iPhone 6/6 Plus come to Ting as Sprint MVNOs no longer required to wait for new devices
Sources say Sprint is dropping a requirement that made the mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using its network—such as Ting,…
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Apple profiles its effort in Obama’s ConnectED education program: 114 schools receiving Macs, iPads, & Apple TVs
The White House shared earlier this year that Apple is a participant in President Obama’s ConnectED education program focused on…
Apple SIM simplifies buying international data plans with supported carriers, internal document clarifies
An internal Apple sales document clarifies the possible uses of the Apple SIM, which is included in cellular versions of the iPad mini…
Virgin Mobile drops complete iPhone lineup from its online store
Since the launch of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last fall, we’ve noticed that Sprint subsidiary Virgin Mobile…
Verizon begins throttling iPhone unlimited 3G customers who use 2GB/month
Verizon posted a “Data Disclosure” page today revealing the company’s “throttling” plans for high bandwidth customers which is currently defined…
T-Mobile unveils its big Sept. 12 plans for iPhone: ‘Bring your unlocked iPhone and save $1200 vs. AT&T’
T-Mobile announced a huge new “unlimited and unlocked iPhone” initiative today that will launch Sept. 12—a date that should ring a…
AT&T’s FaceTime blockade: Does the FCC need to get involved again? Public Knowledge thinks so
. AT&T recently revealed to us that they were going to block Apple’s built-in FaceTime over cellular unless users sign…
Would Apple ‘confirm’ iPhone event if screen low yield rates were going to affect delivery schedule? (Also AAPL splitting, and buyouts)
After iMore broke the September iPhone event news, Apple, through its channels, confirmed to not one, not two, three, or four,…
WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! AT&T tops JD Power and Samsung tops Apple in customer satisfaction surveys
We’re used to seeing Apple at the top of customer satisfaction surveys– it even promotes its multiple JD Power wins…
Sprint slashing iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c prices by extra $100 for new customers
According to Sprint’s website, the carrier will be offering $100 discounts on the new iPhones to customers who port…
WSJ: China Mobile “getting closer” to deal that will make iPhone available to 600 million subscribers
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Verizon iPhone to be mixed mode device, sold for any US carrier?
There’s some discussion today speculating Apple plans to pass on Verizon’s now slowly being rolled-out 4G network (LTE), these reports…
There will be two different iPhones in September and the cheaper one is more important
This afternoon, we recieved some intel from an iPhone source that has been reliable in the past. Most of the…
Localytics: Verizon claiming almost a third of all US iPhone 4s
Analytics company Localytics today published a report on the rise of the Verizon iPhone. In the July month, it accounted…
iPhone heading to EVDO/Verizon for 2009?
We’ve fielded a couple of tips (some more sketchy than others) about EVDO iPhones floating around Cupertino in the past, but today’s tipster seems a little bit more sure of himself. Besides having some Verizon insider credentials, he seems to know way too much about Verizon-Apple politics. According to him, Apple will be announcing iPhones for Verizon Wireless in 2009, perhaps as early Macworld 2009. Negotiations between Apple and Verizon are ongoing but they expect to hammer out agreements by the end of the year.
This isn’t a huge surprise for a number of reasons:
Amazon Kindle drops price to $259, joins the iPhone on AT&T's International network
Amazon announced today that they were going to have an International version of the Kindle for sale for the holiday season. Until now the Kindle has used Sprint’s EVDO network to get purchases and updates from the Internet. Unfortunately for current Kindle owners, Sprint’s radio technology doesn’t work overseas.
Enter AT&T and its global standard HSDPA network. Amazon has worked out a similar deal with AT&T as it did with Sprint, except on the AT&T version, you can roam in 100 countries with your Kindle. You can even buy the new Kindle internationally for use with US books.
Amazon is dropping the price of its Sprint Kindle significantly to $259 (or $219 refurb) and is available immediately. The AT&T International version will be $279 for pre-order and will ship later this month (October 19th-ish)
XOHM WiMAX enabled iPhones and iPods in 2008?
With the formalization today of the XOHM Service, Sprint is releasing what could be the most exciting thing to hit the Internet in quite awhile. If real-world results are anything close to the specs that we’ve been drooling over for the past few years, WiMAX technology will revolutionalize mobile communications. Initial speeds will be about four times the speed of EVDO/HSDPA and will eventually scale up to the type of speed at which you will be able to stream High Definition movies and video conferencing.
Just as a reference point, the German WiMAX operator Deutsche Breitband Dienste (DBD) has two tariff plans. The first costing $12.99 per month offering 1 Mbit/s connection speed and 1 GB monthly traffic. The second plan has unlimited traffic, the speed increased to 2 Mbit/s for a $25.99 monthly fee. Not too shabby!
Where does Apple fit into all of this?
Apple is an innovator, a first mover. This service would be perfect for their whole line of products from Airport Extreme base stations, MacBooks, iPods, AppleTV’s and of course iPhones. Don’t forget that while PC laptop makers have been selling machines with EVDO and HSDPA wireless broadband built-in for years, Apple has only allowed this type of connection through third party PC/Express cards or tethering (which doesn’t always work so well). Why the wait?
T-Mobile to advertise to unlocked iPhone customers, sway them away from AT&T promising $1500 savings over 2 years
A report surfaced this morning about T-Mobile sending a memo to its sales staff that encourages them to sell against Apple’s iPhone beginning…
AT&T still commands a (shrinking) majority of U.S. iPhone base, says Localytics
. According to Localytics, AT&T continues to be the dominant iPhone carrier in the US, even with the Verizon entering…
The iPhone payoff: Sprint reports best sales day ever – by 1PM ET
Sprint took a big risk on the iPhone, paying a rumored $20B up front to get the iPhone over the…
Verizon giving away 2GB to upgraders, T-Mobile discounts iPhones and Apple Watches to AT&T switchers
The carrier wars in the US are heating up as we head further into the winter, and that’s generally good…
Apple and Verizon to deliver over-the-air iOS updates to Verizon iPhone
Apple has long used the proxy of iTunes to push updates to its iOS devices: when a new software update…
T-Mobile takes a jab at its soon-to-be-parent, says it is fastest
The $39B dollar deal isn’t over yet and T-Mobile isn’t ready to drop its guns and surrender. Today they issued…
Mifi+iPad beats 3G iPad – here’s why
What can we say about this? Apple doesn’t seem to want to build in 3G to their laptops and AT&T won’t allow tethering on the iPhone or iPad (without some ‘modifications’). So what’s a Mac user to do when they want Internet access on the road?
There are a few options out there, but I’ve been using a Verizon Mifi card for the last six months and think that this might be the way to go for Internet connectivity for all devices. In fact, I think it was the most important new product introduced last year…David Pogue from the New York Times humbly agrees with me.
