GigaOM |
September 4th, 2008 |
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Cablevision has done a good job of withstanding the Verizon FiOS assault by rolling out really high speed Internet along with other services to its customer base in the tri-state region of the U.S. In order to keep nearly 2.4 million broadband customers of its Optimum Online service happy, Cablevision [...]
Engadget Mobile |
September 3rd, 2008 |
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Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, CDMA It's truly difficult to fathom what takes a carrier so long to launch a basic, feature-barren flip once they've managed to take the time to put press shots together, but alas, this is the first we've heard of the u430 since all the [...]
GigaOM |
September 3rd, 2008 |
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We've talked about how popular wireless broadband is for a growing spectrum of the population. I personally would give up my iPod before my 3G USB modem. But how much bandwidth can you really get? DSL Reports recently noted that Canadian wireless provider Telus is backtracking on its original unlimited [...]
Engadget Mobile |
September 2nd, 2008 |
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Filed under: Handsets, LG, Motorola, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA Krave? Knack? New phones listed on Verizon's latest rebate forms has us believing that we may be approaching the product marketing End Times where naming conventions reach a level of silliness never before fathomed. Take, for example, the ZN4 Krave [...]
GigaOM |
September 2nd, 2008 |
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Today the Wall Street Journal drills into another aspect of the maturing broadband market: price wars. But instead of being good for consumers, in the end these may actually end up hurting them - by enticing them into capped services from cable providers or tying them to plans with early [...]
Andy Abramson |
September 1st, 2008 |
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Pat's post about his horror story with Vodafone reminded me about a post I wanted to write about AT&T.; It's one that may spare many business people who are customers frustration and be a benefit to them. The same applies to Verizon here in the USA. Qualify to be a [...]
Andy Abramson |
August 28th, 2008 |
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Ok, so I took the line and some journalistic license in the headline, but the news out of Vancouver from EQO is simply this. EQO has announced an IM and Mobile VOIP client for the Blackberry Bold that just came out this week. That makes me wonder if they'll have [...]
Filed under: Handsets, RIM, Verizon Wireless, Vodafone, Rogers Wireless, GSM, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, UMTS, CDMA So we might not have a physical device here, but these packaging renderings are pretty solid evidence of exactly what BlackBerry fans on Verizon -- particularly those jealous of the Bold -- can expect in [...]
Darla Mack |
August 27th, 2008 |
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T-Mobile USA still reports Family Allowances, cost control feature, still has issues with short codes. Short codes are 4-6 digit numbers for services such as Google (466453), Twitter (40404), and Yahoo (92466) to name a few. Codes can be carrier specific and typically country specific. Short codes can be generic [...]
Filed under: Handsets, Features, Samsung, Verizon Wireless, Windows Mobile, GSM, EV-DO, CDMA Don't worry, you throng of dual-band Samsung smartphone fanboys and girls out there -- Verizon hasn't forgotten about you. It's been a little while since we've heard anything about the i770, but a new slide shows that Big [...]
VoIP |
August 27th, 2008 |
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It seems impossible, but many still do not know what a Merchant Account is and what big advantages can bring to their Business.A merchant account is the way to accept credit card transactions from customers. Merchant accounts are commercial bank accounts set up between a retail business and a financial [...]
Filed under: Software, LG, Verizon WirelessSo patent holding firm Klausner Technologies figures it has this whole litigation thing down to a T at this point, having already sued a who's-who of companies having anything to do with visual voicemail in the past and ultimately coming away with a whole bunch [...]
Back in the early days of Engadget, everyone -- including us -- thought mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) were totally poised to be the next big thing. And why not? You get to be a wireless carrier without having to operate your own infrastructure (which is by far the most [...]
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA Hey, Verizon customers, you're feeling a little warm to the touch over there. Could it be that you have -- be still our hearts! -- Motorola fever? As Motos go, Verizon's currently signed up to get two of the hotter upcoming models [...]
Darla Mack |
August 25th, 2008 |
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Hi, my name is Ms. Jen and I am a moblogger*. If you want to be specific, a mo-pho-blogger (mobile photo blogger). Darla and Matthew have kindly invited me on board here as a guest blogger. I will keep my first post short & sweet, but giving you my tip [...]
Filed under: Multimedia, ATT, Verizon WirelessJust in time for the run-up to the 2008 Presidential election, MediaFLO has added in a trio of news sources to give you your fix wherever you are. CNBC, MSNBC and FOX News have all been added to the lineup in order to give you [...]
GigaOM |
August 25th, 2008 |
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The Internet has given us plenty of something for nothing, and we've comfortably allowed advertising to support that free content. After all, its a model we're familiar with from TV, magazines and newspapers. But on the Internet, the advertising-supported-content model is changing. You're not just watching the ads - the [...]
Andy Abramson |
August 25th, 2008 |
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I'd hate for AT&T; to simply cut off CallVantage for those of us who have it. Today Network World recaps something I wrote earlier in the month, and which has been on DSLReports/BroadbandReports as well. Simply put, AT&T; is not putting any new customers on the CallVantage platform. This comes [...]
Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Sprint, Windows Mobile, EV-DO, CDMA A few new details have leaked in from corroborating tipsters about Sprint's Verizon-slaying version of the HTC Touch Diamond, and we're pretty sure you'll be interested in hearing 'em. The biggest news is the release date -- instead of having to [...]
Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Verizon Wireless, EV-DO, CDMA Far be it from Verizon to get left out of Motorola's RAZR-ish evolution recently observed in Sprint's VE20, the VU30 Rapture (no relation to the LG Vu -- trust us) should be hitting Big Red next month according to the latest data [...]
Filed under: Verizon Wireless So those Usage Controls we'd mentioned Verizon was getting ready to launch have finally gone live, and though it's happening a few weeks later than we thought it would, something tells us the target audience wasn't complaining during the brief delay. The idea, of course, is [...]
