AT&T is making changes to its data plan offerings, opening up FaceTime over Cellular to all customers who currently have a tiered data plan. AT&T has been carrying the iPhone since the original model, after it acquired Cingular in 2007. Initially, AT&T restricted FaceTime over Cellular to devices with 4G LTE, including the iPhone 5, iPad mini, and the third … Read More
T-Mobile USA to Remove Smartphone Subsidies and Offer iPhone in 3-4 Months
T-Mobile USA already has over 1.9 million iPhones on its HSPA+ network, despite not officially offering the smartphone. The company, however, is planning to officially bring the iPhone to its network later this year, and is looking to make major changes on how other carriers have offered it in the past. According to Reuters, the Bellevue, Washington based carrier plans … Read More
Apple Releases Verizon Carrier Update for iPhone to Patch Cellular Data Drain on WiFi
On Monday, Apple released a carrier update specifically for Verizon iPhone 5s to address an issue that caused the smartphone to still consume cellular data even while on WiFi, an issue that can be serious with Verizon’s tiered data plans. This carrier settings update resolves an issue in which, under certain circumstances, iPhone 5 may use Verizon cellular data while … Read More
AT&T to Allow FaceTime Over Cellular in iOS 6 for Mobile Share Customers
With the introduction of iOS 6, Apple introduced FaceTime over Cellular, allowing users to use their 3G or 4G LTE data network on their iPhone or iPad to video chat over FaceTime. With Apple doing their part to please customers, the rest is now left in the hands of the carrier which ultimately decide how much to charge for the … Read More
Sprint Offering $100 iPhone Trade-In Towards An iPhone 4S
After Sprint, the third major carrier in the United States began to offer the iPhone 4S this past October, competition between the other carriers increased. While Apple divided its own iPhone ads between the three carriers, AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint, each company began to release its own ad campaigns to compete. Verizon claimed that their network was the most reliable, … Read More
Sprint Confirms Plans for Unlimited Data, Even After LTE iPhone 5 Release
Sprint’s CFO, Joe Euteneuer earlier this month suggested that Sprint could offer 4G LTE iPhone 5 on its network if Apple was to release one down the line. At that moment, questions as to whether Sprint would still offer unlimited data plans arose and many wondered if Sprint would switch to a tiered data plan. On Wednesday, in a report … Read More
iPad 3rd gen on Verizon Comes with Mobile Hotspot at No Additional Charge
On Thursday, a report from GottaBeMobile revealed that Verizon has officially unveiled pricing for iPad 3rd gen data plans. Apple released the New iPad (third generation) last week and unveiled the support for 4G LTE technology for the new iPad. Apple also announced that the Mobile Hotspot feature will now be included in iPad 3rd gen. The Mobile Hotspot feature … Read More
AT&T Introduces New 3GB and 5GB Smartphone Data Plans
With AT&T selling an increasing number of iPhone 4S and other smartphones on their network, the current anemic 2GB of data is too little for many of its customers. On Wednesday, AT&T announced that they will now up their smartphone data plans to 3GB and 5GB respectively. This is the first time that AT&T is making changes to its data … Read More
Verizon iPhone 4 ‘Personal Hotspot’ To Cost Additional $20/Month
When Verizon Wireless announced that iPhone 4 would soon be available on its network one of the surprise features turned out to be the ability to use your iPhone 4 as a hotspot. Apple’s iOS 4.3 beta 1 introduced a new option in the settings menu called ‘Personal Hotspot’ which would allow you to use your iPhone as a wifi … Read More