Archive for February, 2008

Verizon Wireless has just announced that starting March 2nd, the $59.99 BroadBand Access data plan will not only be capped at 5 GB per month, but will now carry an an overage charge of $0.49 per MB. This is the third time Verizon has modified key terms of usage to their EV-DO data service.
The carrier [...]

During the 4th quarter earnings conference call Sprint also discussed future WiMax and QChat plans.
For WiMax, Sprint discussed taking advantage of a three year head start on the rest of the industry.
No comment was given on a partnership or source of outside funding, but did say talks were ongoing with companies about both options [...]

Today Sprint announced several new service plans during the investor earnings conference call.
The announcement includes two unlimited plans, and two new plans bundled with unlimited messaging. The intention is to simplify the billing process, similar to how long distance and roaming charges have been eliminated in recent years.
As reported previously, Sprint announced an [...]

In a news release published today, Sprint announced that it will launch a domestic unlimited pricing plan that gives customers unlimited voice, data, text, e-mail, Web-surfing, Sprint TV(SM), Sprint Music, GPS Navigation, Direct Connect(R) and Group Connect(R) for $99.99 a month. This plan will be available to new and existing customers beginning on [...]

Bluetrek is getting ready to launch their new multi-function headset called the Bizz. They have uniquely made the headset to function as a Bluetooth ear piece and a 2.0 USB microSD card reader (upto 8GB). It weighs approximately 10 grams and can be charged directly from any USB port. Talk and standby times are 7 [...]

We’re declaring March 15 the official Update Your Phone Day. Two weeks out from the wireless industry’s annual convention (CTIA Wireless 2008), we want you to help us send the wireless industry a message: Consumers care about, and want, a steady stream of software updates for their phones.
The industry is starting to get a grasp [...]

A HowardForums user has posted two pictures regarding the introduction of the LG Glimmer for Alltel Wireless.  Specficiations include a large 2.8″ Touch screen, haptic feedback for touchscreen inputs, a numeric slider, microSD expandable memory slot, Bluetooth 1.2, a 2.0 megapixel camera with 5x zoom, a camcorder with flash, EVDO, built-in 128MB of memory, and [...]

Engadget Mobile reports that the Samsung U940 offering on Verizon’s network has been renamed from “Q-Ball” to “Glyde” with a targeted launch date in March. It is unknown at the moment whether the Glyde will be running the updated Samsung TouchWiz software that debuted at Mobile World Congress last week.
For those that missed out on [...]

This is the second time in two weeks that Palm Inc. has posted on their Official Blog specifically targeting the outages on Research In Motion (RIM) Network Operations Center (NOC). The initial entry provided their opinionated solution which simply stated that, “…the best solution is to eliminate third-party email servers, hassles, and costs while [...]

The UK based company, SpinVox, recently launched a new plug-in for BlackBerry users. This subscription based service now allows voicemail to be delivered to the user as an email. The most intriguing part of the service is that it links the caller’s number to the user’s address book making a reply by email easier. [...]