Tag archive: Verizon Wireless

It's all still unconfirmed reporting, but The Wall Street Journal claims (subscription required) versions of Apple's much-anticipated iPad 3 will include support for 4G LTE mobile broadband from both Verizon Wireless and AT&T. The story cites only “people familiar with the matter,” and while the WSJ has a reasonable track record on preempting Apple announcements, the famously secretive company is — well, famously… Read More

In the biggest example to date that Web streaming is becoming a must-do service, NBC announced today that the Super Bowl — television's most-watched event — will be streamed online, and to mobile phones, for the first time ever. Wild card Saturday and the Pro Bowl will also be streamed. The 2012 Super Bowl stream will be available through NBC.com, and through the NFL Mobile app, which is only available to Verizon Wireless customers. In… Read More

Late last week, Verizon Wireless signed a deal to purchase 122 spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo, a joint venture between Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, for $3.6 billion. As part of the deal, which awaits approval from the Federal Communications Commission, the Comcast will now be able to sell Verizon Wireless service as part of their communications packages. To the casual observer, this might not sound particularly… Read More

Among the top four US wireless carriers, Verizon is the best, according to this year's annual satisfaction survey by Consumer Reports magazine. AT&T, well, not so much. For the second year in a row, AT&T has scored the lowest among all major US wireless carriers, with particularly bad scores in the value, voice and phone departments, which were derived from a survey of more than 66,000 Consumer Reports subscribers. AT&T also… Read More

Verizon Wireless has purchased 122 spectrum licenses from a number of cable companies as it aims to bolster and expand its 4G LTE network, the company announced today. The licenses come from Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, and were purchased for $3.6 billion in total. The purchase is actually for shares of the company SpectrumCo, of which the cable giants each own a chunk. Comcast is selling its 63.6 percent share for $2.3… Read More

Mentioned during an announcement last week, the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and CTIA Wireless Trade Association have announced a new rating system for mobile games. Identical to the rating system for consoles, mobile gaming applications will be rated on a five-point scale and tie into the letter system used for console and PC game released. Age 6 and older will be rated E for Everyone, age 10 and older rated Everyone 10+, age 13… Read More

UPDATE: And now, it's gone. As expected, Apple has removed iTether from the App Store. Oh well… Original text: Skip your iPhone carrier's expensive tethering plan — Apple has (inexplicably) allowed a tethering app into the App Store. The app, iTether, lets users connect to the Internet on their laptop using their iPhone's wireless connection. At a cost of $14.99, iTether is one of the more expensive apps out there — but… Read More

Update: Well, November 29 is here, and the Galaxy Nexus LTE is nowhere to be seen. The day is far from over, of course, but it's now highly unlikely that Verizon will announce the device today. Sorry folks. We'll keep you updated if we hear anything more. Original text: Google's newest flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, will be available for pre-order from Verizon Wireless starting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 29,… Read More

A new report from Metrico Wireless looked at how the brand-new iPhone 4S performed on the three major U.S. carriers currently offering the device…and found some variations that might be significant for anyone still up in the air over what carrier they might want with their iPhone. Overall, Metrico found Verizon edges out AT&T and Sprint for success placing and maintaining voice calls; however, Sprint edged out Verizon and AT&T for voice… Read More

Distributed through email to all Verizon Wireless customers, the mobile provider is shifting the privacy policy and will being tracking user behavior on all Verizon Wireless devices. According to Verizon, the data collected will include all Web sites visited through a Verizon phone including keywords used in a search engine, the location of the device and all downloads of apps as well as which apps are getting the most use. In addition, Verizon… Read More

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit to block AT&T's proposed $39 billion acquisition of number-four mobile operator T-Mobile, arguing that the combined company would mean less choice and lower quality products and services for wireless users. Now, AT&T has fired back at the Justice Department, arguing the opposite in a filing of its own (PDF). According to AT&T, the acquisition can't possibly hurt… Read More

Verizon Wireless has announced it will be offering the BlackBerry Bold 9930 smartphone for sale starting August 25 for $249.99 with a new two-year service agreement and qualifying service plan. The BlackBerry Bold 9930 features both a touch-sensitive screen and RIM's famous QWERTY keypad for messaging, along with BlackBerry OS 7, including improved HTM5 Web browsing and BlackBerry Balance, a new OS utility that enables BlackBerry users… Read More

AT&T is rolling out a new initiative to increase mobile security as of today as a step to protect customers from phone spoofing. The wireless service company is now requiring a password when accessing voicemail on all new accounts. Previously, the default setting allowed users to get to messages without the added time of typing in a password. While consumers can quickly opt-out of the new security measure after purchasing a phone, the… Read More

Telecommunications operator Verizon—also the U.S.'s top mobile operator—has announced its second quarter financial results, with revenue of $27.5 billion and net income of $1.61 billion, which translates to 57 cents per share for stockholders. The company activated some 2.3 million iPhones during the quarter, and while that number was lower than the company expected—like everyone else, Verizon seemed to think Apple was… Read More

Completely free under contract, the USBConnect Force 4G modem connects to your home computer via a USB port and provides 4G download speeds from AT&T. Without contract, the device retails for $89.99. Customers get access to 5GB of data per month at a $50 cost under the two-year contract agreement. Any overage of the 5GB results in an extra $10 a month for each gigabyte used. Without the agreement, prepaid options include a day of access… Read More