Tag archive: plan

Occurring on early Friday, a handful of T-Mobile customers were treated to a test of the Personal Localized Alert Network (PLAN) that occurred before any scheduled public test. Originally reported by Lance Ulanoff over at Mashable, the test involved a startling noise that played on his HTC Radar 4G that was similar to the alert siren heard when the Emergency Broadcast System is tested on a television, likely taking T-Mobile customers by… Read More

You'd think that a company like HP would figure out what it wants to do with webOS before it publicly discontinues all current and future products containing the operating system. You know, to avoid confusion. Well, no, apparently the decision was made with too much haste. According to ThisIsMyNext, HP held an all-hands meeting with the webOS team yesterday where newly appointed head of webOS Stephen DeWitt reiterated that HP still plans… Read More

The Federal Communications Commission will announce today a new emergency alert system that sends a signal directly to consumers' cell phones in the event of a disaster. Rather than alert everyone to a potential threat, the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN) will enable emergency officials to send text messages to people in specific, targeted geographic locations — which means those who need to know the most first will. For those… Read More

Google announced today the launch of One Pass, a new payment system that allows online and mobile publishers to charge for their digital content. Using One Pass, publishers can “set their own prices and terms,” says Google on its official company blog. This “open and flexible” policy stands in stark contrast to Apple's subscription service, announced Tuesday, which some say may violate antitrust laws due to… Read More

U.S. telecom operator Sprint promised a game-changing announcement that would shake up the industry…and that announcement is apparently the company's new Any Mobile, Anytime calling plan. The new offering is an extension of Sprint's existing Simply Everything plan: for $70 per month, users get unlimited text, MMS, and data service to their mobile phones, as well as unlimited mobile-to-mobile voice service to both Sprint… Read More

The economic downturn has created an upsurge in mobile phone users opting for pre-paid calling plans: as consumers look to control their spending and rein in costs, pre-paid plans offer ways for users to keep their phone costs under control and not be surprised with gargantuan bills at the end of a month. However, almost all pre-paid plans make user buy a pre-defined number of minutes—that's great for users with established… Read More

We all know about calling plans, and how many minutes you have for your money. Now T-Mobile is experimenting with breaking that barrier with unlimited voice calling plans for $50 a month. Currently it’s being trialed in San Francisco, and if it’s well received it could roll out across the country. Customers won’t have to extend their contract when they sign up for the plan. It’s not all simple though. The $50… Read More

Sprint subsidiary Boost Mobile is lowering the bar for budget-conscious mobile phone users, announcing a new pre-paid service plan that offers unlimited phone calls, texting, walkie-talkie, and mobile Web service for $50 a month. The move is designed to undercut regional rivals like Cricket and MetroPCS, as well as attract budget-conscious consumers as the economy continues to weaken. And, even better, the move might even serve as a revenue… Read More

A new, broad plan from the Council of the European Union on fighting cybercrime has suggested letting police remotely access personal computers, according to the BBC. More than that, it turns out that Britain, which has signed up to the plan, already has legislation allowing this under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, and conducted 194 of these searches last year. However, cybercrime expert Professor Peter Sommer from… Read More

Canadian mobile operator Rogers Communications has confirmed it has inked a deal with Apple to market the iPhone in Canada—although the company has released absolutely no other details, including when the iPhone might be available, how much it will cost, and whether Rogers will be offering the currently version of the iPhone or the much-anticipated “3G” version expected from Apple later this year. “We're… Read More

The European Commission has announced a plan for enabling a pan-European approach to in-flight mobile phone calls. The plan would enable a carrier in one member nation to offer phone communications services to passenger when flying over another member state, without having to apply for operational licenses in that country. The goal is to offer a single regulatory framework for in-flight calls. Although individual airlines will still be… Read More

Quickly leaping in line behind Verizon, which announced $99.99 unlimited wireless voice plans on Tuesday morning, both AT&T and T-Mobile have unveiled their own competing plans less than a day later. All three carriers now offer plans at the same price that allow subscribers to make as many calls as they want without restrictions. AT&T’s plan will cost $99.99 a month, with no long distance charges or domestic roaming… Read More

Heavy talkers who are sick of counting mobile minutes can breathe a sigh of relief on Tuesday, now that another viable unlimited talk plan has cropped up among cell carriers. True to rumors, Verizon rolled out an unlimited voice plan on Tuesday which allows mobile users to make as many calls as they want every month for $99.99. However, mobile Web users will be disappointed t hear that despite rumors of unlimited broadband data service… Read More

Readers may remember what a stir the Zonbu desktop caused when it launched this past summer. The machine had a low up-front cost of $99, but only with a subscription to Zonbu, which gave buyers data backups and software updates for $14.95 per month. Suspicious as some spectators were, the formula apparently worked, since Zonbu has unveiled a new notebook computer with the same type of price plan. The Zonbu notebook costs $279 up front… Read More

Wireless hotspot operator Boingo has introduced Boingo Global, a new flatrate pricing plan which gives users access to more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around the world for $39 a month. “The days of per-minute charges and incremental roaming fees for Wi-Fi Internet access are over,” said Dave Hagan, Boingo's president and CEO, in a release. “Traveling for business is hard enough without having to watch the clock… Read More