start of more than 79 additional U.S. markets it plans to bring online this summer. The new cities include Asheville and Goldsboro, North Carolina; Casa Grande, Arizona;…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint’s 4G LTE network will eventually run on its 1.9GHz and 800MHz frequency spectrums in addition to Clearwire’s 2.5GHz frequency spectrum. Until now, however, the 800MHz spectrum was used as part of Nextel’s iDEN network, which will be turned off on June 30, and most…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T on Tuesday announced several new 4G LTE markets, bringing the carrier’s total count to 207 U.S. cities and towns covering 200 million U.S. residents. The network is now active in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi; Centralia, Washington; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Henderson, North Carolina; Huntsville, Decatur and Cullman, Alabama;…
By Todd Haselton |
Verizon Wireless activated its 4G LTE network in five new cities on Thursday and noted that it now offers 4G LTE service in 491 markets. The new locations include El Centro, California; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Middlesboro/Harlan and Paducah, Kentucky and East Liverpool, Ohio. Verizon’s 4G…
By Todd Haselton |
Sprint will activate 21 new LTE markets on April 12, according to a leaked photo obtained by PhoneArena. The new markets include Los Angeles and Contra Costa County, California; Palm Bay, Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach, Florida; Bloomington and Lafayette, Indiana; Rochelle, Illinois; Mankato-North…
By Todd Haselton |
The Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9 with AT&T 4G LTE will be available beginning on April 5 for $249 with the proper two-year agreement, the carrier announced on Monday. To take advantage of that price you’ll need to purchase the tablet from an AT&T retail store within…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile took the stage today and very much explained its new plans in layman’s terms. There was a bit of confusion as to how unlocked devices will work and how this new “non-subsidy” approach will work out over the long term. Thankfully we took some…
By Todd Haselton |
AT&T recently launched its 4G LTE network in Juneau, Alaska, a part of the country where it often has to operate in temperatures as low as 40 to 50 degrees below zero and deal with wildlife, such as bears, to get the network up and running.…
By Sean P. Aune |
AT&T announced today that four more locations are receiving its ever expanding LTE coverage. Residents in the following locations with an LTE capable devices on AT&T should now be seeing the results of the new network: Brunswick, Ga. Evansville, Ind. Savannah, Ga. Expanded areas of…
By Todd Haselton |
U.S. Cellular announced on Thursday that it will activate new 4G LTE markets in California, Kansas and Nebraska by the end of this year. Several of the new cities include Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska; Manhattan, Kansas; and Eureka and Ukiah, California. The carrier is also…
By Sean P. Aune |
Everything Everywhere (EE) is going to be expanding its LTE coverage of the U.K. in the coming months, and will end up covering 55 percent of the population by the time its done. Between April and June EE plans to light up the LTE towers…
By Todd Haselton |
We have good news if you’re an AT&T customer still without the carrier’s super fast 4G LTE coverage: AT&T announced on Tuesday that it’s activating its LTE network in five new markets, including “Northwest” Georgia; Albany, Georgia; Cecil County, Maryland; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and Norfolk/Virginia…
By Aaron Baker |
Pantech’s journey has been very interesting. Once known as a feature phone manufacturer, the firm has branched out to accommodate the growing demand for smartphones – but it’s staying true to to its roots with a smartphone that bridges the gap between first-time users and…
By Aaron Baker |
At $49.99 with a two-year agreement, the price point of the Pantech Discover is exceptionally competitive, given the features. Available at AT&T now, it goes head to head with the Samsung Galaxy S III and HTC One X+. Sporting a 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4…
By Todd Haselton |
MetroPCS on Thursday introduced a new unlimited 4G LTE plans that start out at just $60 per month and include unlimited minutes, text messages and data. Better yet, that $60 includes the taxes and fees that can often add a bit more to your monthly…
By Aaron Baker |
While the Sony Xperia Z stole the show at Sony’s press conference at CES 2013, the Xperia ZL is also a compelling smartphone. Featuring almost identical specs as the Xperia Z, ZL offers a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 5-inch 1080p HD display,…
By Aaron Baker |
The Sony Xperia Z is the company’s latest smartphone creation and continues the trend of packing big 1080p HD displays into a mobile phone. On paper, the Xperia Z packs a punch, with features like a 1.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 5-inch 1080p…
By Todd Haselton |
T-Mobile’s in Las Vegas (we are for CES) but for a totally different reason. During Citi Global’s business conference recently, T-Mobile’s chief technology officer Neville Ray said the carrier is preparing to activate its 4G LTE network right here. Hmm, we wonder if maybe T-Mobile…
By Aaron Baker |
Until recently, Windows Phone devices have been few and far between on Verizon. With the launch of Windows Phone 8, we’ve seen the mobile OS return to Verizon shelves, and the most recent newcomer is the Samsung ATIV Odyssey. Coming soon, the phone packs a…
