Tag archive: Verizon

Going into effect on Sunday, February 12, AT&T is increasing the activation fee on phone upgrades from $18 to $36 according to a memo issued to all AT&T store managers according to BGR. This brings the activation fee equal to the current rate of $36 for starting a brand new service plan. As directed by AT&T corporate management, store employees are supposed to define the fee as costs associated to picking out a new phone as well as… Read More

All four major U.S. cell phone carriers have now released their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2011, and all three of iPhone carriers tout their success during the quarter, bolstered by new subscribers to their wireless voice and data services. No surprise for a phone more popular than all Android smartphones combined, right? But with it comes a heavy toll. The Apple iPhone carries a higher subsidy than any other phone the carriers… Read More

The addition of Apple's iPhone to its mobile lineup gave Sprint a boost in both revenue and customers during the fourth quarter of 2011. Despite these gains, America's third-largest wireless company still posted a loss of $1.3 billion, or $0.43 per share, thanks in part to the high cost of subsidizing the iPhone. Sprint's revenue rose 5 percent to $8.7 billion. According to its earnings report, Sprint sold 1.8 million iPhones… Read More

The Droid 4 is the latest addition to the ever-extending family of QWERTY-slider Android phones from Motorola. Rumored for many months prior to its CES 2012 unveiling, it was left down to Verizon to provide the last two pieces of the puzzle — when would it launch and how much would it cost. Last rumored to appear on February 9, Verizon has finally issued a press release confirming the Droid 4′s arrival, and it's out on February… Read More

Telecommunications giant Verizon has announced it is teaming up with Coinstar's Redbox DVD kiosk service to launch a new Internet-based streaming video service in the second half of the year. The move highlights the increasing importance of streaming video operations in the mainstream media marketplace, and at first glance a team-up between Verizon and Redbox would seem to have a lot going for it: both are widely recognized brands with… Read More

With cable subscriptions beginning to decline, everyone wants in on streaming. Though it's late to the game, Verizon is teaming with Redbox (owned by Coinstar) to create a Netflix hybrid service that would offer Redbox DVDs and streaming movies over a Verizon video subscription service. The new service should launch (or be unveiled) later this year (second half of 2012).  According to Verizon, the new service will give users “the… Read More

The subject of many leaks before its quiet CES 2012 official announcement, the Motorola Droid 4 has still not been given its shelf date or its selling price. Initially believed to launch in December, Verizon didn't share any firm information on when the phone would go on sale during the CES event, however a source has informed Droid-Life.com that the wait is almost over. According to the site, the Droid 4 will be yours to buy on February 9… Read More

According to a report from Apple enthusiast site 9to5Mac, the next revision of the iPhone will be hitting store shelves during the summer months of this year. This release window would align with the upcoming contract expiration date of 1.7 million AT&T customers that purchased the iPhone 4 within the first three days of release on June 24, 2010. The same source that provided this information to 9to5Mac also predicted that the iPhone 4S was… Read More

At the Consumer Electronics Show last week, we began to wonder if LG had abandoned the tablet market. After all, it's been more than six months since its first and last tablet, which was marketed through T-Mobile as the G-Slate last year, which is a lifetime in the fast-paced mobile industry. It looks like the company was merely waiting. LG today unveiled the Optimus Pad LTE, its first 4G LTE-enabled tablet.  Like the G-Slate (review),… Read More

Motorola's Droid Razr, one of Verizon's high-end 4G smartphones, now costs $100 less than it used to — but those savings come at a price. At the $300 price point, the Droid Razr came with 32GB of internal storage. Now, it's down to just 16GB, thanks to the removal of an included 16GB microSD card. The $300 package is no longer available. You might be saying to yourself, OK, but can't I just pop my own microSD card into… Read More

The Consumer Electronics Show has come and gone. Though there were few revolutionary new products at the show this year, in the smartphone space, we saw a number of promising new devices, many from companies that haven't been performing well in the United States in recent years, including Nokia and Sony. Huawei and Fujitsu also had impressive showings, but overall, Windows Phone may be the winner at CES 2012. While it still has a tiny… Read More

In the mood for a tablet? Got a few hundred dollars and $30 to $50 bucks a month to spend on a Verizon 4G LTE connection? This may be the tablet for you. Samsung's Android tablets are definitely not cheap, but they have consistently been the best. Always experimenting with new screen sizes, Samsung is releasing a 7.7-inch tablet in the US. Yesterday, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 LTE was announced at Samsung's pre-CES press conference and… Read More

The LG Spectrum has a few things going for it: It has a dual-core processor, it connects up to Verizon's 4G LTE network for high-speed data, and it has a fancy new type of HD screen LG is calling “True HD IPS, and it costs $100 less than it's chief competition, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Motorola Droid Razr. Does this spell out a hit? Possibly. We spent a bit of time checking out the Spectrum at LG's crowded CES booth today… Read More

AT&T announced today that it has officially flipped the on switch for its 4G LTE network in a number of major US markets, including the metro areas of New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. This bring AT&T's total number of US markets with 4G LTE to 26.  The full list of markets with AT&T 4G LTE includes:• New York City • Los Angeles• San Francisco• Austin• Chapel Hill• Oakland• Orlando• Phoenix• Raleigh• San Diego• San… Read More

Mentioned in an official blog post on the company site, Skype is setting up free Wi-Fi access many sections of New York City to celebrate the new year. Skype is partnering with Towerstream to accomplish this feat and will provide free Wi-Fi service to anyone in “Times Square, West Village, East Village, South Village, Greenwich Village, NoHo, SoHo, Lowe East Side, Clinton, Chelsea, Union Square, Midtown, Midtown South, Murray Hill,… Read More